The houses are worn by weather and time, photographed in isolation like forgotten monuments. They have a haunted feel: Windows are boarded on Victorian-era turrets; paint flakes off the towering ...

Every neighborhood has the one house that is a complete eyesore in the area, lowering home values and causing safety issues for neighbors. And in many cases, these are abandoned homes. While some once ...

Louisville's Landbank Authority is selling some abandoned homes for $1 in an effort to improve neighborhoods. Is it working?

The Vaulted ceiling and arched windows of a gothic revival mansion in Sleepy Hollow, New York. - © Bryan Sansivero, excerpted from America the Abandoned The houses ...