Abandoned House in USA

While some old, empty estates are open books, other derelict dwellings aren’t quite as easy to decipher. From enigmatic former residents and ghostly goings-on to unexplained architecture and intriguing legends, America’s most mysterious abandoned homes stand shrouded in secrecy. Click or scroll on to take a tour of these perplexing properties. If only walls could talk…

Deep in the wilds of Alabama’s rural Mobile County stands a Spanish Revival mansion with a fascinating tale to tell. Dating back to 1914, the grand Outlaw House occupies a secluded spot away from the hustle and bustle – a detail that would’ve been particularly attractive to the residence’s one-time owner.

While in recent years, Mother Nature has begun to encroach on the regal home’s living spaces, it’s clear to see from these images captured by Leland Kent how grand the property would’ve been back in its heyday. Around 1925, George Cabell Outlaw is said to have acquired the house in a poker game, but the intrigue doesn’t end there…

To the outside world, George was a lawyer and business tycoon, who perhaps held high-society soirées in these elegant checkerboard-tiled halls. However, according to archive records from the newly formed FBI (then known as the Bureau of Investigation), G. C. Outlaw was formerly an agent based in nearby Mobile.

While James Bond has gadgets and a catalogue of super-smart residences, Outlaw had his own state-of-the-art technology of the day – the house was the first in the area to have electricity, which was generated by a nearby dam. It appears as though George moved into the property shortly after he left the FBI, but during his time with the Bureau it seems he was on the frontlines of the fight against the Ku Klux Klan, investigating threats made by the white supremacist group.

Who knows what hushed secrets these walls were privy to. There was even rumoured to be an underground tunnel that connected the mansion to a structure across the street, though it’s said to have since been filled in. Sadly, in July 2021 a fire ravaged the upper floor of the Outlaw House. The cause is being investigated, however, the property sustained significant damage, leaving its fate hanging in the balance…