Stunning Once Grand Forgotten 100 year old Barnum Mansion Deep Down South in Arkansas
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- Опубліковано 30 бер 2023
- Historic old Victorian mansion built in 1901. Lots of incredible details and old antiques. Last owner was an elderly woman who passed on with no remaining family members so the house has sat in limbo for nearly 20 years now. Unfortunately it’s reaching a point where if it’s not saved soon the house will be gone. So glad I could document this beautiful hi so old house! Truly stunning old house! Hope you enjoy thanks for watching! One of my all time favorites ever been
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Who else besides myself would like to start a foundation to save this incredibly beautiful home and others that Kappy shows before they are too far gone? I would live in this house in a heartbeat if I could!♥️
oh, if money were no object, we could do justice with this masterpiece!
Oh if only could afford to fix this beauty up!
If not save them at least savage what it left inside so they can be used elsewhere so many things in this home that will be lost with water damage.
I would love to help restore this home. This has to be in the top 5 Kappy has toured.
I would definitely save it if I could. I would make it a bed and breakfast
This always makes me so sad to see these homes just sit and rot away and with all that beautiful furniture and everything else is just left there to rot, makes it even worse. It really does break my heart to see this.
The former owners were together from their childhood up until their deaths. He was a pilot in the Second World War earning a Medal of Honor for his bravery. He wrote to his wife everyday whike she awaited his return from fighting overseas. He finally made it home and they purchased this beautiful home and he ended up becoming the sheriff in that town. It’s sad to think that just not that many years ago there were two happy and healthy souls living in and enjoying that old home together. Lord how proud they must’ve been to have acquired such an astounding home. This is just one story of many that end up being forgotten in time to never be of any importance ever again. Thanks kappy for showing this old home. It’s a masterpiece for sure.
Thank you! It’s so rare to find out the story behind these homes!
Did you notice the model airplane on the bed upstairs? Probably left there when trying to pack up the place.From your story it wouldn't surprise me if it was the kind of plane he flew.🙂
I can't believe the condo in of this home...outstanding...It would be a shame to have it rot...like so many before it...breath taking piece of our history!!!!
Knowing some of the history of this house makes it go from a house to a home...thanks
I grew up in and still live in Arkansas and looked up the medal of honor WW2 recipients. Who was this? I'd bet the Walton family, Rockefellars or the Hunts would be interested in this historic house.
I'd have to agree with you, Kappy. Never before in these tours have I wished so badly to have unlimited funds to restore a home. It has to be the most beautiful one you've shared, hands down. Hopefully someone will snatch it up and save it. Thank you for this wonderful tour!
Of all the houses you've been through, THIS ONE just HAS TO BE SAVED. This is the coolest, best laid out old house. The features are museum quality. Those spandrels were killing me. Still there after a hundred years. The doorknobs, this was a major CUSTOM house in it's day. Keep us posted on it's fate if possible.
Incredibly beautiful. Makes you wonder what happened to the family. Prayers this house is saved.
Absolutely gorgeous! The antiques and the attention to details! Great job Kappy!
Thank you very much! Was such a stunning place wanted to do it justice! Thanks for watching! :)
An OLD Victorian home was always my dream home since I was a little girl
Holy cow! Have to agree with you. One of the all time best old house finds. Those window casings, door knobs, the woodwork, just amazing. All that wine/burgundy decor so 1990s. Something about this is super special. I’m pretty realistic about the difficulty fixing up these places. If I had it, I’d gladly throw a million or two into this one. Thanks so much for sharing. Stay safe. ❤
Couldn’t agree more with everything you said! Would be a dream to fix it up! Beautiful place for sure! One of my favorites as well! Thank you very much for watching! :)
The woodwork is absolutely jaw dropping! 😮 Such a beautifully designed house.
This house is in Arkansas. $100,000 @ sweat equity will save it.
I so agree, however the amount of money needed to fix it up would exceed the value of the property. It would take someone with deep pockets and a love of historic homes. Lets hope that happens!
Absolutely. Kabby should make a salvaging company and make deals with contractors about properties the are about to demolish. They don't care, everything is waste for them. Just those fire place mantels and their cast iron covers can easily fetch few thousands of $ .
This house is probably my favorite of all time. Imagine children running in and out, fires warming the rooms. Mother making meals while the children played games or sang together in the evenings to the piano. It just gives wonderful vibes and deserves to be restored and filled with a family again. Thank you for this ❤️
In this house there should be a cook making meals while Mother plays piano in the Music Room! (and *not* the foyer!) 😊
What is left behind is definitely a reflection of that last living soul. She was a warm personality, creative, artistic, elegant, admired Nature and so kept those things near to her in daily life. She may have been reaching out to accompany you on part of your tour. At 16:45, 1 single, very bright orb came towards you, then heading off towards the space above you as it passed. What a glorious, refined and comfortable floorplan, created back in the day when your abode was built to be your castle; back when being 'at home' was a revered part of living, meant to be gracious and comforting, such that visitors could be welcome to call but knew to be delicate and not to be a burden. Today, people clamour to 'get away,' to be let out of their caskets and the shackles they call 'home' to exercise and compare their materialistic accomplishments. It was such a different vibe back in the day, and familiarity with that sort of comportment shall die off with those who recall those most gracious times. TY for sharing, Kappy. My heart is sad at what Human society has become but the memories of those times are heartwarming. God Bless and "Thanks for the memories..."
I appreciate your sentiments ❤️ I would like to say though, because it surprised me to learn since we have such a romantic view of the victorians. They were incredibly materialistic and built these houses to show off much the same as we do now. Consumerism was rampant. Hence how you ended up with poison wallpaper. Lots of people referred to these big houses much the same way we think of McMansions now. It's really interesting to see how much things look so different but still behaved the same.
@@MekareP No doubt, those who built this structure originally were not without means or consequence. And I understand your perceptions of the Victorian era. You recite the classic textbook description of that age. I was raised by my Victorian Grandmother. During most of her years of employment, she worked as housecleaner for Royalty when they were in their London residence. GrandPa was a London Cabbie. Though her Aunts were seamstresses for the Court, my grandparents were of meager means. When she came to America, she brought with her a single, silver tea strainer. That, aside from her wedding ring, prayer book and dictionary, was the extent of her 'materials' other than what she wore and her housecoat. Even though, it was extremely important to her that proper rituals were followed: teapot from Goodwill had to be warmed before pouring freshly boiling water over loose tea leaves, and I remember particularly, as a child, being cleaned and prettied up, then taken to visit her neighbor in the rented flat below, for a sit down spot of tea, and Mr. Mariola entertained us with his talking parakeet. Always the utmost decorum and proper manners was required, regardless of income. Now, that's not to say there weren't materialistic individuals in the Victorian era. But that IS to point out that sensibilities were different in those times and having meager means wasn't an excuse for boorish or braggartly behaviour. Apparently, you learned your history from books which tend to broadly sweep the masses into particular classes, paying particular attention to those of means (more interesting to be sure). I learned it from a British Victorian. The behaviours of the past is nothing like the social behaviour we are forced to suffer today.
At 5.55 when it swings to the fireplace another white orb
@@emeliabest6923 a very still shiny orb... at 6:58, you see a light fixture suspended from the ceiling. Either that was an orb or ornamentation at the end of a lamp pull chain. Good Eye!
@@rockybernard2997 yup i saw it ,it was very bright ,definitely someone in there still watching over there home 👌👍
WOW! This one is in remarkably good condition. It really wouldn't take much to fix it up to be livable once again.
It would take ton of work
What a beautiful place! I love Victorian homes they are my favorite. So sad nobody kept this beautiful home up. Thank you Kappy!!
That is a stunning house. It’s amazing how much damage water can do to a place if you don’t keep a good roof on a house.
It’s interesting, how the fire places are all different and unique. The fireplace at the top of the first set of steps is made out of a different word than the steps, stair rail, and floor. The Frigidaire icebox was a cool find! I loved the door handles, pocket doors, and I found the windows, very unique how they had ledges that came out into the room and they all had shutters at one point. A master craftsman did the woodwork on this house. What wonderful detail in each room! Such a shame it is rotting away.
I had a large family once myself. Now I am alone except for my pets. Never thought it would be this way. I feel for the woman that lived here. Maybe we would have become friends. I hold onto to my faith in the Lord that sustains me.
This life is but a vapor, continue to be faithful. Glorious day are still before you in the place HE has prepared for you!!
Me, too, Jerry.
Once had family,
now, everyone is gone.🍃
Just me, and my furry beloveds.🐾
I, also, never thought it would be this way.
As a stage-4 cancer survivor, I most definitely thought I'd pass before my healthy 59-yr.-old mate.
May, 2021, I went into remission.
Nov., 2021, Covid took him.
I love what the reply was to your comment ~ that we're vapor.🌌
Yes.🌠
Bless you both❣️
WOW! That house is so cool, looking at the outside you would never think that the inside would still look so nice, beautiful home - 😯❤
Thank you for watching!! :)
Man, if I had the dough I’d drop it into that house in a heartbeat. Everything is from around 1890 construction to 1920 designs and contents up to the 1980s. To have the $ to grab it up and bring it to date without altering its originality would be a blast and a half. It’s a heartbreaker for sure. Thanks for sharing, Kappy.
Our Restoration Nation should check this lady out!! Arkansas is Laine and Kevin’s stomping ground. I hope someone is able to save this beauty!! 😍
Thank you Kappy for another beautiful house frozen in time.
All that natural woodwork is beautiful and those natural bead board ceilings are outstanding . I guess I will never understand why people paint over woodwork . I can only imagine what that house looked like in its prime . The original owners I'm sure were quite proud when they moved in. It looks like someone was starting to strip the paint off the one fireplace mantel upstairs. Hope this house can be saved. This is by far and away imo one of the best homes you've explored.
The little known 8th deadly sin. Painting wood, lol.
Such beautiful wood work furniture included is just amazing. Would take a good month of elbow grease to get it all back to shining again but would be worth it just to see it's glory. Such detail with the fireplace mantles, doors, knobs and stair case, even the window casings are just phenomenal. The WOW factor is here, there, and everywhere in this house. Thank you for sharing and have a great day
That place is massive, take a fortune to repair, restore, and update. What a waste of resources, though.
Getting rid of the 'junk'...would be the worse part. Why gives humans the right to be such pigs ? 🐷
Stunning....how sad to see such beauty rotting away.
Agreed! Much appreciated for watching! :)
Kap I keep waiting for the day when you find the historic home that calls to you so deeply that you can't resist and we all get to come along on your adventures in restoring it!
I think this house had the most Kappy "Holy cows" of any house he has featured, and I totally agree. This house was beautiful and it was nice to see a house that had not been vandalized with graffiti like so many of the other ones. And those doorknobs were almost like little works of art. If someone could fix the leaky roof and repair the water damage in that one upstairs bedroom, the rest of the house would be relatively easy to bring back to its original glory. Kappy, you should start a Go Fund Me to help you fix up this beautiful mansion for you and Ruby to live in.
It's a beautiful place and I bet in its day it was magnificent! God blessed the elderly woman that I'm sure treasured her home. The fact she was the last one of her family and all of her little treasures are left to the rubble is just sad upon sad. I wish I knew more about her...
I thought the same thing whatever happened to her she made her beds that morning before she went downstairs. Anna In Ohio
@@buckeyedav1😥
Such a beautiful house
Beautiful. You do a fabulous job sir. ❤
Wow, a house full of treasure. How is it possible that this amazing, unique house is abandoned, it's just gorgious, I hope someone comes and saves it.
This house needs to be restored. It is beautiful!
Thanks Kappy, this house is fantastic! The roof doesn't look too bad, loved the layout and the details on this house. What I find interesting is there looks like a lot of people have explored, judging by the dust on the stairs, but it is relatively untouched, I hope it stays that way and I really hope it gets saved by someone as it's a really special house.
The house of the heavenly doorknobs! The entire house is heavenly. I wish she would have left it to someone. Definitely worth fixing up. Thanks Kappy!♥
I kept thinking how very useful to the grip that would be with all the doorknob's textured surface like that: not just artistic but utilitarian, too.
Those doorknobs were proudly made here in the USA. The quality of everything in this mansion was american made. Today we don't see things like this anymore because everything is made in china. The craftsmanship is beyond compare, American made was and still is, always the finest.
The woodwork, staircase, fireplaces, pocket doors, decorative door knobs and pieces of old wooden furniture still there, gave this house so much character.
It must have been magnificent to live in during its prime.
Oh my gosh Kappy, what an amazing beautiful stunning home! It was just so sad to see all of her stuff there getting ruined. This is a crime. I hope someone can save it before it’s too late. Those ceilings, the staircases, windows. Endless beauty. I not only would have loved to sit on that porch back in the day, but today too. I definitely have to rewatch. What a find. Just incredible. Thanks Kappy
Wow! Such beauty!! Can't someone save that beautiful woodwork?? The fireplaces!! The ceilings!! All the old stuff!! What a cool house!!!
What a beautiful house. A lot of money went into that house back in it's day. So sad to see it falling apart. 😢
Beautiful home chock-a-block with unique features (love the windows!) and meticulous attention to detail. So much to love about the house, like the master bedroom that still retains bits of its beauty despite water damage. Loved the porch that went on and on...! The best bit for me was the open communal sitting room upstairs, complete with its own fireplace! Wow. What a cosy place for a read before bed or a late night chat to house guests and family. Tfs this amazing home, Kappy! ❤
Oh wow, this beautiful and elegant old gal could and should be saved! Every detail in this house is stunning from the woodwork to the doorknobs. Just selling part of the contents (the old glassware, home decor, and vintage clothing scattered everywhere are worth more than you would think) would raise enough to get started. I would guess the state owns it at this point if she left no heirs? I'm sure the local community would benefit from the sale of this property. Maybe one of the historic renovation channels will see it and give it a shot, restoring it wouldn't be that hard and would make great content.
I'll watch this episode again and again, it's now my favorite house you've shown. You set a lovely tone for my Saturday, thank you so much Kappy!
Geez Kappy I said once before one house you showed was my favorite until I saw this one. It really hurts my heart to think it's rotting away. This is prolly one of the most beautiful houses you've done.
Beautiful old house I hope it is saved I love the woodwork❤
Oh I would love to restore this home!! It’s unfortunate that so many of these homes are not located within a range of employment or have become so far gone! This looks to be salvageable if the leaky roof is taken care of asap. 😓 I wish I was closer and could get the roof covered at least to get the house a fair chance! Thanks for showing us this gorgeous home!!
By far in your top 10! I would gladly live there 😊 What a beauty! So many amazing features! All of those antiques left behind 😢. Silly question but..Barnum mansion…PT Barnum?
What a stunning find. There was so much to appreciate in this house! The architecture was exquisite. The hardware (all those doorknobs!) were spectacular! The fireplaces...the stair railings...the window frames...the furniture...etc., etc., etc. I loved that image when you opened the door to the attic and found another stair case. And I'm so intrigued by how someone took care to leave all the buckets in the roof, and that tarp contraption in the bedroom to channel the water from the leaky roof into buckets. I'm so curious how recently this house was abandoned, and when those buckets were all put into place. Wow. I am with you. This is MY favorite house so far, too! Love your channel!
I can see this home filled with memories, laughter, music and family. The smell of baking bread and cookies. All those treasures just waiting to be loved again!❤
Another great house I know you show the doorknobs but I wish you'd sometimes showed the beautiful hinges they're just as lovely and they're usually strong and decorative to hold up a heavy door😊
This home makes your heart skip a beat.. This house it just draws you in and I'm waiting to see around each corner.
Most definitely my favorite house that you’ve explored. Those fireplaces! I’d love to know about the original family that lived there.
💖 this one would definitely be in my top five favorite houses you've ever shown! Not in any specific order but in the top 5. This house is amazing and beautiful I would love to restore it
This house is absolutely stunning! Fascinating find Kappy.
Let's hope and pray that someone saves this beauty before anymore damage is done.💞
Can you only imagine pulling up to that house at Christmas . Shined . polished, the smells of Christmas . Everyone in period clothes . The house roaring with music.
Stunning, magnificent house! Largely intact, and with so much beautiful old furniture- the kind of place I've always dreamed of living in... if only... Somebody, PLEASE save this fabulous house! Kappy, you find the best places- thanks for sharing them with us!
The interior looks to be in good condition. Not violated with graffiti either. A wonderful home. 👍
This makes me incredibly sad and a smidge angry, this amazing home is in a death spiral, (rotted original wood floors, rotting ceilings, water damage) I've seen A LOT of old houses and this one is beautifully unique with the deep window frames, original posh hardware, original pocket doors and those amazing tall windows and unpainted woodwork, this beauty would easily find a new owner to save it before it's too far gone.
This house gives off such a cozy vibe! Makes me sad to see it like this. I LOVE that porch on second floor!
Very nice sleeping porch indeed!
Hey Kappy! Wow! Probably my favorite house you have explored. Someone really needs to bring this beauty back to life. So many awesome details! I am amazed it hasn't been trashed either. Thanks for another great video. Stay safe! ✌️
Amazing Victorian home ❤️
Remnants of whole lives lived and gone. So sad and beautiful.
By god i agree kappy what a beautiful house. If anyone is watching this video and can afford to buy and fix this house up please do it. Its one of the most nicest and Incredible houses ive seen. It Probably wouldnt take that much to fix it up new roof to get it water tight, i really hope someone buys this and gives it the loving care and attention it deserves ❤
Going to have to watch this one again. The windows were incased like in picture frames wow... the stair case...pocket doors💖💖💖love it all
This is easily the most beautiful house I have ever seen. Hopefully it will be saved. Thank you Kappy!
Have to agree! Definitely one of my favorites! Thank you very much for watching! :)
What a gorgeous mansion, and a crying shame it was not preserved. Breathtakingly beautiful.
It would be so amazing to see that place restored.
It is absolutely beautiful.
I can only imagine how much more incredibly beautiful it would be.
This is so gorgeous!! I love Victorian homes,so full of history and mystery!! I love the pocket doors and especially that last bedroom.Its hard to believe there's not one family member left somewhere,I hope it's fate will be good,it's funny this house looks better inside than outside.Great find kappy 👍💯
That is an amazing home!!! I am completely stunned how the outside is so worn down and washed out, but inside is still pretty immaculate!!!! I have always loved Victorian homes, and would LOVE to return this home back to its former beauty… if only I knew how, and I had the money to invest in it! Thank you for sharing this little gem. 🙂❤️
Always wanted to have a place that’s trashed outside, so nobody looks at it, but totally modern and bright inside
What a beautiful house!
What an absolutely beautiful old house 🏚. I love old houses the most. They don't make houses like this anymore. These houses were built to last forever it seems. Thanks for showing us this old house. Someone needs to restore this beauty 😍 😤.
Loving that 30's vibe I get from this place, my favorite era. And that is the best vintage kitchen I've ever seen in a house. I could move right in.
I love everything about this beautiful gorgeous house I hope it gets saved great video kappy.
What a totally gorgeous home! Most every room you entered had me gasping. I truly hope this house can be saved, such beauty!
What a wonderful place, it's a shame no one invested in a decent roof years ago to protect the interior. The mantels, doorknobs and, ceilings are great finds. That upstairs porch, wow! I too hope some one rescues this beautiful old place. Thanks, Kappy
What an awesome old house. Hope someone saves it. Thanks for showing
This house, so grand but still holding its simplistic elegance; the ceilings, the door jambs, the kitchen. And so many beautiful old pieces inside! It would make a great museum or B&B. I hope that it will be saved.
I'm so glad no one painted that beautiful wood. Also, the ceilings are just amazing. Love this house.
I have watched this video twice.That is a beauty Love those pocket doors ,fireplaces,the staircase is awesome.The windows and architect u're.Even where it sits so beautiful I'd love to own this and fix it back like it was.Thank you.Surely the owners wouldn't let this Gem go to waste.😍❤️❤️👍🇺🇸
I can’t believe all that stuff left behind! That house is absolutely stunning!! Love the ceilings & the fireplaces are amazing!! Such a shame just to see this house sitting with nobody living in it!
She LOVED angels, they are everywhere! This place makes my heart sing!
A fireplace as you walk in the front door! How welcoming! You would need a full time staff to keep all those fireplaces burning. That house is just full of treasures! Magnifique.
That last bedroom had a lock on the outside, as well as one of the closests. We certainly can imagine all kinds of stories about that.
This house is beautiful! Probably the prettiest you have documented!
The Dearborn heaters brought back memories.
Oh what a shame that such a beautiful, elegant home is discarded and forgotten. Amazing workmanship and pride went into building this wonderful home. And how odd that the lawn is kept up!
This one was the best !! Wish I was rich. I would love to buy this one and restore it. Thanks for videoing this one. It’s great!
Absolutely love this house! The woodwork is amazing! 😍 But what really caught my attention was all of the antique furniture and so many vintage clothes and hats and other pretty pretties!!! 😍🤩😍 I swear I'm in sensory overload! Lol
Kappy, I whole heartedly agree with you my friend, that is one extraordinary home. The wood working and design elements inside and outside that home are superb, one of a kind. Like you said it is like one day they owners just got up and walked away. But there is a very good chance they died alone in a hospital and the home was abandoned. Kappy, you certainly know how to pick them. Have an Extraordinary Week Kappy.
Wow! This one was truly special. All that lovely, ornate, dark wood trim without making the whole place feel heavy. It is actually light and airy. And what a unique floor plan! It does look like someone is making an effort. That blue tarp looked new. The drip buckets weren't overflowing. The lawn was recently mowed. It would truly be a shame to lose this one.
Ceilings, fireplace mantles & tiles and pocket doors are stunning.
What a gorgeous home
Oh and loved the extra fire place in foyer and upstairs sitting area
Love these old bed rooms and the beds.
A new roof could slow its demise for a bit longer, definitely your best find. I appreciate your style of presentation and the respect you pay to these homes and They are better because of it.
I can’t believe no one has stolen the fireplace mantles, staircases, columns & Queen Anne trim. They beautiful & priceless. That wooden model plane in that one bedroom is likely worth a lot of money too.
There are SO many beautiful details in this house. It’s gorgeous.
Stunning. Wish I could have lived there raising my 5 children! It’s so sad to let it go down! ! It is just amazing! Close my eyes and see it in it’s glory! Thank you! I love old big houses! When I watch these videos it’s like I am there!!
WOW!!!! I love this house - I mean HOME. The room layout is unique! Too bad I'm not 50 yrs. younger and had money. Old houses had such character that you'll NEVER find in a new house (unless it's a replica of an old house). Thanks for the visit!!
It is a really nice house,wished the rooms upstairs had less in them so you could see it real good,loved porch upstairs,neat house I hope they save it too ,looked like in good condition,great job Kappy
Just incredible. I got good feelings from the house. Loved all the antiques, and beautiful old house. Seems you went kind of fast. I could spend the whole day looking at that snapshot in time. Thank you Kappy.
There’s a lot of really cool stuff left in this house. Enjoyed the video!
Absolutely beautiful! My favorite too!❤
Do you see the orbs flying in front of you? What a beautiful home. I live in a multi family the same age. There’s truly nothing like old houses.