It was an unusual house that turned head for decades along the Jersey Shore. Now, it is no more.
The home and adjacent guest house on a remote Ocean County island came down about a month after crews started the demolition work in early June — the end of the line for a landmark that never recovered from Superstorm Sandy.
The secluded mansion was built on a private island in Barnegat Bay, and had long been a source of fascination. The abandoned mansion was only accessible only by boat, but has now left the landscape.
“It was always unique. It was always a conversation,” said Pat Hallock, a realtor in Chadwick Beach.
A crew had been bringing down the home piece by piece on Middle Sedge, situated just over …