A ten minute drive from my house in Newton are the rolling farmlands of Green Township. At Newton High School, we were comprised of students from nearby Andover, Green, and Newton combined. This goes to say that this particular area we visited has been talked about more than enough times to spark anyones curiosity. Behind Pub 517 in Green, a dirt road will take you to the entrance of an overgrown trail. At the head of the rocky trail is a large concrete gate. My friend Brian, a native of Green, navigated us through the dark trail until we reached our first destination.
People say these houses were abandoned after a forest fire threatened to burn down the whole street and forest around it. The houses were evacuated as the fire raged and were never reoccupied. As we moved from house to house and room to room we found a recurring theme of busted items and thoughtless, amateur grafitti. The photos below are inside a few of the houses. Every room was covered in graffiti and full of broken and worthless tools and other household items dating back to the 50's.
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A friend of mine searched one of the houses earlier than us and found documents and bills addressed to the owners. The bills dated back to the 50's and evidence from the documents suggest the homes were foreclosed because of tax issues. These homes in Green were simply foreclosed and abandoned.
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