The amazing Town Mansion in Belgium has been unoccupied since 1991. The house was built in 1912 by a wealthy German family to an extremely rich standard.
Belgium Unoccupied Visit type: With permissionHistory of Town Mansion
In the late 19th and early 20th century the area where the impressive Town Mansion stands was a thriving and rich German community. The street was lined with huge mansions all belonging to German families. This particular house was built in 1912 by one of Belgium’s largest importers of petroleum. This community became a target for British bombing raids during WWI and most of the street was destroyed. Only two houses survived, Town Mansion being one of them.
The house was bought and occupied by a Belgian shipbuilder after the war. In the 1960s the Provincial Government bought the property to use as office space. They vacated the property after a while and in 1991 it was acquired by a real estate trader for €600,000 and the house has never been occupied since.
Awesome report man !
I have always loved this place. I am sad to see the beginning of decay set in in the little room. I hope they do not neglect this magnificent place, and let it go to ruin until it is too late to save
That’s a beauty mate
Why is this place still sitting empty? It’s quite liveable with a few updates, maintenance and paint def. do-able. So why don’t the owners just sell it,, it has some history as well as amazing architecture!
why is there a a doll in a blue dress on dinning room picture where you talk about the high cellings but yet in the next one with a different view of the dinning room, it’s gone?
These images are from two septate visits. It’s not uncommon to return to a place and see things have been moved around.
If things have been moved around on subsequent visits, is it truly abandoned?