Take a look inside the McNeal Mansion, an abandoned 10,000-square-foot home from the 1800s that nature is reclaiming

The McNeal Mansion is somehow still standing after decades of neglect.Richard Lewis Photography

• The McNeal Mansion, located in Burlington, New Jersey, is a ghost of its former grandeur.
• The 10,000-square-foot mansion was damaged over the years by fires and nature taking over.

When the McNeal Mansion was built in 1890 as a family home for New Jersey industrialist Andrew McNeal, it was one of the grandest in the area.

Today, the large 10,000-square-foot home in Burlington, New Jersey, is barely standing.

New Jersey-based photographer Richard Lewis explored and photographed the crumbling mansion in 2016.

He got into taking photos of run-down buildings after hearing that an abandoned Nike missile site near his home was going to be demolished for a housing development, "and decided someone had to photograph it for the record," he told Insider in 2021.

"I thought, I now have a reason to photograph these abandoned buildings, and it's to honor and preserve that history. A lot of these abandoned places that aren't in great shape are eventually going to disappear," he continued.

Here's a look inside the crumbling McNeal Mansion, which is a ghost of its former grandeur.