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Nov 15, 2016 · Discover Palace of Depression in Vineland, New Jersey: This Great Depression-era creation was once known as the strangest house in the world.
The Palace of Depression (or Palace Depression) was a building made of junk that was located in Vineland, New Jersey, built by the eccentric George Daynor, a former Alaska gold miner who lost his fortune in the Wall Street Crash of 1929.
Mar 21, 2022 · Signs of life are returning to this patch of property along South Mill Road in Vineland and a two-decade quest to rebuild the Palace of Depression has resumed.
The Palace of Depression is a historic landmark property currently undergoing a complete restoration by The Palace of Depression Restoration Association led by Kevin J. Kirchner. The original Palace was built by George Daynor in 1929 and opened to the Public on Christmas Day 1932.
Aug 23, 2022 · How Rebuilding New Jersey’s Palace of Depression Became a Family Legacy Built from recycled materials by an eccentric con artist in the 1930s, the curious creation was demolished—and then reborn.
Aug 28, 2023 · Built in the 1930s, the Palace of Depression is an architectural oddity constructed from scraps, junk, and discarded materials. In the 1960s, the palace faced multiple acts of vandalism and neglect. The city gutted it after it went up in flames.
New Jersey’s “Palace of Depression” Was Even Stranger than It Sounds. When the nobility built castles and chateaus in Europe, they were always given grand names that suited their intimidating size. But for a man named George Daynor, he called his masterpiece “The Palace of Depression”.
