An urban explorer has found an abandoned 130-year-old Dutch style cottage – and eerie photos of the dead owners are still scattered around.
Gaby, 24, from the US, found the property after researching online for facilities in the country, and decided to explore it with her boyfriend, Sonny, also 24.
While she has chosen not to disclose the location, Gaby says the unkept home was also decorated with framed “Victorian-style” child drawings, which added a chill to the visit.
The pair say they were stunned to find 19th century red velvet chairs, antique clocks from a bygone era and dozens of black and white snaps of people partying.
Shots also show traditional floral Victorian wallpaper giving the impression the house has remained untouched since the previous owners left.
The couple shared their findings on TikTok (@urbex_muse), where the post was viewed 120,000 times and racked up 15,000 likes.
One person said: “It always makes me a bit sad when I see photos left behind.”
“An empty collection of memories, whose lives we will never know,” another user added.
Someone else commented: “How does a home become abandoned with people’s belongings left like that. Honestly want to know.”
“That’s so sad someone pictures and life just left behind at one time someone was sitting there doing their make up,” agreed another viewer.
Someone else described the property as looking “straight out of a movie”.
“It was literally like stepping into another time period and into someone’s life – it was filled with remnants of the past and even some creepy paintings,” Gaby, a student, told Jam Press.
“When we first entered it was very clear the home had begun to decay.
“It had a lot of cobwebs in every corner and dirty floor covered in debris.
“As we made our way through the cottage, we began to see dusty paw prints of raccoons covered across the furniture.
“The wallpaper was peeling away and water damage had begun to creep across the ceiling.
“I was most surprised by the sheer volume of old photos we discovered, as those photos act like a window into the past of this home and the people who once lived here.
“I flipped through them and saw a few of them dating back to the 1950s.
“We also found a variety of old Victorian-style girl drawings that were kept in quite old and ornate frames hanging slightly crooked off the walls which added a very eerie feel to the room.
“Even the clocks and the phones around the house were very dated.
“Seeing the abandoned cottage was something I had really been looking forward to as I had little experience with exploring abandoned homes. So it was nice to do something new.
“The whole time I was excited to see rooms filled to the brim with belongings.
“It really helps to paint a picture of what life was once like for the people who lived there.
“I was glad to see such unique furniture and decor as well because they give it a personal feel and distinguish themselves from other abandoned homes.
“The people may be gone from this house but the memory of them will last forever in the hearts of urban explorers.”
Dutch architecture began in the 17th century when Dutch traders and settlers established a colony in North America they called New Netherlands.
It later sought popularity in 1890 and again in 1925 and 1940.
The most distinctive feature of Dutch Colonial architecture is the broad gambrel roof.
The barn-style double-pitched roof has two slopes on each side, with the upper slopes lying almost flat and the lower slopes falling almost straight down.
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