@Unknown Reflection I always think of the ancient trees that were sacrificed for these old structures that could stand for another 200+years. No more of those trees exists now. There is an old oak tree where I'm from that is older than the founding of this country by immigrants...she had seen a more beautiful time. Her native humans cherished her as all the others. Why can't we?
Same here. I hope to save one. I have my eye on one, a small farmhouse that's been abandoned 30 years. Roof held up and it's in great shape. Buried in trees and barely visible
That’s the Lloyd farmhouse property in my area. Just look up information on Lloyd farm in Caln township. The developer has plans to tear it down and put up single family houses and townhouses. People around here are very very upset and angry about this. Thank you for taking us inside. It’s fenced off with no access now.
When you have two staircases in houses of that era it indicates they had full-time staff living in the house. Servants, as they were called in that day, were not allowed to use the formal staircase. Today's mansions and upper middle-class homes of good size have the same, for the "household staff". The area off the main kitchen that you thought was a second kitchen, if it has a large, deep sink it's a Scullery. If it's a room with a normal or small sink and many drawers and, usually, glassed cupboards like this one, it's a Butler's pantry (in very large homes there can be both), where the food was prepped before being formally served in the dining room. It's also where the fine china and serving dishes are stored. Sometimes the sterling silver would be stored there under lock and key, but usually it was under lock and key in the dining room itself in the main sideboard. Sometimes, in really elegant homes of that era there is another room next to the Butler's pantry called the Buttery which is where the liquors were stored (not the wines, they'd be in the cellar) and the glassware for such. Again, in mansions and very large homes there would be all three. The "pass through" (small door that lifted up), when there is one, is usually situated between the kitchen and the Butler's pantry. In a house the size of this one, I'm surprised you didn't find a dumbwaiter for sending the breakfast trays up to the bedrooms from the Butler's pantry. That was quite a house in its day. Multiple chimneys was a visible sign of wealth for all to see. Only the very well-to-do could afford to have numerous fireplaces. I think the beautiful stone build that you thought was a barn may be the original 1770's house with auxiliary buildings, i.e. kitchen, servants quarters, etc. So sad that it's all going to be demolished. Great find, thanks for taking us on the tour!
Wow! So interesting! Thank you for sharing all of this info 😊 I have yet to watch the video, cuz your comment had so much information, I wanted to watch with the knowledge, that you've provided. Thanks again! Can I ask how you know all of this? Sincerely, Christina
@@animallovefest143 You're welcome, Christina. I'm glad you enjoyed the information. I grew up in homes of this kind, was born in a different generation, and also am a historian by nature. As a result, on all counts, I have knowledge that isn't mainstream today. That being said, we also had central heat. Before the advent of heating systems, the number of fireplaces was a big statement of wealth and it was flaunted in the oftentimes elaborate design of the chimneys. So there are a few more tidbits for you. :-) Thank you for your kind reply.
My guess: The original 1700 house was a farm. Then when the tuberculosis epidemic began sanatoriums (sanitariums) began opening - hence the add on with multiple rooms and multiple bathrooms with claw foot tubs. Water was considered to have healing powers (or at least sold that idea to desperate ill people), hence the beautiful fountain. Sanitary / good hygiene was very important (again the multiple bathrooms), but also may explain the small sink before exiting the basement. (Who knows, they could have had a temp morgue down there. As again it was a killer disease.) When an antibiotic was discovered for TB many sanatoriums either closed, or were converted into hospitals or mental facilities. As mentioned here (if I remember right) a hospital briefly occupied it. That "second kitchen" kind of looked like it was set up as a nurses station, and a way to announce meds, and a pass through to dispense them. Again, I'm just guessing. It would take a hell of a lot to save this place. And sadly not worth it. Just look at that one bathroom with (I'm assuming) lead paint chips hanging!
Wonderful video. Great job. Just so sad. But yes,you are preserving history. My husband and I are currently restoring a 1775 stone farm house in Virginia that is way worse off than this beauty. I just don’t understand how people can let this place go. So much potential and completely restorable. Just a shame. Thank you for keeping it alive.
Believe the archdiocese of Philadelphia was mentioned early in video if they own it still they will sell the land and destroy the house and grounds need the money for all the lawsuits against the priests. So preserving it would be out of the question sad
To think of this being torn down to build ugly new houses makes me so sad. A lot of it is still in really good shape! Whoever burned the other house should be ashamed. LOVE old places.The fountain was really intriguing. Thank You! :)
Tracey Trotter I agree it is sad on the one hand, on the other we need housing. Affordable houses to be sure. I wonder what ultimately comes of this property.
I am so happy that there are explorers like you that documents these old houses and places to remember before they get so fare gone or get destroyed it's so awesome to see you going through them I love to see how the old houses are from back in the days to the ones they build today for me I prefer the old homes so much more beautiful than now days ☺️
Everytime I hear them say it's been sold to developers, I cringe. Why doesn't the historical society step in? (Don't bother answering that! I know the answer already. $$$$$$$$$). Yes. It's VERY sad. This and the previous video will be one of the few memories of these beautiful homes.
My family lived in the Lloyd's Farmhouse (Valley Brook Farm) from 1970 to about 1975. Marianne Louise Lloyd was the youngest and last of the Lloyd family. She never married and had no children. She was our landlord. The rent was $100.00 a month (incredible I know). In exchange for the cheap rent, she only asked that we cut the grass and be a human presence there so the house wouldn't be vacant. She was happy to have a family living in the house and taking care of it. Many incredible memories living in such a cool house with our family of 8. Watching your video my sister and I were screaming "That's my bedroom!!" That was the first time in our lives we lived in a house where six kids could each have a bedroom of their own. Living there was a little scary at first, but after a while, my oldest sister and I got brave enough to move down the hall on our own. Makes me happy to know that our family has a place in the history of Valley Brook Farm. Makes me sad to see it in such shape now. Thanks for making your video.
Both My Mother & Fathers Homes That I Grew Up In And That Are Still Standing In Minnesota Have PUSH BUTTON SWITCHES... My Father's house is a 4 Story 140 yrs Old Now.. Growing Up MY HOUSE KEYS TO GET IN WERE ALL SKELETON KEYS I ACTUALLY STILL HAVE THEM... My parents after years of renovations put in deadbolts in the late 80s.. Skeleton keys open all SKELETON locks theres only a few types and bingo your inside a place... I Love A Homes History.. Ghost Spirits & All.. Im A Shamana Seer So I Can Even Feel The Energy Just By Watching.. This House Is IMMACULATE IN STRUCTURE .. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PLACE Even in its old days.. JUST IMAGINE IT... WOW!!!!!!
I'm getting to the point that your exploration videos are the only ones I watch because you give so much information on the places and I learn so much. Like what old light switches looked like. Fire grenades etc. I watch a video and come back and watch again. Thumbs up. ❤
Wealthy people built this home based on the basement brick floors. Lesser expensive homes had gravel or packed dirt floors. The lavish staircase was used only by the family and their guests, except for cleaning times. the smaller plain staircase was for servants use. The room that appears to be a prep area was actually the butler's closet where inventories were kept and reordered. The family would also be served from this area. It usually was adjacent to the dining room with the kitchen on the other side to eliminate the preparation noise from the formal dining room.
When I was in 5th grade we lived in large house with those button switches . The formal receiving room (where you would entertain guests) had glass French doors inclosing the entry. It was a lovely old home.
Love the tub. I would so love to have that property. The doors and stair case are amazing. It is a shame that it will disappear into modernization. If I owned it I would preserve all the rock work, This is an amazing property. Would love to see the house remodeled, and apartment like set up, but with w twist. Lets move in homeless families and singles, they can help with the work, and the land can provide food. It would be a great place to get beck on their feet and support the land and feed the people. LOVED THIS VIDEO, WISH i COULD WIN THE LOTTERY. Have so many ideas ...
Such a shame to see a dwelling with what appears to have good bones bite the dust! I lived in a home built in 1912 with a claw- foot tub, push button light switches, beautiful unpainted wood with crown molding throughout, it was so solidly built...If the current owners ever sell I will buy that sucker in a heartbeat(I was a teenager when we lived there) you just do not see such craftsmanship and pride in newer buildings. I love your explorations, keep them coming please! Thank you for documenting such gorgeous structures!
Hi, first off i want you to know i enjoyed your video. Nice job. I also enjoyed reading other people's comments. I own a home that was built in 1880 by someone with money. My husband and I bought it 51 years ago from the ariganal owner's 2 sons. When we moved into our home we had 4 children and 4 years later we had a fifth child. Over the years we put lots of money into upgrading the home. We put a new roof on the house, not just shingles, had the whole roof rebuilt. We put sewers in, had had septic tanks. Had a new driveway put in, there was no driveway at all when we bought the house. We upgraded the electrical from fuses to circuit breaker's. I didn't mention that the house is a two family duplex, so the next items i mention we put 2 of everything, one on each side of the house. Brand new oil drums, hot water heaters and furnaces in. We painted the house a couple of times, the last time just a couple of years ago and at the time we did some outside repairs on the two front porches, there is also 2 back porches and we put brand new coming nation storm and screen windows on most of the windows on the house plus 2 brand new combination storm doors. 3 years ago i paid to have some trees cut down in my big back yard. There is other stuff also, a bit of this and that, and work on the inside of the house. Now we were doing all of this on one paycheck, i was a stay at home mom. That's the way it was years ago. Yes we did rent one side of the house out for a couple of years, but i didn't charge much for rent, they were families with children. I haven't rented the apartment out in years, my choice. I use the whole house myself. The house is 3 floors high in front of the house and 4 floors high in the back, this is because i have a big full stand up attic and a walk out cellar in the back of the house. There is 12 rooms in the house, 2 bath rooms and 6 rooms in the cellar. The rooms in the cellar all have cement floors, which is amazing cause most homes being built back in that time have dirt cellars. All the rooms in the cellar are separated with brick walls. The walls in the rooms in the house are plastered walls with horse hair in the plaster, yup that is what they did years ago and there's wood slates behind the plaster. The wood was a good installation back in those days, there is no installation in the walls like we have today in newer homes. The rooms in the main part of the house are 10 feet high and they are big rooms. All the rooms have big long windows, like they said it lets the sun light in. None of the bedrooms have built-in closets, but there is 3 chiffaboards one in each of 3 of the bedrooms and there is 6 bedrooms in all. ( Chiffaboards are big wood closets with doors on them and they are on small wheels, like casters, so you can move them to which ever side of the room you want to, pretty cool. The only rooms with closets are on the main floor. One in each of the 2 kitchens and the 2 livingrooms. Both kitchens have pantries. All the wood in the house is mahogany, but most of the wood has been painted white, it all was already white when we bought the house. The house was already 88 years-old when we bought it. We have a big back yard, then there is a brook and after the brook we have some woods, but it is 2 separate piece of property. We have 3 acres of land in all. Being the house is 139 years old you would've thought there would be stone walls, but there is not. I wish there were, i love stone walls. That and a bridge going over the brook from the yard into the woods are 2 things i wanted to do, but never did, not yet anyways. Lol. Well i guess I got kind of winded so to speak, but being a lot of you's seem to like old homes like i do, i thought perhaps you wouldn't mind reading what i have texted. I gave some history as how things were way back then. Just a final note. My husband passed away 14 years ago, our 5 children all are married and have children and some with grandchildren and homes of their own. I haven't remarried nor will i ever, i haven't even dated nor will i ever. My husband was my true and only love. I still wear my wedding rings. :) But with that said this house is way to big for me, i keep saying to myself that i am going to sell it and buy myself a smaller home and a one floor job, but i keep on staying here cause it will be hard for me to sell cause this is where i live with my beloved husband and we raised our children and when he passed we already had 9 grandchildren, now there is 10 and one great grandchild, now there is 7. This is where we and now i have made all my memories. To hard to let go. I know i can make new memories else where, but my honey wouldn't be there to make those new memories with me. :) Besides i love this nice big older home and a new smaller home wouldn't be built anything like this older home. Oh well, will see. I know my children wish i would sell it. Oh, one more thing i forgot to mention. All the wood floors are the wide floor boards, nice. Hope whom ever takes the time to read all this i hope you enjoy it and thank you all very much. Bye!!! Sorry, the 2 bathrooms have bath tubs with claw feet and the 2 kitchens have big kitchens sinks with the drain board built on them, you know, all white one piece. Also the doorway going from the livingroom's into the dinningroom's are wide open doorways and the big long windows all of them have out and inside windowsills. Some of the rooms, especially the living and dinning room's have a boarder going all around the room up on the edge of the ceiling. The 2 kitchens and 2 bathrooms have tongue and groove wood panel on the bottom half of the room's with chair rails. One bathroom also has a shower with the tub. My house is also in an historic area. It is on the national register, so if i were to sell it the new owner can't tear it down or change the outside of the house without permission. More older homes should be considered a historic home and than some one wouldn't be able to tare it down or destroy it.
Thank you for that. It must be a great comfort to know that your wonderful house will not be torn down but will always be preserved and cherished. I think you should stay where you are - you took good care of your home and it will take care of you now, don't worry about the size of it that doesn't matter (long as you can pay your property tax that is). Perhaps you could gift it to one of your offspring who loves the house so that it could stay in the family.
You are very welcome!!! Thank's to you for taking the time to read my long comment. Yes, paying the taxes are my biggest concern which i have been able to do so far. Have to say the oil to heat the house is outrageous, i'm going to have to learn to keep the house a little cooler in the winter, i dislike the cold. :) Most of my children do think i should sell it, but i do have one daughter that i know would love it. Not sure she would be able to keep it up and pay the taxes. I don't want the state to get it, i rather sell it first. Lol. I am staying here for now. If the time comes and i feel it is to much for me or i can't pay the taxes anymore, i will sell. I am only in my 70's and i am a young 70's person. I still drive and get out and go places and take care of myself. I have good health. My family on my mom's side all lived into their 90's and one great aunt lived to be 105. I told my children i want to live at lease to 106 so i can beat my great aunt's age. Lol. Well again thank's for your reply. I am looking forward to seeing some more of the house's you explore. Enjoy!!!
Thank you for sharing. Made my heart glad and sad. Would be awesome if it could stay in your family. As I get older, the past and our own family history means more. Bless you.
I'm sure other people have mentioned this but a lot of the windows are large for light, the window in the stairwell was for light in the stairwell during the day. When the house was built it may have had gas light or nothing. And with the house being built in 1757 the less decorated stairs were servants stairs and that's why rooms had multiple doors, the servants came in from different doors. Also something that people don't talk about is that there wasn't closets in home of a certain age , they were built with passageways for servants. Later the passageways would be walked up and turned into closets. This house was built by somewhat wealthy people in the beginning. Great video !!!!
Didn't the slaves, except for maybe a very few special ones like a valet who wore fancy clothes, have slave quarters, actual little houses, quite a bit further from the "big house"? I can't recall ever seeing where the slaves slept in the same house, much less directly above, the owners of the house. I think this house was perhaps more European where the wealthy had servants quarters but they were not slaves as you speak of (think of the TV show Upstairs Downstairs for instance.) The third floor here, where the doors look like barn doors, had its own back stair case, and was where the servants roomed. If this place had slaves you would expect to find their quarters somewhere on the property if they haven't been destroyed.
The 'double bell system mentioned at 9:22 could be the old servants call system. The second less ornate stairway suggests the way the servants would get around, not to be seen by the guests.
Developers develop because of demand for housing and shops. If you don’t like it don’t shop and don’t use any modern services. Better yet, learn about the development industry.
@@michreynar6451 That's not necessarily true. Sorry to say. And there is no need to be rude, we are all adults, obviously having the same interest, and sharing our thoughts.
I just stumbled across this video and looked into the history a little. It is older than our country. It was "an unofficial stop on the Underground Railroad". The new owner has a permit to demolish as of July 2020. Thank you for a beautiful tour. Sad ending.
I think that room you thought might be a prep kitchen was a butler's pantry. Butler's pantries are usually located in transitional spaces between kitchens and dining rooms, and used as staging areas for serving meals. They commonly contain countertops, and storage for candles, serving pieces, table linens, tableware, wine, and other dining room articles. Some had small ice boxes wine coolers and dumbwaiters. A dumbwaiter is a small freight elevator or lift intended to carry objects rather than people. Dumbwaiters found within modern structures, including both commercial, public and private buildings, are often connected between multiple floors to transport meals and dirty dishes to reduce the trips up and down the stairs and meals were delivered by the upstairs maid or butler. Some even took laundry to the basement and back up after washing. A few perks for being wealthy, breakfast in bed and never having to do the dishes or your own laundry. Thanks for the great videos and a peek into the past.
I WOULD LOVE TO BUY & REDO AND RENOVATE THE ENTIRE HOME ... WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PLACE.. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE WHEN IT WAS 1ST B DESIGNED & BUILT.. THE HISTORY ALONE INTRIGUES ME OF ENVISIONING THE PPL LIVING IN SUCH.. AND THE SPIRITS THAT NOW OWN THE SPACE.. WOW!!!!! ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
It's people like you that help to keep the memories of places like this alive and well. To be able to see how people once lived way before technology and the way of life is these days. It's shame it will be torn down but at least thanks to you, it will never be forgotten. That's some amazing construction only to be replaced with the cheap new cookie cutter contraction of today. Hopefully someone can purchase some of the items inside to repurpose in other construction projects.
I love seeing the hand layer rock walls for the outer buildings! I loved the beautiful doors inside the main house with the claw foot bathtubs and arched walk through. I owned a home that the builder (1930) built, lived in and only two other short time owners! The heavy molded walls and large archways to the stairs and dinning room. Thank you for always respecting these old abandoned treasures!!!!
Thank you for sharing your videos and preserving our history. This place just takes your breath away with it's amazing stonework. I enjoy visiting places like this. In the silence I can almost hear the voices that were once there....love this for so many reasons.
This is one of the most fascinating abandoned houses I've ever seen. It's absolutely incredible! All of the doors leading to closets or crawl spaces with other little doors leading to even more crawl spaces is so cool but a little creepy at the same time. Can you imagine how fun hide and seek would be in that place? Given the date this place was built, it might have some pretty dark history. I'm sure it's got tons of stories to tell, if only it could talk... Thank you so much, this is really an incredible find and so glad that you shared this😊
Really love the historical information that you share as part of your videos. I'm not a huge history buff, but I find it very interesting. I'd also like to say it's refreshing to have the feeling of having a running conversation with you rather than being talked too. You also move at a fairly even and good pace. Some others give me vertigo they spin around and move so quickly that you hardly get to see anything. Keep up the great work! Love it!!
I am glad I stumbled on this I will try and mark it again so I can find it to show my sister she used to buy and fix old places to like Nicole does . in all the Covid 19 going around you wonder what will survive.
Why oh why can't I have won the powerball so I could buy this place and the land and restore it? Can you imagine what a wonderful place that would be to love today and raise a nice big family, with grandma and grandpa living there too? Would be an amazing bed and breakfast/working farm, quiet retreat for ppl like me who need to not be surrounded by all of the tech and noise of society today.
Just wanted to Thank you for your time and touring through the house, My grandma had sinks and a tub like those,it brought back memories of her.I enjoyed the tour, I hope the house can be fixed up for someone else.
That stonework outside is incredibly beautiful just the way it is! Thank you for preserving these sights for us to relive them after the buildings are demolished.
Loved the cabinets in the butlers pantry and the cabinets in the linen closet. The stairs and fireplaces are beautiful. I am amazed all those claw foot tubes are still there. Wow those stones left from the barn is awesome!
Hi. At 7:34, that is a seriously cool room, with the angles, fireplace and mantle, and the windows. Amazing!! So far, it’s my favorite room too. The wood is amazing, and wood work too. Absolutely amazing. Makes me sick that some developer wants to jam in townhouses on this historic property. If they keep it up there, the state will be like here in So. Cal., a concrete, wall to wall jungle, with so much traffic, that simple, 20 trips by car, will take more like an hour. Bumper to bumper. It’s really congested here, with constant traffic accidents.
I always picture the way people were dressed back then, the way they talked and the values of hard work and family. People had to have worked hard together to build that stone work, I mean it’s jusr incredible. I know people have lived in this place recently my minds eye goes back to when it as first built. Thanks so much for all you do and allowing us to come along with you on these amazing adventures !!!
Thank you, Elizabeth! I use my push button switch everyday and it works perfectly. I researched my light sockets which have a name that turns out to be the first ever made but there was no name or label for the button switch. It's so nice to get some unexpected historical background on them.
Good information. Makes me think even more that the burnt out stone house and stone barn were the original dwellings on the property. If the farm house originates from at least 1884, then who knows how old the stone buildings are. Amazing history.
Hey Jess those photos you took were awesome. Especially the first one. Loved the way the light shined in. Thank you folks for the tour. Enjoyed it. Thumbs ☝ up.
Thank you for sharing and taking your time ...all these homes were precious at one time..hold a lot of memories...thanks for allowing us to walk inside them....
The ruins are awesome! Love the stonework. My guess is that the barn was for dairy cows, with a double row of milking stanchions facing each other with the feeding area in the middle. The second stone structure was most likely a house - that layout of windows wouldn’t have been used in a barn, and the stonework is too fancy. It would have been a very cool house. Thanks for your effort in taking us here!
Great video! I live in southeastern, Pa and they are building this area up so much! I moved here 46 years ago and it has totally changed! So sad! We're taking away the woods where the deer and other animals live! All so the rich can get richer!
Best location ever to happen upon!! Thanks again for sharing! Really, ,really appreciate seeing all of these cool time capsule places!! Before I became disabled, I too was an urban explorer ( started some 55 years ago)..Unfortunately I have not been able since 1997 to explore, so what you do brings me great pleasure, next best thing to being there in person. Thanks again!! 😊
Absolutely beautiful home and property! What a great video! The people that allowed that home to decay like that should be ashamed of themselves and so should the developer!! I wish I could afford it I'd buy the property and restore it to it's former glory. Thank you for sharing.
Reminds me of my grandparents home. They were farmers and live thru the dust bowl times.when they passed my uncle took over and finally built a new house and dug a big pit and threw the old house in and set it on fire. I love you going farm houses.
What an amazing house. I think it is ironic how people remodeled homes to get rid of clawfoot tubs and now they are in big demand. I love this house and can only imagine the stories those walls could tell. I'm glad no one painted the cabinets and woodwork.
I loved the old doors in this house. I have been in construction over half my life. And, have renovated a lot of old houses. I'm very happy I found your channel. This is great.
That place has very impressive stone work . I saw several scenes from the past, in residual form. That's memories left by life force energy. Stone is a magnet for the energy we give off, and it definitely stored some this time. I saw cows, and a chicken in one pan, and I saw a woman dressed like a servant carrying a pail on a set of stairs. The equipment I saw looked green, and yellow. I didn't see any ghosts, but there probably are some. I only saw the flashes that the building was showing. I know, I sound weird. Anyway, there was a fireplace in there that had some sort of steps on either side. I don't think they were for sitting on, but then, they very well could be. Maybe they are for setting logs on. I could use that right about now. We just got a load of unseasoned wood, and that could dry it out. What a great place. Very time capsule like, with all the different styles in the different parts of the place. Thanks for helping all of us that can't afford to travel, and/or can't find time to get out there and explore see these things.
Very good reading of the "energy", WAL. "Steps on either side" inside a fireplace usually indicates a cooking fireplace. Pots and pans could be put on the steps, a metal bar along the side would hold utensils, and a "pot crane" would hang from the side or top for the cooking pot (in less well-to-do homes it would be a standing tripod). Firewood was kept in an alcove to the side of the fireplace and sometimes there would be a bread oven next to the fireplace (a small alcove like a pizza oven, the "gape" or hole was fitted with a thick piece of wet wood to 'stop the gape' and turn it into what we now call an oven - that became the origin of the term 'stopgap').
What a beauty! Loved loved loved this video. I also feel 100% in agreement with other viewers that it’s a shame that everything will be destroyed. The craftsmanship in this place can’t be replaced... they just don’t make it like they did back then
Beautiful....the wooden floors are stunning, the fixtures and fittings, the solid doors wow. I could cry that its all going to waste I would love to own it, so sad.
Beautiful architecture.....archs ....round windows ... neat fireplaces ....cool staircases. So many build ins. An excellent find. Sad it's going. Good that you documented it. 👍
That is a huge linen closet. The floors are gorgeous. I see all that peeling paint makes me want to go in and start scraping!!! I would hate to see the heating bill for that place. I love the built in drawers. If it was sold to a developer you can be sure that house won't be standing for long. Sad. They don't build houses like that anymore. Carpenters took pride in their work so did stone masons. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PRESERVING HISTORY.
I can only imagine if this place was restored how beautiful it would be. I would love to own this place. All my kids and grand kids would have a beautiful place to live plenty of room. You wouldn't be on top of each other. There is privacy with so many floors and rooms. I love old places like this. I love history. Thank u for sharing....
I really enjoyed the stone work in the out buildings. Whether they were homes or barns they were built with time and talent. Things you rarely see in this age. Thanks for taking the time to highlight them.
EARTH ANGEL😇This awesomely beautiful home was some wealthy businessman’s dream come true! Many original features ; stately fireplaces, floors,windows,doors,crown molding, cabinets and transom window!Home possibly used for the underground RR, and back stairs for servants. A maze of rooms!😳 Secret rooms & secrets hidden under fireplace mantles!!😯 Any Wells? Cellar fireplace used to push heat up to 1st floor. SO very sad 😢 to know that this awesome piece of our American history will soon come to die.😪 Wonderful video! 🥀👍😎😍👍
JPVideos hello! I really don't know how that happened or why it even showed up! LOL as I say we are not computer savvy!! And I did have to get a new small computer as the one I was using went on the blink! Thank you for responding that was a great video yesterday!
Great video. I just discovered your work and it's incredibly well done. I didnt find the others distracting, but understand you being gracious and playing the role of their guest on the tour. Very well done.
The room you went into with all the wooden beams and built in's is the dining room -- the the pantry you thought was a second kitchen-- is not a kitchen it's call a Butler's Pantry where the plates and other items are stored for the dining room also it's where the food gets plated to sever -- The second set of stair case is call the servant stairs -- they were never allowed to use the front stair case it's properly the 3rd floor was where the servants slept.
As a kid, we lived in a very similar old farmhouse. The bathroom had an identical little crawl space door. We used to play in there until we sensed a weird “other presence” and heard giggling and clapping from the dark corners. Never saw anything but after coming out screaming bloody murder several times, Mama wouldn’t let us play in there anymore.
Some of these houses remind me of New England where I grew up. 1700-1900 century houses turned into apt buildings and they keep alot of the original designs also door knobs real wood etc. Love it
The house I grew up in had a room like that for all the glassware and other essentials needed for fine service of the era. It was called the Butler's Pantry. It had all the needed items to set a fine table and all other items used by the butler in service to the house.
I loved the tour it was awesome, that place was so beautiful I bet in its hay Day. I was amazed at the stone work so beautiful. I like the way you tell everything it like you are talking just to me .Great job!
26:45 Could've also been a lightening strike. My family had an older barn that sat on our farm that was struck one dry summer evening. Went up in smoke pretty quickly. I can't help imagining what this home looked like in its Glory days! So beautiful. The architecture from that period in time was so elegant. Loved the video!
Another great find ! I adore old homes ! I live in Southern PA : ) In my house I have so many of these fixtures .... bear claw tubs (2) an old porcelain sink , back stairway from the kitchen. It bums me out when I see these old home in such sad shape.
Getting a real "People under the Stairs" vibe, I love it! and also the yellow bathroom theme , The Secret Garden feel outside! and the ruins, nice find! your shots are very cinematic and you bring life back into these places.
@@JPVideos81 lol yeah, and mystery solved about the Wonderworks museum, it was another video I saw a while ago. sorry for the confusion. weird though you guys did a video about it too, guess its popular. keep putting out awesome vids, thank you and take care :)
I have ALWAYS wanted to go exploring old abandoned houses!! When I was a teenager we used to go to explore the "haunted house" outside of town. You could tell some kids or addicts had vandalized the place but I lived that old house! I pictured it all fixed up with a family inside. Cops told us they were going to use it as target practice so explorenwhole we still could, be careful, and don't tear it up. (Add to the destruction) You guys are living my dream!
Thanks so much for your videos, so different than other explorers , you tell us every little detail and I love that, my favourite thing in any videos is the main kitchens, keep up the great work !
I love all of your videos. It boggles the mind when you think of the value of some of these estates- just left to nature. Very sad.Thank you for giving them respect by sharing
Absolutely beautiful property. The stonework, arched windows and doorways are gorgeous. And the barns and other structure magnificent. Some poor farmer is turning in his grave. Such a shame, townhouses, no less! Why can't people just buy properties like this and try to restore them to their former glory? I'm sure it would cost a mint though.. Sad. Where I'm from, MA, usually the stairs that lead down to the kitchen are called 'Breakfast Stairs' because they do lead right to the kitchen. I love these older homes, they utilized every place they could. Kneewalls, little 'Nooks and Crannies' everywhere. We rented an old farmhouse years ago and it was awesome! My daughter's room had a huge closet, door was made of clapboard. There was room enough in there for her to put her little table and chairs and play or do her homework. She was only around 5 yrs old and she loved it. Every bedroom had a fireplace.. they were all closed off but they left the mantles on. We had a fireplace in the living room that held a wood burning stove (bummer) another fireplace was in the kitchen. It was huge all brick from floor to ceiling with shelves on either side of the open fireplace. I used to BBQ in there in the Winter. .. We also had a deep claw foot tub and had a shower installed in it. I could literally soak from the bottom to above my shoulders. There was also a huge walk in Pantry with all kinds of storage, shelves, etc. (I'm still trying to get used to not buying too many canned goods.. 24 yrs later lol). The landlady had an appraiser come in and he told me the house was built in the 1800's. I love it when you do the old farmhouses and other old homes, they just don't make them like that anymore. Thanks again! Another great find.
Nope this house was built for slaves to work for the wealthy owners that's why it has the different staircases and slave quarters they weren't to be seen so they use a different staircase from the owners and guests and had different kitchens for them to work in and the two different doors was probably added later for the hospital during the the tuberculosis epidemic and other illnesses.
When the Dutch and Swedes established colonies in the Delaware Valley of what is now Pennsylvania, in North America, they quickly imported African slaves for workers; the Dutch also transported them south from their colony of New Netherland. Slavery was documented in this area as early as 1639.[1]William Penn and the colonists who settled Pennsylvania tolerated slavery, but the English Quakers and later German immigrants were among the first to speak out against it. Many colonial Methodists and Baptists also opposed it on religious grounds. During the Great Awakening of the late 18th century, their preachers urged slaveholders to free their slaves. High British tariffs in the 18th century discouraged the importation of additional slaves, and encouraged the use of white indentured servants and free labor. During the American Revolutionary War, Pennsylvania passed the Gradual Abolition Act (1780), the first such law in the new United States. Pennsylvania's law established as free those children born to slave mothers after that date. They had to serve lengthy periods of indentured servitude until age 28 before becoming fully free as adults. Emancipation proceeded and, by 1810 there were fewer than 1,000 slaves in the Commonwealth. None appeared in records after 1847.
My 2 aunts had homes that had maids quarters upstairs in the center of the house. That room had a door to every other room so the servants could do their job well. Had its own bathroom and it's own stair case that lead to the kitchen. You'd never know that stair case was there. We'll hidden in the wall between the kitchen and dining room. 1 of my aunts houses had a huge landing at the stop of the stair case. Beautiful houses yet today. I used to go in every old house I seen. Love it! Thank you for the wonderful videos!
Wow, Words can not express. Its beautiful 💕 love the stone. Sad a developer will take it down. Very upsetting. The home can be saved. I'm surprised the historic society did'nt step in to save it Its ashame. Another great find 👍☺
@@violetdivinespiritualreadi1824 pile of crap? I don't think so. These homes are built to stand the test of time. You obviously have no idea how many homes just like this one have been saved and restored. Back then they built these home with the best materials and skills. Homes like this will still be standing YEARS AFTER the homes built today have been razed.
Damn that place was awesome. Im really glad that you were able to film and document that place before it gets torn down. Also its good to see an old place untouched by vandals. The only graffiti that i seen was on the outside of the place which is rare with these abandoned locations. Good video jp
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It literally hurts my soul when I see beautiful old homes go to ruin.
Unknown Reflection You are so absolutely correct and I so agree with you on all points.
It hurts mine too. That was a really neat place.
@Unknown Reflection I always think of the ancient trees that were sacrificed for these old structures that could stand for another 200+years. No more of those trees exists now. There is an old oak tree where I'm from that is older than the founding of this country by immigrants...she had seen a more beautiful time. Her native humans cherished her as all the others. Why can't we?
Same here. I hope to save one. I have my eye on one, a small farmhouse that's been abandoned 30 years. Roof held up and it's in great shape. Buried in trees and barely visible
Heartbreaking. Life was lived in that house.
That’s the Lloyd farmhouse property in my area. Just look up information on Lloyd farm in Caln township. The developer has plans to tear it down and put up single family houses and townhouses. People around here are very very upset and angry about this. Thank you for taking us inside. It’s fenced off with no access now.
Colleen, is that Pennsylvania bluestone?
Judy Bunnell I’m;b the game
What a shame! That home could be restored! Great bones!
Colleen Marie think the owners would allow the old doors and trim to be removed before demolition begins? Love to have those doors
Sorry to hear it's being torn 😞 down. I agree with the town. I really enjoyed the history. Thank you 😊
When you have two staircases in houses of that era it indicates they had full-time staff living in the house. Servants, as they were called in that day, were not allowed to use the formal staircase. Today's mansions and upper middle-class homes of good size have the same, for the "household staff".
The area off the main kitchen that you thought was a second kitchen, if it has a large, deep sink it's a Scullery. If it's a room with a normal or small sink and many drawers and, usually, glassed cupboards like this one, it's a Butler's pantry (in very large homes there can be both), where the food was prepped before being formally served in the dining room. It's also where the fine china and serving dishes are stored. Sometimes the sterling silver would be stored there under lock and key, but usually it was under lock and key in the dining room itself in the main sideboard. Sometimes, in really elegant homes of that era there is another room next to the Butler's pantry called the Buttery which is where the liquors were stored (not the wines, they'd be in the cellar) and the glassware for such. Again, in mansions and very large homes there would be all three.
The "pass through" (small door that lifted up), when there is one, is usually situated between the kitchen and the Butler's pantry. In a house the size of this one, I'm surprised you didn't find a dumbwaiter for sending the breakfast trays up to the bedrooms from the Butler's pantry.
That was quite a house in its day. Multiple chimneys was a visible sign of wealth for all to see. Only the very well-to-do could afford to have numerous fireplaces.
I think the beautiful stone build that you thought was a barn may be the original 1770's house with auxiliary buildings, i.e. kitchen, servants quarters, etc. So sad that it's all going to be demolished.
Great find, thanks for taking us on the tour!
Wow! So interesting! Thank you for sharing all of this info 😊 I have yet to watch the video, cuz your comment had so much information, I wanted to watch with the knowledge, that you've provided. Thanks again! Can I ask how you know all of this? Sincerely, Christina
Yeah my aunt's house has 2 staircases and 2 kitchens and it's a pretty big house, it's so cool in there
@@animallovefest143 You're welcome, Christina. I'm glad you enjoyed the information. I grew up in homes of this kind, was born in a different generation, and also am a historian by nature. As a result, on all counts, I have knowledge that isn't mainstream today. That being said, we also had central heat. Before the advent of heating systems, the number of fireplaces was a big statement of wealth and it was flaunted in the oftentimes elaborate design of the chimneys. So there are a few more tidbits for you. :-) Thank you for your kind reply.
@@DoomLlama Yes, they are "cool". The beauty of a bygone era.
@@WildWestGalAh, that's very interesting, thank you again for sharing.
My guess: The original 1700 house was a farm. Then when the tuberculosis epidemic began sanatoriums (sanitariums) began opening - hence the add on with multiple rooms and multiple bathrooms with claw foot tubs. Water was considered to have healing powers (or at least sold that idea to desperate ill people), hence the beautiful fountain. Sanitary / good hygiene was very important (again the multiple bathrooms), but also may explain the small sink before exiting the basement. (Who knows, they could have had a temp morgue down there. As again it was a killer disease.) When an antibiotic was discovered for TB many sanatoriums either closed, or were converted into hospitals or mental facilities. As mentioned here (if I remember right) a hospital briefly occupied it. That "second kitchen" kind of looked like it was set up as a nurses station, and a way to announce meds, and a pass through to dispense them. Again, I'm just guessing. It would take a hell of a lot to save this place. And sadly not worth it. Just look at that one bathroom with (I'm assuming) lead paint chips hanging!
Wonderful video. Great job. Just so sad. But yes,you are preserving history. My husband and I are currently restoring a 1775 stone farm house in Virginia that is way worse off than this beauty. I just don’t understand how people can let this place go. So much potential and completely restorable. Just a shame. Thank you for keeping it alive.
Restoring such craftsmanship is something rarely done in this country.
Thank you
Would love to see how your restoration is going!
Valerie Wressell you can find us at Bloomfield Farm Fans on Facebook. Would love to have you along with us during our renovation!
Believe the archdiocese of Philadelphia was mentioned early in video if they own it still they will sell the land and destroy the house and grounds need the money for all the lawsuits against the priests. So preserving it would be out of the question sad
@@island661 Does that make him Irish?
1757...wow...and the inside of the house looks better then some of the houses built in the 90s ..WOW!!,
To think of this being torn down to build ugly new houses makes me so sad. A lot of it is still in really good shape! Whoever burned the other house should be ashamed. LOVE old places.The fountain was really intriguing. Thank You! :)
You're welcome
Tracey Trotter I agree it is sad on the one hand, on the other we need housing. Affordable houses to be sure. I wonder what ultimately comes of this property.
I am so happy that there are explorers like you that documents these old houses and places to remember before they get so fare gone or get destroyed it's so awesome to see you going through them I love to see how the old houses are from back in the days to the ones they build today for me I prefer the old homes so much more beautiful than now days ☺️
Thanks Tabatha
The craftsmanship of this generation was amazing. They really knew how to construct things. So sad it will be demolished.
Everytime I hear them say it's been sold to developers, I cringe. Why doesn't the historical society step in? (Don't bother answering that! I know the answer already. $$$$$$$$$). Yes. It's VERY sad. This and the previous video will be one of the few memories of these beautiful homes.
@@carolemerritt6671 yes that is the main reason. So sad.
My family lived in the Lloyd's Farmhouse (Valley Brook Farm) from 1970 to about 1975. Marianne Louise Lloyd was the youngest and last of the Lloyd family. She never married and had no children. She was our landlord. The rent was $100.00 a month (incredible I know). In exchange for the cheap rent, she only asked that we cut the grass and be a human presence there so the house wouldn't be vacant. She was happy to have a family living in the house and taking care of it. Many incredible memories living in such a cool house with our family of 8. Watching your video my sister and I were screaming "That's my bedroom!!" That was the first time in our lives we lived in a house where six kids could each have a bedroom of their own. Living there was a little scary at first, but after a while, my oldest sister and I got brave enough to move down the hall on our own. Makes me happy to know that our family has a place in the history of Valley Brook Farm. Makes me sad to see it in such shape now. Thanks for making your video.
Thanks so much for sharing and watching 💙
What wonderful memories. I'm so jealous! Thanks for sharing.
And another small piece of America's history disappears! That house lasted much longer than those tacky townhouses will!
Agreed
I feel the same way you do. I am actually living in my great-grandfather's old farm house built in 1874.
Both My Mother & Fathers Homes That I Grew Up In And That Are Still Standing In Minnesota Have PUSH BUTTON SWITCHES... My Father's house is a 4 Story 140 yrs Old Now.. Growing Up MY HOUSE KEYS TO GET IN WERE ALL SKELETON KEYS I ACTUALLY STILL HAVE THEM... My parents after years of renovations put in deadbolts in the late 80s.. Skeleton keys open all SKELETON locks theres only a few types and bingo your inside a place... I Love A Homes History.. Ghost Spirits & All.. Im A Shamana Seer So I Can Even Feel The Energy Just By Watching.. This House Is IMMACULATE IN STRUCTURE .. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PLACE Even in its old days.. JUST IMAGINE IT... WOW!!!!!!
Awesome share :)
I'm getting to the point that your exploration videos are the only ones I watch because you give so much information on the places and I learn so much. Like what old light switches looked like. Fire grenades etc.
I watch a video and come back and watch again. Thumbs up. ❤
Thank you lin
I agree! He also doesn’t show his face for half of the video to talk about himself and he doesn’t rush it like most either.
Wealthy people built this home based on the basement brick floors. Lesser expensive homes had gravel or packed dirt floors. The lavish staircase was used only by the family and their guests, except for cleaning times. the smaller plain staircase was for servants use. The room that appears to be a prep area was actually the butler's closet where inventories were kept and reordered. The family would also be served from this area. It usually was adjacent to the dining room with the kitchen on the other side to eliminate the preparation noise from the formal dining room.
When I was in 5th grade we lived in large house with those button switches . The formal receiving room (where you would entertain guests) had glass French doors inclosing the entry. It was a lovely old home.
Love the tub. I would so love to have that property. The doors and stair case are amazing. It is a shame that it will disappear into modernization. If I owned it I would preserve all the rock work, This is an amazing property. Would love to see the house remodeled, and apartment like set up, but with w twist. Lets move in homeless families and singles, they can help with the work, and the land can provide food. It would be a great place to get beck on their feet and support the land and feed the people. LOVED THIS VIDEO, WISH i COULD WIN THE LOTTERY. Have so many ideas ...
Such a shame to see a dwelling with what appears to have good bones bite the dust! I lived in a home built in 1912 with a claw- foot tub, push button light switches, beautiful unpainted wood with crown molding throughout, it was so solidly built...If the current owners ever sell I will buy that sucker in a heartbeat(I was a teenager when we lived there) you just do not see such craftsmanship and pride in newer buildings. I love your explorations, keep them coming please! Thank you for documenting such gorgeous structures!
Hi, first off i want you to know i enjoyed your video. Nice job. I also enjoyed reading other people's comments. I own a home that was built in 1880 by someone with money. My husband and I bought it 51 years ago from the ariganal owner's 2 sons. When we moved into our home we had 4 children and 4 years later we had a fifth child. Over the years we put lots of money into upgrading the home. We put a new roof on the house, not just shingles, had the whole roof rebuilt. We put sewers in, had had septic tanks. Had a new driveway put in, there was no driveway at all when we bought the house. We upgraded the electrical from fuses to circuit breaker's. I didn't mention that the house is a two family duplex, so the next items i mention we put 2 of everything, one on each side of the house. Brand new oil drums, hot water heaters and furnaces in. We painted the house a couple of times, the last time just a couple of years ago and at the time we did some outside repairs on the two front porches, there is also 2 back porches and we put brand new coming nation storm and screen windows on most of the windows on the house plus 2 brand new combination storm doors. 3 years ago i paid to have some trees cut down in my big back yard. There is other stuff also, a bit of this and that, and work on the inside of the house. Now we were doing all of this on one paycheck, i was a stay at home mom. That's the way it was years ago. Yes we did rent one side of the house out for a couple of years, but i didn't charge much for rent, they were families with children. I haven't rented the apartment out in years, my choice. I use the whole house myself. The house is 3 floors high in front of the house and 4 floors high in the back, this is because i have a big full stand up attic and a walk out cellar in the back of the house. There is 12 rooms in the house, 2 bath rooms and 6 rooms in the cellar. The rooms in the cellar all have cement floors, which is amazing cause most homes being built back in that time have dirt cellars. All the rooms in the cellar are separated with brick walls. The walls in the rooms in the house are plastered walls with horse hair in the plaster, yup that is what they did years ago and there's wood slates behind the plaster. The wood was a good installation back in those days, there is no installation in the walls like we have today in newer homes. The rooms in the main part of the house are 10 feet high and they are big rooms. All the rooms have big long windows, like they said it lets the sun light in. None of the bedrooms have built-in closets, but there is 3 chiffaboards one in each of 3 of the bedrooms and there is 6 bedrooms in all. ( Chiffaboards are big wood closets with doors on them and they are on small wheels, like casters, so you can move them to which ever side of the room you want to, pretty cool. The only rooms with closets are on the main floor. One in each of the 2 kitchens and the 2 livingrooms. Both kitchens have pantries. All the wood in the house is mahogany, but most of the wood has been painted white, it all was already white when we bought the house. The house was already 88 years-old when we bought it. We have a big back yard, then there is a brook and after the brook we have some woods, but it is 2 separate piece of property. We have 3 acres of land in all. Being the house is 139 years old you would've thought there would be stone walls, but there is not. I wish there were, i love stone walls. That and a bridge going over the brook from the yard into the woods are 2 things i wanted to do, but never did, not yet anyways. Lol. Well i guess I got kind of winded so to speak, but being a lot of you's seem to like old homes like i do, i thought perhaps you wouldn't mind reading what i have texted. I gave some history as how things were way back then. Just a final note. My husband passed away 14 years ago, our 5 children all are married and have children and some with grandchildren and homes of their own. I haven't remarried nor will i ever, i haven't even dated nor will i ever. My husband was my true and only love. I still wear my wedding rings. :) But with that said this house is way to big for me, i keep saying to myself that i am going to sell it and buy myself a smaller home and a one floor job, but i keep on staying here cause it will be hard for me to sell cause this is where i live with my beloved husband and we raised our children and when he passed we already had 9 grandchildren, now there is 10 and one great grandchild, now there is 7. This is where we and now i have made all my memories. To hard to let go. I know i can make new memories else where, but my honey wouldn't be there to make those new memories with me. :) Besides i love this nice big older home and a new smaller home wouldn't be built anything like this older home. Oh well, will see. I know my children wish i would sell it. Oh, one more thing i forgot to mention. All the wood floors are the wide floor boards, nice. Hope whom ever takes the time to read all this i hope you enjoy it and thank you all very much. Bye!!! Sorry, the 2 bathrooms have bath tubs with claw feet and the 2 kitchens have big kitchens sinks with the drain board built on them, you know, all white one piece. Also the doorway going from the livingroom's into the dinningroom's are wide open doorways and the big long windows all of them have out and inside windowsills. Some of the rooms, especially the living and dinning room's have a boarder going all around the room up on the edge of the ceiling. The 2 kitchens and 2 bathrooms have tongue and groove wood panel on the bottom half of the room's with chair rails. One bathroom also has a shower with the tub. My house is also in an historic area. It is on the national register, so if i were to sell it the new owner can't tear it down or change the outside of the house without permission. More older homes should be considered a historic home and than some one wouldn't be able to tare it down or destroy it.
Thank you for that. It must be a great comfort to know that your wonderful house will not be torn down but will always be preserved and cherished. I think you should stay where you are - you took good care of your home and it will take care of you now, don't worry about the size of it that doesn't matter (long as you can pay your property tax that is). Perhaps you could gift it to one of your offspring who loves the house so that it could stay in the family.
You are very welcome!!! Thank's to you for taking the time to read my long comment. Yes, paying the taxes are my biggest concern which i have been able to do so far. Have to say the oil to heat the house is outrageous, i'm going to have to learn to keep the house a little cooler in the winter, i dislike the cold. :) Most of my children do think i should sell it, but i do have one daughter that i know would love it. Not sure she would be able to keep it up and pay the taxes. I don't want the state to get it, i rather sell it first. Lol. I am staying here for now. If the time comes and i feel it is to much for me or i can't pay the taxes anymore, i will sell. I am only in my 70's and i am a young 70's person. I still drive and get out and go places and take care of myself. I have good health. My family on my mom's side all lived into their 90's and one great aunt lived to be 105. I told my children i want to live at lease to 106 so i can beat my great aunt's age. Lol. Well again thank's for your reply. I am looking forward to seeing some more of the house's you explore. Enjoy!!!
Thank you for sharing. Made my heart glad and sad. Would be awesome if it could stay in your family. As I get older, the past and our own family history means more. Bless you.
I'm sure other people have mentioned this but a lot of the windows are large for light, the window in the stairwell was for light in the stairwell during the day. When the house was built it may have had gas light or nothing. And with the house being built in 1757 the less decorated stairs were servants stairs and that's why rooms had multiple doors, the servants came in from different doors. Also something that people don't talk about is that there wasn't closets in home of a certain age , they were built with passageways for servants. Later the passageways would be walked up and turned into closets. This house was built by somewhat wealthy people in the beginning. Great video !!!!
Wealthy Dutch or Quaker slave owners definitely not servants funny how everyone don't know or purposely leaving that out and using the word "servants"
Didn't the slaves, except for maybe a very few special ones like a valet who wore fancy clothes, have slave quarters, actual little houses, quite a bit further from the "big house"? I can't recall ever seeing where the slaves slept in the same house, much less directly above, the owners of the house. I think this house was perhaps more European where the wealthy had servants quarters but they were not slaves as you speak of (think of the TV show Upstairs Downstairs for instance.) The third floor here, where the doors look like barn doors, had its own back stair case, and was where the servants roomed. If this place had slaves you would expect to find their quarters somewhere on the property if they haven't been destroyed.
The 'double bell system mentioned at 9:22 could be the old servants call system. The second less ornate stairway suggests the way the servants would get around, not to be seen by the guests.
Developers sure know how to ruin everything they touch.
Sad but true, look at Donald.
Developers develop because of demand for housing and shops. If you don’t like it don’t shop and don’t use any modern services. Better yet, learn about the development industry.
Jan Badinski what, our President? He made a beautiful work out of Mira Largo. Watch the before and after!
@@michreynar6451 That's not necessarily true. Sorry to say. And there is no need to be rude, we are all adults, obviously having the same interest, and sharing our thoughts.
@Animal Love Fest I had no intention of being rude, just relaying my experience.
I just stumbled across this video and looked into the history a little. It is older than our country. It was "an unofficial stop on the Underground Railroad". The new owner has a permit to demolish as of July 2020. Thank you for a beautiful tour. Sad ending.
I think that room you thought might be a prep kitchen was a butler's pantry. Butler's pantries are usually located in transitional spaces between kitchens and dining rooms, and used as staging areas for serving meals. They commonly contain countertops, and storage for candles, serving pieces, table linens, tableware, wine, and other dining room articles. Some had small ice boxes wine coolers and dumbwaiters. A dumbwaiter is a small freight elevator or lift intended to carry objects rather than people. Dumbwaiters found within modern structures, including both commercial, public and private buildings, are often connected between multiple floors to transport meals and dirty dishes to reduce the trips up and down the stairs and meals were delivered by the upstairs maid or butler. Some even took laundry to the basement and back up after washing. A few perks for being wealthy, breakfast in bed and never having to do the dishes or your own laundry. Thanks for the great videos and a peek into the past.
Marcie Tee Yes, def. a butler’s pantry..., I saw cup hooks in the upper cabinets...
Slaves quarters when the person who built it lived there.
I WOULD LOVE TO BUY & REDO AND RENOVATE THE ENTIRE HOME ... WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PLACE.. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE WHEN IT WAS 1ST B DESIGNED & BUILT.. THE HISTORY ALONE INTRIGUES ME OF ENVISIONING THE PPL LIVING IN SUCH.. AND THE SPIRITS THAT NOW OWN THE SPACE.. WOW!!!!! ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
the windows above the doors are transom windows. You open them in the summer to cool the house.
This place must have been something and it's Glory Days
It's people like you that help to keep the memories of places like this alive and well. To be able to see how people once lived way before technology and the way of life is these days. It's shame it will be torn down but at least thanks to you, it will never be forgotten. That's some amazing construction only to be replaced with the cheap new cookie cutter contraction of today. Hopefully someone can purchase some of the items inside to repurpose in other construction projects.
I love these old farm houses! :)
R.J. Randall AGREED I love old homes they really put character into them
I love seeing the hand layer rock walls for the outer buildings! I loved the beautiful doors inside the main house with the claw foot bathtubs and arched walk through. I owned a home that the builder (1930) built, lived in and only two other short time owners! The heavy molded walls and large archways to the stairs and dinning room. Thank you for always respecting these old abandoned treasures!!!!
You're very welcome
Thank you for sharing your videos and preserving our history. This place just takes your breath away with it's amazing stonework. I enjoy visiting places like this. In the silence I can almost hear the voices that were once there....love this for so many reasons.
Thank you
This is one of the most fascinating abandoned houses I've ever seen. It's absolutely incredible! All of the doors leading to closets or crawl spaces with other little doors leading to even more crawl spaces is so cool but a little creepy at the same time. Can you imagine how fun hide and seek would be in that place? Given the date this place was built, it might have some pretty dark history. I'm sure it's got tons of stories to tell, if only it could talk...
Thank you so much, this is really an incredible find and so glad that you shared this😊
Really love the historical information that you share as part of your videos. I'm not a huge history buff, but I find it very interesting. I'd also like to say it's refreshing to have the feeling of having a running conversation with you rather than being talked too. You also move at a fairly even and good pace. Some others give me vertigo they spin around and move so quickly that you hardly get to see anything. Keep up the great work! Love it!!
Thanks so much Katrina
Nicole the rehab addict needs to redo this... What a beautiful house ❤️
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That would be a great long month episode, maybe a year, but well worth it. It may be too costly for the show to take in tho. Great idea!!
I agree I would love to see it redone by Nicole!
I am glad I stumbled on this I will try and mark it again so I can find it to show my sister she used to buy and fix old places to like Nicole does . in all the Covid 19 going around you wonder what will survive.
Why oh why can't I have won the powerball so I could buy this place and the land and restore it? Can you imagine what a wonderful place that would be to love today and raise a nice big family, with grandma and grandpa living there too? Would be an amazing bed and breakfast/working farm, quiet retreat for ppl like me who need to not be surrounded by all of the tech and noise of society today.
Janine Park I fantasize about that every day!!! ❤️🙌
Exactly! Same thinking.I love old houses they just give really different feelings or nostalgia
Just wanted to Thank you for your time and touring through the house, My grandma had sinks and a tub like those,it brought back memories of her.I enjoyed the tour, I hope the house can be fixed up for someone else.
You're welcome
That stonework outside is incredibly beautiful just the way it is! Thank you for preserving these sights for us to relive them after the buildings are demolished.
Loved the cabinets in the butlers pantry and the cabinets in the linen closet. The stairs and fireplaces are beautiful. I am amazed all those claw foot tubes are still there. Wow those stones left from the barn is awesome!
Hi. At 7:34, that is a seriously cool room, with the angles, fireplace and mantle, and the windows. Amazing!! So far, it’s my favorite room too. The wood is amazing, and wood work too. Absolutely amazing. Makes me sick that some developer wants to jam in townhouses on this historic property. If they keep it up there, the state will be like here in So. Cal., a concrete, wall to wall jungle, with so much traffic, that simple, 20 trips by car, will take more like an hour. Bumper to bumper. It’s really congested here, with constant traffic accidents.
Hurts my heart. This place was beautiful. I can only imagine what it looked like brand new......
Thanks for another awesome video! The stonework on the barn/farmhouse was beautiful and must have been the pride and joy of a family back in the day!
I always picture the way people were dressed back then, the way they talked and the values of hard work and family. People had to have worked hard together to build that stone work, I mean it’s jusr incredible. I know people have lived in this place recently my minds eye goes back to when it as first built. Thanks so much for all you do and allowing us to come along with you on these amazing adventures !!!
And yes I’m also thinking another house
1884 John Henry Holmes invented the Push Button Light Switches. Thought I help you folks with some history.😁💡"Let there be light."
Thank you, Elizabeth! I use my push button switch everyday and it works perfectly. I researched my light sockets which have a name that turns out to be the first ever made but there was no name or label for the button switch. It's so nice to get some unexpected historical background on them.
Good information. Makes me think even more that the burnt out stone house and stone barn were the original dwellings on the property. If the farm house originates from at least 1884, then who knows how old the stone buildings are. Amazing history.
@@jenniferjacobs228 power was likely added later on in the home's life. The style of building looks older than 1880s
Hey Jess those photos you took were awesome. Especially the first one. Loved the way the light shined in. Thank you folks for the tour. Enjoyed it. Thumbs ☝ up.
Man smh I could feel all the memories and life that has gone on through the centuries ! Beautiful
Thank you for sharing and taking your time ...all these homes were precious at one time..hold a lot of memories...thanks for allowing us to walk inside them....
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The ruins are awesome! Love the stonework. My guess is that the barn was for dairy cows, with a double row of milking stanchions facing each other with the feeding area in the middle. The second stone structure was most likely a house - that layout of windows wouldn’t have been used in a barn, and the stonework is too fancy. It would have been a very cool house.
Thanks for your effort in taking us here!
Ty
Probably a creamery to store and process milk.
Great video! I live in southeastern, Pa and they are building this area up so much! I moved here 46 years ago and it has totally changed! So sad! We're taking away the woods where the deer and other animals live! All so the rich can get richer!
Truly an awesome find. Thanks for sharing this beauty!
Best location ever to happen upon!! Thanks again for sharing! Really, ,really appreciate seeing all of these cool time capsule places!! Before I became disabled, I too was an urban explorer ( started some 55 years ago)..Unfortunately I have not been able since 1997 to explore, so what you do brings me great pleasure, next best thing to being there in person. Thanks again!! 😊
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Absolutely beautiful home and property! What a great video! The people that allowed that home to decay like that should be ashamed of themselves and so should the developer!! I wish I could afford it I'd buy the property and restore it to it's former glory. Thank you for sharing.
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Reminds me of my grandparents home. They were farmers and live thru the dust bowl times.when they passed my uncle took over and finally built a new house and dug a big pit and threw the old house in and set it on fire. I love you going farm houses.
What an amazing house. I think it is ironic how people remodeled homes to get rid of clawfoot tubs and now they are in big demand. I love this house and can only imagine the stories those walls could tell. I'm glad no one painted the cabinets and woodwork.
Claw foot tubs are worth money? My 1924 house has one that scrappers couldn't get to.
I loved the old doors in this house. I have been in construction over half my life. And, have renovated a lot of old houses. I'm very happy I found your channel. This is great.
Thanks mountain. Do you have a name i can call you?
@@JPVideos81 my name is Mountain Rain. 🤷 I am Cherokee
Most people just call me Rain
@@MountainRainRain1luv very beautiful, just like yourself.
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That place has very impressive stone work . I saw several scenes from the past, in residual form. That's memories left by life force energy. Stone is a magnet for the energy we give off, and it definitely stored some this time. I saw cows, and a chicken in one pan, and I saw a woman dressed like a servant carrying a pail on a set of stairs. The equipment I saw looked green, and yellow. I didn't see any ghosts, but there probably are some. I only saw the flashes that the building was showing. I know, I sound weird. Anyway, there was a fireplace in there that had some sort of steps on either side. I don't think they were for sitting on, but then, they very well could be. Maybe they are for setting logs on. I could use that right about now. We just got a load of unseasoned wood, and that could dry it out. What a great place. Very time capsule like, with all the different styles in the different parts of the place. Thanks for helping all of us that can't afford to travel, and/or can't find time to get out there and explore see these things.
Doesnt sound crazy. I've heard others say similar things. Very unique fireplaces in there. Thanks for watching it.
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Very good reading of the "energy", WAL.
"Steps on either side" inside a fireplace usually indicates a cooking fireplace. Pots and pans could be put on the steps, a metal bar along the side would hold utensils, and a "pot crane" would hang from the side or top for the cooking pot (in less well-to-do homes it would be a standing tripod). Firewood was kept in an alcove to the side of the fireplace and sometimes there would be a bread oven next to the fireplace (a small alcove like a pizza oven, the "gape" or hole was fitted with a thick piece of wet wood to 'stop the gape' and turn it into what we now call an oven - that became the origin of the term 'stopgap').
@@WildWestGal That's an awesome reply. I had no idea about any of that. That's fascinating! Thank you.
@@tokeswithasmile You're welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed the information!
Gorgeous stone work in the ruins! The house was awesome and had a lot of neat little spaces.
Sadly it wont be around much longer
I love the corner sink. They should make them like that again. They dont take as much room that way.
I thought that was a strange area for a sink.
What a beauty! Loved loved loved this video. I also feel 100% in agreement with other viewers that it’s a shame that everything will be destroyed. The craftsmanship in this place can’t be replaced... they just don’t make it like they did back then
Thank you for the videos and stills. Love the old houses and barns.
Beautiful....the wooden floors are stunning, the fixtures and fittings, the solid doors wow. I could cry that its all going to waste I would love to own it, so sad.
I LOVE your videos! Thank you for taking the time to document these beautiful homes for us
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I'm glad people like yourselves dare to go inside these gems. I love looking at historical homes. Awesomely deep windows
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OMG I want to live there. Look how deep those window sills are. My African violets would love it there. Thank you for another great video.
I was thinking the same about African violets on the windowsills and my cats would love to sun themselves there.
Beautiful architecture.....archs ....round windows ... neat fireplaces ....cool staircases. So many build ins. An excellent find. Sad it's going. Good that you documented it. 👍
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That is a huge linen closet. The floors are gorgeous. I see all that peeling paint makes me want to go in and start scraping!!! I would hate to see the heating bill for that place. I love the built in drawers. If it was sold to a developer you can be sure that house won't be standing for long. Sad. They don't build houses like that anymore. Carpenters took pride in their work so did stone masons. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PRESERVING HISTORY.
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I can only imagine if this place was restored how beautiful it would be. I would love to own this place. All my kids and grand kids would have a beautiful place to live plenty of room. You wouldn't be on top of each other. There is privacy with so many floors and rooms. I love old places like this. I love history. Thank u for sharing....
The deep window sills are my favorite thing... they don’t do those much anymore. I love the idea of a window seat too.
agree. had window seat on farm I grew up on - would sit and read :)
I really enjoyed the stone work in the out buildings. Whether they were homes or barns they were built with time and talent. Things you rarely see in this age. Thanks for taking the time to highlight them.
EARTH ANGEL😇This awesomely beautiful home was some wealthy businessman’s dream come true! Many original features ; stately fireplaces, floors,windows,doors,crown molding, cabinets and transom window!Home possibly used for the underground RR, and back stairs for servants. A maze of rooms!😳 Secret rooms & secrets hidden under fireplace mantles!!😯 Any Wells? Cellar fireplace used to push heat up to 1st floor. SO very sad 😢 to know that this awesome piece of our American history will soon come to die.😪 Wonderful video! 🥀👍😎😍👍
I see you found your way into the live chat this time.
JPVideos hello! I really don't know how that happened or why it even showed up! LOL as I say we are not computer savvy!! And I did have to get a new small computer as the one I was using went on the blink! Thank you for responding that was a great video yesterday!
@@earthangel6480 whatever you did, worked.
Great video. I just discovered your work and it's incredibly well done. I didnt find the others distracting, but understand you being gracious and playing the role of their guest on the tour. Very well done.
Thanks lynn
The room you went into with all the wooden beams and built in's is the dining room -- the the pantry you thought was a second kitchen-- is not a kitchen it's call a Butler's Pantry where the plates and other items are stored for the dining room also it's where the food gets plated to sever -- The second set of stair case is call the servant stairs -- they were never allowed to use the front stair case it's properly the 3rd floor was where the servants slept.
Brian Grace ...... Thanks for the information! 💁 🏯 I am watching in February 2020
As a kid, we lived in a very similar old farmhouse. The bathroom had an identical little crawl space door. We used to play in there until we sensed a weird “other presence” and heard giggling and clapping from the dark corners. Never saw anything but after coming out screaming bloody murder several times, Mama wouldn’t let us play in there anymore.
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I can't imagine! thx for sharing.
Some of these houses remind me of New England where I grew up. 1700-1900 century houses turned into apt buildings and they keep alot of the original designs also door knobs real wood etc. Love it
The house I grew up in had a room like that for all the glassware and other essentials needed for fine service of the era. It was called the Butler's Pantry. It had all the needed items to set a fine table and all other items used by the butler in service to the house.
I loved the tour it was awesome, that place was so beautiful I bet in its hay Day. I was amazed at the stone work so beautiful. I like the way you tell everything it like you are talking just to me .Great job!
26:45 Could've also been a lightening strike. My family had an older barn that sat on our farm that was struck one dry summer evening. Went up in smoke pretty quickly. I can't help imagining what this home looked like in its Glory days! So beautiful. The architecture from that period in time was so elegant. Loved the video!
Good possibility. Thanks for watching.
No one will film the "townhouses" before they're torn down in 10-15:years.
I might lol
Thanks JP, this is a gorgeous old Mansion. I appreciate your efforts to preserve the past.
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Another great find ! I adore old homes ! I live in Southern PA : ) In my house I have so many of these fixtures .... bear claw tubs (2) an old porcelain sink , back stairway from the kitchen. It bums me out when I see these old home in such sad shape.
Getting a real "People under the Stairs" vibe, I love it! and also the yellow bathroom theme , The Secret Garden feel outside! and the ruins, nice find! your shots are very cinematic and you bring life back into these places.
I just watched that movie not too long ago. Never understood the leather outfit he wore lol.
@@JPVideos81 lol yeah, and mystery solved about the Wonderworks museum, it was another video I saw a while ago. sorry for the confusion. weird though you guys did a video about it too, guess its popular. keep putting out awesome vids, thank you and take care :)
Haha, thanks Kalila.
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Your my favorite abandon explorer. You show all the details and floor plans. I daydream of renovating
Thanks mike!
A very atmospheric place JP, loved the architecture and the claw foot baths. Thanks for taking us on your journey, stay safe.
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Heart breaking that the developer is just going to bulldoze it down and build modern boxes.
I have ALWAYS wanted to go exploring old abandoned houses!! When I was a teenager we used to go to explore the "haunted house" outside of town. You could tell some kids or addicts had vandalized the place but I lived that old house! I pictured it all fixed up with a family inside. Cops told us they were going to use it as target practice so explorenwhole we still could, be careful, and don't tear it up. (Add to the destruction) You guys are living my dream!
Never to late to get out and explore.
beautiful! thanks for the real, honest description of a lost find!
Thanks so much for your videos, so different than other explorers , you tell us every little detail and I love that, my favourite thing in any videos is the main kitchens, keep up the great work !
Ty
Loved this video JP! Extremely sad that it will be razed. Very few places with this much detail are left. Glad you got video of this before it’s gone.
Thanks Susan
I love all of your videos. It boggles the mind when you think of the value of some of these estates- just left to nature. Very sad.Thank you for giving them respect by sharing
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You never disappoint. This house and property is a step back in time. Really enjoyed watching the footage.
Thanks beth
I didn't expect to see the interior in such good shape!
Absolutely beautiful property. The stonework, arched windows and doorways are gorgeous. And the barns and other structure magnificent. Some poor farmer is turning in his grave. Such a shame, townhouses, no less! Why can't people just buy properties like this and try to restore them to their former glory? I'm sure it would cost a mint though.. Sad.
Where I'm from, MA, usually the stairs that lead down to the kitchen are called 'Breakfast Stairs' because they do lead right to the kitchen. I love these older homes, they utilized every place they could. Kneewalls, little 'Nooks and Crannies' everywhere. We rented an old farmhouse years ago and it was awesome! My daughter's room had a huge closet, door was made of clapboard. There was room enough in there for her to put her little table and chairs and play or do her homework. She was only around 5 yrs old and she loved it. Every bedroom had a fireplace.. they were all closed off but they left the mantles on. We had a fireplace in the living room that held a wood burning stove (bummer) another fireplace was in the kitchen. It was huge all brick from floor to ceiling with shelves on either side of the open fireplace. I used to BBQ in there in the Winter. .. We also had a deep claw foot tub and had a shower installed in it. I could literally soak from the bottom to above my shoulders. There was also a huge walk in Pantry with all kinds of storage, shelves, etc. (I'm still trying to get used to not buying too many canned goods.. 24 yrs later lol). The landlady had an appraiser come in and he told me the house was built in the 1800's. I love it when you do the old farmhouses and other old homes, they just don't make them like that anymore. Thanks again! Another great find.
Such a wonderful old property! Thank you for posting it! I loved watching! Magnificent! Should not be torn down!
My Mother said that rooms often had two doors as fire exits. She was born in 1936, and always lived in older houses.
Nope this house was built for slaves to work for the wealthy owners that's why it has the different staircases and slave quarters they weren't to be seen so they use a different staircase from the owners and guests and had different kitchens for them to work in and the two different doors was probably added later for the hospital during the the tuberculosis epidemic and other illnesses.
When the Dutch and Swedes established colonies in the Delaware Valley of what is now Pennsylvania, in North America, they quickly imported African slaves for workers; the Dutch also transported them south from their colony of New Netherland. Slavery was documented in this area as early as 1639.[1]William Penn and the colonists who settled Pennsylvania tolerated slavery, but the English Quakers and later German immigrants were among the first to speak out against it. Many colonial Methodists and Baptists also opposed it on religious grounds. During the Great Awakening of the late 18th century, their preachers urged slaveholders to free their slaves. High British tariffs in the 18th century discouraged the importation of additional slaves, and encouraged the use of white indentured servants and free labor.
During the American Revolutionary War, Pennsylvania passed the Gradual Abolition Act (1780), the first such law in the new United States. Pennsylvania's law established as free those children born to slave mothers after that date. They had to serve lengthy periods of indentured servitude until age 28 before becoming fully free as adults. Emancipation proceeded and, by 1810 there were fewer than 1,000 slaves in the Commonwealth. None appeared in records after 1847.
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My 2 aunts had homes that had maids quarters upstairs in the center of the house. That room had a door to every other room so the servants could do their job well. Had its own bathroom and it's own stair case that lead to the kitchen. You'd never know that stair case was there. We'll hidden in the wall between the kitchen and dining room. 1 of my aunts houses had a huge landing at the stop of the stair case.
Beautiful houses yet today.
I used to go in every old house I seen. Love it!
Thank you for the wonderful videos!
Thanks for watching
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Words can not express. Its beautiful 💕 love the stone. Sad a developer will take it down. Very upsetting. The home can be saved. I'm surprised the historic society did'nt step in to save it
Its ashame. Another great find 👍☺
They wouldn't dare save this pile of crap has led paint everything is outdated and asbestos with everything dilapidated they need to just bulldoze it.
@@violetdivinespiritualreadi1824 pile of crap? I don't think so. These homes are built to stand the test of time. You obviously have no idea how many homes just like this one have been saved and restored. Back then they built these home with the best materials and skills. Homes like this will still be standing YEARS AFTER the homes built today have been razed.
It breaks my heart to see these neglected and abandoned. Some one needs to save the precious finds.
I wish they'd fix it up there is so much history there very beautiful farm home
Another Great Explore again JP Thanks for finding out some history on the place I look forward to seeing another great Explore.
What a shame that it will be torn down. Are there no preservation orders on these old properties?
Thank you for documenting these places.
Damn that place was awesome. Im really glad that you were able to film and document that place before it gets torn down. Also its good to see an old place untouched by vandals. The only graffiti that i seen was on the outside of the place which is rare with these abandoned locations. Good video jp
Great find, l think it must have been beautiful in its day. bring more. Thankyou.
Cool house!!! It must have been very beautiful in it's time!!! I love the arch windows and door ways!!! Great video Jay!!! I enjoyed this 💙😊