The Amazing Packed Forgotten Country Doctors Farm House Along Virginias Coast *Full of Antiques

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  • Опубликовано: 18 дек 2024

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  • @augustooliveira7799
    @augustooliveira7799 2 месяца назад +8

    ❤❤❤❤ i love Old houses abandoned Old beautiful construction.

  • @gregorymotta6628
    @gregorymotta6628 Месяц назад +2

    1st house you could tell had so much life. You could almost picture the past when it was filled with what seems a good size family at one time. Then sadly time marches on. The family members leave either through passing or moving away. And memories are all that’s left. Thanks Kappy 👍

  • @1927su
    @1927su 2 месяца назад +20

    Winds of the past are blowing you a welcome!

  • @mombradshaw5528
    @mombradshaw5528 2 месяца назад +2

    Some homes, they just have a happy air about them...Like you just know that these were happy people and the home feels less sad ect.. Almost like they stepped into eternity and Heaven and the home accomplished it's job, housing a family and now its resting..

    • @dharkling890
      @dharkling890 19 дней назад

      That has to be the most beautiful "summing up" explanation of an abandoned house I've read. I'm going to think of this every time I see a house that is sad especially, to make the vibe in the video feel good again.

  • @wendy833
    @wendy833 2 месяца назад +10

    I just love the furniture and that farmhouse kitchen sink.

  • @lynnb-TruckCastreauJr
    @lynnb-TruckCastreauJr 2 месяца назад +14

    That first house... What a lovely old home! I was really expecting the decay to be much worse. Everything is in remarkably good condition for being abandoned for roughly 50 years! Many of those furniture pieces could still be salvaged and restored to usable condition again.

    • @katesutton1476
      @katesutton1476 2 месяца назад

      Thx 4 this trip. Interesting that no one cares enough to salvage any antiques or possessions.
      Great job
      Much luv
      Carry on

    • @sharonlalli1414
      @sharonlalli1414 Месяц назад

      So much of the wood furniture could be restored. People's just don't appreciate antiques.

  • @melanienance4920
    @melanienance4920 2 месяца назад +16

    Thanks Kappy for showing that beautiful old farm house. Love the farm house sink and all the antiques

  • @NativeNYer
    @NativeNYer 2 месяца назад +13

    Thanx Kappy 4 the double feature! They were beautiful homes. Sad they're rotting away. Plz b safe out there.

  • @clairefunnell8481
    @clairefunnell8481 2 месяца назад +4

    2 houses, a real treat. Both were nice. Loved the woodwork and furniture in the 1st house. Wow! 2nd house not so good shape. Both need saving. Couple of gems Kappy. Shame, beauties.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @pbs4535
    @pbs4535 2 месяца назад +7

    At time stamp 17:49
    under the Madonna
    picture by the coffee
    cups there’s a gold
    handle pistol on the fire
    place mantel.

  • @jodylyn6777
    @jodylyn6777 2 месяца назад +5

    So cool so many of those rooms look like they were left in the 30s, 40s, 50s. Crazy to see the newspapers from 65!

  • @melodyfisher1512
    @melodyfisher1512 2 месяца назад +7

    Poor old houses, just waiting for someone to move in and make them pretty again…Thank you, Kappy. You find us the best ones!😊

  • @melissaboggs5176
    @melissaboggs5176 2 месяца назад +19

    Oh gosh Kappy! I love everything about the last houses you’ve brought to us. I always love them more, even when it’s sad, when items are left behind. It gives you a glimpse into how owners lived. Thanks Kappy! You’re the BEST!😊

    • @urbanexploringwithkappy1773
      @urbanexploringwithkappy1773  2 месяца назад +1

      @@melissaboggs5176 Very well said always!! Thank you very much for the kind words and watching!! :)

  • @gledmonson2243
    @gledmonson2243 2 месяца назад +9

    I agree with you. So sad to see a home like this just left with no one caring about it, I guess.

  • @georgeelder8415
    @georgeelder8415 2 месяца назад +13

    Saltbox... 70's appliances... She's got good bones, Kappy! A fixer upper! No basement???

  • @ginameyer8832
    @ginameyer8832 2 месяца назад +6

    The pink chair is cool

  • @timsfordovallove5689
    @timsfordovallove5689 2 месяца назад +9

    The wind on the day you were in the first house added such cool element to that segment of the video! I love imagining all the live lived in these old homes, fragrances of suppers cooked flowing through them, laughter of the families.

    • @urbanexploringwithkappy1773
      @urbanexploringwithkappy1773  2 месяца назад +1

      @@timsfordovallove5689 Agreed! Was one heck of a windy day! Thank you very much for watching!! :)

  • @cheryls3162
    @cheryls3162 2 месяца назад +8

    Kind of sad to see these places look like that. But they had to have been well built to survive all these years. Too bad someone didn't repurpose the antique furniture.

  • @user-randi1987
    @user-randi1987 2 месяца назад +5

    I liked that first house. Looked solid and mostly saveable. Second place looks they ran out of cash for the remodel. Sad could have been nice . Thanks, Kappy

  • @cecoya
    @cecoya 2 месяца назад +3

    The 2nd house is in bad shape. The first one with all the antiques was beautiful. Love that dresser with the mirror that was leaning. Thanks for sharing and you have a great day with safe travels

  • @kimjones846
    @kimjones846 2 месяца назад +2

    😎🏠 🏠 Kappy!! The first one had one leak on the chimney. That's what I call good well built craftsmanship!! This IS Worth SAVING!!

  • @MeMyselfAndUs903
    @MeMyselfAndUs903 2 месяца назад +4

    At the beginning of Kappy’s wonderful videos, I always look for that one old tree that you just know hugged the home within its branches for the entire existence of the home.

  • @1927su
    @1927su 2 месяца назад +8

    I’m all in! On a break at work! What a treat your explorations always are!!

  • @LLOUL542
    @LLOUL542 2 месяца назад +6

    Wow those old school books . People collect them and the music books downstairs too
    I eonder if his wife gave piano or voice lessons. Imtetesting.

  • @eileenbauer4601
    @eileenbauer4601 2 месяца назад +9

    The piano with the heavy carved legs has some age on it. It resembles a piano I saw in a museum that was from 1840.

  • @ittybittykittymama7582
    @ittybittykittymama7582 2 месяца назад +7

    That is called a Box Grand Piano or Square Grand Piano. These predated the Grand Pianos we know today and werbuilt in the 1800s to early 1900s. These valuable antiques are highly sought after today, as their compact size fits more easily in many newer homes than a big Grand Piano.

  • @tammybaker6635
    @tammybaker6635 2 месяца назад +3

    All that beautiful furniture, lost to time. The 1st home had loads of great pieces of furniture. Just hate seeing it decay. I love the 1st place.
    2nd home isn't but just a few years before it just falls in on itself. You were lucky to at least get to film it before mother nature takes it back.
    Another great video Mr Kappy! Thanks for taking me along!!!!!😊😊😊

  • @BettyWhite-rr2wk
    @BettyWhite-rr2wk 2 месяца назад +7

    This is so beautiful. The wind added to the ambiance. ❤❤😊😊

  • @randydaubert4553
    @randydaubert4553 2 месяца назад +9

    Lol Kap, you wouldn't like Kansas! The wind howls like that 50% of the time it seems! That 1st house definitely looks it could be saved.

    • @urbanexploringwithkappy1773
      @urbanexploringwithkappy1773  2 месяца назад

      @@randydaubert4553 good to know! I don’t know how yall don’t fly away lol! Thank you for watching!! :)

  • @deborahlybrand2283
    @deborahlybrand2283 2 месяца назад +5

    Your first house was pretty. Surprised all those heaters were still there. I wish I could have a couple of those old iron bed. We had some growing up. Thank you for taking us along. Be safe

  • @debrademedici864
    @debrademedici864 2 месяца назад +1

    I’m sure in their day they were alive with people that brought love to these old houses!!!! Thanks Kappy !!!!

  • @laurieishmael1001
    @laurieishmael1001 2 месяца назад +4

    Hi Kappy, I want to say that the second piano is actually a Hopi cord I might have spelled that wrong but yes I seen it in an old Vincent Price movie. Great videos 🎃

  • @victoriadodson6745
    @victoriadodson6745 2 месяца назад +5

    Gorgeous place!! Look at the furniture. Wow.

  • @michellelong9005
    @michellelong9005 2 месяца назад +4

    Love that first house. 👍

  •  2 месяца назад +4

    There is no way I’m the only person that thought that was a sandwich sitting on the 1st piano!?! I am watching on my phone, but still…..haha!! I had to grab my phone and zoom in. Of course once I grabbed the phone, I could tell it was a book but it sure did look like a sandwich at first. Thank you Kappy for taking us along on your adventures. I love seeing the old house!! 💜

  • @deannaoverstreet4146
    @deannaoverstreet4146 2 месяца назад +5

    Thanks Kappy!

  • @annees9738
    @annees9738 2 месяца назад +4

    I loved both of these old houses, especially the first one with the great antiques, I bet those homes were beautiful once upon a time

  • @1927su
    @1927su 2 месяца назад +4

    I always get that thought of how all that “stuff” is so sentimental to those that walked there before. Kind of sad in many ways.
    Then I think of all the sentimental “stuff”
    I have … and how I need to really purge.. Gosh If I pass before my brothers do, they’d probably dig my back up & kill me, when they see all the sh&t I left behind lol!

  • @VeronicaHunter-c1i
    @VeronicaHunter-c1i 2 месяца назад +1

    What a shame windows and doors left open . House would survive longer if these were shut,all the same beautiful homes thanks for the tour.

  • @tammyasbury6517
    @tammyasbury6517 2 месяца назад +4

    Looks good so far,got some neat furniture, antique too,I don't like to think good wood furniture go to waste,they had wood heat and I saw a enamel oil circulater,that other one was oil circulater too,sad to see probably going to fall in,this is a good one Kappy

  • @OldCanadianguy953
    @OldCanadianguy953 2 месяца назад +3

    4:41 That's actually a Square Piano, much older and possibly more rare than the first piano. Very popular among collectors.

  • @tamieckert4548
    @tamieckert4548 2 месяца назад +3

    Hi Kappy 😄 Very good remnants of the first place. Nice layout. My mom lived in Kansas for a little while in her youth, and so a little later when my parents were married, my Dad played in Country/Western,Swing bands doing gigs, and he’d sing “Kansas City” He had a beautiful voice,much like Jim Reeves. Anyway the first house had precious times there, Simple but sometimes friends will travel a long way for a visit, like seeing the couch near the piano 🎹 Probably had picnics outside,with company that probably stayed for weeks in visiting. Thanks for the travel down mystery roads ❤👍🎶

  • @bridgetmuehlberger5141
    @bridgetmuehlberger5141 2 месяца назад +4

    Wow. Great double-feature vid! I especially loved the wind through the first house - the tattered curtains and their shadows, and the moving shadows of the tree limbs and leaves from outside. It really added to the desolate feeling of the abandoned home.
    I also thought that first house had lots of staging by photogs! Some of them were kind of interesting. The records seemed to have a rather deliberate “haphazard” feel.
    Speaking of records, I believe that one might’ve been “Show Me The Way To Go Home.” If it’s not already in your library, check it out. I think you’ll like it! 😊

    • @urbanexploringwithkappy1773
      @urbanexploringwithkappy1773  2 месяца назад

      @@bridgetmuehlberger5141 I will check that one out! Thank ya very much for the kind words and watching!! :)

  • @carlashepherd9362
    @carlashepherd9362 2 месяца назад +3

    I have no doubt that both house’s we’re beautiful back in the day! Too bad they are left to rot away! Awesome video as always Kappy! 👍👍❤️🤘

  • @denisewatson5295
    @denisewatson5295 2 месяца назад +2

    I love the 1st old house. It just needs a little fixing up. What a grand old house 🏚. Thanks for sharing 👍 😊 ❤❤

  • @janewasson4845
    @janewasson4845 2 месяца назад +1

    What great old farmhouses. You can just smell the good cooking coming out of those kitchens, see kids sliding down the bannister, or-and l remember!-falling down those steep, HARD wooden stairs! Wish they wouldn't tear the fireplaces apart, and put in those ugly heaters. I know,, more efficient, but still... Thanks, Kappy-great, as always! 🌻

  • @doncoiner8128
    @doncoiner8128 2 месяца назад +6

    I really enjoy your videos

    • @urbanexploringwithkappy1773
      @urbanexploringwithkappy1773  2 месяца назад

      @@doncoiner8128 Thank you very much for the kind words and watching!! Couldn’t show these places without yall! :)

  • @AbandonedSteve
    @AbandonedSteve 2 месяца назад +8

    Another nice find. Lots of antiques

  • @barbarap1477
    @barbarap1477 2 месяца назад +3

    Wow, you always find the neatest homes. Thanks for trying the pianos for me. Love the old furniture. Wishing somebody had it that appreciated it.
    Hello from Tennessee

  • @hainstol
    @hainstol 2 месяца назад +2

    With all the open windows and doors, I am surprised at how the house has held up for so long. Built to last!

  • @anthonycoach4551
    @anthonycoach4551 2 месяца назад +3

    If theres a tornado commin id be boarding up them windows and taking my chances in that house that thing looks Solid nice and the second one is nice too from the inside but id rather have the first house..

  • @ginameyer8832
    @ginameyer8832 2 месяца назад +5

    How fun, l love your explore' s

    • @urbanexploringwithkappy1773
      @urbanexploringwithkappy1773  2 месяца назад +1

      @@ginameyer8832 i really appreciate you watching and the kind words! :)

    • @ginameyer8832
      @ginameyer8832 2 месяца назад

      @@urbanexploringwithkappy1773 so fun ❤️

  • @pben4218
    @pben4218 2 месяца назад +3

    It is so sad these homes are just left. I need a home! Not going into details! Your videos are amazing & thanks again for sharing!😊

  • @OliveDNorth
    @OliveDNorth 2 месяца назад +5

    What a lovely, lovely place.

  • @janedee6488
    @janedee6488 2 месяца назад +2

    Very sad places. Loved the wind sounds in the first house. You are a brave man.

  • @saltpeter7429
    @saltpeter7429 2 месяца назад +5

    Someone...please save this home.
    I dont want the disposable future.
    I was just telling me wife I remember these homes from when I was a kid, my grandparents and their friends lived in them in the 80's.
    The last vestige of the greatest generation.
    Move on or get run over? I welcome the tire tracks across my back, or bulldozer track...

  • @jenniferdeleon8954
    @jenniferdeleon8954 2 месяца назад +1

    What lovely old homes. Thank you Kappy! I always look forward to your videos ❤

  • @LLOUL542
    @LLOUL542 2 месяца назад +5

    Im surprised you didnt shut that window. I believe it was just open. The sash looked like it was there.

    • @BoomStuff556
      @BoomStuff556 2 месяца назад +2

      I was also hoping he would've done that... and also close any doors on the way out. That's what I'd do anyways 🤷‍♂️

    • @MeMyselfAndUs903
      @MeMyselfAndUs903 2 месяца назад +2

      Kappy leaves them as he finds them, as you may know. Any intervention like closing windows and doors that were originally open and vice versa can have adverse affects.

    • @BoomStuff556
      @BoomStuff556 2 месяца назад +3

      @@MeMyselfAndUs903 I agree with respecting places 💯 as to not taking anything or vandalizing... but doing something as to closing an open window to prevent any further water damage would also be respectful 'imho' ✌️🙂

  • @ChadQuick270W
    @ChadQuick270W 2 месяца назад +3

    As a voracious reader it always saddens me to see books just rotting away. That aside, thanks for the great videos and exploration.

  • @DaninVirgina-mg7rf
    @DaninVirgina-mg7rf 2 месяца назад

    So interesting. Nature is slowly taking over. I imagined someone sitting in a chair and playing that guitar. Children laughing and playing in the yard. Running down the stairs at Xmas. House has seen a lot of lives.

  • @sandeedriver1941
    @sandeedriver1941 2 месяца назад +2

    Very relaxing to watch ! Thanks channel 😊

  • @customscreenprinting
    @customscreenprinting 2 месяца назад +1

    thanks for sharing this video about these homes i really enjoyed iyt and i gave you a thumbs up and shared you out my friend and God Bless.

  • @fearlessvic
    @fearlessvic 2 месяца назад +3

    Thanks Kappy! Great houses!! ❤

  • @thea8368
    @thea8368 2 месяца назад +3

    So I googled "Thanks For The Buggy Ride" and of course it's on RUclips- catchy song, kinda funny!

  • @helenr991
    @helenr991 2 месяца назад +4

    Hi Kappy ✌️

  • @Sirshackleton
    @Sirshackleton 2 месяца назад

    That wind is whipping outside! Spooky!😊 cool house! Thanks Kappy.

  • @peggyharris3301
    @peggyharris3301 2 месяца назад +1

    Piano or organ in every old house…no tv’s, so that was entertainment…and that wind 😳, reminded me of Wiz of Oz. 😅

  • @margiecooper6045
    @margiecooper6045 2 месяца назад +1

    Interesting houses. I enjoyed your video. Thank you.

  • @tammyasbury6517
    @tammyasbury6517 2 месяца назад +1

    Wow two,all those books,this one is good too

  • @colbycrawford8969
    @colbycrawford8969 2 месяца назад +4

    The second piano 🎹 could be worth a fair amount of money if it was restored. The Regina Steamer Carpet Cleaner! I remember those commercials. That house looks really solid. Too bad someone doesn’t fix it up. Must be a remote location. I like the second house too. When you said the Pink Room it reminded me of Corpeswood Manor in Georgia.

  • @williamgriffin7584
    @williamgriffin7584 2 месяца назад +3

    Looking at and going in with u as I'm watching,...bring back alot of memories.....

  • @williamgriffin7584
    @williamgriffin7584 2 месяца назад +5

    I love that house kappy..

  • @Kimtwister
    @Kimtwister 2 месяца назад +2

    WOW KAPPPY u did it again buddy loved these houses everything was so coool thanks my gratefully deadicated buddy u rock

  • @MeMyselfAndUs903
    @MeMyselfAndUs903 2 месяца назад

    9:55 1st home: Not a sad place, Kappy. The people who called this place home, took such good care of it. This house was a much-beloved home. That portrait on the bed extends its smiles from within.

  • @susanbradley2465
    @susanbradley2465 2 месяца назад

    Thank you Kappy for a look at 2 beautiful old homes.The wind sounded bad.I can't wait for the wait adventure.

  • @susanmiller4159
    @susanmiller4159 2 месяца назад

    Watching the wind through the window makes me wonder how this house is still in as good a shape as it is. Thanks for sharing.

  • @1927su
    @1927su 2 месяца назад +3

    Oh my if that was a Martin D18 you’d almost be obligated to save it!! Good thing it wasn’t so you wouldn’t feel that preservation pull on the ol’ conscience! Lol !

  • @dreamseer7
    @dreamseer7 2 месяца назад

    Cool old house. Loved the antiques.

  • @eviehaller8182
    @eviehaller8182 2 месяца назад +1

    Great tour! I really enjoyed the tour!

  • @Bluerose888
    @Bluerose888 2 месяца назад +2

    I am sooo glad to see closed captions on your video, I hope this keeps up. Good size kitchen. I liked the layout of his house, all the rooms were a good size. One thing that was missing was a bathroom on the main floor. You had to go upstairs to the bathroom. Weird, having a attic opening in the bathroom.
    Second house was a mess.

  • @williamgriffin7584
    @williamgriffin7584 2 месяца назад +1

    Make me think a out my late mother's house in new jersey...alot of old vintage stuff...feb 1982 calendar ...that is so awesome

  • @catheryndenton1766
    @catheryndenton1766 2 месяца назад

    OMG.. .those huge trees

  • @carrieann1640
    @carrieann1640 2 месяца назад

    Very enjoyable video. The bird sounds were lovely.

  • @Scott-y8y
    @Scott-y8y 2 месяца назад

    That place is pretty cool. It would be nice to refurbish it if possible. A very nice home 🏡 for a family. 😊

  • @KarenRodriguez-bi7ft
    @KarenRodriguez-bi7ft Месяц назад

    Thanks Kappy! I loved it. ❤

  • @jilldavis7229
    @jilldavis7229 2 месяца назад

    Ohhh Kappy…I would say, that the 1st house was lived in by a wonderful, organized, pristine family that had & followed routines down to every last detail! Everything was well taken care of, especially the house!!! Considering the age, you could do cosmetic updates to it & it would be good to go👍 I, however, would say, looking at the antique wooden furniture, door & window casings & door transom, also the medal bed frames,that this house has not been lived in since the 60s! The kitchen predates the 70s! I absolutely loved all of the pristine antique furniture!!! I sooo wish that it would be preserved as it was still quite structurally sound!!! Thank you for sharing this wonderful adventure with us Kappy…I loved it 👍🙏💕 The 2nd house, on the contrary, wasn’t nearly as looked after & allowed to deteriorate 😞😢😰 Sooo very sad 😞😢😰 It does look as though someone attempted to renovate this property…sadly this project was never completed 😞😢😰As a consequence, unfortunately this house is a total loss😞😢😰 Thank you Kappy for sharing this adventure with us 👍🙏♥️

  • @joanneclose7041
    @joanneclose7041 2 месяца назад

    Hi Kappy! I'd sure love to have that sink I the first house. I always have hope of restoration for the houses that have a good roof 💙🏡

  • @Katt-u3j
    @Katt-u3j 2 месяца назад +1

    That sounds more like a Hurricane might be south of you blowing all steady like that!!Hand on to your hats!!

  • @ivanhicks887
    @ivanhicks887 2 месяца назад +6

    Sad Sad Very Sad

  • @MoeLarrycurly1
    @MoeLarrycurly1 2 месяца назад +3

    It's like you should meet a long pole for your camera so you can stick it up in the attic..😉

  • @debradoodle
    @debradoodle 2 месяца назад

    Hi Kappy, thank you so much for another amazing video!! If these walls could only talk, I have so many questions! So beautiful, and you're right, it has a sad vibe. That second house though. Wow!!✌️❤️

  • @tonyahaley6900
    @tonyahaley6900 2 месяца назад +2

    Did anybody see that sweet doorknob sitting prettily on the book shelf? I think the first house has character. The second house is just ..empty. Thanks, darlin'!

    • @MeMyselfAndUs903
      @MeMyselfAndUs903 2 месяца назад +1

      Thanks for the heads-up about the door knob. To help people (and Kappy) know where the doorknob exists in the video, I wonder whether you know how to add a timestamp to your comment which allows for quick access to its location. A timestamp is very helpful. I’m not sure if adding a timestamp works on all devices as my IOS device but here is how I add a timestamp. Click on the video while it is playing and pause it where the thing to which you are referring is seen. Note the number (timestamp) before the /forward slash “ / “. Or if you start a comment that you want to make and see a tiny square with a plus sign on it, you can just click that square and it will automatically add the timestamp. You can add the timestamp wherever you want inside your comment and you can add multiple timestamps within your comment.

  • @l.l.2463
    @l.l.2463 2 месяца назад +1

    The doctor's house was basic, but very solid with large rooms. I wonder if the doctor saw his patients in the large one in back opposite the kitchen. It was sad, but I can imagine it once being filled with music. :)

  • @yvonnegeorge9034
    @yvonnegeorge9034 2 месяца назад +2

    The close up on the calendar revealed February 1982 therefore it's clear someone was dwelling there at that time and not abandoned since the 70's that would be a stretch. A half a century would bare more damage. I know for I like a lot of boomers have lived it and seen seen the decay along the way...

  • @MeMyselfAndUs903
    @MeMyselfAndUs903 2 месяца назад

    8:59 That book is so appropriate for these times

  • @seethrucrew4092
    @seethrucrew4092 2 месяца назад +3

    Sometimes it is hard to believe that so many older houses are left to ........die😢

  • @DeborahFlorian-gy6lw
    @DeborahFlorian-gy6lw 2 месяца назад

    Just love that pink chair! They don't make furniture like that anymore. Or houses, as most of us on this channel would agree. The wind blowing through this house was a great touch for me, although of course it's not good for the structure itself. Just something about wind and old abandoned houses.....

  • @libertygiveme1987
    @libertygiveme1987 2 месяца назад +2

    I don't know about Zenith, but yes, they still make Whirlpool. I've had a few Whirlpool Refrigerators and Stoves. You ran into some really NEAT antiques!!!! When I see a Piece that you or one of the other Shows I watch come across, I think - "I'd LOVE to get hold of that and either Paint it or refinish it"! Unless it's too damaged. Be CAREFUL!!!!

  • @mindyslater2526
    @mindyslater2526 2 месяца назад

    Pennies from heaven are for you.hang in there.we are always looking forward to you

  • @sashasue00
    @sashasue00 2 месяца назад

    Our house is from the mid-1800's...the owner before the owner before us (if that makes sense) was a piano teacher, and had piano's in a few rooms; we still hear stories about this!