Breathtaking Abandoned 200 year old Manor House Forgotten For Decades Up North
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- The original stone portion of this house was built in the early 1800’s between 1810-1820. The family who the house was built for operated a large grain mill back in the early 1800’s which was successful enough that they were able to build the large Georgian stone house. Later on descendants of the same family added on a large brick back addition sometime in the mid 1800’s as families grew and more space was needed. A large dairy barn was also built around this time as well. Loved this historic old house, unfortunately the farm fell under eminent domain and will be torn down for a new highway exit and expansion of the existing road as it sits very close too a busy intersection. The house features beautiful grounds with mature chestnut trees that somehow survived the blight, I found tons of unripe chestnuts and a few good ones in the yard. I’m sure the trees were very convenient back in the day and a good snack. Thanks for watching glad it’s saved and documented before the house is gone.
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Wouldn't it be great to see this wonderful homestead restored instead of lost forever? Personally, l'd rather live here-in a solidly built historical place, than one of those cheaply built, cookie cutter, boring McMansions. They sure won't be standing in 200 years! Thanks, Kappy-great work, as usual! Hey, Ruby!
AMEN. Solid is as Solid does, and solid protects the consumer, defying corporate 'planned obsolescence!' May we learn from our mistakes, oh Lord.
@@rockybernard2997 Rocky, you can say that twice and mean it! Agreed!
I call them computer generated neighborhoods. They just switch the plan around and switch colors painting. Nothing unique about them.
@@Cheetoluv they're redefining the word 'unique' -kinda like 'mostly peaceful protests' burn down entire neighborhoods.
Would love for it to be saved and moved back from the road!! Definitely would be worth saving! Agreed! Thank you very much for watching! :)
Its sad highways are more important than old homes that could be saved & great trees that could tell many stories if they could talk!🌳🌲
So true! Thank you very much for watching!! :)
In old early 1800's houses they made the kitchen separate from the house because they cooked with firewood and did want to burn down the main house if an accident happened. There were no bathrooms originally cause no indoor plumbing yet. There was outhouses. That's why the bathrooms are added in a closet or other small space.
I loved this property so much. Truly a part of American history. Extremely well built. Looks to be completely structurally sound, floors didn't even look to have sag. I would restore it one room at a time. Thank you so much for another incredible explore.
Yes that place was incredibly solid still inside!! Could for sure be saved! Thank you for the kind words and watching!! :)
Love seeing these old houses!! It's a shame to see them abandoned. Forgotten. Thank you for showing us the beauty before they are totally gone!❤
Much appreciated!! Thanks for watching!! :)
Don’t know if you already figured it out but the knob-looking things over the fire place were probably where they attached different arms to swing pots in and out of the fire to cook. So that room was probably the original kitchen. Thanks for the videos. I look for them every week. Ok. Maybe every day😳🤣
Those little knobs were not for swing arms - wrong shape, placement, size - those are just to hold the summer board in place across the opening as though holding a cupboard door closed, they’re basically fancy wing nut shaped cabinet locks. Kudos to you though for knowing about swing arms and the like being inherent to a kitchen hearth of that era
You have such appreciation for these old houses, Mr. Kappy, and it shows in your videos. This house looks like someone tried to save it, so it's sad to see it empty. A house is meant to be a HOME. 💔💞💔
Too kind of you to say! Thank you very much for watching!! :)
Such a cool old house, and hardly touched by graffiti or vandalism. It could almost be lived in again. And to be torn down for a road, such a shame. But I almost feel worse for the trees - they are still alive! Thank you for the video!!
Great house ,a lot of room in it ,nice to be documenting these places,you do great job
I appreciate that! Glad you enjoy! Thank you for watching!! :)
Imagine the labor that went into that stonework, and when the laborers rested, it probably wasn’t at the Holiday Inn down the road!
Wow. It’s ashamed that the original stone house can’t at least be saved! Loved that pump house too! Innovative for the times I’m sure. My Grandfather had an old dairy much like that, he processed and bottled it all right there in his barn , much like that one, and delivered the milk too.
Thanks for posting another GREAT VIDEO Kappy!!! We Look forward to your channel each week , & Thanks for putting in the extra effort it takes to do this!! Much appreciated!!
I’m too old now to do much exploring like I did in my younger years ( before easy to hold cameras & cell phones lol) Once we stumbled across a big drug deal going down on an abandoned farm while we were exploring! We boogied outta there quick! Glad you are careful! Thanks again!
that's why the powers*that*be outlawed 'raw' milk, cuz America grew up, healthy and formidable, on raw milk! The good old days really were just that! At least we have Kappy's vids to look forward to of a weekend!
I think that stone work is a veneer added much later so the workers might have stayed at a hotel in town.
@@rockybernard2997 too kind of y’all to say!! Thank you so much!! So glad you enjoy these places too!! Much appreciated for watching!! :)
It still amazes me that families don’t keep these houses updated after owners pass on. So much history in these homes. This one is still in good shape
I was thinking that outbuilding was either the summer kitchen or a smokehouse. Cool place!
My guess was a smokehouse, but I know when we visited the house my dad grew up in in the early 20s, they said that as a rule the kitchen was always detached because if it caught fire, it wouldn’t burn your entire house down.
I find it strange to see fireplaces butted up against a wall. I liked the kitchen. The attic seems in good shape compared to the damage in the house below. I feel the story behind this house would be interesting, but then again, aren't they all!!
@krislange1186 I noticed that too. When he entered the adjoining room, there was another fireplace abutting the same wall. These 2 rooms were in the original stone structure. I'd bet in the original house, that was one very large room (no wall down the middle) and that was likely a single huge fireplace! Pretty cool!
Wow, Ruby would have loved the wallpaper in that s house !! I absolutely love this house !! The stone walls are so beautiful !!
I wished it could be saved... Can you imagine the history the house and property have lived back in the day.... This house is definitely one of my favorites Kappy ... Thank you for taking us through this !!
I don't blame you . I wouldn't have gone down those basement steps either....We don't want you getting stuck somewhere....
This place is so beautiful too !! Thanks Kappy for filming this before it is gone....
Take care and stay safe out there !!!
Came to say that @ 12:02 I had that same wallpaper in my home in the early 90s. Also, around that same time, I had helped clean out a 1920s estate that had a different colorful paper wallpaper in every room, from Sears & Roebuck. Except the bathroom had very dramatic black & white, sorta cameo silhouettes. Even found extra rolls in the garage. It may have been 65 yrs old, but it was in perfect condition. I was ecstatic!
It breaks my heart to hear these old houses are being torn down. Thank you for sharing them with us. Wish I could save them all 🥰
Kappy you crack me up when you call 1985 old. I graduated high school in 1982.....HAHAHAHAHAHA!!.....(Keep the awesome videos flowing!)
I must be antique status, I graduated in 1976 lol
1983 here. 😂
1974 in the house!😂
@@peggyharris3301 couple ol antiques we are Peg! 😂
It's a crime to tear this place down simply to widen a road and off ramp.
It's always another highway that is needed over history.
Just think, all of this will be dumped in a landfill somewhere.
Another gracious old home that Im sure could be still saved if not for the eminent domain issue. Really sad all these historical old homes are all being torn down. Makes me cry. Thanks Kappy loved seeing this ❤
Lovely, spacious home in its day. The roar of the traffic is it's doom. Ty Kappy.
I was conceived in this house 😮
"I was conceived in this house", where and how ? (:
@@NCLUSA😂 most likely in the bedroom (where), and in the typical manner (how). Might need to reference a different website for more info on the how. 😅
A wonderful collection of historic buildings. I loved the wood and stonework. Too bad it is slated for destruction. Thanks once again!
Those kitchen cabinets and hood over the stove look to be 70/80s era. Might been the last time someone lived there.
A wonderful tour! There's a place called Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan where old homes and historical buildings such as Thomas Edison's office and such have been taken apart at their original location and rebuilt there. This home and barn operations would fit in so nicely there. thank you for documenting this much loved home for all time.
The architecture of past homes was truly remarkable
What a beautiful place. It seems there is money available to demolish and build new substandard cookie cutter housing that won’t last a decade, but there isn’t the vision to invest in renovating a quality property like this. That house is solid. Just needs renovation. What a find!
You made my day Kappy! It's rainy and dark. Thank you for not going into the basement. Too dangerous. Love this place and wish it was mine.
After seeing that giant centipede I was kinda glad the steps were out! Lol! Thanks for watching! :)
Love the stone walls in all the late 18th early 19th century houses.
This house is worth refirbishing....beautiful home! ❤
Agreed! Thank you for watching!! :)
Beautiful old house. Still looks so sturdy.
That stone will last forever.
Thx 4 sharing
Much luv
Carry on
Hey Kappy! Great find. What a beautiful house. Great porch. Love the old trees. Thanks for the explore. Stay safe. ✌️
Me too! Always love the giant old trees around these old houses!! Thanks for watching! :)
Urban Exploring With Kappy thanks my friend for sharing with me i really enjoyed it the farm house had a very wired lay out it was very spokey it had a very wired vibe in that house when you showed it i felt a spirit in that house when you was showing me the rooms kappy i can't wait to see your next video and I GAVE YOU A THUMBS UP AND SHARED YOU OUT ON MY COMMUNITY TAB and God Bless.
Hello, Kappy, my friend. Wow, what wonderful history you learned on this house! I'm glad you took the time to write such an interesting and informative description about it. Your moving account of the house's former life makes the fact that it is to be demolished even more poignant and sad.
Gosh, those cars whizzing by really are close to this house!
It's just a shame that this house's death certificate has been signed. It seems to me that it would be better to turn this property into a living history museum with docents showing school children how people lived back in that house's time. Here in Tennessee, we value our state's history and have a large number of open air living history museums showing farm life in the 18th and 19th centuries. There are even antebellum mansions still being preserved as museums and even as B&Bs!
Kids would much rather see how people lived than to read a book. I liked both!
This house is beautiful, but I'll keep my comment brief from here on. My husband is restless tonight, asking where "the boys" are, meaning his four sons, now men nearing retirement age! When I told him that one of his sons passed on five years ago, he wept. This is such a cruel disease!
The gingerbread is lovely and in remarkably good condition.
That staircase is lovely and the matching drop is a nice touch. Did you know there is a glossary of staircase pieces? I didn't, either, until I Googled staircase parts. That's where I learned about the drop. It's for show, nothing more. 😊 I believe the carved flower on the newel post indicates that the home was in a Scandinavian family. Saw that on a home reno show.
The tile work on that fireplace surround/cover is just beautiful! Perhaps someone will buy the salvage rights to this place before the excavators move in.
The knobs may be to open and close the damper on the chimney to allow the fire to burn more efficiently and without filling the room with smoke.
The shutters would have been closed when winter arrived, to help keep heat inside from escaping through the windows, or in the event of a summer storm, which could damage expensive window panes.
You found a bread oven inside an oven with a spit where large portions of meat could be roasted.
This was a well-appointed farm, to be sure. Seeing all the various outbuildings still in relatively good repair makes the destruction of this house even more tragic.
I'm so glad that you "saved" this wonderful, historic property for posterity, Kappy, and I'm glad you shared it with us. It's going on the Favorite Houses List, for sure!
Hope to see more of your marvelous adventures very soon. Your videos are one of the best parts of my week!
Much love to you and the sweet Ruby Girl. See you very soon! Becca
Thank you for sharing these beautiful old places!!!! And thank you for taking the time to show the old door knobs, wallpaper and woodwork!!!!
Thank you!! Glad you enjoy! Much appreciated for watching!! :)
This is one of your most fascinating finds. Wallpapers are definitely from the 1970's, This old granny remembers some of them. It's too far gone to save now, which is a shame.
It angers me that the cost to repair your home is way beyond what anyone should be paying. That's why I believe these beautiful old homes get abandoned. They can't afford maintenance or overhauls that they may need to bring them into compliance to modern standards. That shouldn't be. I live in the house my grandfather built with his own hands in 1946. We've had to do a lot of work to update the plumbing among many other things, but I wouldn't live anywhere else. His barn still stands, his tractor shed and smoke house still stand. We've done work on all of those to make sure they stay standing for my children. Push back the government and their robbery of our funds for things that don't matter and let us keep our earnings so that we may maintain our homes!!
Hey buddy, great job on the video!!I really got a bang out of this one.I am restoring a 'abandoned ' property that no one wanted but I see the potential in old things as you do.I took out a fireplace exactly like the one you shown to replace with a new one that is similar. Damn things weigh about four hundred pounds and I only 150lbs have a good old time replacing it by myself with going through stairs even.Even has the same carpet on the one stairway you showed.Ha! GOTTA know are you a farm boy or ranch kid since you too seem to appreciate the old houses and barns and do exploring like I do?
Keep up the great work,the videos are just so cool!!!
And instead of someone taking care of part of our country's history, just let it rot. So sad. SMH
BEAUTIFUL home! It almost looks like someone was attempting restoration at some point. The grout in the stone walls doesn't look old and looks "refreshed". Also the banister and newel post appear as if they've been sanded. It would be awesome to restore this one. Ty once again for a great tour.
Wish I could save them all and this one is no exception.
Thanks so much for being our tour guide on these baeutiful old homes!
What a HOUSE! A true American Castle, made to not only survive but be productive!! I love it when you show the barns! Barns are like a convergence of the ages, filled with items from long ago mixed with newer icons-so typical of barn stuffs! America should go back to that heritage. Depending on other nations for our existence may be good for the politicians, but Americans will thrive and recover their worth and glory, when they rediscover their resilience thru old fashioned living! This baby is gonna destroy some expensive machinery before they level her- and God Bless her for that! Never go down without a fight! A lesson to be learned!
Someone should fight for that property to presearve it! Its a piece of history! And the house is in pretty good shape structure wise. Who are the idiots that want to tear it down?? Id try and get someone to buy the property and fix it up. Its a beautiful farm property! ❤❤❤ DONT TEAR IT DOWN!! History needs to be presearved!!!!!!
Highway department wants more asphalt widened roads. Seized the land for a nice off- ramp.
here! here! And get that dairy working again as living history! before our youth believe their food is created in laboratories!
Great home!👍Whoever cuts the lawn knows it's there!👍
Enjoyed this Sunday morning
Had that SAME Washer Once Upon a Time 😊
Man that dairy barn was a huge surprise 😲
Beautiful house,such history and charm only to be torn down instead of preserved, such a waste to be replaced by a highway,today's world 😢
Yes on the summer kitchen, and the other was the old warsh-house. Laundromat. Sinfully beautiful house!
What a great property, thanks for showing the out buildings, pretty interesting. That house was really nice, i can imagine how impressive it was when the first family moved in. I feel bad fot the family who had to leave because the state wants to put a highway through the property, someday but for now just lets the house rot. Would make me very angry. Thanks, Kappy
Those little “knobs” on the fireplace in the kitchen were to hold a screen. 😊 Thanks for another great video!
Yep or summer board, glad someone else actually knows what those are for! There were some comical guesses here though 😂
Glad you appreciate the history of this country and the art work that used to be a part of everyday life.
I wonder who's keeping the grass mowed. I love all the wallpaper. Good find, Happy!!
Wow! What a nice place! Love it! It's just gorgeous! I hate to think about it being torn down and everything gone! Thanks, as always, for sharing, Kappy! I look forward to the next one! Stay safe!
So I believably GORGEOUS! Thank you. Also thanks for the outdoor scenery. Wouldn't it have been a wonderful place to live.
I love old farm houses. I like this one. Like the property. Love what you do Kappy
Much appreciated for watching!! :)
Another beautiful old home, with great bones, that could fairly easily be fixed and lived in once again. Thanks for the tour! You find the coolest places!
9:17 those little turn buckles were used to hold a decorative cover in place to disguise the fireplace when not in use in the summer months. You can see the framing that would have supported the cover. I wonder where it has gone? It would be nice to see!
How very interesting! kinda like insulating like we do these days. nice to know! TY
@@rockybernard2997 You're most welcome. No, not quite like insulation. It was purely decorative, just so there wan't a black gaping hole to look at.
@@lynnb-TruckCastreauJr I live in the Pacific Northwest and an unused chimney stack is usually covered in plastic to avoid drafts of cold air coming down the chimney. I was thinking blocking that gaping space (where a fire might burn in season) could be very pleasing with a decorative draft blocker (that's the 'insulation' idea), beneficial as well as pretty. I sure wish that item had survived. Your words are why I so enjoy comments these days! Cheers!
@@rockybernard2997 That's why I said "not quite like insulation." Yes, it definitely would help to prevent drafts. It also prevented birds and squirrels from getting inside the home by coming down the chimney. Come Fall it was not uncommon to find dead beasties in the fire basket. During the winters a blazing fire would be all that's needed to keep critters out.
@@lynnb-TruckCastreauJr I say! excellent point! I hadn't thought of THAT! Rather an adventure, taking all those possibilities into consideration... Well Done! It's been a pleasure ruminating with you! Again, TY!
You do a great job with your videos, I really enjoy watching them and also appreciate these old well-build houses of times past and all their character. It's fun to imagine them in all their glory.
I really enjoyed this house…such a beautiful place
Me too! Thanks for watching!! :)
Kappy you always show, us great videos I so enjoy them.
At least someone is mowing the lawn at that old abandoned house!
Highway crews that cut grass along road do house as well and are about to begin construction and demolition of the house sadly
Great find Kappy! The walls are thick in that house, great find!
Yes they are! Thank you for watching!! :)
The small opening in the back of the fireplace in the outdoor kitchen was probably a bread oven.
The history of people that have passed through the space sparks my imagination
What a beauty. So nice. Shame it's been left to rot away like this. Pity. Always love seeing the old timbers, so strong and nice too. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Still has shutters wow !
Wow.... the rock walls!!
That eagle wallpaper looked like fifties or sixties when early American was in style. The wallpaper in the bedroom with the fireplace looked forties or fifties.
Beautiful home. People were lucky to live there. Thank you for taking us there, Kappy. Sad to know it’s on “death row”
Agreed! Very upsetting! Thank you for watching!! :)
The old piece of furniture that you looked at, is actually part of a fireplace mantal
Veronica, you are correct. They must have moved it from its original place and just left it resting there.
Very interesting. Seen lots of changes and nearing its end. Thanks for sharing. ❤
Sad but true! Thank you very much for watching!! :)
Beautiful house , love the shutters and the blue paint!!!! Wish it could be saved , thanks Kappy for another great video !!!
Much appreciated! Glad you enjoyed!! :)
Love that tree.
Beautiful 😍
I love seeing these old abandoned homes but I can't help but wonder why can't we fix them up and use them still. There are 10 in my immediate family and we're homeless I would love to get my hands on one of these homes and renovate it
So interesting to see the changes through history and how life progressed from that first build. This is a very good explore. This is I think only the second time I’ve gone to my iPad to comment to you. This was good. Keep up the good work. I have enjoyed your stuff for a few years now. I’m watching on my smart TV and I am able to give you a like and that’s all. So here’s my comment for the year.
A great explore thanks for letting me tag along on this one.
I always envision what Christmas was like living there. Also what it was like getting up to go to school. Very cool explore. Thank you
True! I think the tree would’ve been near the main stair case in the large living room! Atleast my guess! Thanks for watching! :)
What a cool old house-I can’t imagine how long it took to get all the stones and bricks there and put in place! I wonder how many people lived there.
And the barn was huge!!! Some major work was done on this farm. Very nice.
This is a marvelous house with modernization with renovation will be fantastic house to live in. The property with the buildings has lot of potential. What you think was the summer kitchen is in fact the original kitchen. It was not uncommon to build the kitchen separate from the main house. Just in case of fire.
Gorgeous property! I love the house but that beautiful summer kitchen just might be my favorite part. And oh my gosh the old baby buggy just sittin’ there like it’s waiting on the baby! Thanks for doing this great service so we can watch vicariously through your lens.
I love all the hardware and the height of the doorways inside.
Maybe those little knobs on the fireplace were for a gas line?
I love the main staircase and I really really love the attic windows and space. Very very cool house. And the outdoor kitchen...wow...
Thank you for sharing
I'm wondering if reincarnation is a thing. I see these old places and just want to jump in and save them! I love all of the out buildings too. This place, I think, was built for a prominent farmer that could afford to have servents. Thanks Mr Kappy for taking me along!
You are right.When there are backwards stairs on the older homes that was for hired hands .The same can be seen when you have porcelain door knobs from that era.They came in black or white.The black were for the hired hands living quarters.
@@user-sk6jm7nt5z that makes perfect sense. white doesn't hide dirt very well, but black? might affect the shine but won't show the finger/hands prints!
'Heart Breaking, Thank You, for the words I was thinking. These once Grand Elegant homes going into ruin & later demo'd just for a highway..
Lovely but sad. Darn that eminent domain.
What a shame !! A lot of work to fix but still a amazing home !! With time and love she would be wonderfull again. I loved the natural stone inside .....why do people spend all the money to build a new house when the same money could fix up one of these wonderful old homes ...this would be so much more solid ....and the history....my lord the history it would save at the same time .Great video as always Kappy !!👍👍
Much appreciated!! Thanks for watching! :)
What an awesome find! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much for watching!! :)
Sad to see these beautiful homes fall into ruins. Thank goodness there are people like you to make record of them for future generations ❤
Beautiful house! Thanks for doing such a through video!
Looks like this one could be saved. Sounds like it’s right on the road though.
in my Blue town, there are thousands that live but an easement away from the busiest of state highways. That issue doesn't turn off people. This land grab by the state/county is much more about destruction of the past -more of that 'build back better' cuz prosperity in America's past must become 'mostly' mythical. People simply go along with what the talking heads say, refusing to search out the big picture.
So scary, some of these places are not whole some. But, I still watch, just get bad feelings sometimes.
Very cool 😎👍 place kappy so sad it could be restored I'm glad you got to it when you did love that place so much history
Glad you enjoyed!! Thank you very much for watching! :)
I'm a weirdo I thought one of the coolest things in the explore was the vintage Dominos Pizza box at 15:20 😆 But I always find old products or retail things left behind real neat.
Great vid sir!
Wow happy a lovely house. In its day would be worth a lot with its own water. In side the house seems to be in a fairly tidy state. Loved seeing the shuttered windows. Sad it's now vacant. The attic space lovely and dry. What happens if the property no longer gets inhabited. Here in UK squatters take up residence. Do you really hate the basement. I always smirk hearing your vocal hues of him rtf it's so funnu. This house must have been stunning in its day. Thank you for showing us round. Good wishes beverley stone U.K..
Wonderful little place. Such a shame it will be torn down.
Couldn’t agree more! Place could for sure be saved still! Thank you very much for watching! :)
Awesome house and property!!!❤
Thank you for watching! :)
CC is still needed! Thank you ~Debbi~
23:01 Looks exactly like the abandoned dairy on our land that’s full of peeling lead paint. There’s one ever half a mile around here, but one is quite small & quaint, the owner is thinking about turning it into an antique shop.
I live in a house built back in the 1850's,wouldn't trade for anything!
I would buy the salvage rights to this property in a heartbeat!!
The pipe with the 4 dials looks like a gas line that would go to a gas/ wood stove. My grandmother had one in her kitchen
Each dial would go to a certain jet on the stove so you could turn off the gas to the other 3 jets if you only wanted to use one
Great house! Thanks for sharing.
Much appreciated! Thanks for watching! :)
Thank you Kappy! I absolutely love your videos ❤.