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2 weeks ago | loveproperty.com | Alexandra Upton

Born of the late 19th century Protestant revival known as the Second Great Awakening, the Oneida Community in central New York was a utopian community of Perfectionists, and arguably the most successful commune in American history. Oneida residents shared everything, from living quarters and possessions to sexual partners, and at their height, the community numbered 306 members, all packed together in this sprawling 93,000-square-foot (8.6k sqm) brick mansion.

2 weeks ago | loveproperty.com | Jen Grimble

There’s even a one-bed guest cottage, a 1,428-square-foot (133sqm) carriage house apartment, a second German-style Hill County home from circa 1858, a 100-year-old horse barn, a German homestead from 1874 and a primary barn. The estate also boasts multiple pastures, allowing for easy rotational grazing, three spring-fed creeks, nine water wells, six ponds and multiple cattle troughs. Plus, native whitetail, turkeys and free-ranging axis deer can be found across the ranch.

2 weeks ago | loveproperty.com | Alanna Lynott

Today, Saint-Pierre is an idyllic haven on the coast of Martinique, a French territory in the Caribbean. It's almost impossible to imagine that, in 1902, the whole city was destroyed by the eruption of nearby Mount Pelée. Incredibly, all Saint-Pierre's residents – around 30,000 – are believed to have lost their lives, with just two found surviving beneath the rubble. The city was partially rebuilt in 1923, though many ruins remain, and is now home to about 4,000 people.

3 weeks ago | loveproperty.com | Alexandra Upton

The Turtle was completed 15 years after the closure of the last federally funded Indian Boarding School – institutions which took Native American children away from their parents and communities and educated them in European cultural traditions – and was intended to serve as a hub for cultural education and preservation. Once the largest centre for Indigenous arts in the Eastern United States, the Turtle closed in 1996, and is now in danger of demolition as it's not a protected local landmark.

3 weeks ago | loveproperty.com | Susan Springate

Once a refuge for the poor, the Touro Shakspeare Home now stands abandoned, its grand front portico and four-story columns overtaken by graffiti and climbing vines. The home was named after two prominent figures: Judah Touro, a local philanthropist whose dying wish was to fund a facility for the homeless and destitute, and Joseph Shakspeare, the mayor of New Orleans in 1895, who helped rebuild the property. The current Gothic-inspired building, designed by architect William R.