LaRoche House Demolished in Crescent

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A collapsed wooden structure surrounded by overgrown trees and vegetation in a natural setting.
During the first week of April 2020, the LaRoche House, one of the most iconic 19th-century houses in McIntosh County, was razed.
Abandoned two-story wooden house with a weathered exterior, surrounded by overgrown vegetation and trees.

I’ve been photographing the house for nearly a decade. These images were made in the months leading up to its demise.

Abandoned wooden house surrounded by overgrown vegetation and trees, featuring broken windows and a rusted roof.
It has been difficult to track down the early history of the house, but whatever it may be this is a significant architectural and historical loss for McIntosh County.
Abandoned wooden house with a rusty tin roof, surrounded by overgrown vegetation and trees covered in Spanish moss.

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