Hello from Tennessee. I haven't seen all your videos, so I'm slowly catching up. Just want to tell you how much I always enjoy your videos. Always done with so much respect. Appreciate that so much. Love that I get to see these old places of which otherwise I couldn't. Thank you
God sure put a lot of beautiful things in His creation even cotton to make clothes. 😊 That Mississippi home is really something I agree with you, Kappy. Thank you for the tour. 😎👍
I also loved this original old house, just the right amount of stuff left behind and not trashed or graffitied. Such a lovely setting too. It had such good vibes and I imagine it was probably a happy household at one time.
No houses around for miles! Very isolated old place! It did have very good vibes inside, I wish it could be saved and restored! Thank you for watching!! :)
Wow this was a gorgeous one!! I adore how only the elements have intruded, no modern amenities, no criminals, just nature💗 Sadly, many old homes have been abandoned in the south and left to rot because the neighborhoods are overrun with criminals and low lifes and respectful folks have been run out. My grandma’s old brick home in meridian Mississippi won’t sell and it’s dirt cheap. My dad took himself off the deed because his brother won’t part with it for under $45k and my dad knows it won’t sell for that. It’s really sad. It was a gorgeous old southern home, on a double lot. I remember the neighborhood fondly. It used to be a very nice, safe, friendly area. Now the whole town is just garbage. Thanks to welfare, subsidies, fatherless homes, and failing government education…
It looks like a log house, I love log houses. Love the old bed frames and that wringer washer! I'm old enough to know how to operate it, and they get things cleaner than anything they make now. Great job Kappy!!
The detail they put in to these homes is fabulous. The stairs to the attic that was unused were finished. That’s when people took pride in what they lived in
I think people still take pride in what they live in - but they no longer take pride in the craftsmanship of it. And so we have sticky-tacky trashy houses that in 50 years just need a can of gas and a match.
That fireplace is exactly what mine looked like where I used to live. Only mine was sealed off & used as a headboard (my visitors' never realized it was a mantle), lol.
Oh my gosh, those porches & fireplaces. To be able to have a place like that, nothing updated that ruins the original home, would be a dream. Especially not hearing anything but nature makes it even a dreamier dream. Thanks Kappy. 🐢🙋🏻♀️
OH WOWWWWW KAPPPY U did it again i loved it the old antiques the old sewing machines the beds and that beautiful dresser vanity with the mirror loved it everything about it keeep on keeepin own shakedownstreet seee ya next video my gratefully deadicated friend
You really found a gem with this one. You could have spent an hour in this house just looking at the items left behind, especially in the kitchen! I see why you said this one was one of your favorites! Great find young man! Thanks for taking me along!
LOVE the porches!! Those are always my favorite. I’m also loving the older appliances and cabinets. This one is quite a find Kappy! The home seems a little sad. But, any home where someone’s belongings/treasures have been left to rot is very sad. This is a favorite of mine for sure. Thanks Kappy! As always, stay safe!😊
So many treasures. That is indeed a wringer/washer. My grandmother had one. For some reason, this house just made me feel peaceful inside. So many memories tied in with those antiques. Cool attic. Bet it was even cooler when intact. Those sounds are birds? OMG those old windows just waiting to be reused. That can of Fluffo probably fetch a good price in an antique place. But lots of those in that house.
A beauty indeed. What a nice house. 2 sewing machines in that one room. Basement? Could have had a attic room too. Porch looked a bit sketchy. Nice.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I am a fan of landscape photography and have always appreciated that you include landscape shots in your videos. You do lovely work with this too! If you made made prints of some of the landscapes you shoot in your videos, I would buy them. I bet I am not the only one. I can sense the love and appreciation you must feel when you shoot these landscapes. Here at 11:20 -- the cotton and the sky, and the panorama of the sky just after it. 🥹 Breathtaking. Thank you for sharing.
I love your videos,of these beautiful old homes,the porches,balcony's,fireplaces,the windows,and even the land it sits on.But I hate to see it left to rot.If only walls could talk.👍❤️
W.O.W! This sure is a beauty! What a beautiful old Hoosier cabinet in the kitchen! Still had the remnants of the flour sifter too! That kitchen was a time capsule of food and OTC meds! My mom used to have a singer sewing machine like the ones in this house! I remember hers being electric and with the foot pedal! Thanks for this one for sure! ❤ Hi to Ruby!
This one is special. It’s amazing when the ones that look rough outside have insides that are still so preserved. And interesting to see how certain rooms and even wings of houses just get shut up and left to decay. Great one here. Thanks so much. Stay safe ❤
Agreed! I believe someone elderly was last living on the first floor of the house since too hard to get up and down stairs! The upstairs felt like it hadn’t been stepped foot in, in a long time! Thank you for the kind words and watching! :)
That’s a charming old home and it would be fun to know more of its history. If I had to guess, I would say it was built somewhere around 1845. It had such a rustic charm and I’m sure it has not seen exterior paint in decades. It’s fortunate the tin roof has kept some of the water out of it. Definitely in my top 20 favorites of your adventures! Many thanks again!
Good observations!! Definitely a pre civil war antebellum era home! Just glad to have documented this since it won’t be around much longer! Thank you for watching! :)
A beautiful home in its day. So sad to see the antique bed, dresser, kitchen cabinet rotting away, worth some pretty good bucks, also those two turquoise metal chairs are worth a small fortune. Thanks Kappy, love your videos, it gives us a chance to see what once was in our history, but also so sad to see the ruin of a once happy place.
That old metal blade window fan is worth something too geeeez would I love visit this place I'd be contacting the owner and buying that washer and few other thing..wow
Hello Kappy, I just have to say that I really enjoyed your professional, yet warm and personal description of this house. My own observations are, I fear, long and perhaps boring, but I believe this house deserves our slowing down and really feeling its history and the memories it holds. This house is my favorite house, too, and I have written many words in its praise, words of love for the house and for the lives it once cradled within its walls. This house does have a very interesting history, and it offers a lot of fascinating surprises to explore. I'm ready to begin! Even the house's exterior is lovely! That pattern in the upper verandah's railing is so pretty! The wide overhang of the roof high above would have kept all but the most violent rainstorms from reaching the verandah below. That is the touch of a thoughtful and considerate builder and a wise owner. I imagine that a rainstorm viewed from the depths of either verandah would be a welcome sight to rain hungry farmers. Though Mississippi's soil is rich, it still needs a steady pouring of rain to ensure a good harvest. The windows of this house are unusual, with their many small panes, nine over nine downstairs and nine over six upstairs, even four over two in the attic! The windows upstairs having long upper panes over six smaller square panes are quite unusual and would require specially ordered glass. Clearly, no expense was spared on this house's construction as far as windows were concerned! If this house is near a major city or perhaps close to the Mississippi River, glass would have been considerably cheaper than similar panes transported inland or to more remote locations. Many an early pioneer carried small panes of glass in his saddlebags, each carefully wrapped and cushioned to avoid breaking these prized additions to a simple cabin's construction. Many early buildings boasted no more than one or two small windows! This is the reason early windows had multiple panes of glass. Smaller pieces of the precious glass were easier for people to transport safely. Larger panes were virtually unknown until much later, toward the latter half of the nineteenth century. Even shop windows would usually be constructed of dozens of small panes, if the owner/proprietor could bear the cost of this excess. Glass destined for window panes was blown by mouth into circles, some of which were quite large, in the case of a skilled glass blower. These large circular pieces were then cut into smaller panes, such as this house has. Because it was nearly impossible to avoid imperfections in this hand blown glass, we can see waves or ripples in this older glass. Even bubbles were often present. These early panes are prized today. Especially desirable are the pieces of glass known as "bull's eye glass." These hard-to-find pieces of glass are often circular and are almost always quite irregular in the appearance of ripples and bubbles, as they represent the glass closest to the blow pipe and, therefore, wrinkles were formed in the then liquified glass and tiny bubbles were appeared as air escaped through thin areas of glass but were then caught in the ripples themselves. Today, there are modern specialty glass producers who can still create the increasingly rare wavy glass and the even less available bull's eye glass. Understandably, these recreations are quite expensive to obtain. Some preservationists favor using the modern recreations of wavy or bubbled glass to attempt to recapture the pioneer spirit of early buildings. Enough about glass, it is time for the exploration of the house's interior...which is quite a mess! Somebody was looking for something, that's for sure! Makes me wonder if they ever found it. Good eye, Kappy, you're absolutely right! That is an electric model of a wringer washer. I must say that this is an odd placement for a washer, but maybe it was meant only to be temporary. Earlier models of these washers were hand cranked, usually by a willing or perhaps bribed child. The electric model of these, which followed the arrival of electricity into rural people's homes, were a real peril to young women with long hair! Better put that hair up in a bun, girl, unless you want to lose it! Women also learned not to get too close to the relentlessly spinning rollers if the bodice of their shirtwaist or dress was at all loose. Anything loose, even a necklace, could be caught and pulled into the mechanism, taking the wearer with it and often causing physical injury or even amputation to the hapless laundress. These rooms appear to be very bright and even airy due to the wealth of large windows allowing light and cooling breezes to flow into and through the rooms. This gives an almost modern feel to these rooms. A lovely fireplace, indeed, Kappy! So many lovely antiques clutter this room that to give each its due time would take all day! Little wonder that you couldn't get closer to the fireplace to photograph it in its entirety. Oh well, dear you tried. The two sewing machine cabinets are interesting. I wonder if the machines are present, as well. The wooden panel on the top of the cabinet lifts to raise the actual machine. This protects it from dust and little fingers that simply must touch everything. Sewing machines such as these are often in good operating condition, but they can easily be made inoperative by people who know nothing of them, thereby damaging their delicate mechanisms. Another sewing machine! Someone either had an addiction to antique sewing machines or this was an early sweatshop! What beautiful antique beds! They and the lovely old chairs are worth a pretty penny! It's a shame they've been left to molder away in this house. Surprisingly, we've seen little water damage in this house, as of yet. Hopefully, that means that the roof is intact. One can only hope. Oh, there was a fire here! The soot staining the walls is proof of it! The fireplace surround is lovely in its untouched state. Perhaps a skilled painter has covered the evidence of the conflagration. At any rate, it appears that the blaze was quickly extinguished with minimal damage to the walls and the ceiling. I'm glad. This house, though cluttered and just plain dirty, makes me happy. Perhaps it is the large, bright rooms that cause me to feel a sense of peace and happiness. Upstairs. Even here, in the private rooms of the house, the fireplace surrounds are lovely, if simple. All right, here there are holes where the light is coming through into the room. That's a shame, for it means that the roof has failed and serious damage is sure to follow. This larger end room is already badly damaged by water and the chimney which has fallen through the roof. It will not be many years before this beautiful old house will become a place of sadness and destruction, its beauty forgotten. How grateful I am to you, Kappy, for saving it on video before the inevitable collapse of its walls occurs. It's sad, because this house deserves more than that. It should live on, growing old gracefully, not only in our collective memory and on video, but in reality, so that people may come and see what living in a lovely nineteenth century home was like. You know, if you hear someone or some thing in the attic, the spirit of self-preservation should admonish you not to proceed into that darkness unarmed. There is no way of knowing the type of bird or beast lurking there, waiting to pounce on you and show you the results of your disturbance of its rest. Better to leave that particular area of exploration for souls who are more hardy or, perhaps, less concerned about the possibility of bodily injury. But you must go to satisfy the attic lovers among our throng of curious onlookers, so off you go. How strange that there is no one or nothing there! At least nothing we can see. There could well be very young vultures secreted behind some pile of wood or clinging to the pole rafters in some dark corner, trembling in fear of the huge monster that is making strange noises and stomping around on its heavy feet. How frightened those little ones must be! I totally agree with you, Kappy! Though it isn't richly furnished and there is no handsomely finished millwork or graceful staircases to climb, there is something so wonderful about this house that seems to draw you into its bright rooms filled with sunshine and fresh air. I can imagine how it looks with the windows raised and long, sheer white curtains flowing in the soft, warm breezes that dance through the openings. How wonderful that would be. Alas, that's never to be a reality, for the failing roof and fallen brickwork have written this building's death notice already. Too much time has passed and too much damage has been done to ever make this house liveable again. That makes me so sad! This house's opportunity to know immortality has passed it by and would be forgotten were it not for you! In a very real way, you've saved it! Thanks, Kappy, for taking us with you as you walked the halls of a past you never knew, but which you cannot help but love. Your videos provide a touchpoint to another time. May your steps always be solid and sure, may your sense of wonder never dim and become timeworn. May you always keep one eye on the past, looking back to those halcyon days of slower, more graceful living where beauty was everything. You are a wonder, Kappy, and we are fortunate to share your life and your travels as you explore a world gone by. I am glad to be among the devoted group who follow where you lead, seeing that world through your eyes. Happy trails, intrepid traveler! We will be waiting at your next stop, eager to join you again. We will be watching for you, Kappy, and we'll be ready to go when you call. Until then, I send greetings and love from the beautiful mountains of East Tennessee. Becca
Love your observations always and always appreciate it! Such knowledgeable words! Helps me learn more!! & thank you very much for the kind words and watching! Makes me happy know how many others enjoy these places too! :)
Becca definitely sounds likes writer. And a beautiful one at that! Kappy, Again thanks so much for video! I wish I could have lived in a wonderful house like this!
I loved this house too. The exterior is beautiful. Fireplaces in every room and the rooms are large! The multi paned windows are beautiful too. As you stated, Kappy, the house has changed very little from the time it was built. Thank you! 15:11
Absolutely love the style of the house and all the furniture and the woodwork. Thank you for the step back in time. Someone needs to restore this beauty.
There is a dish rag hanging on a rack above the sink where it was left perhaps 55 plus years ago! So many products in that kitchen that haven't been produced in decades. Fluffo Shortening was long-ago discontinued, and the can has a metal top that required a key to open. Silver Curl hair dye in the cabinet is another long-ago product. Judging by the desk and the farm magazines, it appears the family ran a thriving farm business at one time. The furniture in the living room is from the 1930s, and was old when the house was abandoned. Absolutely fascinating, and many thanks for preserving this scene for us!
Mother Nature said she is taking this one back and hid it from view with the trees. Cool old house that time has forgotten. Loved those old sewing machines there were 2 of them and still a working treadle foot. Clean it up and I bet it would still work. Thanks for sharing and you have a great day
Wow Kappy. I loved the house and the antiques. It is special when you can visit a different era. You are the best at it. I thought I saw a little toad in the first shot in the house hopping in the bedroom.
Hey Kappy! Wow. That was an amazing house. No grafitti or strange updates! I did expect to see a vulture! Glad none were there for ya. Thanks for another awesome explore. Stay safe! ✌️
What a beautiful place! Lots of cool stuff left in there. Couldn't tell if it was a bird or a frog in there. Anyway thanx Kappy! Great vid! Stay safe out there.
your right about the old ringer washer, i had one , it was my first washing machine back in 1967. DID YOU HEAR THOSE VOICE IN THE ATTICH ? wish you had of went in some of the other house's to. GREAT VIDIEO
Long time follower watching from New Zealand. Love your explores Kappy, this one is out of the box! Loving the porches, all of the interesting antique furnishing details.. love the bird calls most of all. Would have been peace, perfect peace, back in the day ❤
Hi there kappy. What a beautiful old house. Lots of old stuff left behind. That old washer with rollers on top it reminds me when my mom had one I used to watch her do laundry with it and then she would run it into the rollers and then seeing it come out on the other side. Very cool find. Thanks again for sharing your adventures.
Great house for sure one of the most original houses you’ve explored!! Loved the porches can imagine setting out there on a hot summer night!! Thanks Kappy stay safe!!!
So many beautiful old homes FORGOTTEN... So SAD! My grandmothers home was like this, she sold it, all the outbuildings, barn and everything in it without my Moms knowledge...beds, cabinets, cifferobes, farm equipment, etc, A fortune in antiques, the thief that got it made out like a bandit...grandmother too trusting!!!
Agreed!! Think the first floor was turned into main living area for the final resident! An elderly woman who passed away in the late 80’s! Thank you for watching!! :)
What a beautifully designed house especially the tall windows. My grandmother used a similar wringer washer and clothes line in the 1970s. Thanks for the tour, Kappy!
I found it a bit shocking that with the attic not being finished that there was no door to shut it off from the rest of the house. But it was a great house. Thanks for the tour.
Kappy was that 3 singer sewing Machines I seen, That wash also a singer washer, I grew up in our home in the early 60,s with one, People that has used one loved them ,The clothe,s come out of the ringer so dry It was amazing, Good old days, Just don,t get your fingers in it . Great video Kappy
Cool place! I especially love that it hasn't been remodelled and (shudder) updated! Looked like the chimney fell through the roof in that upstairs room- I wonder how long the elements have been getting in? Otherwise, it looks structurally okay and even still has some great old furniture! Love the old sewing machines! Thanks again, Kappy, another wonderful tour!
What County were you in? I grew up in Southern Mississippi and know many Mosbys. That house was amazing....Not in my hometown area or I THINK I would have remembered it. THANK YOU for sharing. I LOVED IT!
Hello from Tennessee. I haven't seen all your videos, so I'm slowly catching up. Just want to tell you how much I always enjoy your videos. Always done with so much respect. Appreciate that so much. Love that I get to see these old places of which otherwise I couldn't. Thank you
God sure put a lot of beautiful things in His creation even cotton to make clothes. 😊 That Mississippi home is really something I agree with you, Kappy. Thank you for the tour. 😎👍
Those green metal outdoor chairs in the kitchen are the bomb! Wish I had them!
I also loved this original old house, just the right amount of stuff left behind and not trashed or graffitied. Such a lovely setting too. It had such good vibes and I imagine it was probably a happy household at one time.
No houses around for miles! Very isolated old place! It did have very good vibes inside, I wish it could be saved and restored! Thank you for watching!! :)
Wow,what a great house to look at. So many things got left behind😢
@@urbanexploringwithkappy1773any way you can tell me what county it's in please sir.
@@samc8900 this house isn’t in Mississippi. It’s in North Carolina.
@@urbanexploringwithkappy1773 could you please tell me where it is? Googling Mosby house does not match this one....
Wow this was a gorgeous one!! I adore how only the elements have intruded, no modern amenities, no criminals, just nature💗
Sadly, many old homes have been abandoned in the south and left to rot because the neighborhoods are overrun with criminals and low lifes and respectful folks have been run out.
My grandma’s old brick home in meridian Mississippi won’t sell and it’s dirt cheap. My dad took himself off the deed because his brother won’t part with it for under $45k and my dad knows it won’t sell for that. It’s really sad.
It was a gorgeous old southern home, on a double lot. I remember the neighborhood fondly. It used to be a very nice, safe, friendly area. Now the whole town is just garbage. Thanks to welfare, subsidies, fatherless homes, and failing government education…
Wow! What a great house! The sewing machine! The old lawn chairs, the kitchen! And all original! Thanks for sharing!
WOW I LOVE OLD HOUSES I NEED ONE LIKE THIS ONE
I love this house. Double porches, big tall windows, fireplaces. No grafitti, bad DYI remodels or Vultures to scare Kappy. Really nice. Thanks, Kappy
It looks like a log house, I love log houses. Love the old bed frames and that wringer washer! I'm old enough to know how to operate it, and they get things cleaner than anything they make now. Great job Kappy!!
The detail they put in to these homes is fabulous. The stairs to the attic that was unused were finished. That’s when people took pride in what they lived in
I think people still take pride in what they live in - but they no longer take pride in the craftsmanship of it. And so we have sticky-tacky trashy houses that in 50 years just need a can of gas and a match.
That fireplace is exactly what mine looked like where I used to live. Only mine was sealed off & used as a headboard (my visitors' never realized it was a mantle), lol.
Thanks for the explore! Still breaks my heart to see a home just go to ruin.
I love the Fluffo can in the kitchen - perfect!! Beautiful video, thank you 🌻
Oh my gosh, those porches & fireplaces. To be able to have a place like that, nothing updated that ruins the original home, would be a dream. Especially not hearing anything but nature makes it even a dreamier dream. Thanks Kappy. 🐢🙋🏻♀️
Love the kitchen cabinet all in one, wish I had that, so simple and useful. Great house. Someone loved sewing for sure.
That turtle at the end is so cute! 😊
OH WOWWWWW KAPPPY U did it again i loved it the old antiques the old sewing machines the beds and that beautiful dresser vanity with the mirror loved it everything about it keeep on keeepin own shakedownstreet seee ya next video my gratefully deadicated friend
You really found a gem with this one. You could have spent an hour in this house just looking at the items left behind, especially in the kitchen! I see why you said this one was one of your favorites! Great find young man! Thanks for taking me along!
Those mattresses look as though they are in stellar condition! So does some of the furniture. So sad that these beautiful homes become abandoned.
I love this one too Kappy. You are in my home state. That’s great.
Thank you for the history. Very interesting. Love your videos.
Thank you for the kind words and watching!! :)
LOVE the porches!! Those are always my favorite. I’m also loving the older appliances and cabinets. This one is quite a find Kappy! The home seems a little sad. But, any home where someone’s belongings/treasures have been left to rot is very sad. This is a favorite of mine for sure. Thanks Kappy! As always, stay safe!😊
Me too! A double porch like that always seems like heaven! Especially out in the countryside! Thank you very much for the kind words and watching!! :)
So many treasures. That is indeed a wringer/washer. My grandmother had one. For some reason, this house just made me feel peaceful inside. So many memories tied in with those antiques. Cool attic. Bet it was even cooler when intact. Those sounds are birds? OMG those old windows just waiting to be reused. That can of Fluffo probably fetch a good price in an antique place. But lots of those in that house.
A beauty indeed. What a nice house. 2 sewing machines in that one room. Basement? Could have had a attic room too. Porch looked a bit sketchy. Nice.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I am a fan of landscape photography and have always appreciated that you include landscape shots in your videos. You do lovely work with this too! If you made made prints of some of the landscapes you shoot in your videos, I would buy them. I bet I am not the only one. I can sense the love and appreciation you must feel when you shoot these landscapes. Here at 11:20 -- the cotton and the sky, and the panorama of the sky just after it. 🥹 Breathtaking. Thank you for sharing.
Too kind of you too say! Thank you very much for watching! Glad to hear you enjoy! I’ll make sure I continue too include them! Thank you!! :)
Nice vintage sewing machine, thanks for the nice video!
HOW OLD IS THIS PLACE?
I love your videos,of these beautiful old homes,the porches,balcony's,fireplaces,the windows,and even the land it sits on.But I hate to see it left to rot.If only walls could talk.👍❤️
So glad that those old floors safely held you! 🌹
Me too! Thanks for watching! :)
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You're welcome 🌹
I always look forward to watching your videos Kappy so many beautiful old houses. Thanks 😊
So much stuff great house
A very substantial house with a surpringly sturdy feeling. It has a very settled feeling as though one family stayed there for quite a while.
W.O.W! This sure is a beauty! What a beautiful old Hoosier cabinet in the kitchen! Still had the remnants of the flour sifter too! That kitchen was a time capsule of food and OTC meds! My mom used to have a singer sewing machine like the ones in this house! I remember hers being electric and with the foot pedal! Thanks for this one for sure! ❤ Hi to Ruby!
Love love love those old vintage green steel lawn chairs!!
It's so sad to see old houses fall apart. I wish they were all restored.
WOW LOVE OLD HOUSES LIKE THIS ONE
I love how nature is quietly taking over the house.
Well said! Thank you very much for watching! :)
Love, love this house!
I love the fact that you don't edit out the birdies ! I love the sound!
I’d never! All part of the house, land around it and animals included! Thank you for watching!! :)
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Thank YOU! for bringing us thesefab places!!!
I want that Hoosier cabinet!
This one is special. It’s amazing when the ones that look rough outside have insides that are still so preserved. And interesting to see how certain rooms and even wings of houses just get shut up and left to decay. Great one here. Thanks so much. Stay safe ❤
Agreed! I believe someone elderly was last living on the first floor of the house since too hard to get up and down stairs! The upstairs felt like it hadn’t been stepped foot in, in a long time! Thank you for the kind words and watching! :)
You are documenting history my friend. Keep it up. I'm still telling everyone about your videos.
That’s too kind of you!! I really appreciate it! Really makes it worthwhile knowing others enjoy these places as well! Thank you! :)
That’s a charming old home and it would be fun to know more of its history. If I had to guess, I would say it was built somewhere around 1845. It had such a rustic charm and I’m sure it has not seen exterior paint in decades. It’s fortunate the tin roof has kept some of the water out of it. Definitely in my top 20 favorites of your adventures! Many thanks again!
Good observations!! Definitely a pre civil war antebellum era home! Just glad to have documented this since it won’t be around much longer! Thank you for watching! :)
IT IS VERY CHARMING OLD HOUSE IT LOOKS LIKE ABOUT 1845
A beautiful home in its day. So sad to see the antique bed, dresser, kitchen cabinet rotting away, worth some pretty good bucks, also those two turquoise metal chairs are worth a small fortune. Thanks Kappy, love your videos, it gives us a chance to see what once was in our history, but also so sad to see the ruin of a once happy place.
No one will miss those grand old homes until they are gone. Good video!
Agreed! It’s heartbreaking! So glad I can document these! Thank you very much for watching! :)
There were grand old mansions, including Jefferson Davis' home on the MS Gulf Coast, Katrina wiped nearly all away.
I'm from the Mississippi
That old metal blade window fan is worth something too geeeez would I love visit this place I'd be contacting the owner and buying that washer and few other thing..wow
Hello Kappy, I just have to say that I really enjoyed your professional, yet warm and personal description of this house. My own observations are, I fear, long and perhaps boring, but I believe this house deserves our slowing down and really feeling its history and the memories it holds. This house is my favorite house, too, and I have written many words in its praise, words of love for the house and for the lives it once cradled within its walls.
This house does have a very interesting history, and it offers a lot of fascinating surprises to explore. I'm ready to begin!
Even the house's exterior is lovely! That pattern in the upper verandah's railing is so pretty! The wide overhang of the roof high above would have kept all but the most violent rainstorms from reaching the verandah below. That is the touch of a thoughtful and considerate builder and a wise owner. I imagine that a rainstorm viewed from the depths of either verandah would be a welcome sight to rain hungry farmers. Though Mississippi's soil is rich, it still needs a steady pouring of rain to ensure a good harvest.
The windows of this house are unusual, with their many small panes, nine over nine downstairs and nine over six upstairs, even four over two in the attic! The windows upstairs having long upper panes over six smaller square panes are quite unusual and would require specially ordered glass.
Clearly, no expense was spared on this house's construction as far as windows were concerned! If this house is near a major city or perhaps close to the Mississippi River, glass would have been considerably cheaper than similar panes transported inland or to more remote locations.
Many an early pioneer carried small panes of glass in his saddlebags, each carefully wrapped and cushioned to avoid breaking these prized additions to a simple cabin's construction. Many early buildings boasted no more than one or two small windows!
This is the reason early windows had multiple panes of glass. Smaller pieces of the precious glass were easier for people to transport safely. Larger panes were virtually unknown until much later, toward the latter half of the nineteenth century. Even shop windows would usually be constructed of dozens of small panes, if the owner/proprietor could bear the cost of this excess.
Glass destined for window panes was blown by mouth into circles, some of which were quite large, in the case of a skilled glass blower. These large circular pieces were then cut into smaller panes, such as this house has.
Because it was nearly impossible to avoid imperfections in this hand blown glass, we can see waves or ripples in this older glass. Even bubbles were often present. These early panes are prized today. Especially desirable are the pieces of glass known as "bull's eye glass."
These hard-to-find pieces of glass are often circular and are almost always quite irregular in the appearance of ripples and bubbles, as they represent the glass closest to the blow pipe and, therefore, wrinkles were formed in the then liquified glass and tiny bubbles were appeared as air escaped through thin areas of glass but were then caught in the ripples themselves.
Today, there are modern specialty glass producers who can still create the increasingly rare wavy glass and the even less available bull's eye glass. Understandably, these recreations are quite expensive to obtain.
Some preservationists favor using the modern recreations of wavy or bubbled glass to attempt to recapture the pioneer spirit of early buildings.
Enough about glass, it is time for the exploration of the house's interior...which is quite a mess! Somebody was looking for something, that's for sure! Makes me wonder if they ever found it.
Good eye, Kappy, you're absolutely right! That is an electric model of a wringer washer. I must say that this is an odd placement for a washer, but maybe it was meant only to be temporary.
Earlier models of these washers were hand cranked, usually by a willing or perhaps bribed child.
The electric model of these, which followed the arrival of electricity into rural people's homes, were a real peril to young women with long hair! Better put that hair up in a bun, girl, unless you want to lose it!
Women also learned not to get too close to the relentlessly spinning rollers if the bodice of their shirtwaist or dress was at all loose. Anything loose, even a necklace, could be caught and pulled into the mechanism, taking the wearer with it and often causing physical injury or even amputation to the hapless laundress.
These rooms appear to be very bright and even airy due to the wealth of large windows allowing light and cooling breezes to flow into and through the rooms. This gives an almost modern feel to these rooms.
A lovely fireplace, indeed, Kappy!
So many lovely antiques clutter this room that to give each its due time would take all day! Little wonder that you couldn't get closer to the fireplace to photograph it in its entirety. Oh well, dear you tried.
The two sewing machine cabinets are interesting. I wonder if the machines are present, as well. The wooden panel on the top of the cabinet lifts to raise the actual machine. This protects it from dust and little fingers that simply must touch everything.
Sewing machines such as these are often in good operating condition, but they can easily be made inoperative by people who know nothing of them, thereby damaging their delicate mechanisms.
Another sewing machine! Someone either had an addiction to antique sewing machines or this was an early sweatshop!
What beautiful antique beds! They and the lovely old chairs are worth a pretty penny! It's a shame they've been left to molder away in this house.
Surprisingly, we've seen little water damage in this house, as of yet. Hopefully, that means that the roof is intact. One can only hope.
Oh, there was a fire here! The soot staining the walls is proof of it! The fireplace surround is lovely in its untouched state. Perhaps a skilled painter has covered the evidence of the conflagration. At any rate, it appears that the blaze was quickly extinguished with minimal damage to the walls and the ceiling. I'm glad. This house, though cluttered and just plain dirty, makes me happy. Perhaps it is the large, bright rooms that cause me to feel a sense of peace and happiness.
Upstairs. Even here, in the private rooms of the house, the fireplace surrounds are lovely, if simple.
All right, here there are holes where the light is coming through into the room. That's a shame, for it means that the roof has failed and serious damage is sure to follow.
This larger end room is already badly damaged by water and the chimney which has fallen through the roof. It will not be many years before this beautiful old house will become a place of sadness and destruction, its beauty forgotten.
How grateful I am to you, Kappy, for saving it on video before the inevitable collapse of its walls occurs. It's sad, because this house deserves more than that. It should live on, growing old gracefully, not only in our collective memory and on video, but in reality, so that people may come and see what living in a lovely nineteenth century home was like.
You know, if you hear someone or some thing in the attic, the spirit of self-preservation should admonish you not to proceed into that darkness unarmed. There is no way of knowing the type of bird or beast lurking there, waiting to pounce on you and show you the results of your disturbance of its rest. Better to leave that particular area of exploration for souls who are more hardy or, perhaps, less concerned about the possibility of bodily injury. But you must go to satisfy the attic lovers among our throng of curious onlookers, so off you go.
How strange that there is no one or nothing there! At least nothing we can see. There could well be very young vultures secreted behind some pile of wood or clinging to the pole rafters in some dark corner, trembling in fear of the huge monster that is making strange noises and stomping around on its heavy feet. How frightened those little ones must be!
I totally agree with you, Kappy! Though it isn't richly furnished and there is no handsomely finished millwork or graceful staircases to climb, there is something so wonderful about this house that seems to draw you into its bright rooms filled with sunshine and fresh air. I can imagine how it looks with the windows raised and long, sheer white curtains flowing in the soft, warm breezes that dance through the openings. How wonderful that would be.
Alas, that's never to be a reality, for the failing roof and fallen brickwork have written this building's death notice already. Too much time has passed and too much damage has been done to ever make this house liveable again. That makes me so sad!
This house's opportunity to know immortality has passed it by and would be forgotten were it not for you! In a very real way, you've saved it! Thanks, Kappy, for taking us with you as you walked the halls of a past you never knew, but which you cannot help but love. Your videos provide a touchpoint to another time.
May your steps always be solid and sure, may your sense of wonder never dim and become timeworn. May you always keep one eye on the past, looking back to those halcyon days of slower, more graceful living where beauty was everything.
You are a wonder, Kappy, and we are fortunate to share your life and your travels as you explore a world gone by. I am glad to be among the
devoted group who follow where you lead, seeing that world through your eyes.
Happy trails, intrepid traveler! We will be waiting at your next stop, eager to join you again. We will be watching for you, Kappy, and we'll be ready to go when you call.
Until then, I send greetings and love from the beautiful mountains of East Tennessee.
Becca
OK, that's not a comment, that's a freaking book! 🙄🤦♀️
Love your observations always and always appreciate it! Such knowledgeable words! Helps me learn more!! & thank you very much for the kind words and watching! Makes me happy know how many others enjoy these places too! :)
Becca definitely sounds likes writer. And a beautiful one at that! Kappy, Again thanks so much for video! I wish I could have lived in a wonderful house like this!
I loved this house too. The exterior is beautiful. Fireplaces in every room and the rooms are large! The multi paned windows are beautiful too. As you stated, Kappy, the house has changed very little from the time it was built. Thank you! 15:11
What you said is what I was trying to say, my husband is a finish carpenter that takes pride in what he creates
Absolutely love the style of the house and all the furniture and the woodwork. Thank you for the step back in time. Someone needs to restore this beauty.
Thank you very much for the kind words and watching! :)
There is a dish rag hanging on a rack above the sink where it was left perhaps 55 plus years ago! So many products in that kitchen that haven't been produced in decades. Fluffo Shortening was long-ago discontinued, and the can has a metal top that required a key to open. Silver Curl hair dye in the cabinet is another long-ago product. Judging by the desk and the farm magazines, it appears the family ran a thriving farm business at one time. The furniture in the living room is from the 1930s, and was old when the house was abandoned. Absolutely fascinating, and many thanks for preserving this scene for us!
I would love to live in this house cleaned up and fixed beautiful house
It looked as if we were walking in the 1930's. Amazing house---thanks for sharing!
Really did feel like a time capsule! Thank you very much for watching! :)
Loved the house
I love the 2 green metal chairs!
Love the washing machine.
Mother Nature said she is taking this one back and hid it from view with the trees. Cool old house that time has forgotten. Loved those old sewing machines there were 2 of them and still a working treadle foot. Clean it up and I bet it would still work. Thanks for sharing and you have a great day
I love love love this one!
Wow the vines are growing around that house like Christmas garland
I love all the wows you do so much that I've started counting them, lol. You only gave me 23 in this video
Extra good vibes from this house.
Wow Kappy. I loved the house and the antiques. It is special when you can visit a different era. You are the best at it. I thought I saw a little toad in the first shot in the house hopping in the bedroom.
Fireplace bricks outside are stunning.
What a gem. Living history at its best. Amazing that nearly every thing in that home was from another time. Priceless. Thank you.
Beautiful old home lots of memories made here I am sure shame to see it set like this .....Great video as alway's Kappy !!!
Thank you for the kind words and watching!! :)
My Mother had an old washing machine like that in the early 1960's...I remember it in our basement.
Hey Kappy! Wow. That was an amazing house. No grafitti or strange updates! I did expect to see a vulture! Glad none were there for ya. Thanks for another awesome explore. Stay safe! ✌️
What a beautiful place! Lots of cool stuff left in there. Couldn't tell if it was a bird or a frog in there. Anyway thanx Kappy! Great vid! Stay safe out there.
be beautiful fixed up reminds me of my grandmothers house
Yea! My home state. Great explore as always.
Thank you for watching! :)
A very early, very beautiful!
Thank you for watching! :)
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing Kappy!
Thank you for watching! :)
your right about the old ringer washer, i had one , it was my first washing machine back in 1967. DID YOU HEAR THOSE VOICE IN THE ATTICH ? wish you had of went in some of the other house's to. GREAT VIDIEO
Beautiful.
Long time follower watching from New Zealand. Love your explores Kappy, this one is out of the box! Loving the porches, all of the interesting antique furnishing details.. love the bird calls most of all. Would have been peace, perfect peace, back in the day ❤
😎😎House Kappy👍👍Right up my alley!! But, no bathroom 😁 ❤ the natural decay. No Vultures!!
Wow! Look at that old Hoosier cabinet!
I just love your explores!!! Thanks, as always, for sharing!!😊😊
Too kind thank you very much for watching!! :)
Love the 'hanging on, perseverance' of this old home. Beautiful porches... I also love the building style.
Hi there kappy. What a beautiful old house. Lots of old stuff left behind. That old washer with rollers on top it reminds me when my mom had one I used to watch her do laundry with it and then she would run it into the rollers and then seeing it come out on the other side. Very cool find. Thanks again for sharing your adventures.
Great house for sure one of the most original houses you’ve explored!! Loved the porches can imagine setting out there on a hot summer night!! Thanks Kappy stay safe!!!
Thank you very much for watching!! :)
Such a great place!!! I love the wringer washer. I miss mine from the 70s. You could still buy them new.
Thank ya very much for watching! Really was like a time capsule almost inside! :)
Get them before they’re gone, the older the better! Thanks, great find!
Loves the sights and sounds you have added.
So many beautiful old homes FORGOTTEN... So SAD! My grandmothers home was like this, she sold it, all the outbuildings, barn and everything in it without my Moms knowledge...beds, cabinets, cifferobes, farm equipment, etc, A fortune in antiques, the thief that got it made out like a bandit...grandmother too trusting!!!
I love seeing all the antiques in there. Absolutely love that style of home. Most likely a log home. That is a great find Kappy thanks for sharing!
Great observations!! Thank you very much for watching! :)
When you first walked in I thought that whole house was going to be packed with stuff. Enjoyed the video!
Agreed!! Think the first floor was turned into main living area for the final resident! An elderly woman who passed away in the late 80’s! Thank you for watching!! :)
I have so many of the same furniture/rocking chair etc and pics as that place. Not because I'm old but because I adore old things.
Amazing house nothing much changed since it was built by the looks of the up stairs great find i really love this house.
What a beautifully designed house especially the tall windows. My grandmother used a similar wringer washer and clothes line in the 1970s. Thanks for the tour, Kappy!
I found it a bit shocking that with the attic not being finished that there was no door to shut it off from the rest of the house. But it was a great house. Thanks for the tour.
someone should salvage those beautiful old Windows , the antiques are amazing, what a shame!
Kappy was that 3 singer sewing Machines I seen, That wash also a singer washer, I grew up in our home in the early 60,s with one, People that has used one loved them ,The clothe,s come out of the ringer so dry It was amazing, Good old days, Just don,t get your fingers in it . Great video Kappy
Incredible!! Thank you for sharing these with the world before they are gone!
What a shame. That Hoosier cabinet and the other cool antiques! Just breaks my heart.
That House is Awesome❤
Those sewing machines could be worth $$$$$ to a collector! They look very old. Some can be restored! Great video!
Cool place! I especially love that it hasn't been remodelled and (shudder) updated! Looked like the chimney fell through the roof in that upstairs room- I wonder how long the elements have been getting in? Otherwise, it looks structurally okay and even still has some great old furniture! Love the old sewing machines! Thanks again, Kappy, another wonderful tour!
It would have been a charming home back in the day !!!
*Awesome video!!*
Loved this!
Thank you for sharing!!
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Thanks for watching! :)
It is a nice peaceful house and love the vines on the outside.
What County were you in? I grew up in Southern Mississippi and know many Mosbys. That house was amazing....Not in my hometown area or I THINK I would have remembered it. THANK YOU for sharing. I LOVED IT!
Awesome house and contents. One of your best.
Glad you enjoyed! Thank you for watching! :)