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More photos of the amazing Miss Peregrine house model taherehmafi got me for my birthday, along with some photos of the actual house, an abandoned chateau in the Belgian countryside.

I found photos of this house on the internet while I was writing Miss Peregrine, and it inspired my descriptions of her house. Then, when it came time to make the book trailer, I went to Belgium to find – with the help of the urban explorer photographer whose pictures had inspired me – the actual house. I fell in love with the place, though it’s a dangerous wreck inside and probably unsalvageable and we were trespassing the entire time we were there.

It’s falling down; a wreck inside. I went back last year when I was on book tour in Belgium and spoke to the woman who cares for the estate it sits on. She says they’re letting it fall down. That makes me very sad. One day, the model Tahereh had made for me may be the best evidence this house ever existed. 

The model itself is so extraordinary, so detailed, I don’t even have words. It was custom made by Michael DelPriore of Ryerson Studios, in upstate New York. He’d built lots of models of nice houses before; never of a broken one. He says he can’t wait to do more. 

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• 'Mockbee' still partially in use surprisingly • Over The Rhine, Cincinnati •

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• THIS house. Built in 1803 by one of George Washingtons generals (General Ford I believe?) the man who owns the property gave us soooo much history and information, even gave us directions to the builders grave! One of the best examples of early American history, just sitting in a field rotting away beautifully. I can't wait to come back (when it's warm) and hike up the hill to find his grave. We were so blessed to find it, and find a owner who was happy with us taking pictures and walking around. • Highway 68 in Mount Orab, Ohio •

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• over the rhine •

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• from a distance •

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no words • Over The Rhine, Cincinnati

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• this was written HUGE so I somehow managed to capture this; with a panorama shot and a great flashlight. Honestly the quotes/art here are above and beyond the normal vandalism • abandoned subway, Cincinnati, Ohio •

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my pictures keep saying they're uploading, and then they're not • makin me angry • ironworks pike, georgetown ky •

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• the general atmosphere of this gem blows me away. The trees, the tumbling walls, the vines. I could spend a lifetime running my hands along these walls • ironworks pike, ky •

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• my new love • ironworks pike, ky •

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This house abandoned in 2008 is perhaps the oldest surviving house in Wellington, NZ. It was built in ~1850, when the New Zealand (non Maori)population of New Zealand was ~10000 [OC] [3600x2400]

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“I still dream of you” (2017) submitted anonymously from unknown location 

Abandoned Love series by Peyton Fulford

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such a pretty peel-y wall •Lexington ky•

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Adventures in cylinders. 2/7/17 @kittycattie

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•paint peeling•

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• this building, located on the Newton Pike campus of BCTC was originally the 'bathhouse' for an insane asylum, also on that property. According to a psychology teacher at BCTC, the asylum was finally shut down due to the the "freak shows"; Which involved mentally insane and unstable patients 'dancing' in cages. I haven't researched this officially yet so if I'm wrong I'm sorry. Also wasn't able to get pictures of the old asylum this trip. Next time though • Fayette County, Ky •

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• Sadieville School • Scott County, Ky •