Look INSIDE an Amish Home

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  • Опубликовано: 12 авг 2022
  • We take a look inside a 7-bedroom Amish home in Kentucky - kitchen, living room, bedrooms, and more. Kentucky home images featured here are by Tim Harris of Tim Harris Photography: www.timharris.photos/
    Check out the Amish America Patreon for Amish interviews & exclusive videos: / amishamerica
    My name is Erik Wesner and I'm not Amish. Back in 2004, I met the Amish while selling books. Since then, I've visited 5,000+ Amish homes & dozens of Amish communities. My book on Amish business, Success Made Simple: An Inside Look at Why Amish Businesses Thrive, was published in 2010. I run the Amish America website: amishamerica.com/
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    Home images and listing info via: www.zillow.com/homedetails/16...
    Listing agent: Angie Stevens of Homeland Real Estate: www.kyhomeland.com/agent.php?...
    Additional images by Don Burke (www.flickr.com/photos/ozarkin...) & Jim Halverson

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  • @AmishAmerica
    @AmishAmerica  11 дней назад +2

    A special thanks for all the comments. For helping the channel get another million-view video 😉
    Your engagement is appreciated - enjoy this Amish huume! 😄

  • @RealLifeWithMichelleRob
    @RealLifeWithMichelleRob Год назад +679

    I drove a school bus for a handicap program. I picked up Amish in Middlefield, Ohio. I got to know some of these families quite well. One of the adult Amish I was driving into the school/workshop passed away. My bus aide and I were invited in to see her body with the parents. We were honored to be invited. I've never seen a buggy before that was equipted to carry a casket. My heart sunk as we passed this on the road the next day. Thank you for making these videos and clearing many myths up about the Amish people. Once you get to know them, they are some of the nicest people around.

    • @AmishAmerica
      @AmishAmerica  Год назад +29

      Thank you for sharing this

    • @ravenbrown74
      @ravenbrown74 Год назад +14

      Don’t they homeschool there kids. I homeschool mine.

    • @angeliquelivezey2216
      @angeliquelivezey2216 Год назад +19

      @@ravenbrown74 they usually have their own school houses. But on rare occasions some go to public schools.

    • @kimfleury
      @kimfleury Год назад +16

      @@ravenbrown74 schools/programs for the handicapped usually offer specialist services like physical and occupational therapy.

    • @angeliquelivezey2216
      @angeliquelivezey2216 Год назад +18

      @@kimfleury my one Amish neighbor's youngest daughter has Downs syndrome and I know she gets picked up for an occupational therapy program. She's 18 or 19.

  • @CobraRedstone
    @CobraRedstone Год назад +77

    What's a hoom?
    Jokes aside, it's nice to see how humble they live. A fulfilling house doesn't need many things, just good people!

  • @heard3879
    @heard3879 Год назад +16

    Running water at the kitchen sink but no bathroom, just an old outhouse! THAT is a surprise.

  • @garbo8962
    @garbo8962 Месяц назад +7

    My buddy lived in Lancaster Pa and during a weekend stay he took us for a tour of an Amish community. None of the houses had electrical or telephone wires in the house or screens. One house very close to the road we were in had a couple of pies cooling off on window still but loaded with flies. Never purchased Amish food after that.

  • @KameraShy
    @KameraShy Год назад +31

    The "plastic-rubber " material on the tables is oilcloth. One upon a time it was more widely used. I remember rural relatives used it to cover kitchen and dining tables.

    • @karenenglish4900
      @karenenglish4900 Год назад +1

      Oh! I've owned a few.

    • @AmishAmerica
      @AmishAmerica  Год назад +2

      Yep, that's the word my brain was searching for 😅 guess you can tell I'm not an interior decor person nor too useful in the kitchen

    • @eleanorsnyder3919
      @eleanorsnyder3919 Год назад

      I still do use oil cloth on my kitchen table. I bought it last time we were back among our Mennonite relatives.

    • @suev3339
      @suev3339 Год назад +2

      I grew up in 50’s farming area Kansas and oilcloth tablecloths were the norm in every farm house. Bought by length in store where fabrics were sold.

    • @anniehope8651
      @anniehope8651 Месяц назад +1

      I still have one on my table.

  • @SusanneMBarrett
    @SusanneMBarrett Год назад +32

    My dad grew up in Millersburg, Ohio, in Holmes County. His family had moved there pre-Civil War, and my great-grandfather was the town pharmacist and spoke Pennsylvania Dutch with his customers, about half of which were Amish. In the 1950s, my dad delivered prescriptions via bicycle and also dispensed medications (which certainly wouldn't be allowed now!). I grew up with a fascination with the Amish, and we visited Millersburg in 1977 when I was in fifth grade. Little House on the Prairie was among the most popular TV shows then, and I returned to Southern California with my sunbonnet just like Laura's and Mary's. In college, I wrote a research paper for my linguistics class on the Pennsylvania Dutch language. Thanks for this tour of an Amish home!! :D

  • @brierrose411
    @brierrose411 Год назад +69

    These homes are lovely.

  • @pirateslife4me
    @pirateslife4me Год назад +18

    One tradition some Amish follow is cleaning their home thoroughly top to bottom before and after hosting their fellow parishioners for church some weeks in a row before they all then have services in the next home in the district, in cycles. Some use their large basements for the meetings. Their houses are typically neat, uncluttered and very very clean. Homey and welcoming as well.

  • @carguy4658
    @carguy4658 Год назад +21

    I noticed the handicapped access ramp. This is a very nice house and the price alone is reasonable for the acreage. I wish I were half as good a housekeeper.

  • @rondias6625
    @rondias6625 Год назад +99

    I'm sure that you Erik notice the lack of a background buzzing or humming that the Amish homes have ..even in a regular English home with all the TV's and radios with everything off in the house there is still some different noise that the Amish homes don't have..they always seem so quiet and peaceful.. other than children and critters etc..lol

    • @AmishAmerica
      @AmishAmerica  Год назад +9

      Absolutely but as you note there are other sources of noise! 😅

    • @drazicmilosovic1065
      @drazicmilosovic1065 Год назад +15

      The ticking of the clocks would be really noticeable during quiet times.

    • @rondias6625
      @rondias6625 Год назад +7

      @@drazicmilosovic1065 yes sir.. that's all you can hear.. sounds very loud..lol

    • @craftykhandee
      @craftykhandee Год назад +7

      I can relate to the different sounds… (I some how after a 12 day tent camping experience over 20 years ago) still don’t turn in a tv or play music just to add sound in my house. It’s so very calming. Tonight all I hear is the fish tank and the frogs and locusts outside:)

    • @rondias6625
      @rondias6625 Год назад +7

      @@craftykhandee love the quiet sounds..lol..✌️

  • @terrywereb7639
    @terrywereb7639 Год назад +25

    In Ashtabula County, Ohio, some of our Amish, when building a new house include plumbing and wiring in order to get building permits and pass inspections. They are left unconnected. Makes it even easier to sell to English. Some of the Geauga County Amish( Middlefield) have running water and fully functional bathrooms.

  • @KJ-pv1uz
    @KJ-pv1uz Год назад +246

    I love these homes. They are so simple, neat, stress free, clean. We have too much clutter in our home and it definitely is not as organized. I just love the simplicity of it. I can see myself living in a home like this. Also, these homes seem very similar to the home of a homesteader, who values simplicity, living off the land, canning, providing for their families without any kind of help or working a job, making their own home and furniture, etc.

    • @juice8037
      @juice8037 Год назад +6

      Id love to live there no sweat I’d have real power/electricity and wifi and a tv though please 😂🥺

    • @michaelle8384
      @michaelle8384 Год назад +6

      If you have clutter in you home you can always have yard sale in Florida they have yard sale garage sale every weekend

    • @repentandbelieveinJesusChrist3
      @repentandbelieveinJesusChrist3 Год назад +5

      Repent to Jesus Christ “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
      ‭‭John‬ ‭1‬:‭5‬ ‭NIV

    • @ah5721
      @ah5721 Год назад +6

      The Amish are the original homesteaders!

    • @zuzuspetals9281
      @zuzuspetals9281 Год назад +2

      @@ah5721 No, they are not.

  • @josephmarciano4761
    @josephmarciano4761 Год назад +9

    Delightful to see a home without a giant flat screen TV and electronics everywhere....and I live in Marin County, CA!

    • @Mark.Watson
      @Mark.Watson 6 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah, I've seen Zillow listings were people have a TV in every room plus one on the deck/patio and in the garage.

  • @igotthisonwhatsapp9152
    @igotthisonwhatsapp9152 Год назад +14

    These are so homely. Just add some electricity and modern plumbing and I'm sold.

  • @zombiefulci3301
    @zombiefulci3301 5 месяцев назад +4

    I love everything Amish, they have this graceful elegance about them

  • @beccacoleman498
    @beccacoleman498 Год назад +47

    My husband and I inherited some of his grandmother's Amish-made furniture, and it is sturdy stuff! I hope to have it all my life. A wonderful reminder of her legacy of quiet, tidy and quality homemaking wisdom.

  • @angeliquelivezey2216
    @angeliquelivezey2216 Год назад +31

    My one set of Amish neighbors remodeled an older "English " farmhouse for themselves. The land connects to a brother's farm which is convenient. This house already had an annex to it so his parents moved into there with the youngest sister.

  • @reneebarrand9846
    @reneebarrand9846 Год назад +10

    Love all of your videos!!
    Thank you!!
    We get our wood every year from a very nice Amish couple not far from where we live, and when our truck broke down while getting a load, the wife was nice enough to give my husband a ride in the their buggy all the way home to retrieve my truck!
    Great people!! ❤️❤️

  • @lainsimple5285
    @lainsimple5285 Год назад +131

    My grandmother is German/Pennsylvania Dutch from eastern PA. She’s not Amish but I noticed many of the same decor items/influences in her home like in the Amish home. Lots of quilts, wooden furniture, simple decor on the wall, etc. Something about the simplicity and minimalistic nature of these homes is very appealing. 😊

    • @repentandbelieveinJesusChrist3
      @repentandbelieveinJesusChrist3 Год назад +2

      Repent to Jesus Christ “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
      ‭‭John‬ ‭1‬:‭5‬ ‭NIV‬‬
      F

    • @donnaschmink1801
      @donnaschmink1801 Год назад +2

      I bet they were Moravians. They were another group the came from Germany. That what I found in our family genealogy.

    • @karentucker2161
      @karentucker2161 Год назад +1

      My Georgia family lived a lot like them but not really Amish.

    • @sheilanixon913
      @sheilanixon913 Год назад +2

      The word should be deutch- or low German. Dutch or Nederlandish is the language of the people of the Netherlands. They are Reformed or Presbyterian and their ancestors were not the ancestors of the Amish.The Amish came from Germany and Switzerland , and spoke Low German. German , Austrian, and Swiss people speak several German dialects .The children learn High German at school and so do the Amish children. Low German, similar to the Amish German is still spoken in North west Germany , but is dying out. I learned it from my grandfather, who died in 1944 I then learned High German at School The best German is spoken in Hannover.

    • @salyluz6535
      @salyluz6535 Год назад +1

      @@sheilanixon913 : Vielleicht haben Sie vergessen, wie das Wort “Deutsch” geschrieben wird? Ja, es gibt viele Dialekte des Deutschen. Sie würden innerhalb Deutschlands viele Meinungsverschiedenheiten über Ihre Aussage darüber finden, wo das beste Deutsch gesprochen wird!!

  • @roseyc.5846
    @roseyc.5846 Год назад +20

    Erik: I first visited Lancaster with a friend on a bus tour in 1972! I was very young, but, I've never forgotten that experience..thought I must've died and gone to heaven. The smell of the homemade candles, the food, the simple homes and beautiful scenery; I'd never seen anything like it. I've gone back to visit many times over the years, and, my dream would be to pick up and move there for the balance of my life. I just discovered your channel recently and am enjoying it so much. Many thanks from a lover of all things Amish! 🤗
    Rosemarie 💖

    • @virginiasoskin9082
      @virginiasoskin9082 Год назад +6

      Amish life is extremely labor intensive so a modern person might not like that aspect. No electricity for one. No modern bathrooms for many; chamberpots under the bed that need to be dumped come morning. No dishwashers, no washer/dryer, no music, not even classical; no car, no weather forecasts, canning in the heat of the summer, garden planted, weeded all summer, then canning/drying the food. Sewing all your clothes and quilts (those I can do, but so few women sew nowadays!). It would be very hard for non-Amish to adjust to. Simplicity is one thing, but never reading quality books, going to a movie, sending an e-mail, making a phone call, having to hitch up horse and buggy in all weathers, just to get groceries, kids getting a lousy education -- it is an extremely restrictive life. I am PA German but not plain. My grandparents spoke PA German fluently and my Mom could understand quite a bit and speak it too. My generation went to college and moved to different areas of the country. We still like our PA German foods, customs, and stuff, but that restrictive lifestyle is not for everyone. Perhaps there are Amish families that take in boarders, so you could try it and see what it is like for real. That might be interesting!

  • @bluevol1976
    @bluevol1976 Год назад +10

    The furniture that displays China and chest of drawers in these houses is always stunning! The open floor plan is so smart.

  • @terrylee7627
    @terrylee7627 Год назад +14

    I noticed a motorboat covered up

  • @marystevens6245
    @marystevens6245 Год назад +4

    I'm from Kentucky and enjoy being around Amish people they are so pure and open

  • @TheNealsHomestead
    @TheNealsHomestead Год назад +7

    The first thing an Amish family will think about in the design of their home is to accommodate the church service. That's the main reason for the large open concept of the main rooms. They also need to have a separate room since the men go into one and the ladies go into the other four church.

  • @Es24688
    @Es24688 Год назад +26

    I live a half hour from a decent sized Mennonite community. They have an Amish Heritage Center that hosts events, and they have a house on the property that people can tour. One of the most fascinating features to me was the removable wall panels in the downstairs. They could remove a panel and turn it into a great room to host people. The homes to me in general just have so much personality as well as practicality. They are designed for family and community which I think so many people desperately long for these days.

  • @rae1957tn
    @rae1957tn Год назад +24

    I’d love to live there and please do more of these

  • @carrols.hawkins7770
    @carrols.hawkins7770 Год назад +27

    Amish homes are minimalist yet efficient, which I like. Also, I love all the beautiful wood furniture. The wash rooms are very nice. My favored way to do laundry is on a wringer washer.

    • @dlewis895
      @dlewis895 Месяц назад +1

      WRINGER WASHER. NEEDS ELECTRICITY. WASUP??????

  • @HotRod12667
    @HotRod12667 Год назад +12

    My family has Pennsylvania Dutch (Amish) lineage. I love their decor and all the wood. Mom and I are fixing up our 1920s Dutch Colonial here in Maine.

  • @russbear31
    @russbear31 Год назад +149

    When I saw the interior pics, I thought, "Where's the clutter"? 😂
    The typical American would have a home like this stuffed to the rafters with unnecessary crap from Walmart. We have a lot to learn from the Amish. Their style of living is very utilitarian. Everything has a purpose.

    • @AmishAmerica
      @AmishAmerica  Год назад +28

      Great observation, the neatness and orderliness here - and in other listings - is really appealing. I've certainly been in more chaotic and disorderly Amish homes too though (especially with a lot of young children). This family likely cleaned up and got their ducks in a row for this photo shoot, though overall I'd say Amish homes tend to be kept pretty neat

    • @slowslug3247
      @slowslug3247 Год назад +7

      I was actually thinking it was cluttered lol but I clutter always bothers me

    • @revtrev380
      @revtrev380 Год назад +6

      The clutter ends up in the shop and barn. They still have a ton of "stuff" it's just not allowed in the home.

    • @ritalynb7070
      @ritalynb7070 Год назад +1

      it actually looks very similar to the interior of my home except we live in a 600 sq ft home with 1 bedroom with power & a bathroom. But otherwise very similar....

  • @Hope-Ann
    @Hope-Ann Год назад +6

    I lived in a TN Amish community. We were surrounded by Amish homes. It was a great experience

  • @donnaml8776
    @donnaml8776 Год назад +4

    I noticed the boat with motor. Didn’t know they used a boat with motor. I really like the grandparents home.

  • @nancyjahn4224
    @nancyjahn4224 Год назад +6

    I really loved this home just so clean and spacious. ❤

  • @robynhigginbotham6468
    @robynhigginbotham6468 Год назад +11

    Beautiful homes! I thought it would be listed for more!

  • @AMKB01
    @AMKB01 Год назад +10

    What an amazing price! A homesteader's dream.
    I'm a bit surprised by the wheelchair ramp. It looks quite steep. I believe the recommended slope is about 1 inch high for every foot in length. But then, I suspect there would have been plenty of able bodied help available to assist anyone in a wheelchair up the ramp!

  • @carlosalejandrobejaranocar4955
    @carlosalejandrobejaranocar4955 5 месяцев назад +2

    BEAUTY AND MAGNIFIQUE HOME FOR ME AND MY FAMILY THANK YOU FOR SHARING BLESSING IN FUTURES WORKS SALUTED FROM PUERTO CORTES HONDURAS

  • @shellyshell3622
    @shellyshell3622 Год назад +2

    I love how you say home 🏡 😌 I'm from England 🇬🇧 😀

  • @briantrout7051
    @briantrout7051 Год назад +119

    Yes, would love to see more of these!! Honestly, I was surprised at the low price. That's a lot of land and a lot of living space for that amount of money. I live on the Cumberland Plateau of TN and would expect a place like that to be perhaps double what you mention. Then again, property prices are all over the place right now.

    • @kelly1827
      @kelly1827 Год назад +11

      I was also surprised at the price. I live in NJ and the land alone would cost at least that much, let alone 2 homes and a couple of outbuildings.

    • @cowboykelly6590
      @cowboykelly6590 Год назад +1

      Bigfoot ! 🙉🖖

    • @dircia7754
      @dircia7754 Год назад +28

      Considering it has no bathrooms or electricity once said and done not cheap.

    • @riggs20
      @riggs20 Год назад +6

      Yes, I am in Florida and was also surprised at the price. In my area even the smallest homes in the worst neighborhoods are going for over 300,000. i’m sure the buyers will have to invest in rigging up the house for electricity and bathrooms, but it overall still seems like a fantastic price for so much land and square footage.

    • @pandapower5902
      @pandapower5902 Год назад +7

      @@dircia7754 and no central air either.

  • @newenglandcoast7121
    @newenglandcoast7121 Год назад +102

    I am shocked at the price of that property! For that price where I live, you MIGHT be able to find a tiny home, on a postage stamp size property, that is a "fixer-upper". Wonderful opportunity for the right buyer who wants to do major renovations! Just found your channel, and I love it! ❤

    • @AmishAmerica
      @AmishAmerica  Год назад +7

      Happy you're here!

    • @chucky6367
      @chucky6367 Год назад +18

      I nearly fell off my chair at the price! Something like that in Australia would be over a million. The only thing ld do is have bathroom facilities in the house, other than that l love it, even the washing machine!

    • @mariahsmom9457
      @mariahsmom9457 Год назад +6

      Same!

    • @rebelbecky276
      @rebelbecky276 Год назад +14

      Remember no closets or bathrooms.

    • @countrystyle5076
      @countrystyle5076 Год назад +14

      No plumbing or electrical problems here. Cause there isn't any. Therefore the prices usually are much lower.

  • @poodlegirl55
    @poodlegirl55 Год назад +3

    The no electricity thing is a deal breaker for me. I wouldn't want to tear the walls up.

    • @kaywatson6505
      @kaywatson6505 16 дней назад

      There is a way to run electric thru conduit. It can be painted to match the walls paint color.

  • @cowboykelly6590
    @cowboykelly6590 Год назад +3

    I Love Amish Homes . Something Soothing about them . PLUS...
    I Love the WIDE Doors . 🤠🖖

  • @tinak6281
    @tinak6281 Год назад +20

    I'm quite surprised at all the decorations and toys in the kids rooms, I had thought decorations are a no-go for amish and toys would only be handmade toys. The house itself looks extremely lovely to me, homey. I wish I could get myself to live like this.

    • @lindareyes6799
      @lindareyes6799 Год назад +6

      I've seen Amish at Hobby Lobby buying stuff for their home

    • @sonyafox3271
      @sonyafox3271 Год назад +1

      My step dad used to make hand carved toys, he had a wood shop in the basement!

    • @kassrripples3659
      @kassrripples3659 Год назад +2

      I suspect this is a reflection of modern Amish with children born after 2000, rather than old order.

    • @agargoyle12345
      @agargoyle12345 Год назад +1

      Some of the groups are far more relaxed about the rules with the kids, because their not church members yet.

  • @Quiltycrazy
    @Quiltycrazy Год назад +8

    Beautiful homestead!

  • @BFRIZZLE909
    @BFRIZZLE909 4 месяца назад +1

    They keep them very clean, that's what I admire, clutter free and polished.

  • @rainaroden2942
    @rainaroden2942 Год назад +46

    I like how large the rooms are! They have a lot of space there. The whole property is quite beautiful.

  • @vidform
    @vidform Год назад +69

    I didn't know there were so many items inside an Amish home. I always thought they lived so minimally that there'd only be a couple of items in each room. They even had items made of plastic like containers, an office chair, toys and heart-shaped balloons. This was a very nice and informative video. This has peaked my interest.

    • @daniellenelson5300
      @daniellenelson5300 Год назад +13

      These are probably less conservative Amish families

    • @esperar6621
      @esperar6621 Год назад +4

      Maybe mennonite

    • @the93vigor41
      @the93vigor41 Год назад

      Wacko

    • @loralandis852
      @loralandis852 Год назад +5

      That is not an Amish home like any Amish I know. Looks more mennonite

    • @salyluz6535
      @salyluz6535 Год назад +2

      @@loralandis852: Do you realize there are more than 40 different affiliations of Amish, and that each local congregation sets their own rules for what is acceptable? You may only be familiar with extremely conservative Amish, but Amish exist along a very diverse continuum!

  • @simplecountryliving7555
    @simplecountryliving7555 Год назад +9

    I really enjoy the Amish home videos and I like how you talk about their traditions and life styles.

  • @josephrobichaud5198
    @josephrobichaud5198 Год назад +145

    As always a fantastic video. 99.9% of people have no clue how little you really need to lead a happy life!

    • @mistiinseattle
      @mistiinseattle Год назад +15

      lol I don't know. I grew up using an outhouse in the snow... and using those wringer washers... and am very thankful I no longer have to do so 😁😁

    • @MTknitter22
      @MTknitter22 Год назад +3

      So true

    • @chelongogan3904
      @chelongogan3904 Год назад +3

      Amen

    • @vjhreeves
      @vjhreeves Год назад +12

      Uh...electricity and plumbing are a minimum requirement for comfort, sorry

    • @amphoteric
      @amphoteric Год назад +4

      whether you have a lot of stuff or not, you can still be unhappy lol

  • @katherinekinnaird4408
    @katherinekinnaird4408 Год назад +60

    Beautiful homes. Yes more videos of homes if possible and thank you to those family's. God bless you all.

  • @Kathleensailorgirl
    @Kathleensailorgirl Год назад +15

    This was very interesting, lovely homes and beautiful property. Hopefully it will sell to someone within the Amish community. Thanks Erik 👍👍🙏

    • @HotRod12667
      @HotRod12667 Год назад +2

      Yes it needs to stay in the community.

  • @christine-vf5gp
    @christine-vf5gp Год назад +10

    Really enjoyed this video and homes for sale videos are my favorites!! I love getting a peek inside!

  • @mrsvickigriffin
    @mrsvickigriffin Год назад +4

    Kind of put me in mind of how my grandparents lived in their early married years

  • @CharlieB_P2ST
    @CharlieB_P2ST Год назад +2

    That basement looks better than mine!

  • @rondias6625
    @rondias6625 Год назад +7

    Excellent video..great overall coverage of Amish homes.. because I live in where there is a large enough Amish community I have a house full of the handmade Amish furniture that I have been buying from the local Amish furniture store over the last several years I've been purchasing the furniture and filling my place up in preparation for my retirement soon I'll have all i need ..it is all the very best top quality you could possibly imagine and honestly dirt cheap..all of Thier household furnishings etc are all ment to last several lifetimes ..most all of the Amish that come into my work all have at least one English neighbor that'll help them pertaining to internet use..great video.. thank you for sharing ✌️🙏🏻

  • @silvarios5381
    @silvarios5381 Год назад +3

    I love it . price is doable. Yep it's for me. Show more .

  • @blessedrthosesermount99
    @blessedrthosesermount99 Год назад +1

    I've been inside an Amish home. Very tidy, organized, simple. The sound of a ticking clock and a woman sewing to pass the time was so pleasant for the soul.

  • @sharonharrison3611
    @sharonharrison3611 3 месяца назад +1

    I love the very neat simplicity of these homes. I'd like to own one.

  • @GEAE_Denny_L
    @GEAE_Denny_L Год назад +3

    Built to last !

  • @coolbreezelain
    @coolbreezelain Год назад +8

    For some reason, the dream catcher really threw me for a loop. I would've never thought the Amish would be "into" those. Also, I thought it would be 2 million easy, on the price, especially when I heard the acreage. This was a lovely property, very well tended & that land is gorgeous.

  • @lindalou5213
    @lindalou5213 Год назад +1

    Love the openness buy one of those bedrooms would become a bathroom FAST !!

  • @KimbaLorber
    @KimbaLorber Год назад +6

    As a Horseman, I'd be most interested in seeing the stables with the stalls. I noticed they had two outdoor riding areas, and a third if you count the paddock outside the buggy storage barn. If I was a buyer that house's price is incredible. I'd buy it in a heartbeat just for the horse property aspect alone (and the houses are very nice, too!). Even though non Amish people are going to want to put in a washroom and electricity no doubt (I know I would). Still a heckuva price. I hope the property finds a great owner. :)

  • @AnneS508
    @AnneS508 Год назад +14

    Beautiful home and incredibly low price! And yes, I'd love to see more!!!

    • @nancylourose
      @nancylourose Год назад +4

      The 28 acres alone would run quite a bit in the midwest, let alone that huge house. My modest home is around 1000 sq ft and is worth just over 100k

    • @vjhreeves
      @vjhreeves Год назад +3

      Uh, "low" price comes with no electricity and no plumbing. Not so low anymore.

  • @seeleygirl6178
    @seeleygirl6178 Год назад +1

    I love the smaller cozy one.

  • @Christine.corneille
    @Christine.corneille Год назад +1

    Those blue colors are beautiful

  • @virginiasoskin9082
    @virginiasoskin9082 Год назад +4

    I am PA German (not plain) and this home reminded me a lot of my grandparents' home in PA. The local insurance company calendar was standard, a large breakfront holding at least 12 place settings of stoneware for big family dinners, our women all had LOTS of canned goods shelved in the basement -- that they had canned themselves to carry a family through the winter. Of course, grandparents' house had the front room or parlor with a 1950s modern sofa and older rush seat comfortable wooden chairs -- no soft easy chairs. And a 1960s cabinet TV in the corner. They had dark green window shades and no curtains or drapes, so quite plain. My grandparents got up prior to sunrise and bedded down about 8 PM so they didn't do a ton of reading or watching TV past sundown. These Amish houses have no carpets because they have to be able to sweep the floors without vacuums, in contrast to my grandparents' front and middle rooms which had carpets, one wall to wall, the other an older Victorian carpet. The Amish houses have no furniture groupings, squishy sofas, no end tables with electrical lamps for reading, few if any books, no phones, radios, TVs, electric clocks or computers to connect family with their neighbors or the greater world. You wonder how much education the children get -- not much about the outside world, lots of religious training and memorization of old German texts, ending school at age 13. There were a few thin books beside one of the child's beds but that is it. Very old plain furniture and it is ALL placed up against the wall so there is a huge area of floor that has nothing on it. Not conducive to conversation. The Amish furniture is decades old and NOT antique quality. But yes, many quilts -- every wife knew how to make quilts and the mother and girls' dresses. We ALL had mother's and grandmother's handmade exquisite quilts for our beds and they got a lot of use in winter. I still have many of them. By seeing the wash room/mud room and kitchen with no dishwasher, you can tell an Amish wife's life is extremely labor intensive as is the farmer's work putting hay into a hay wagon by hand. Kids are taught chores VERY early and do a LOT of work compared to modern kids. I wish we could see the bathrooms or where they wash themselves. Do they do that in the kitchen near the stove so water heated on the stove can be poured into a tub? Outhouses can be arctic in winter so they probably have chamber pots under their beds which they have to dump in the AM. That kind of life is do-able for an outsider but extremely restrictive. I would not want to be Amish -- no connection with the outside world is not living life to the fullest in my opinion. At least if you live in the modern world you can let in what you want in your home and disregard the rest. With the Amish it is AUTOMATIC restriction and NO rebellion or you get kicked out of the church and your family members shun you FOREVER. This creates so much shame, family division, and hard hearts. What the bishops (all men, of course) say, goes. Period. It is sad. They exert extreme control over the families in their particular jurisdiction. I lived seeing Amish every day growing up and we had a Mennonite girl in my class in school. She wore the white prayer cap and braids. She was a nice girl but rather shy and quiet. Amish life is not like women read about in those Amish romance novels. It is hard work and I don't even know if Amish women use birth control, so they are absolutely tied down to home with tons of kids underfoot.

    • @joreggelt442
      @joreggelt442 Год назад

      (Very informative) It is like living 19th century in present century. Such a way of life is a very romantic picture for an outsider. I guess for them it is ok as well, but I, still, do pity them for their hard work and no use of amenities. Off grid should be only by choice, not by birth 😁

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  • @droolbunnyxo9565
    @droolbunnyxo9565 Год назад +3

    Thanks for the tour! :) Nice easy on the eye interiors; they have a slight "Shaker" simplicity about them. There's a quote, "Cleanliness is next Godliness." Maybe this is partly why the Amish live this way? A home cluttered with lots of stuff is much harder to clean & organize. Especially when many kids & often outdoor-working parents are walking in & out all day long. Simple open rooms are just easier to dust, sweep & mop. (That's a great price for the two homes & all the acreage - wow. And you know they've been well cared for.)

  • @sallyuNKY
    @sallyuNKY Год назад +1

    As a Kentuckian, I absolutely noticed the Ale8 carton in the basement.

  • @jessicarissanen
    @jessicarissanen Год назад +1

    I liked in the one boys room, they have a wall hanging of a hot rod car. ❤️❤️❤️

  • @rosalindlively677
    @rosalindlively677 Год назад +4

    I loved watching this video. Thanks.

  • @christinepreece5320
    @christinepreece5320 Год назад +4

    Where I am in SE Ohio we would call these new Amish they have alot more creature comforts and personal items than the "old" Amish would have. Also all the bright colors really stood out to me as new Amish.

  • @alindalt2897
    @alindalt2897 2 месяца назад +1

    Wow! I have fly strips during the summer, oil lamps, china displays and an open coat/hat rack in my home for all my boys coats and their baseball caps!! A clothesline outside! We also have a few antlers and even a few dream catchers!! Wish mine looked as nice, however!! This is beautiful!! Love the big, huge kitchen! For spending as much time as I do in mine, and for a family of 9, I wouldn't mind it if mine were that big!!!

  • @amberenyeart4833
    @amberenyeart4833 Год назад +7

    I've been invited into many of the Swiss Amish homes in South Whitley and Ft. Wayne IN. One thing that sticks out is they keep their decorations from their weddings and display it on their walls. The women use a lot of pink floral decorations and beads. Usually they also get a clock or decoration that lights up (by battery I'd assume). Their basements are concrete with polished plywood ceilings and are where Christmas parties are held. Other than that the houses are the same as the video.

    • @AmishAmerica
      @AmishAmerica  Год назад +2

      Very interesting I spent a couple weeks among the Amish at Fort Wayne and visited South Whitley for a little while. This was back in 2006 but you could see an economic difference between them

    • @amberenyeart4833
      @amberenyeart4833 Год назад +1

      @@AmishAmerica oh definitely. The church in South Whitley is much more conservative than the Ft. Wayne one.

  • @brucestorey917
    @brucestorey917 Год назад +3

    In most of the Amish homes I have been inside of in Lancaster County, the lighting is battery-powered LED lighting. There are always candles sitting around, but usually not lit. I was in one home that was lit completely by propane mantles. The piping for the propane was exposed and painted.

    • @AmishAmerica
      @AmishAmerica  Год назад +2

      That's the kind I usually use over at the R's 😉

  • @pamelacourtney8998
    @pamelacourtney8998 Год назад +3

    I love the daughty house. Just the right size for grandparents. Blessings to all ❤

    • @theupscriber65
      @theupscriber65 Год назад +1

      I raised 2 kids in a 1000 square foot house. Downsized from 1700 sqft.. it could be a little too cozy at times but we enjoyed being close and the kids were more motivated to play outside.

  • @PC-dc1kv
    @PC-dc1kv 10 месяцев назад +2

    Beautiful homes and property. I’d love to live there just the way it is. I love how they decorate their homes 🏡

  • @bettyBoopl7716
    @bettyBoopl7716 2 месяца назад +1

    I love this. I am going to search for more of yours.

  • @philippbock3399
    @philippbock3399 Год назад +16

    Thank you for your very interesting videos.
    It is so interesting to see how many German "traditons" the Amish have kept. My great grand parents would have lived like the Amish (when I remeber the storys my mother told me about the relatives of my grandmother living about 20 km away in a little rural village). When there is a larger farm in Germany there's often an extra little house in which the grandparents live. In Bavaria it is called "Austragshaus" (or Austragshäusl/Austragsheisl) because when an older farmer retires he is called as an "Austragsbauer" (or "im Austrag sein") ... A funny old-fashioned saying is in Bavaria and Austria if soneone goes to the bathroom (to the toilet): "Auf's Häusl (or Heisl) gehen" or "zum Häusl (Heisl) gehen" because in formerly times people did not have a toilet or a bathroom inside the home - it was in a little shed on the property. So in English it means "Going to the shed" 🙂Maybe the Amish have a similar saying in PA Dutch for that "business".
    Many greetings from Bavaria, Philipp

    • @karenenglish4900
      @karenenglish4900 Год назад +5

      Here, in America, we have Dawdy/Dody "Grandpa" houses and just "out houses". Many of our ancestors came from Berne, Switzerland. I remember when my Dawdys got inside plumbing and bathroom. Welcome to Montana Haven.
      Karen Yoder/Yetter/Joter

    • @philippbock3399
      @philippbock3399 Год назад +2

      @@karenenglish4900 Thank you very much for your reply. I find it so interesting how the Amish still live today. I another video I saw an Amish church service and the dialect reminded me of the dialect they speak in Palatinate or northern Baden-Wuerttemberg.
      Many greetings to you from Philipp

    • @HotRod12667
      @HotRod12667 Год назад +2

      @@philippbock3399 How neat. My ancestors were from the Palatinate region. Last name was Straub but became Stroup in the States.

    • @karenenglish4900
      @karenenglish4900 Год назад +1

      @@philippbock3399 nice to meet you. I've heard some of our dialect is maybe Platt Dutch. My little first language helped me while my hubby and I lived in Germany in the 60s.
      You can RUclips "Montana Haven" and watch their stories and heritage. Ms Priscilla speaks more Swiss. Welcome to Amish America.

    • @philippbock3399
      @philippbock3399 Год назад +1

      @@HotRod12667 Thank you very much for your reply. Many emigrants to the USA changed their names. Some were too complicated or they were just written in a wrong way. Someone who had the name "Neumann" changed it into "Newman" etc. But sometimes the name "... mann" (instead of ... man) is still used. Recently I saw a dokumentation which was usually made in the USA but translated into German an there was a lady who had the name "Wittmann"
      My family name "Bock" means "buck" (or just a male deer, sheep, goat) - so it would fit to the Amish perfectly 🙂
      I come from Bavaria and our dialect is similar to Austrian German (it is called "Bavarian-Austrian" language group). I saw a video here on yt from the Hutterites and it was like a mixture of Austrian and Englisch, but also very interesting.

  • @fyrekrystaal27
    @fyrekrystaal27 Год назад +3

    Please show more homes I really enjoy looking at them

  • @nadegearmour9378
    @nadegearmour9378 Год назад +2

    I love tours of Amish homes - such a treat.

  • @johnmulder4121
    @johnmulder4121 Год назад +6

    U bet show more homes 🏡

  • @Lavender-doll
    @Lavender-doll Год назад +3

    Very, very nice!!!

  • @nanetten6238
    @nanetten6238 Год назад +17

    This was wonderful! Please show more Amish homes. Thank you.

  • @TheChristianFairy
    @TheChristianFairy День назад

    I love the simplicity and how much the light just fills the space 😊

  • @colliecoform4854
    @colliecoform4854 Год назад +4

    I enjoy seeing Amish homes and would even consider buying one if thevprice was right considering the costs involved in installing plumbing and electricity.

  • @denisescull4227
    @denisescull4227 Год назад +3

    Yes, I enjoyed this video very much! Your commentary, particularly when you pointed out the little tidbits that don't stand out at first or that aren't usual in English houses. Thank you for sharing!

    • @AmishAmerica
      @AmishAmerica  Год назад +2

      Glad to hear Denise! I enjoyed making it and there are some other homes that might be neat to share👍

  • @jeanholley5820
    @jeanholley5820 Год назад +9

    It does make me wonder if someone other than Amish could purchase a house like this. Retrofitting electric bathrooms air conditioning in the general comforts we are accustomed to would be costly. What a wonderful idea to do this video, thanks as always!

    • @franklinstephen3268
      @franklinstephen3268 Год назад

      Hi how are you doing?

    • @peterjones3226
      @peterjones3226 Год назад +1

      I'm buying something very similar to this and moving in on September 1st I have to hook up the electricity. I love the washroom area I've got a farm with 300 head of livestock so it's going to be an awesome place to come into. They don't have running hot water in the house. No bath or shower. Six bedrooms upstairs. It doesn't have the huge porch that they have and I think I going to add that. I'm sure my Amish neighbors are not too happy about me being their new neighbor but it was out of their price range. I'm bringing a sawmill a lumber dryer and a pasture raised meat business so we'll still get along fine

    • @vjhreeves
      @vjhreeves Год назад

      All that retrofitting, may as well tear the thing down and start over

    • @peterjones3226
      @peterjones3226 Год назад +3

      You would tear down a $250,000 structure. They do have Plumbing in that laundry room they do have water lines running in you don't need HVAC. If you want to live in a gated community with all the bells and whistles and pay the money then do it . the point of an Amish house in an Amish community is pretty much you want to be off the grid you pretty much want to have wood Heat. If you haven't lived under those conditions for a few years you have no business going near an Amish house. By the way the only code in some communities is just a building permit no inspection thereafter.

    • @HotRod12667
      @HotRod12667 Год назад +1

      Hopefully Amish would buy this or someone wanting to live off grid.

  • @AmishAmerica
    @AmishAmerica  Год назад

    Kentucky Amish home images featured in this video are by Tim Harris of Tim Harris Photography - check out more of his work here: www.timharris.photos/

  • @L_e_c_art
    @L_e_c_art 2 дня назад

    The Amish house impressed me. I really liked the color palette they use, the patterns on blankets and carpets, as well as natural materials, by the way, a solid wood bed (and other furniture) is quite an expensive thing. In general, the Amish have a taste.

  • @isaweesaw
    @isaweesaw Год назад +5

    $379,000???? That's £316,000 here in the UK. You could buy a 3 bed house for that here.
    The value for money you can get is amazing

    • @kerrykerry5778
      @kerrykerry5778 Год назад

      This is in a remote, traditionally economically deprived region of Appalachia. There are other Amish communities where this farm would sell for 3-6X as much, strictly based on the acreage.

    • @DB-pm2vy
      @DB-pm2vy Год назад +1

      I’m in a 2 bed bungalow in N. Yorkshire uk which has cost me about that. I can’t believe the value 😳.
      If there was anything around here even half the size I’d jump at it. Also I’d have to be half the age but my grandson and daughter in law would also jump at it.
      It cost £8k+ to completely rewire this bungalow so If you have in house skills it shouldn’t be too hard to live in one house and rent the other

  • @jasoncook9898
    @jasoncook9898 Год назад +3

    Wow, great price for all that, lovely looking property.

  • @MeUrWishGranted
    @MeUrWishGranted 4 месяца назад +1

    This was something I haven't thought to do (use Zillow to explore homes in this way). Beautiful home with more color than I expected. Thanks for the video!

  • @dfpolitowski2
    @dfpolitowski2 Год назад +2

    I love it.

  • @carminjean5042
    @carminjean5042 Год назад +3

    Love the channel

  • @kclarke2971
    @kclarke2971 Год назад +6

    Where are you from that you pronounce homes that way?

  • @kimberlyholt2241
    @kimberlyholt2241 10 месяцев назад +2

    I would absolutely LUV to have that lifestyle!

  • @kaittemurry4740
    @kaittemurry4740 11 месяцев назад +1

    I always thought they were plain.. these homes are beautiful

  • @femalism1715
    @femalism1715 Год назад +7

    Nice, big, practical homes - but what about things like insulation, heating and cooling? Despite the very reasonable house/property price, the cost of installing plumbing, electricity, septic fields, plus repurposing and dividing space to accommodate bathrooms and closets might make the bottom line quite prohibitive for most buyers.

    • @mildredpope5467
      @mildredpope5467 Год назад

      It no bathroom in these houses? Wow no phone if they don't have anything to do with outside world where do they get money from?

  • @rhonda8231
    @rhonda8231 Год назад +3

    What a great deal! Beautiful houses.

  • @becky5937
    @becky5937 Год назад +2

    More home tours please. Are you able to film a week in the life of Amish people? What do they do each day from wake to sleep?hygiene (meaning flouride free toothpaste,homemade, miswacks, or regular toothbrush and tooth paste,etc)? For fun? Vacation? Do they make their own medicine and have their own doctors? How do they keep cool during heat waves in summer (non modern Amish). What do they do to keep out mice and such pests? How do they handle family conflict? (asking because I want to learn how to get along with people I live with everyday in a small city apartment).

  • @hollyboop5631
    @hollyboop5631 Год назад +1

    That’s how I met one time my dear old friend, Dwight.