This beautiful and historic mansion is sitting silent and abandoned in Pennsylvania. Once the magnificent home of one of America’s wealthiest and most influential industrial executives, the grand estate is now slowly crumbling. Read on for some information about the site, and be sure to check out the fascinating footage by YouTube channel “TheUnknownCameramanExtras.”
The estate was built in 1923 by Archibald Johnston, the first mayor of Bethlehem and an executive at the Bethlehem Steel Corporation.
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The land and estate were donated to the county and township in 2005. The property covers over 80 acres.
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Though the building is currently abandoned, the county plans on preserving it and the land as a conservation area.
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Developers have tried numerous times to buy the land for strip malls and new housing, the family has declined all propositions.
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Check out the footage of the beautiful estate below:
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