Sad Beautiful Abandoned Colonial Mill Owners Manor House Over 200 years old in Pennsylvania
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- This beautiful old stone house was built in the late 1700’s for a nearby roller mill which began operating 20 years before the house was built. After moderate financial success they were able to build this beautiful old stone house around 1790-1800. The mill would close its doors for the final time in the early 1900’s. The house was lived in until the 1980’s when a large highway was placed just behind the house. Now only 20 feet away from the rushing cars of the highway, the house sits empty and unloved crumbling away. Such a unique old place with loads of cool old features like the massive fireplace hearth in the kitchen or the beautiful hand carved fire place mantles. Loved this cool old house, wish it could be moved away from the busy road. Thanks for watching, like and leave a comment if you enjoyed!
That huge fireplace looks to be original kitchen where they cooked and a bread oven on the left that was closed up, that is a treasure for sure!!
Yeah I think they swapped the living room and the kitchen during remodel because they wanted the bigger fireplace in the living room.
I thought the same thing.
That’s exactly what I was thinking.
Whenever I see old house like these, I try to imagine what life might have been like in them all through the years.
Love that! So many lives lived in these places! Thank you very much for watching!! :)
Someone needs to get their hands on this home and restore it and love it again! Solid and built to last
Wouldn't that be fantastic to see this house restored!
I guess no one wants to live next to a highway
@@getgoing-cv In my town, living beside/ontop of the freeway/highway is called 'freeway close.' Entire New Neighborhoods are built with that as a selling point. Funny how it DOESN'T apply to historical structures, or typical?
@@rockybernard2997 Why anyone would want to live on top of a freeway is beyond me smh lol
@@getgoing-cv I'm with you! I'm on 2 1/2 acres and STILL too crowded. But that neighborhood I referred to is not cheap, some at $1million on postage stamp yards. That's some good propaganda going on, where you can walk to all the shopping, restaurants and amenities that your pocketbook can handle (and you'll be charged big property taxes on top of it). But you'll be at work with all the rest of the neighborhood when the traffic is loudest so it shouldn't bother you much. Our society hasn't many working brain cells left, unfortunately.
When I see these houses I always want to step back in time and visit the original owner.
That first place is so gorgeous and should be saved. The second place is just sad. The land around them is gorgeous. What a waste. Thanks Kappy. Great find as always.
Completely agreed! Such beautiful old houses crumbling away! Thank you very much for watching!! :)
I love the first house!
The thick walls and stone and low framed door and the giant fireplace and the beams and the hardware omg...so cool
I remember this house, because of that big beautiful fireplace. It was that fireplace that made me understand how my great-great-grandmother caught on fire cooking. The hem of her dress caught on fire and she died from the severe burn she received. I found the account in a book written by one of my distant cousins. Switching gears, that is one handsome house!!! Many thanks for going back and showing this beautiful place once more.
That was pretty common in those days, sadly.
How sad and interesting, thank you for sharing! Much appreciated for the kind words and watching!! :)
My heart aches for someone to save this house
I live in a city environment so that noise would be a small price to pay to live in such a beauty.
I think with a new modern roof and the doors and windows in the sound would not be too bad at all.
The brick structure of the second home is what kept it from burning to the ground! First house was beautiful once upon a time! Thanks again for sharing!😊
Yeah that second house was a real shame! Loved its Flemish bond brickwork! Thank you very much for watching!! :)
Kappy, i like the way you are respectful of the properties and dont stage the rooms. You are calm tell us something about the houses. I love to watch your videos. Good job!
Can't believe how many jack posts are in that basement
Yes I thought so too
Yeah it was interesting!! Must’ve been a dozen or so! Thank you very much for watching!
Thanks for all the videos.
Thank you very much for watching!! :)
Thank you , kappy. I have seen some of your documentaries before .
I love old architecture and old houses. I wished we could save them all.
Thank you for the kind words and watching!! :)
The room with the massive fireplace should be the original kitchen and the little room on the side most likely storage pantry
It’s amazing how a lot of the older houses you explore have held up better than newer ones. It really shows the level of craftsmanship from back then to now.
All that old lead base paint has kept the critters and rot at bay..lol.. They must not be that great though, the roofs always end up leaking and that's what destroys the whole house..
I have a 20 year old house, and had to fix a leaky roof. Many of these 200 year old places have roof intact. A question of materials used.@@PxssyGalore
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What a dumb remark. Lead stays in the paint, and these are so old they used linseed oil paint - just properly prepared linseed oil and pigment. All roofs have to be maintained and eventually replaced. But the old last longer than the new shingles, some of which are getting maybe 5 years of life.
Stone will stand for centuries, even without maintenance.
Completely agreed!! They really don’t build them like they used to! It’s incredible to think this house has been empty for decades and still in somewhat decent condition! Thank you very much for watching!! :)
Love watching you explore Mr Kappy! These places will be remembered only by your videos. Some should be saved, others are done. Loved both places. I do worry about all the lead paint you are exposed to. The 1st house was full of it. Thanks for taking the time to show us these incredible places. And thanks Mr Kappy for taking me along!
Beautiful Manor Home! Thanks Kappy!
Thank you very much for watching!! :)
At about 3:52 you can see the old bread oven on the left side of the fireplace hearth. What a shame it's been blocked up. Bread ovens fascinate me. Start a hot fire in the cavity, and when it's about down to coals, you rake it all out onto the floor and into the main fire, hopefully not catching your skirts on fire in the process, and put in your bread loaves. Put the door on and seal it with hot water pastry. That one may have been lined with field stones or bricks. After the industrial revolution, they were made of iron. Didn't take long for the wood and coal ranges to put an end to the dangerous bread ovens. What a terrific bit of history and shameful that it's going back to nature.
My great-great-grandmother call her dress on fire cooking in a fireplace most likely like this. She died a few days later from the horrible burns.
What a beautiful house. And still standing. They knew how to do things back then. I love the history you bring to your explorers.
So glad you enjoy!! Thank you very much for watching!! :)
That room with the big fireplace is the Keeping Room, where they did all the cooking. Why is this place abandoned? Where is it. I would buy it.
Good afternoon from Cape Cod 🦈 that first house is certainly a part of history that could easily be put back together. The burned-out house is just a shame. You always do a remarkable job in documenting. Keep up the great work and be safe 👍✌️🇺🇲
Thank's Kappy another great video.Both houses would have been beautiful in there day
Awesome house… thanks Kappy!
Been watching your explores for over a year now and appreciate your style Kappy. Thanks for sharing this one in particular- my favorite house so far.
That house with the huge fireplace is amazing
Sad to see them falling apart when they are so old great finds as usual i love your explores allways so interesting to look at well done kappy.
I love the old houses. I just wish I had the money to buy them all. Thank you 😂.
The first one is beautiful. Replace the roof and then restore the house. The 2nd one needs some serious TLC, surprised it is still standing tall though. Thanks for sharing
In answer to your question, in the first house, super cool! That lovely miller's home needs a new roof, be secured, and restored, it appears to have so many original building materials and features it would be a shame not to save it. Once again you found a house with fascinating fireplaces in nearly every room. I was sorry to hear that the second house suffered from arson, I do not understand the need to destroy things. And the collection of mannequins in the stable was eerie and odd. Suddenly, when you visit the basements, although I have seen cool stonework and timbers in them, I now get the feeling that I suddenly switched from urban exploring to a found footage horror film. Thanks once again for finding and sharing another gem!
Haha I know what you mean! Those dark basements always give me the heeby jeebies lol! Does look like a Blair witch project or something lol! Thank you for watching!! :)
Wow what an awesome 😎👍 old house 🏡 glad you got to document that first place it was incredible
Glad I could document it as well! Such a beautiful old house!! Thank you for the kind words and watching!! :)
Awesome house in its Day. Love the thick walls
Magnificent! Withstood the test of time.
3:34 this fireplace reminds me of prints I've seen of colonial homes. They'd have a corner where you could sit and read. Then they'd have a swing arm that would hold a caldron to cook the food. I'd love to have seen this in it's hay day.
Awesome old houses. Great video again kabby love the snow ❄️
Love the snow as well! So pretty! Thank you very much for watching!! :)
Beautiful. Painful, but beautiful. Thanks, Kappy.
Awesome old house. I love it. It was a beautiful old house in its day. Love the huge fireplace. Thanks Kappy for showing it.
It’s a trip to think this house was built about 70 years before Laura Ingalls Wilder was even born!! And the West still had buffalo & indigenous people living freely on their own land..
Nice I love these old places.
If I had the money I would love to save this one. I love this style house.❤ Thank you Kappy!!!
Same here! Thank you very much for watching!! :)
Love the style of these houses. It's a shame to have these torn down. What it took to build these, the handmade craftsmanship inside...people who knew how to roast a turkey, pheasant, or whatever on a spit in that fireplace...that knowledge is nearly gone, too. We've sure gotten overly dependent on others! Thanks, Kappy, and hi Ruby!!
What an amazing place! This is totally salvageable! It makes me so sad that it's left to the elements. 😢
Bake oven on left in huge fireplace. The place has massive chimneys, which would help hold the heat.
Oh goody!! Just jumped in!! We LOVE YOUR VIDS!!
thanks for the tour, Kappy! once beautiful structures, both of 'em. and TY for the close up on the hand wrought hinges! They are soon to be lost knowledge. Stay Safe and well!
Breaks my heart to see how people have no respect for anything
🎉Great explore, thanks Kappy!
Thank you for watching!! :)
I always look forward to your videos. It gives me something fun to look forward to. You always manage to find amazing places to share with us. Thank you.
I remember the first house from your video a few years ago. Such a beautiful and cozy old home. Whoever lived there last appreciated the house and painted it in authentic colors and had nice accessories (period hall light, stenciling, dining room light, etc). REALLY a shame that someone can't salvage that corner cupboard. Amazing that kids haven't trashed it even more since your first video. The house is probably not too far gone yet to save, but with it's location next to the busy road, it's not likely unfortunately. The second house is just so sad. Again, somebody put some work into it with new plumbing PEX system and waste lines, and what looks like a fairly new HVAC system. The property, with the stone barn, fencing and pergola, seems really nice. Makes me angry that kids (and many adults) have so little respect for other peoples property and "nothing else to do" except to cause damage and destruction. Stupid disgusting people.
I am so glad he redid this house, because I remember the first one too and I was totally fascinated with the place.
Beautiful homes sad the second one was burned.
Hi Kappy what a lovely old place that is I would like to see the paint all stripped back cleaned right out and I wouldn’t my bedding. Someone could live in there again. Another wonderful job mate. Keep up the great work. I enjoy your videos. This is Rob from Australia
Thank you for sharing! 😊
Thank you for watching! :)
Fires have a special place in my heart for sheer terror. Our large shop and pole barn burned to the ground about 10 years ago. To this day we are cautious about a fire pit or grill near our home. The first was interesting. We just don’t hold the same value to our old buildings as Europeans. Saw a video recently showing the oldest house in town as 700 years old. A bit of remodeling and it was back in business. Thsnks for sharing. Stay safe.
Sheesh that’s terrible I’m sorry to hear about the fire! So true tho! Thank you very much for watching!! :)
Awesome house, thanks
OMG Kappy! An amazing house!! I haven’t been to your tours lately, but I’m back and don’t know why it took so long for me to come back but I’m so glad I am. Your tours are as WONDERFUL as always! You’re the greatest ❤
WOWWWW U did it again kapppy u brightened my day with all thesae finds amazing old historical houses way to go awesomeeeeeeeee seee you next time playing in the bandddd here with uncle sam truckinnnnnnn
Hi Kappy. Finally getting around to this video. Those can lights pointing to a whiteboard are very like the Irish replica house I love so much in Pennsylvania. The bathroom is identical and so is the wallpaper in the bathroom! The same person lived in bith these houses! I'm sure of it! How amazing and odd, all at once!
Thanks so much for this explore my friend! I needed the distraction tonight when I'm missing him so much!
This house is so beautiful in the snow. The details inside are beathtaking and lovely. It must have been something in its day. Good choice!
Oh, another house! What fun! What a shame that anyone would burn such a pretty house! Some people ought to be locked up! This house must have been very lovely once.
Poking ariund in old sheds is so much fun! You never know what you're going to find!
Thanks for the second explore!
Love from my aching heart, B
Thanks for sharing 👍🤓
Thank you for watching!! :)
Wow I love that house! ❤️
Same here! Thank you for watching!! :)
Shocking to see how many jacks were in the basement holding that place together!
Sad the home is alone
The wallpaper in the upstairs bathroom was so compelling.
No comment tonight, Kappy. My beloved is gone to God. He passed last evening without ever rousing from a coma. I am heartbroken, but glad that he is no longer suffering. RIP Gamaliel Báez 11/11/36 - 2/23/24
God bless you.
I’m so sorry for your loss, my deepest condolences🙏
@@urbanexploringwithkappy1773Thanks, dear friend.
@@OliveDNorthThank you, Miss Olive!
The 1st old house is beautiful. I think that someone should restore it 🤔. I'm sure that the 2nd house was nice in it's day. Thanks for sharing 👍 😊 ❤
Yeah that first one would be beautiful saved if you don’t mind the loud highway beside it! Thank you very much for watching!! :)
Somehow attics are just as interesting.
That Hugh fireplace is. Originally the kitchen
I like built in corner cabinets😊
This house is beautiful..it looks a little familiar. Where may I ask is this , only because it looks familiar. It’s amazing how much history is here.
I believe this house can still be restored. If someone with money obviously, started with the roof. This house stood the test of time, not to be torn down. The last owners did a nice job on the inside. I would love to have a house like this.
Love the wide windows and door frames , the fireplaces house is fixable as long as foundation is good
You can see by the walls that the foundation is good: no cracked plaster.
@@OliveDNorth I think so too
I sure enjoyed this video think you for taking me along stay cool stay safe.
Beautiful wall paper!
I so wanted a house like this when I was much younger. I would put the kitchen/dining in the room with the massive fireplace. What a shame that the roof is shot. This place had potential. It's still salvedgeable, but harder and more expensive. There are always addtions added on to these old stone houses, I hope someone saves it.
I believe both houses can be saved and renovate. Just get a structure engineer to inspect them. To make sure it's feasible to do it.
I hope when the kids grow up realize the destruction they did starting that fire.. so sad😢
NIce Kappy!! 😎😎
If those walls could talk, I would love to listen.
Few dollars in ram jacks holding up the building
So hope some one saves & restore the 1st house..
What a shame the second hose was torched. I’m surprised the whole thing wasn’t reduced to rubble.
That outbuilding looks like a dairy/milk processing area of an old dairy farm
That's my home state
Early paint is Natural Pigments mixed with milk or water. Green, Gold, Red, Blue.
The basement would have been considered to be like a root cellar which would be cool dry storage of perishable foods
Sup from Kentucky❤
Love the first house, that big fireplace was incredible. I wonder if the house began as on big room and that would have been the only heat source. There were a whole lot of steel columns in the basement holding that house up though. Too bad about the second house, there was so much damage from the fire. Thanks, Kappy
Interesting place. Lots of historical value ? I hope It's not scheduled For the wrecking ball.
That first house is great. It seems to me in the USA if a house was built in the 1700's and is abandoned then the National Park Service should be allowed to take it over. It is astounding how much original work is still in that first house! What a total waste and shame it's left to rot.
I would have loved to be alive before automobiles. Imagine how silent things were every day at a place like that.
Too bad for the condition of that roof. That house won't last much longer.
Wish we could tell what each room was originally used for. Its obvious that huge fireplace was for cooking...
Even if you renovated the house you can never get rid of the burnt smell. When I was 10 years old we went on a vacation back east and my dad's cousin rebuilt one that got burnt and he never could get rid of the Burnt smell. You would have to to Bulldoze the house and start over.
30 grand in cement for foundation repair. Rest is wet plaster walls. And solar to run everything on the wood In the attic seems fine for a new roof. Another 10 grand.
I see the keep out, and that means you Kappy signs on the doors 🤣
Unless major structure damage the burnt home looks like it could be restored
Amazing home! House number 2 ….when was it built and on the same property as the first home?
Do you ever run into homeless people living in these old abandon homes? I’ve been watching for a good while and I don’t ever remember that happening but seems that it would be very possible.
You be careful out there and keep up the good work.
I really enjoyed these two especially the first one. 😊
Someone should have fixed that house up and lived in it. You get use to the noise from the road
The second house. I agree, what a shame.
A metal roof would have saved the first one, it still wasn't too far gone. Being close to the highway hurts but once you're inside, those thick stone walls buffer out the sound. I hope they caught and prosecuted whoever set fire to the second one. Someone loved it enough to build a gazebo and remodel it fairly recently, shame vandals ruined it. Thanks for the interesting explores!
I think you missed the room behind the living room