It is unknown what happened to Black Heath after Ball died. At some point between 1870 and 1930, Black Heath fell into ruin and collapsed as a result of the coal mines tunneled under the house. The house and land were owned by the Chesterfield Coal and Iron Mining Company (successor of the Black Heath Company of Colliers), which had ceased mining operations in the area after an explosion in 1854. The company "was having difficulty selling the land" perhaps because of the large tracts of coal mines sitting around. This would have been an issue to any potential buyers, as nobody was mining coal anymore and open pits were obstacles to farming the land. A WPA Federal Writers' Project guidebook published in 1940 indicates that the Black Heath house was still standing, or at least some portions of it, and that it was in "dense undergrowth". This same guidebook also tells that to get to the site of Black Heath, a traveler going west on US Route 60 (Midlothian Turnpike) must turn right (north) onto State Route 147 (Huguenot Road). After going 0.5 miles, Black Heath was on the left. In the present day, 0.5 miles north of Midlothian Turnpike on Huguenot Road on the left leads a traveler to another road called Olde Coach Drive, which is 0.3 miles north of Old Buckingham Road. There is a neighborhood surrounding these two roads, with streets having names that probably derive from the Black Heath estate like Heathmere Crescent, Heathmere Court, Black Heath Road, and Olde Coalmine Road.