Wednesday 13 September 2017

Abandoned Saskatchewan August 10, 2017

This is south of Dollard, Saskatchewan. I was looking for a church that I never did find. This I found purely by chance. What is kind of interesting is that I am friends with someone on Facebook (who I have never met) that lives in Saskatchewan who frequently posts photos of this house. This is a unique and striking house. I know nothing about the place. There is nothing around for miles. 





14 comments:

  1. What an amazing house! It almost looks like a train station with that bay window but nobody would make a train station like this. :)

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  2. It must have been a pretty grand home at one time to have a cupola like that! Seems pretty fanciful for the Middle of Nowhere, Saskatchewan!

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    1. It is unique. It is south of Dollard, Saskatchewan which currently has less than fifty people. If you were going to be farming in a remote rural area you might as well have a nice house.

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  3. I am pretty sure I have seen this referred to as the Witch Hat House or Witch house. I'd love to stand up there and look out of that window.

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  4. Yup. That is the kind of home that would have belonged to a high roller like a doctor or maybe a veterinarian or well-to-do cattle baron...

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  5. Someone with money built that one Even back in the day, every corner was that much more money.

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    1. It made me stop dead when I saw it. It really gets your attention.

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  6. That turret makes it outstanding. Great find, BW.

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  7. I've seen a variation of this very house elsewhere, in a couple places. I'm pretty convinced it was a catalogue house, one of the more elaborate ones for sure.

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  8. My grandpa made that house, they weren't very wealthy or anything but my grandpa was a good carpinter.

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    1. Would love to hear from you about the house. It is a very popular spot with photographers.

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    2. Would you happen to know the model of house? Looking to make a small replica and the dimensions would be handy

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    3. Hi this home from what I have read is a catalog home found out more info from this blog hope this helps https://glenbowe.home.blog/2021/08/03/the-witchs-house/

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    4. I believe I helped Glen find this house.

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