The admiral's house

I was exploring around the old navy base down here in Charleston a couple weeks back, and I love the old buildings there. The base closed down in 1995 after the BRAC decision in 1994 that it was no longer cost-efficient to keep it open. Although you can't really tell from the picture, most of the buildings, including this beautiful old house, are deteriorating pretty badly. It's a shame that they have just been left to rot. Certain parts of the base, mostly the industrial sector, have been purchased by private companies and are in use now, but other parts, like most of the old officer housing area, are just abandoned and left to the elements. It does make for an interesting afternoon exploring, though.