Cellar hole experts- could this be one?

[perdidogringo]

Hi All,

I have been exploring some off the grid places in my local forest preserves in the midwest and came across the following ruins. As you can see in the photos there is a cement stairwell descending into a (heavily weeded) depression in the ground. Not sure if this would be considered a cellar hole or perhaps a basement of some sort? Looking at topo maps of the area, it appears there was a house of some kind in the area in the early 1900s to the 1940s.

I haven't detected the site yet but plan to soon. I came across some eyeball finds while at the site- an ax head, bits of metal, and plenty of broken glass.

I found the bottom of one broken bottle that says, "LAKE SHORE HONEY PACKAGE PATENT APPLIED FOR 7." Here's one online that's intact (Looks from the 1930s era): https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-lake-shore-honey-comb-glass-489888984

Anyway, if anyone could answer if this is likely a cellar hole, I'd appreciate it.

 

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[The Rebel]

Well if a house was there then that's the basement.

We East coasters refer to cellar holes as those that have a stone wall lined basement.

 

[The Rebel]

Here's a picture of what they look like in our area.

 

[perdidogringo]

Here's a picture of what they look like in our area.View attachment 2138267

Thank you! Looks quite different from the ruins I found. Yours is stone-lined, while the one I found looks like concrete. Thus, I'm guessing it is the remains of a small house with a small basement from the early 1900s.