Abandoned Smith Family Home in Georgia

Photographer Leland Kent has been interested in abandoned places since he was a child. He recently visited a house that has been empty for more than twenty years. We invite you to come visit and see the America of the last century that no longer exists and will never exist.

A few hours outside of Atlanta, Georgia, sits the rural home of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. The couple was married for nearly 60 years and had two children, as well as 10 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and 9 great-great-grandchildren. Mr. Smith was a hard worker who provided for his family by working for the railroad. His wife served on the county board of education for more than twenty years. The couple attended a nearby Baptist church for decades. Mr. Smith died in the early 1990s, followed by Mrs. Smith in 1999. Today, more than two decades after the couple’s death, their home remains frozen in time.