Giant Abandoned MILLIONAIRES MANSION w/ Things Still Left Behind, IS SOMEONE INSIDE WITH US?
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- čas přidán 5. 05. 2017
- This beautiful mansion was built in the early 1900s, with construction beginning on it in the late 1890s. During its life this mansion was owned originally by a very prominent and wealthy Pennsylvania family. Until eventually being sold to a church in the 1940s where it was used for multiple different purposes and also an orphanage for some time. In its final decades this mansion was used as and old folks home/ retirement care facilities where old people with disabilities like Alzheimer's received daily care and treatment staying in the mansion. Which is probably why all of the restrooms toilets had bars next to them to assist the elderly and also would explain the sign that I found towards the end of the video about Alzheimer's care. The place closed in the early 2000s and has sat decaying away for the last few decades. A truly beautiful mansion and also historic for its owners and famous architect who built it.
/ kapppy_
**I never did find out what the loud bang was, it could've been another person but It also could have been some ceiling coming down
I DO NOT STEAL OR VANDALIZE, I only take pictures and video and only go in if it's already open , I do not give out locations to prevent further vandalism to these historic places! Always get permission if possible!
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I have a strong suspicion about the reason it was finally abandoned. I was in construction from about 1999-2011, and during that time, even existing commercial dwellings had to retrofit sprinkler systems. I tried to carefully observe during your excellent slow pan work, whether there were sprinklers. I saw none, though it's obvious the required smoke detectors had been added. 2003 or so would likely be the late end for Code Compliance, and the cost is very prohibitive. Did you see the peeling paint on the Oven? To me, that's an obvious sign of a fire inside that oven. The stove area is fitted for fire safety, though it too may not have been up to code? I can imagine the investment group that owned the building and likely leased it to the Care Home, decided to close it rather than retrofit. It would likely have cost upwards of $250k. Perhaps a $1/2-Million. That's a hefty chunk of money for one system in a home that likely required a large ongoing maintenance budget.
I can just imagine how magnificent this place used to be!The elderly spent their last days in a grand place! ..You do find the best places Kappy...Thanks🙋👍😻⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This is being pushed suuuuper hard by the locals and current owners to get some public funds to fix this place up. So far they’ve reached $300,000 and was pushed to the top of the list to be saved!
Where is this home?
Yes where is it, I always love to get online and see what these big mansions history is, especially since it’s clear it was some sort of housing for elderly folks. I understand the stance to keep the location private, but maybe you could list the town/state and we can find out the rest? At least with these massive structures that must have a past worth learning about. I absolutely love his videos, I have always had a connection to old abandoned places…..if walls could talk. Thank you for such interesting tours!
Beautiful grand home but so sad.. At one point, someone had a lot of money.. Built a big grand house... Future generations did not have the amount of money required to keep up such a huge home.. And so it slowly starts dying... Wish there was some way to keep these old places up. We are losing a piece of history every time one falls apart. Thanks for sharing!!
What a loss of what was once a beautiful estate that someone owned...you won't see such workmanship and beauty like that anymore. 😢
My God can you imagine what this place must’ve been like at the turn of the century?! The parties or balls and dinners and Christmas’s, I bet it was decorated beautifully for Christmas! Girls in their beautiful gowns and men in tuxedos,walking around this beautiful mansion.............I can only imagine
I would love to be able to go around restoring these wonderful abandoned places. They still hold beauty even in their decaying state. Thanks again guys!
Great Heavens! This house reminds me of Gone With the Wind. The Staircase is almost identical to Twelve Oaks. This is sickening to see such beauty left to the elements.
I hate that beautiful old old houses/mansion's aren't kept up. And abandoned. I absolutely love Victorian style houses. The beautiful architecture of them you just don't see in any homes nowadays.
Feel free to buy them and pay for the upkeep then.
Same
That was more Romanesque ,definitely not Victorian.
@@SunnyDementia Haha, yeah right. We all just have several million dollars free to do what we would like with these old places.
The fabric wallpaper with the raised design and texture is called ‘flocking’. 😁😘
I love how you say hello In almost a whisper (Hellooo anybody here just taking some pictures) lol it's so cute...But I sure wouldn't want to walk up on somebody ,who is asleep or something and scare the bejibbies out of them ..a person could get dead or something in that situation...lol As always Kappy love your videos😅😅😅😅🥰🥰🥰
In those days, almost every mansion had a piano.
Nowadays, many households have a gym instead.
What a change.
Very nice video.
Thank you for posting.
(Future) In those days, almost every house had a PC or Mac.
Nowadays, many households have a robot instead.
What a change.
Pink Lady,
haha, you made my day !
Shay, in my far future, I'll be a ghost probably visiting many 21st century ruins and yours too. I might be visiting ruins once owned by Microsoft, Google, Amazon, etc. Those might be the days when robot civilisations replace humans who might go extinct in thousand years.
Wow. It is so sad to see such a magnificent place in disrepair! That staircase! And the chandelier! Oh my goodness! The piano and organ made me sad as well. Thank you for taking us with you on this awesome adventure! I really enjoy your videos!
I forgot to say Thank you for showing and sharing these abandoned historical beauties.
I love your explores! You've got an excellent eye, great narration and knowledge of the places you shoot. Always glad to see your videos in my activity feed.
Definitely has a nursing home vibe to it. Must have been a spectacular place once upon a time. Thanks man.
"Oh my God, look at this. It's beautiful!" Thank you for your vids, Kappy.
Thanks for the tour. So many updates over time, I can only imagine how beautiful it was!
You worry me Kappy. It always seem like you travel to these abandoned places alone. This is extremely dangerous. I watched you almost fall through the floor of another video & it seemed like you were alone. Please tell me that's not always the case? Please be careful out there. Sending prayers for your protection 🙏🏾💯
Watching these videos are distressing seeing these gorgeous old homes in such a state. But also makes me determined to do my best with the farmhouse I just bought built 1911.
I'm starting to get sick of seeing these ONCE BEAUTIFUL HOMES fall into such DISREPAIR!!!! I'm gonna have to stop watching these for awhile!
Liberty GiveMe I was just thinking the same thing! I go thru spurts where I binge on the vids & alot of times I end up feeling so sad. This is one of those days! Especially with this grand old beauty! 💔
THAT is exactly how I feel too!!! I am not materialistic, but I hate to see great architectural masterpieces crumbling. I think of all the artistry, craftsmanship, and history, just lost...
Today's Rules And the waste. Knowing how many people need homes..
Thank you for showing this great old house without claiming that everything you see and every sound you hear is a ghost😉
The double-sided staircaise and pristine chandelier are gorgeous.
I can only imagine how stunningly beautiful this place was in it’s hey-day!
Glorious place! Just a big loss that no one restores these places. So much lost history n architecture! Wonderful adventure! Keep them coming.
As a life long resident of PA I find it so sad to know that such a once beautiful home has been allowed to fall into such a state of ruin. Homes, like this one, need to be preserved and protected. There are so few left. Thanks for sharing this video.
I grew up in Pittsburgh and, even as a child, I wanted to see the old mansions on the north side restored. As a young adult, I attended Community College in those old mansions. I felt so lucky to be able to explore them. I had a particular favorite, but they wee all worth saving. I hope they're still there because that was almost 50 years ago.
The crystal chandelier and the history of the place are very unique! It sort of resembles the white house from the outside!
539 Productions I thought the same thing! Thanks for watching and the nice words man!!(: 👍😄
Yes it really does favor the White House.
That's called a widow walk top out side also a lookout
What I would really like to know is WHY were these places just "abandoned", let go and then just seemingly totally be wiped off a family's radar. I have a feeling that there's way more to the story than what meets the eye. Your channel is fantastic, thanks for sharing!
I expect that the cost of upkeep is the reason so many of these places are abandoned. Plus my parents generation didn't appreciate the history and architecture of these places. Those that came home from WW2 wanted new and modern homes. I heard this repeatedly from family members. My parents had an old home and ripped out so much of what was beautiful because it wasn't modern. My Dad even burned some antiques and mantles. It broke my heart as a kid and still does.
@@nadinemasteller1089 Yeah, true, I never thought of that. I can see how this would be. Fast forward and I suppose that would be the same story modern day.
I always wonder about the lives of the people who lived in the grand mansions
So weird that there's so many abandoned house left for anyone to damage and destroy....
At least Kappy is respectful of the property that once was.
I love these. A house that belonged to someone but is frozen in time now...
I love the screened in porches!
I just found your channel and I cannot stop watching. Abandoned places are one of my favorite things! I think they're so beautiful and always wonder the stories behind them. Thank you for the wonderful content
I love it, thanks for show us this amazing place. good job and i can't wait for more.
Kappy...have you kept track of how many films you have filmed? ..im amazed at how many old priceless abandoded homes there is ...all pulling at our heart strings to be saved....thank you for another great video!
Thank you Kappy for being the ONE explorer that doesn’t mish mash terrible music and their own personal thoughts in these buildings!
Oh Wow, would of Loved to have seen this in the Hey Day..Beautiful..Loved the chandaler photo, you have some Awesome photos of the place...cool..
New subscriber. awesome house! Thanks so much for posting. 😊👍
Melissa Boggs Thank you!! And thanks for watching an the nice words!!👍 I really appreciate that😄
What a beautiful place of decay, must have been amazing when in use. A shame it was just left to rot. Great video
Well done on the filming. Loved that you showed the stair case more than once, and from more than one angle. The marble was exquisite. Cannot believe that organ and piano were left to decay. Thank you.
Crafty Fox Thank you very much!!(:
Thanks for showing this Grand old house, it may be torn down or other wise destroyed ! Thanks to you there will be this video..done by a master! I appreciate you Kappy!👍🙋🕊️
@ 1:02 it actually resembles the front of The White House. Another awesome find, knappy! and yes I'm binge watching, nic picking ones here and there. 4 yrs or 4 days, I will never get enough of you doing you for you do it so well! much love from NC!
Such an amazing place, so sad to see it turning to ruin. Great job on this video Kappy.
I enjoyed the explore! Thank you 😊 for taking me along!! 16:15 EVP 😳👻
Absolutely brilliant explore.
Thoroughly enjoyed
Thank you
Wow! Bro your vids on exploring these abandoned places is so fun to watch!!!!!!!!!! Keep up the great work bro... definitely subbing!!!
How can someone just walk away from and abandon such a beautiful home? I wish I had the financial where withalls to buy it and restore it. I could house my entire family there!
Best one I've seen so far. I only just subscribed today. So sad to see a beautiful house go to waste. If I had the opportunity to buy and do it up I would.
hey new sub here I. must say this place was amazing so beautiful i live in Delaware so I'm close to philly.. there are some great places there..great job keep them coming you do a wonderful job thank you.
Aww! Woodbourn mansion. Hopefully Delaware county will get the funds to refurbish this historical home.
This isn't Woodbourn mansion
I saw an earlier video of this place. It's distressing and sad to see it in this condition, so much worse than it was, yet still so beautiful. Why do some people have to be such animals? (The actual animals and weather do enough damage without any help!)
Oh my days Kappy this is amazing it's huge, I'd love to find a mansion like this. The church room was pretty cool was hoping for a tune on the organ off you haha. You're just to cool for words great find 👌🏼
Tracy Explores Thank you so much Tracy!!👍😊 you are the best!! Haha maybe if it wasn't broke 😂 I really appreciate that tho! Thank you😊
I would say originally the very top floor with the natural woodwork and drawers is probably where the servants kept the linens, ironed, sewed...etc
chandelier is beautiful
Michele DeRusha/Morgan I agree! I'm surprised it was still so intact! Thank you for watching!!(:
OMG, it is! Probably the old, lead crystal. Happy to see it's still there.
amazing vid.. keep up the good works guys.. expecting more video's from you..👍👍
Summer Condes Thank you very much!!😄 and of course! I usually post one every Saturday morning
Hey Kappy, I love the videos! I'm rather impressed with how smooth and thorough you shoot your explorations, too; it certainly makes for a great video!!! There is only ONE negative-ish comment I have, they are difficult to hear when you speak! Could you turn up the gain on your mic or something? It would definitely go a long way to making the viewer's enjoyment of the vids even better!!! Otherwise, GREAT WORK!! KEEP IT UP!!!! 😀
+James Dennis Thanks for the kind words!! I sadly film on my phone so the audio isn't great, I'm hoping I can afford a real camera someday, much appreciated tho! (:
bet this was Beautiful when first built
I love that fireplace at 9.39----Wish I had one---All Natural----No Gas !!!!
The front of the house reminded me of the book "Gone with the Wind". I wish I could travel back in time and get to know that mansion in its heyday! Great video!! Thank you!! (sorry for my english)
I love your site, and you are very brave going into some of these places which look like the whole thing would cave in any many minutes. I was wondering if you could give more information on the background and history of the abandon places that you visit?
A family with 30+ members couldnt fill up that house! Lol
Hi. I just found your channel. That upstairs desk, looks like it was probably a Nurses Station. I can see it was once spectacular. Also, I keep hearing a female whispering. Are you walking through this place with someone?
I'm hearing women's voices, too. Did you have a woman/women with you?
Beautiful old but beautiful! Those packages on the floor were depends! In the little building, the packages that had tena written all over them, those were more depends or bed pads! Yes it was definitely an old folks home!
64pori Good eye! Thanks for the nice words and watching!!👍👍😄😊
Can’t even imagine what that would have cost early nineteen hundreds much less now. What a gorgeous place it must have been would love to do a time-travel back to that place in its hey-day.
Now THIS is a mansion. For the looks of the kitchen, I wouldn't be surprised if it was an exclusive inn or bed and breakfast. Nice exploration, thank you for posting!
Thankyou for giving us a chance to see these places.
amazing explore. thanks. great house. would love to have that thing sitting on about 50 acres outrun the country.
tamara walker Thank you Tamara!! I really appreciate the nice words ! And I completely agree!! If I had the money !! Haha👍😄😄
Wow you can definitely tell that this place was turned into some kind of school...or institution at some point...
Makes me sad that no one could keep it going...😪😪😪
Well done thank you for your video my heart hurt seeing it in ruins when you know it was once glamorous
Absolutely beautiful! Great find :)
Exploring With Lucy Thanks for watching Lucy! Much appreciated 👍😂
What an amazing place and great video! That's about the biggest house i've ever seen.
The architect of this mansion designed some of the most beautiful mansions of the Gilded Age. Sadly, many of his beautiful homes are gone or abandoned. Thanks for sharing.
So sad.
I'm watching this video because you did another one in Sept 2018. Just an incredible place. Needs some love and care here in 2017 but in 2018 it's barely restorable. So beautiful. The kitchen n chapel are beautiful. National landmark society needs to save this beautiful place. Did see some orbs through out this place. So may have a few spirits making noises! Great place. But you didn't show the kiln in this one. Great video Kappy.
Kristy * Thank you! The lime kiln was actually just a little bonus I threw in, this mansion is in Pennsylvania and that lime kiln was down in West Virginia, I should’ve made it more clear in the video, thanks for watching !!! (:
I think of all your videos this find is my very favorite.
So sad to see a beautiful old mansion just wasting away. Could have been a beautiful old home.
Excellent video !
I was in there multiple times in my teenage delinquent years, just 5 years before this video was uploaded. There is SO much more to this place than could be fit in one video. I can't imagine what this place looked like originally.
I had no idea someone was exploring the building with him so it freaked me out when you could hear them talking from time to time lol
With care this place could have rivaled Hearst Castle, as a retreat of some sort. What a beauty, all going to waste. Assisted living sure messed it up. The view from the top at the angle you found over looking the mansion with its architectural roof lines: priceless! There is so much beautiful work and stuff to salvage. This place blows me away. Thanks for taking time here. 🤩
wow still looks stunning, shame it is left to just rot away.......tyvm for posting
Thanks for watching!! Here's the time stamps throughout the explore
4:50 Main Kitchen
6:18 Dining hall
8:16 Grand stairs
13:49 Church Room
16:57 On The Top Roof
18:30 Basement
20:40 Abandoned Boat And wasted Church Donation Goods left behind
that cloth wall
paper prolly was silk
How many beds and baths?
At count 12:50 on this video, in the background audio, it sounds like there is a whispering voice. Eerie.
Great Grannies that place was HUGE...
I bet this was very beautiful at one time so sad it is falling down great find thanks
I suspect that the long low addition, was an office complex added much later.
Not sure why they would use panelling in the other part of the house, but I would assume it's cheaper and less maintence. This is such a awesome find!! The wood work is so beautiful in this place!! The staircase is amazing as well! Thank you so much for sharing this explore with you, so awesome!! Happy New Year Kappy!!
Awesome find!
This place is quite something. It was a bit hard to see in those dark areas you were filming. The halls are extremely wide. The staircase is spectacular. Looks more like a palace. I can imagine what this place used to look like. This would make a great posh Hotel.
What a huge place, awesome explore!
It looks like it could have been a residence with some type of business attached to it at some point, prior to it becoming an old folks home. Also, who spray paints graffiti in a chapel? Sad. Thanks for sharing!
What an amazing place, would love to come across something like this...great find Kappy.
CollidingPlanets Exploring Thanks!! I really appreciate that buddy!👍😄 and I'm sure you will!!
Love you, Kappy!! I miss your mom. Hope she is fine!!
She’s in my video I have on arlington in Mississippi from a few months ago! Thank you for the kind words and watching! :)
@@urbanexploringwithkappy1773 Yay!!! Thank you, Kappy!! Love to you and your mom!! Love from Ft Worth
That place was spookie ...Kappy...
Marble slabbed countertops-that's for serious baking! Keeps the dough cool, when working w it.
Was this place a biz (exit sign)?
Great find!!!👍👍👍
How beautiful that must have been at one time.
Aside from a display of wealth, large homes were built to provide a place for visiting family and friends to stay. Hotels and motels were often far away for visitors. Of course this home was adapted to other uses before being abandoned.
Beautiful old home❤️
WOW imagine growing up as a child here. Playing chase, hide n seek, or even tag running up and down the hall ways. Or even how grand the holidays were here way back in the days. This is a beautiful mansion to say the least. All the marble and lights grand wood work just everything. I hope they do restore this to its beginning glory. Wow again. Have and great day
beautiful pics of rooms. stairs love it
Sherrone Boudreau Thanks for watching! It's all video tho! Much appreciated!(:
spectacular , decadent, and grand !
Looks like the roof was compromised on this place. I wonder if it still remains standing today, or if it has been demolished by 2021. It is amazing how fast a place can fall apart.