Not long ago, a couple of guys from Mid-Michigan came across this old 10,000 square-foot millionaire’s mansion in Dayton, Ohio.
It was built 1912 by Louis Traxler who set up his own business: Traxler Mercantile. Louis left his home country of Austria in 1899 and wound up in Dayton, Ohio. Desiring a certain highbrow lifestyle, Louis had this mansion especially constructed for him and his family. Included were:
Ballroom
Carpet imported from Ireland
Dumb waiter
Four servants
Laundress
Movie theater in the basement
Pool table
White marble fireplace
The ballroom was called the Gold Room and always locked. No one – family member or otherwise – was allowed inside when there were no events. Lavish dinners and dances were held for special guests. Staircase bannisters are rumored to have been carved by the same craftsmen who sculpted the bannisters for the Titanic.
As our two explorers discovered, plenty of things were left behind, including silverware, cooking utensils, rotting food in the fridge, plenty of children’s clothing and toys…it’s believed the mansion had been used for foster care at one time, explaining all the children items.
The Traxler family lived in the mansion until 1929; they moved out when their store closed. The mansion was then bought by a bank president, who in turn sold it to a restaurant owner. During World War II, the mansion was turned into boarding house and stayed that way until 1977.
A new owner spent $150,000 on renovation, sold the place in the 1980s to a doctor, who sold it to a minister in 1990, who sold it in 1991 where it was used by the Women’s Philharmonic Association.
Wanting to keep the home around as an Historical site, attempts for funding failed and the place was abandoned after taxes stopped being paid in 2018.
Abandoned Millionaire’s Mansion: Dayton, Ohio
THE MANSION
APPROACHING
ONCE UPON A TIME
INSIDE
COOL STAIRS
BASEMENT THEATER
BASEMENT
FIRST FLOOR
LOOKING UP
STAIRCASE
LOOKING DOWN
FIRST FLOOR
FRIDGE
TOIDY
ALL LEFT BEHIND
FIRST FLOOR
FIRST FLOOR
LIVING ROOM
WHITE MARBLE FIREPLACE
FIRST FLOOR
FIRST FLOOR
FIRST FLOOR
FIRST FLOOR
DEN
FIRST FLOOR
KIDS’ BATHROOM
SECOND FLOOR
TRASHED BATH
TRASHED
TRASHED
TRASHED
SLIP ‘N FALL
BALLROOM
BALLROOM
TRASHED BUT STILL IMPRESSIVE
UPSTAIRS
ORNATE
NOT-SO-ORNATE
UPSTAIRS
SITTING BY THE FIRE
LEAVING
ABANDONED MICHIGAN:
Abandoned Ice Cream Shop, Upper Peninsula
ICE CREAM SHOP
ROTTED ENTRANCE
INSIDE
OLD BOOTHS
HAVE A SEAT, WE’LL BE RIGHT WITH YOU
KITCHEN
ORDER WINDOW
WALL MENU
OLD FREEZER
OLD FRIDGE
LOOKING IN
DISHES
POWER OFF
GREEN MOSS EVERYWHERE
BACK ROOM
OUT BACK
OUT BACK
ROOFING
ABANDONED HOUSE
MOSSY STEPS
GOING IN
INSIDE
FRONT ROOM
UPSIDE-DOWN FURNITURE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
OUT BACK
TO THE BASEMENT
BASEMENT
BASEMENT
OUT BACK
LEAVING
Abandoned Crow Schoolhouse, Allegan County
CROW SCHOOLHOUSE
CROW SCHOOLHOUSE
CROW SCHOOLHOUSE
GOING TO SCHOOL
INSIDE
LIVING QUARTERS FOR SOMEONE
SOMEONE GOT COMFORTABLE
INSIDE
GOING AROUND
AROUND BACK
AROUND BACK
OLD UTILITY BUILDING
OLD UTILITY BUILDING
OLD UTILITY BUILDING
OLD UTILITY BUILDING
AROUND THE BACK
BACK WALL
SOMEONE’S BED
SLEEPING QUARTERS
WELL
1873 ATLAS SHOWS THE SCHOOL IN THE WRONG LOCATION
1913 ATLAS SHOWS THE SCHOOL IN THE CORRECT LOCATION
SCHOOL AT THE CORNER OF 102nd AND 62nd
CROW SCHOOLHOUSE
CROW SCHOOLHOUSE
CROW SCHOOLHOUSE
CROW SCHOOLHOUSE
SCHOOL LOCATION
Abandoned Church, Mooreville
THE OLD CHURCH IN THE WOODS
THE OLD CHURCH IN THE WOODS
LOOKING AROUND
TAKING A LOOK
INSIDE
INSIDE
INSIDE
INSIDE
INSIDE
INSIDE
INSIDE
LOOKING AROUND
LOOKING AROUND
FRONT
GREAT SHOT
BAPTIST CHURCH, 1912
METHODIST CHURCH, 1912
2009, AS SEEN FROM THE ROAD
2009, FROM THE ROAD
2011, ALMOST ENGULFED BY TREES AND BUSHES
2019 – COMPLETELY HIDDEN, AND DRIVEWAY IS ALL COVERED UP
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