Story: I happened upon your site and I noticed you had an article about the house on rainbow road. I was there about five or six years ago and at that point the buildings were still there. We went at night of course. After jumping the gate, you had to walk a short distance down a paved driveway until it inclined a bit then curved. At that point the house was right there. There was a large concrete in-ground pool in the back though we did not see it until we were inside the house looking out the back. It was a rather large house though by our standards I would not call it a mansion. If I remember correctly there was a main floor, second floor, small third floor by way of a cramped staircase, and basement.
The front door had a roof over it in such a way that it almost looked like a commercial building in a way, perhaps a hotel, though I can’t be sure. After walking in there was a large sweeping staircase to the left and beneath the loft that it reached there was a bar with broken mirrors behind it. This also added to my suspicion that the building may have been used commercially to entertain. As I said the mirrors behind the bar were broken and there was some spray paint on that as well. On the right there was a large open room and a fireplace on the wall of that room. Upstairs there were a few interconnecting bedrooms with some intact and very nice furniture. Just a few dressers and cabinets. I do remember being able to climb on to the roof from the windows on either the 2nd or 3rd floor. There was also a basement via another cramped, but this time concrete, staircase.
None of us spent much time down there due to a terrible smell. There was one strange thing there. Now I did not see this happen I was turned the other way but it seems that someone found a “secret” room behind the fireplace. The wall next to it seemed to collapse and I did get a look back there and noticed a mattress which may have been torn up and a lot of stuffing about. Also the smell of damp rot but not to the extend of the basement.
Outside of the house was pretty much an estate. There were Tennis courts and also a few small two story houses, one of them burned out. Also there was the barn and stables. We remember there being a somewhat modern lawn tractor in the barn and some old stuff on the second level, mostly clutter. We also found in the middle of the yard a hatch that opened into the ground. There were stone stairs that went down below a mans height and this seemed to be access to some sort of plumbing. There were large and small pipes at the bottom and pressure gauges on many.
I went back again recently and the property is now being turned into a subdivision. There is a paved road and curbs are already in place. The only thing left from the old estate as of about 2 months ago is an old silo and some of the original electic poles.
I was at Sunnybrook a few years back as well. This was also at night. There were small white buildings there at that time but that was all. We searched for a foundation but there was none. Upon a recent daytime visit I found the small houses to be gone but there is a mowed path there not big enough for a car that leads to a brown house previously unnoticed at night. This house is in good condition though old and locked up. There was a new ADT sign by the front of the house facing the lake. This house is locked up and is in good condition. I assume anyone would use discretion and not vandalize this site as someone IS taking care of it. There does seem to be a path going to the lake and there is a small footbridge on the way. — Ken
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