The Pool House, also known as The Casino or The Recreation Guest House, was architecturally a significant example of the Queen Anne Shingle Style. The building was utilized for recreation and was complete with a pool, sauna, recreation room, squash court and guestrooms.
After Decades of neglect, The Pool House is collapsing and now stands in a state of ruin.
The two turrets which stood wraith like could not guard against its inevitable destruction.
An Evolution of over Forty Years of Decay and Ruin.
Lets concentrate on this section of the structure.
The Indoor Pool is next.
Now we have the apartments.
The last of the photos shall be the north view, opposite of where we started.
Yes sir re folks, regardless of the termites the NPS keep telling us about or storm damage that knocks the columns off the front entrance porch, you can definitely see that the structure falls from the top down due to neglect. It's all about the money. If only you could see the photos at the Georgia Archives of the carpentry shop on the Dungeness Estate in it's state of condition before the NPS renovated it, you'd understand.
Some of the photos are mine, friends, and others that I'm not sure about. Let me know if you find one of yours and I will gladly removed it.
Oh Dawson!~so many hours went into putting this together! It's amazing! I'll link to it from my blog.. So many folks NEEEEED to see this. Keep up the great work.
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