Category: Abandoned Houses

Abandoned Houses in Ontario. These may include farms, time capsules, rural properties and luxury homes.


Nature’s Backyard House

abandoned house in the forest

This house is located in a large metropolitan area, tucked away in a small forested pocket off of a highway. The house is barely visible from the road. The house was constructed in 1967. It was last occupied by a family from Syria. The family came to Canada as refugees from the war torn country…


Foggy Day Time Capsule Farm House

Let me preface this by stating that this isn’t a complete time capsule house. It’s a small rural farm house that looks like it was vacated during the 80’s. 


Norling Farm (Abandoned Computers)

abandoned computer house

This is a rural property that’s been around for some years now. I have never been back to check on whether any of the items are still there. There’s a minivan and a parted-out car in the garage and a 40 foot motorhome.Whoever lived here would certainly have been someone I could get acquainted with….


Abandoned Royal Canadian Legion House in Guelph, Ontario

abandoned royal canadian legion house

An old decaying house on the grounds of the Royal Canadian Legion property.


Abandoned Cattle Farm in Milton, Ontario

abandoned cattle farm ontario

This former farm is near Milton, Ontario. There’s still electricity inside the house. A note inside indicates that a squatter or tenant has to move out shortly.There are barns, stables and an indoor riding arena where the cattle were shown or horses were ridden.As of June 2017 the house has been renovated and is active…


Peter Grant Mansion – Canada’s Largest Abandoned Mansion

Abandoned Peter Grant Mansion Ontario Canada's largest mansion

At 65,000 square feet, the Peter Grant Mansion goes by different names – Haileybury House, Peter Grant Mansion or simply “Canada’s Largest Mansion”. It was built along the shores of Lake Temiskaming in Northern Ontario by Peter Grant Junior.Peter Grant grew up in the New Liskeard area. He started as a plant manager for Elk…


Donatello’s Demise $15 Million Mansion

abandonedontario$millionhouse

This property immediately caught my attention as we were on our way home from a day of exploring. It’s always nice to have a ‘bonus find’ when you’re calling it a day. I made a U-turn and pulled into the driveway. The gated drive and lack of footprints told me that this was likely abandoned….


Abandoned Cat Paintings House

abandoned ontario house with painting art

This property is located along a busy highway. It could be mistaken for a seasonally used residence from the exterior. The interior is quite run down and lacking any seasonal amenities. The ground floor is filled with old tables in storage. I had to navigate through the tightly packed tables to get to the stairs….


Music Maker’s House in Hamilton

Exploring the Music Maker House in Ontario

When I first saw photos of this property, I felt that I should head out to it as soon as possible before the wrong people found it. It took a bit of sleuthing to find out where it was, but after an hour or so of searching I had the address. This house dates from…


First Explores of 2021

abandoned Markham house

I found these two abandoned houses in the City of Markham, Ontario on a cloudy January day. They were my first explorations of the year. The first house had leaves in the driveway and certainly looked vacant. I observed footprints in the snow that led to the front door, so I was hesitant about approaching….