1873 Victorian in Goshen, New York (Ruined by Flippers)

In the shadow of Goshen’s historic racing track, where the thunder of hooves has reverberated since 1838, stands a Victorian relic, now a silent victim of modern flipping that’s wiped clean a century of grace.

Home’s History

Built in 1873 as a Gothic Revival, the house was the craft of Cornelius Ackerman, a carpenter-builder whose legacy was left in the very beams and joists of the structure. His work endured even as he departed the area before the decade’s end.

By the turn of the century, the house became the domain of Wilmot Poppino Thompson, a grain dealer whose prosperity might have contributed to the addition of the now-iconic tower. It was a structure meant to outlive trends, to stand as a pillar of time.

Yet, the modern-day ‘restoration’ has severed the threads of this rich tapestry. In the pursuit of a quick profit, the flippers ignored the whispers of history, erasing the nuanced beauty with a broad stroke of misguided modernization.

The house now stands as a cautionary talehouse. It still holds the original external structure, but it feels like the Victorian’s soul has been rendered silent by the flippers’ hands.