The Abandoned 1775 Mansion of a Famous Craftsman | Found Love Letters from 1861
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- A true American time capsule. Owned by a famous craftsman who’s furniture you can find in museums today. The home was built in 1775 and last occupied in the 1970s. Each room of this magnificent home has a story to tell on its own even with just the furniture alone. Ever since the home was built it was passed down many generations. Each family member was very Artistic and talented in their own way weather it be music, art, or craftsmanship. When the home was last inhabited they had a problem with hoarding animals especially cats. The home was later condemned and left to rot with everything inside including what I believe to be over one million dollars of antiques and even hand written letters dating back as far as 1861. This home should be a museum. Let’s explore and see what else there is to discover.
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This home should be researched; it's needs to be remembered. It's so classic. Homes like this should not be forgotten!
This is an amazing antique house the city, state or county should treasure. It’s beautiful beautiful In and out; thanks for sharing ❤️❤️❤️❤️ the best by far
My genealogist heart breaks for all the history just sitting there rotting. There are groups dedicated to hooking people up with photos, family bibles and more. It's so sad this isn't being shared. Even sadder if there is living family that just don't care.
It's a beautiful dwelling, his passion for these 'discoverys' is refreshing in young folks. I'm almost 60, I love the "old stuff", but this place is incredible but agreed sad being left to rot.
Could you possibly contact the local historical society? Especially considering the fact that no family is left.
The family does care and has asked that this video be taken down and contacted police and I have personally gone to the home last year and the historical society is VERY aware and involved but the situation is complicated
#1 Did you notice the flag only had 45 stars. It makes it a real old flag.
#2 The old bible is called a family Bible. They were gifted to newly weds as wedding presents so they could record everything from births to deaths and all in between. That started before paper records were kept.
#3 The square grand is actually the size of a standard Grand only turned sideways. If you noticed the keyboard was at the end instead of the middle. That was to accommodate the harp board inside. They were built for wealth families so they could have the big sound inside of a smaller room. A friend of mine had a baby square in her home. It was half the size of the one in this video. The carving on this one is mind blowing.
Thank you for another fantastic video. It definitely needs to be made a museum before it falls apart or someone helps it fall.
I TOTALLY AGREE.
45 star flag - 1896-1908 time frame.
If you notice the flag is folded where the stars started, therefore you don't see all the stars.
@@IsitMe65 when I paused it, it was because the flag didn't look right. The field was good and opened and I could clearly count the stars. The pattern was short long instead of long short. The fold didn't obstruct the count. I looked it over for a couple of minutes in pause just to make sure of what I was seeing. I still looks like 45.
Henry F. Miller Square Grand Piano
$30,000 after total restoration
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Lawd what I wouldn't do to have the antiques. The books. The pictures. The furniture. Even the trinkets. Just amazing. It's a wonder how it's so very intact. Love it.
@Laura Moreno ok you can have everything else but I’ll take the square grand ❤️🤣
A state or local historical society should be interested in this material.
This house is well kept. It's not covered in dust and cobwebs. It hasn't been destroyed by vandals. Somebody still cares for this house.
This place is a museum. Someone needs to salvage all that stuff. Love it! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
At 14:46, when you lifted that round brush from the desk drawer, that is a brush from a vacuum cleaner. It went on the end of the wand, and cleaned furniture or baseboards or whatever you'd use a brush on so as not to scratch. Amazing house!
Exactly - I had to laugh when he didn't even recognize what he was holding! That's why a real professional needs to show the house and what's in it.
@@billstill1794 He lies like a rug...
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That piano... about 30000 dollars. Just wow, the treasures and peices of history.
Imagine if it was your house in one of your past life’s
This photo on the mantle is of Will Rogers. He was a famous comedian, actor and political writer. He was known world wide. He was a member of the Cherokee Nation and grew up in North East Oklahoma. His childhood home still stands and is open for visitors. He died in a plane crash with Wiley Post.
So yep, you were correct. He was someone that was famous.
Thank you for the tour. It is a beautiful home!
I had to come back and edit this when I read that you are from Oklahoma. I am surprised you don't know this from Oklahoma history class. :)
Will Roger's home in California has actually been a state park for decades. We visited it last October. It is beautifully maintained, with guided tours of the home and a visitors center.
@@sharonfoster4310 That is wonderful that they have taken care of his home. If I ever get the chance to visit California I will have to try and visit it. :)
That is awesome 👍🏾 it hasn't been trashed,looted,or tagged ❤️ thank God 💕🙏🏽
That house is stunning. It would be a shame for it to be destroyed precisely because it is a time capsule.
WOW! Amazing! The deer mantal is a buffet. The blue dish on it is the same dish set I have of my Grandmas, they're from back around the 1940's. This house and antiques are absolutely stunning!
Dude this is the best place you've ever done in my opinion. Amazing vid!
The pass though from the kitchen to the dining room,is really neat.
The square piano's were made in the mid to late 19th century.They were often referred as "coffin pianos," because when they were closed they looked like coffins. This specific Rococo Victorian style piano made by Henry F. Miller was one of the finest of the old Boston manufacturers. If this was restored this piano because of the superior craftsmanship could go for almost $30-$50,000.00. This wood looks like it's Brazilian Rosewood. This piano is around the 1880's to late 1880's.
Oh my goodness. This hurts my heart so much to see these beautiful things just sitting and rotting. All of his history. I want to save it. I wish someone would come in and save or restore this property is a Museum. We can’t let history just fall to the wayside.
Outstanding video! And you’re right that house should be restored to a museum and the history of that family should be a museum itself built right next to the house, it’s just unbelievably beautiful in and outside of that house. That house should be A historical landmark and be protected .
Wow BB. Amazing. It’s wonderful that it hasn’t been trashed and tagged. Just beautiful
Give it time if nothing's done.
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This is probably the best abandoned house I've ever seen, much more than the newer abandoned mansions. Just beautiful...the furniture, the antiques, and THE PIANO. Someone needs to move out that piano, clean and tune it and use it, like now! It should be a crime to let these gorgeous items rot or be exposed to thieves and vandals.
Better the thieves than vandals or rot.
At least it'll still exist.
Someone needs to at least auction it quick!
@@JohnShinn1960 if no family members are left to claim the contents, I'd love to see it all auctioned off with the proceeds going to a worthy charity. But unfortunately that will probably never happen. 😞
@@Cheryl_Haydon Yep. 🥺
Someone should make it happen
@@Cheryl_Haydon It belongs to the family never to be given away.
Wow! You walked into hundreds of years of history. What an awesome find. Thanks for this.
It looks like it might actually have been set up as a historic showpiece at one time, as some of those things are obviously put there deliberately for show. Sometimes funds run out for the operation of such places. Quite tragic if it goes to waste! ❤ The hooks would've been for candle chandeliers rather than electric lights. Quite nice! And something I just recently learned - if it's a bullet in a casing that hasn't been fired, it's called a "cartridge". The "bullet" is what comes out of the gun when you fire it. I didn't know that before yesterday, myself. Thought you might appreciate the lingo lesson. Thanks for the amazing tour! It was fantastic!
Unless the family owned a furniture factory because almost all of what you’ve shown is factory made wooden furniture. I’m not sure why it was thought it was hand made. More research needed.
@@ranshellna4193 , yes it looks to be a variety of Victorian furniture, carpets etc
@@sharonfoster4310
The more I watch these “exploring” videos the more suspect I become as to the legitimacy of the entire operation. Some of the hosts seem to be I’ll informed trespassers. I’m glad you noticed too. Good day.
@@ranshellna4193 poorly educated narrator, assumptions were made to promote his story not that of the house.
@@lindaalford1146 This kid has a bad record doing exactly that!
There isn’t much dust in the house which leads me to believe someone still comes there from time to time. You can look at tax records and see if they are up to date and who owns the property . I would do further research . Just out of pure curiosity . Maybe the person owns the house doesn’t realize the value of the contents.
Very odd. The wallpaper should be peeling off by now. Maybe the spirit of a past resident :)
I can’t believe it is considered abandoned. Would like to know how he got legal access.
If they have a good roof on it and no windows broke, the house should last more years. It it amazing that people go off and leave a fully furnished home, with antiques, old flags, letters. If the family doesnt want the contents then donate to a museum.
WOW THE FURNITURE HEAD
Board mirrors Greathouse it
@@lindaalford1146 I curious too
So sad to see all of the beautiful antiques just rotting. That piano is gorgeous. So many amazing things.
This is a most impressive house. I've never seen a piano like that one. I like it. That was probably my favorite room. TFS 💚
Loved this video!!! What’s so refreshing is your reactions to this home. Your passion and appreciation of history, old homes and the lives of the people who occupied this beautiful home earned my subscription 😻
Love the Video BigBankz, I would contact the Historical Society for that town and they will try to take possession of they property and preserve it for All Time , Before it gets destroyed
The piece of furniture with the deer on it is called a buffet, my grandmother had one and my sister has it now and it’s still just as beautiful as it was in my grandmothers home.
Also called a sideboard.
Sideboard.
Yes! Thank you for saying that! Lol, I have been saying "banquet", "sideboard", lol...but knew that wasn't quite what I wanted to say. My mother would be so ashamed of me, lol! This some-timers puts me about an hour later than when I need to remember something.🤦♀️
How beautiful! Each room better than the last. It looks like a museum. There is obviously someone taking care of it (things are displayed, there is minimal dust, floors are relatively clean). So many beautiful things in there. Great home & video, and I love your enthusiasm!
You need to get this property protected immediately to prevent vandalism and theft
Thank god you found this house 🏠 and I know you will do right ✅️ by this property.
This is an important piece of history and needs protection .x
This is on a busy road. These CZcamsrs share info amongst each other so they can do multiple videos at once like his friend was doing. He didn't "find" it. Do you think he flies into another state or county and just drives around randomly till he stumbles on an abandoned castle or mansion or closed museum?
That truly is your best explore BB! What an amazing time capsule. I really hope that it doesn’t get vandalized. Even though you said it was condemned, I hope “they” can save all the furniture etc. Great find. Stay safe. God bless you & yours
Re the piano, In the last part of the 18th Century, John Jacob Astor started importing Square Grand Pianos to America from Europe. By the turn of the 19th Century, a handful of makers are recorded as having made some of the first Square Grand Pianos in America.
At the time, they cost $800 or the cost of a house.
Definitely had to be rich to afford one.
Pineapples were a symbol of being welcomed in colonial times. My husband and I used to live in a very old house some years ago and the knocker on the front door was shaped like a pineapple.
That house should be considered an historic landmark. I hope they don't actually tear it down.
It would be awesome if you brought someone with you that knows antiques.
It's really interesting how an old place that's been abandoned for so long isn't full of dust and furry creatures.
The Bible looks like a family Bible and probably has information or even a little family tree.
Anyway, glad I found your channel, keep up the great explanations.
Am amazed at how all the beautiful antiques, chinaware,books and many other wonderful items in the house have been left to basically rot in situ! Family should step up and save and sell all the gorgeous historic treasures, or restore the house,if they can afford it and open it to the public to get some of the money spent on it back. This video will be watched again, like you said all the gorgeous stuff overwhelms you! Thank you for filming it for us.
It's amazing an historical society hasn't attempted to preserve so much rich history represented in that house.
this might belong to such an organization but perhaps covid closed it before the museum could be finished.
A beautiful house, bringing back memories of my Gramps's house in Maine which my Mother and I cleaned out in the 50's. Wide floor boards, vents in the floor and books
Thank you for a great video that brought back so many good memories!
This was a great gem of a house. The history and the talent of the owners are fantastic. My favorite room was the living room by far.I really loved the piano. Thanks for the adventure and can't wait to see the next adventure.
What I found..
The Henry F Miller co. produced high end pianos. This square grand was made between 1888-1889. Unrestored it fetches between $500-$20000. Fully restored up to $35000, which are pretty healthy figures.
The invention of the "upright piano" took the place of this type of piano.
That is a grand piano not an upright...
He didn't even bother to see if it still played or rotted inside. If rotted that is just a fancy piece of furniture and little more.
@@theirmom4723 He didn't say it was an upright.
@@billstill1794 The felts rot, the wooden rods break and the strings rust. The restoration of that would be tens of thousands.
The cabinet is where the value is.
I saw that piano and got ill...LOL...
Magnificent old house. You say it was last occupied in the 70's - seems like it would have been very dated to live there then. Looks like the floors were painted which I think was common at one time. Also with all the furniture against the walls, another thing that would date it and I've seen the beds angled in the corner in other old houses. The kitchen doesn't look like you could be cooking, etc, much from maybe 1930's up to when last occupied. I love all the old books and the old trunks (I have one that was my grandmothers and I slept in her old brass bed til a weld broke several years ago). I have to ask was there no bathroom? I would have to spend a day, maybe 2, just taking it all in. Did you happen to look in the very front of the Bible? In old ones like that there was probably some family history (I had one that was my husbands grandmothers and it had all the family listed in it). Love your enthusiasm!!!! Best one I've seen.
Such a beautiful home should be a museum , I agree, time capsule absolutely gorgeous 😍 ❤️
The picture on the mantle is Will Rogers. Actor/cowboy. Does in 1935. Very cool! What a beautiful home! I've never seen a piano like that in all my years! The silver brush thing in the drawer in the dining room looks like it may be an attachment for an old vacuum cleaner. I wish I was 20 years younger, so I could go to all these places you've been! It looks like you could move right in... Well, almost! Thank you for sharing this beauty! I love it so much!
That old square grand is probably worth a fortune. It is a shame someone can't get it and clean it up and tune it. I am a pianist and kept wanting him to play a note to see if it still works. Of course, temperature changes would make it horribly out of tune and likely mice have eaten away the inside of the piano making it unplayable. I visited an old mansion in the south that is cared for and they have a very rare piano that is worth 2 million dollars! The frame is in excellent condition, but many keys are broken. They would not let me play it. ):
Its horrible
@@lavenderrosehealingmassage7232 That piano needs everything inside replaced due to either moisture or dry rot.
Whoever could take care of it would have to spend many thousands but it is worth the cost to have it.
Awesome! Thank you. It is just like you think you go through a time-mirror and woke up in another century. Amazing!
You are a man of great scruples and a genuine lover and appreciative of the past, can’t you do anything letter writing to historians in various universities. You should be so proud.
I love this house! SO many beautiful antiques! Unfortunately my mom keeps telling me antiques aren't as valuable any more because most younger people(unlike you!) do not find value in them anymore. But there are some beautiful pieces in this house! The piano is gorgeous! The salt and pepper thing is called a cruet set. They kept salt and pepper in it as well as oil and vinegar in the other jars. My mom has had a couple over the years. The tables that fold down like that are called drop leaf tables! Thanks for sharing it with us!
This I think is one of my favorites. How incredibly awesome I can’t believe how well reserved everything is and how beautiful it is
Fantastic find!! You did a great job filming it. I would have loved to look at that old Bible!
What I wouldn't give to look at those old books!
I can tell you for certain that fishing kit is worth thousands and potentially hundreds of thousands. Wooden lures are priceless and that was an entire kit.
Like WOW 😳,that house 🏡 should be on the historic register ❤️🙏🏽🤗🥰🌻
The old wood stove is in the kitchen is just like our antique wood burning kitchen stove. We use it in the iwnter and have it in our brick step down breakfast nook in our old farm house. Love it.
WOW!!!!! What a beautiful time capsule,yes it look's like a museum.It's a shame,all the beautiful old furniture,pictures and other stuff rotting away.Someone should save all the amazing things!! I have never seen a piano like this,it's amazing!!Thank you for the awesome video!Greetings from Germany🙂
I bet that place was magnificent when it was still lived in back then. I love this place. Unbelievable must have been like a palace. Thank you.
Hello fellas, good video as always. I'm an antique buff so here goes...Is the furniture worth millions? No. The square grand could be worth a lot only after an expensive restoration. The deer head buffet is valuable, and the long couch in the main parlor is an American Empire Swans neck piece that is highly collectable. Most of the other pieces are pretty standard for the time and not really that valuable. However in the main parlor it looks like one or two of the painted portraits might be colonial primitive (I can't really tell) and these might really be worth something. To me the most valuable thing is the intact colonial stairway.
Again, I always admire your excitement and zeal.
Thanks!
I love antiques and the history of them
Agree 100% this place needs saving. Should be a museum.
The most incredible house i have ever seen.
The house looks like it was abandoned some time in the 1950s or 60s. Amazing! Love seeing history and the homes of the past, especially 1900s and back!
That bible in the beginning is AMAZING !!!! What a beautiful house
I seen one of these pianos in a ranch house in NV. They were part of my family until divorce came into the picture. Their square piano was a lighter wood, still gorgeous. My daughter has my Mom's 1924 upright piano right here setting next to me I play it too.Not at all as my mother always said she could've been a concert pianist, she being very accomplished in classical pieces, very difficult ones of Chpins'. Now I wished I would've practised, I grew up with a piano teacher right in my house, my dear departed mother. Bless her sweet heart.😢😢😞😞💝💝💖💖😘😘🐑🐑🕊🕊
This was awesome, never seen a building I wanted to see every millimeter of every room. Thank you and happy to be a Patreon 👍
Great video, another property that breaks my heart that there aren't any relatives to claim their belongings. The rugs on the wall I believe are just wall art, I don't believe they were rug makers, a lot of times people would use the rug or macrame as wall art.
Those are hooked rugs done as a hobby for display.
Beautiful, old house ..love your videos...God bless you always and keep you safe.
That piano is .... just wow! Like everything else here.
Hi. I love watching the abandoned homes. The antiques are unreal. I especially love the old oil lamps and the furniture. I collect oil lamps so I really try to check them out in your videos.
Definitely one of the best houses I've seen yet. Also I have my 4 year old hooked on your videos
Beautiful home! They really should turn it into a museum... Thanks for the explore!
Totally agree! I pray someone buys this treasure before it’s damaged beyond repair..
This house looks lived in ; it is so clean. Upstairs the wallpaper is great and the staircase as well!!!
Dude, you find some of the BEST FINDS I've ever seen, this house is amazing, & thank you so much for sharing it with us, really appreciate it! 👍💯
Some of the items in there are heart breakingly beautiful. There seems to be very little natural decay which is nice to see.
I wish you would have had the camera on while going up the stairs! It's like I am going up then myself when you film that. Stairs are my favorite! Thanks for sharing this amazing house with us.
A beautiful house. I love the cool wall paper on the first floor. The living room is my favorite room in the house. Love all the picture's on the walls, the craftsmanship of the piano is beautiful, and the cupboard with the deer head is a beautiful piece. I hope somebody saves all them antiques, they need to be enjoyed by other's, not left to decay.
Love this house! So beautiful
The house is so clean, I dont see any dirt or dust. You should get in touch with the preservation society and they can keep it and turn it into a museum. What a beautiful find.❤❤
Each room is interesting 🤔 and in prestige condition ❤️ I like the living room ❤️ that piano 🎹 and bench with matching chairs and that stove 🌻
Fantastic explore. Wow! I agree this is the best one yet. I also hope it will be saved. It has to be. All those antiques. Must be worth millions together. I was waiting to see if there was a sewing machine and there was. My favorite room is the dining room. It's beautiful. Hi to Josh.
Love the brief introduction. This house is exquisite to say the least! Thank you for taking us along.
Wonderful video guys! I agree, it should be preserved as a piece of Americana, a museum for be fitting.
Always great to watch your videos. Keep missing you. That first pic was of Will Rodgers. He was a most famous actor+ around 1900. What a great place. Thanks for sharing that one.
As a collector and family genealogist, I would love to find the current owners and make an offer to save the contents of that home. Heart breaking! History should be preserved!
Thank you for showing us this beautiful house, gotta be one of the most unbelievable abandoned places I’ve ever seen 😍
Omg my dream collab! I’ve been watching Josh for 8 years! 😊
They have to save these items, they tell a story beyond words!
Did you say the house was over run with cats & condemned? Someone had to clean it out, didn’t they? It is so beautiful!! Thank you for sharing!!
I was thinking the same thing, about how that doesn't seem to look like a house that's been overrun by cats. There would be fecal matter everywhere, as well as damage to the flooring.
I also thought that. It's often commented in your videos when something smells like urine or rot, animals, etc...
If a home such as this were condemned for cats, there is no way anything could escape the scent. Even if you professionally steam treated, you would still have that scent. And those precious items would not survive such harsh cleaning. Or from my experience with my cats, once you know, you KNOW. So, I think surely there must be some confusion. It would be a travesty as well in this case especially.
My favorite parts of these old houses are the kitchen and bathrooms... So cool!
What bathrooms? I didn't see any.
@@Bluerose888 I didn't either,,,
First, I am so glad you appreciate the contents of homes like this and film things respectfully.
Holy cow! This place is a museum. I recognized some old china patterns, some depression glass, a spindle bed, a kitchen\Hoosier cabinet, and other items. The square grand piano, the old flag, and the sideboard with the deer head and marble top were amazing. The family Bible was, too. Usually on the first few pages in the Bible were pages to record births, weddings, and deaths. That would have given you information on the family members. My brother has my grandfather's with entries dating back to 1900.
Thank you so much for these videos. They are small history lessons and I am really enjoying them.
Someone must have been looking after this home since the 1970's, because it is not as decayed as one might expect for over 50 years without any occupants. It is worth trying to trace any family members who might be interested in turning it into a museum.
I e watched lots of videos like this.but NEVER seen one this well taken care of and the piano and mantle with the deer was my favorite.great job
I’m in awe of the beautiful handmade furniture in this abandoned home. The antiques, the paintings, etc are amazing for sure. Does anyone know why this home was abandoned?
By the way - my favorite abandoned video of all time.
So amazing!
So glad it hasn't been vandalized by idiots.
In love with this place.
Many thanks, that was the most amazing house I have ever seen. I just hope all those things can be saved .
This house is mind blowing, the most amazing (abondened) house I ever saw from the inside..Speechless and unbelievable catch of a glance in history..🙏🙏Please let this be preserved .. I hope and prey for this place to be saved!
I can't believe this amazing antique has been abandoned and left opened like that! So worth saving!
What a phenomenal find. Thanks for sharing. I recognize some of the things from my grandparents home.
THE entire family must be gone, including ALL the ancestors. I can't see ALL those antique's just sitting there rotting away.🤷🏽 this is so awesome amazing ‼️thank you for doing this one 👍🏽❤️
Loved it. Thank you so much. A family on a time capsule. Wow!
hi Bigbankz good to see you back hope you be safe out there 🙏🙏 hope to see more videos that is a lot of old furniture in the house I like it ❤️ you guys
Really beautiful house. Looks super comfy horrible it's not being lived in. Love the beautiful antiques. So happy to see this video
Oh my goodness!!! That is an amazing place!!! I would love to have it!!!
Watching from Newcastle U.K..... all of that beautiful furniture, absolute sacrilege. I would love to have this home, I wouldn’t change a thing. Thanks for the upload guys 👍
WOW !!!
THIS IS TRULY THE MOST AMAZING OLD PLACE I HAVE EVER SEEN !!!
YOUR ABSOLUTELY RIGHT THIS PLACE SHOULD BE ON A HISTORICAL REGISTRY !!!
I'M SO BLOWN AWAY THAT THIS PLACE HASN'T BEEN LOOTED AND VANDALIZED !!!