This charming building is called Kent Cottage. I passed it while on a lunchtime stroll today. Built in 1850, it was originally situated on more than 100 acres of land, just a stone’s throw from a pond and the Vine Brook. Today it is surrounded by Burlington’s massive commercial developments, the lone survivor of a bygone era. See if you can find it in the aerial shot below.

The building has been abandoned for decades and is now owned by a real estate developer. Other than the stone exoskeleton, everything else is in a terrible state of decline. The windows in the photo are actually pieces of plywood painted to look like windows. There is a hole in the roof on the backside big enough for a person to fit through and the interior has been totally trashed. I can’t, however, help but imagine what this place might look like if fully restored.