Step Inside This Sad Forgotten 200 year old Quaker House in Pennsylvania
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2024
- This historical old house was built in the early 1800’s between 1810-1820 by a family of Dutch quakers who travelled to America by ship just a decade earlier. An old log cabin reportedly built before the house was originally on the property and built by the same family but unfortunately I think it’s been torn down or collapsed by now. The whole area is surrounded by industrial developments and a brand new Amazon warehouse being built, the house sits out like a sore thumb as a juxtaposition of the new and old. Sadly this place is now into final days and I’m afraid it will be gone and torn down in the next year or so. So glad I could document this old house on video. Thank you for watching, leave a comment and like if you enjoyed. Thank you!
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The heavy sigh Kappy makes every time he sees basement steps never gets old for me😂🤣😂.
Lolol glad to hear! Thank you for watching!! :)
I agree lol
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That second house is fabulous even in it's burnt and the decayed state. The fireplace in the basement is to die for! You are such a sweetheart for showing us these old historical places that have long been forgotten, but remembered by all of us now.
Loved that huge fireplace in the basement too! Thank you so much for the kind words and watching!! Really appreciate it!! Glad you enjoyed!! :)
Be safe! Both houses in a sad state but Ty got showing then. Both of the houses gave me the creeps
Your channel is probably the best abandoned house site in this country. I love the way you handle the videos.
I totally agree!! The respect and love for these houses shows through and I love that!! No disrespect, no BS. Just honest. Beautiful exploring. He is the best!!
I’ve watched him since the beginning and his knowledge and respect is the best on UA-cam
Yall are really too kind!! Thank you so much!! I really appreciate that! It’s crazy to me sometimes how long we’ve all been exploring together!! Glad yall enjoy and thanks for sticking around so long!! :)
Same. No dramatic music, annoying commentary. Just the facts n Kappy’s personality in the walk thru’s is on point!
I agree,I also like that he considers constructive criticism one may have or request from viewers,I've seen others were you can say something as respectfully as one can and they get all butthurt.
Those walls! Those windows! The fireplace in the 2nd house. Wow. Pennsylvania stone houses are so beautiful. Developers are turning the East coast into warehouses and houses packed together. Just so sad.
Thanks for documenting these old houses. They were once the pride of their owners. Enjoy also you showing the out buildings. Spring Houses and Barns. Just think about what all these houses have seen in their day! Take care and stay warm!! Look forward to seeing your next find!!
Thank you glad was able to figure out the one outbuilding was a spring house!! Much appreciated for the kind words and watching!! :)
I grew up very close to that second house, it's wild that you just happened to stumble across it! I read it was built in the 1870's but it honestly looks a lot older to me. There were plans to build a subdivision on the site a while ago but I believe those fell through. There was a second story porch that burned off in the fire, around 2007 if I remember correctly. The house was already abandoned at that point though.
Wow how interesting!! I would’ve guessed much older as well with the massive fireplace and old log timbers for some of the walls! Thank you for watching!! :)
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That second house was an excellent bit of serendipity! Love the massive fireplace and the windows next to it. It was a very impressive estate back in the day. You are so brave walking around in these old places, we are all very grateful that you're able to show so much. Coffee and Kappy, my idea of a heavenly Saturday morning. Take care out there!
Yeah that fireplace was something else! I promise I’m very careful haha in another few years would’ve just been documenting stone ruins with these!! Much appreciated for the kind words and watching!! :)
I trust your judgment 100%, still gives me butterflies sometimes :) I've tried to pinpoint the cause of the fire in the second one, but all I can come up with is electrical. Strange there were no fireplaces upstairs. I found that one very interesting.
Hey Kappy! Two cool finds. Love the thick window ledges. The spring house in the second one was awesome. Imagined it all first built. Thanks for the double explore! Be safe. ✌️
Me too! Thick window ledges always seem like a good spot to read a book! Thank you!! Much appreciated for the kind words and watching!! :)
We know you made it thru because you posted the vid, but I still get a bit of anxiety by proxy when you venture onto some sketchy floors! Thanks for being brave & courageous! We so appreciate your videos!! 👍
Thank you!! Yeah I definitely push my luck a bit sometimes lol! I appreciate the concern!! Much appreciated for the kind words and watching!! :)
at 3:49, I had that apple wall paper in my kitchen 30 years ago.
This is one of those houses I love instantly. The color of the stone on the outside and the placement of the fireplaces and the thickness of the walls. I love the structure itself, very cool. Love the wallpaper when you first walked in too.
Thanks for your hard work in the cold!
Bet it was amazing back in the day
Thanks for sharing these 2 old houses. I'm looking forward to the next one. ❤
Next one will be much less ruinous and down south! Thank you!! Much appreciated for the kind words and watching!! :)
That first house was so substantial, must have cost a fortune to build.
I used to smoke 20 years ago, and when the shot of the screened in porch came on, I immediately thought that would be a great place for a cup of coffee and a smoke. 😮 thank you for your videos, Kappy.
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The 1st place wasn't as big as it looked from outside. Really fooled me. House #2 was pretty interesting. So much fire damage in both.
While you were headed to the out buildings at #2, I kept thinking about the well. Scares me a bit. Those things are usually hidden in the tall grass.
Nice finds Young man. Course they all are, and I'm glad to see them before totally being gone. Thanks for taking me along Mr Kappy!
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Great houses
I always look forward to your videos. Thank you.
Thank you so much for the kind words and watching!! :)
What was the doubletake at 20:46 for? It all needs a match both houses lol good vid thanks
Looks like there might have been a fire in that front room that collapsed? The other room looks like the ceiling is black from smoke. Thanks Kappy! Stay safe. (First house)
Thank you very much for watching!! :)
Thanks beautiful these old homes. Must have something in their day. - 40 here in Alberta, Canada today. Enjoying your vids.
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You may have heard me....I was yelling for you to get out of that second house. No house is worth you getting hurt. We love you too much. Thank you for trying though. Those upcoming houses look fantastic! Can't wait.
Still beautiful! I wish I could save all of them. Another awesome video bro thank you! ❤️😘🤘💪
Enjoy seeing your videos so much!!
Thank you!! Much appreciated for the kind words and watching!! :)
Love that Federal style! Wondering...war, location, access, the Depression, kids married and moved to town? Looks like those places had some wealth once. Dairy farm? Thanks, Kappy-you make coffee time special. Hi, Ruby! ❄️
Pennsylvania is so pretty! I don't blame people for trying to salvage some of that old wood. All of those abandoned houses. Why is that? Thank you for your work.
I don't know about that. I have an old house and yes, maintenance is challenging, but it's cheaper than buying a new house built with code similar to pole barns. I'm a building inspector. Anything builds after 2000, unless it's custom or very expensively built will need to be demolished in the next 30 years. It won't last. @jeffreyhanna9538
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Okay, so now I'm getting very cold just watching this. I am glad you got to look at this place, because it's very unusual to see these stone houses. I think this probably was a very nice place to live. I suppose in the end that slate roof did the house in.
Those slate roofs endure, the one side may have failed due to scavenging of the slate. Appears alotta wood trim and a room of wood flooring was scavenged.
Originally, I bet that two, possibly three, families (grandparents who built it, at least one child remained at home and married and raised his family, then at least one of youngest generation remained to carry on, etc.) lived in this house at one time. Great explore. Lovely ruins.
The personalities of both you and Ruby are a big factor in the popularity of your site
I’m glad you enjoy!Wish could bring her along more often!! Much appreciated for the kind words and watching!! :)
You are most welcome.
Extraordinary stonework on each. Sad to see the state of decay.
Thanks for going where I wouldn’t dare. Cool houses but too far gone.
Hey Kappy, no comment tonight. They've taken my beloved four hundred miles away, after they raided our checking account to pay for his care! Good thing the pantry and freezers are full!
I'm feeling very blue and just plain awful! Love to all of you!
Im sorry to hear that! I hope alls well!! Take care of yourself! Thank you always for watching!!
Idk but the cabin house just a feeling,so wish these houses could have been saved. Lot history of lives from the past, just feels like gone. The first stone house was awesome, completely stone work. It's beautiful how they were built, lot better than homes these days. Thanks for sharing as always and taking time to show them.
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The Quaker home looked so interesting. And the second home home you lucked up on was intriguing. Thank you for sharing such finds. ❤️
That 2nd house was creepy! Can’t wait for the upcoming videos!! Thanks Kappy!!
Agreed gave me the creeps as well! Much appreciated for the kind words and watching!! :)
Thanks for documenting these old houses! I wonder how long the homes were abandoned for?
Me too! I’d assume from the advanced state of decay in both it’s been a good few decades! Only wish more items had been left to tell more of the story! Thank you for watching!! :)
It seems to me that someone actually took the stairs and 2nd story floor boards out for some purpose in the first house. Both homes would have been lovely back when they were new, had some seriously desirable features. Large window sills and airy rooms. Thanks for sharing and have a great day with safe travels
What amazing finds! I too would have absolutely loved to see both houses in their heyday. Thanks again for taking us along
Great video Kappy! Those walls took so much work to build. All those stones had to fit together, and they didn't get them from a hardware store! The inside is done, ready to fall in. BUT the exterior walls seem pretty darn solid. That is one OLD house, too bad they let it go. Best to explore this in winter, you'd never get near it in the summer.
Stone houses are my absolute favorite, i wish these 2 had held up better. Still interesting though. Must have been quite the Spring House at the second property. Thanks Kappy
Hi Kappy. I hope the first home was salvaged by the family, not a thief. The exterior was deceiving, making it appear more intact. Definitely some sketchy finds. Thanks for venturing in there.
The pointing on the first house looked good. As though it had been done not so many years ago.
Thanks Kappy for another great houses tour.The second house would have been beautiful in its day.
Thank you for the kind words and watching!! :)
Loved the fireplace in the second home. Remember to take care of yourself Kappy. As a mother to someone your age that has the same dedication, your health is more important and comes first. If it’s that cold, stay in! Lol. Thanks for sharing Kappy! Stay safe.♥️
I appreciate the concern!! I have the kindest audience in the world I swear! Thank you so much for the nice words and watching!! :) Gonna be a cold one this winter it seems!
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Not much left in these 2 houses…… but the stone work was beautiful!!! Thanks Kappy for the videos !!!!
Agreed! Much less ruinous house coming in a few days! Back down south! Thanks for watching! :)
Stay safe when documentations they houses. You were making me nervous. 😮
So very sad! How we let these historical places rot away!!😢
House fires must have happened alot with all the fireplaces and wood stove sinthoseold homes
Candles!
😎😎 houses Kappy!! Watch your step 😮
That random find was awesome! It was a little sketchy with the floors😮. Ty Kappy u always do a great job! B safe
Agreed definitely pushed my luck a bit lol! Thank you for the concern!! Much appreciated for the kind words and watching!! :)
Absolutely OUTSTANDING!
Too bad we cant See upstairs….
But thnx for being Safe.
Again, OUTSTANDING!
I always thought that Quaker built homes were built to stand the test of time, but seeing this house I stand wrong 😂. Always enjoy when you post a video. I’ll see you on the next explore. Thank you Kappy 👍😊
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Ist house is beautiful even in its ruined state. Sketchy. I agree it won't last much longer. 2nd house wasn't much better either. Definitely fire damage. Probably why it was abandoned, too expensive to fix up. 2 awesome houses Kappy, thanks for the tours.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I await your videos kappy. One of my favorite channels. That stone house is amazing!
I imagine it was bitter cold when people lived there because they couldn't flip up a thermostat like they do nowadays. When we lived in the country my mom and dad would pay for a core of wood and we had to be conservative on how much we used. In other words it was freaking cold all the time lol. 😊
Loved the stone work on the 1st house. Absolutely fabulous.
The second house was neat too. But I got more of a salt box feel from that one end you called a log cabin. The fireplace on that bottom floor reminded me more of something from the 1700s. Big and hot.
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Its always so interesting to see what the houses are made from and how they were built depending on where you're at in the country. Those are some thick walls! I remembered both my grandparents had springhouses beside their homes. Nice tour Kappy. I always look forward to what you find
A very good and interesting explore, being that I live in Central Pennsylvania I take it that these homes are up in the Northern part of Pa..😊
Two great places. If you use a little imagination you can see what they looked like back in the day. Think about the construction. They just don't build houses today with the same solid construction. None of the crappy houses they build today will be standing even 100 years from now.
Great video Kappy. Be safe. We all love your channel and don't want anything to happen to you. See you in your next adventure and as always, thank you for finding all these awesome places. 🤠👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Stone work is amazing.
I love the cedar lined closets for keeping away moths.
Wow to bad you didn't get there sooner the outside was beautiful
I had wrote comment on first house but somehow my phone deleted when wrote about second ,but it was a great find ,and you did a wonderful job
Wonderful old homes .....think of the lives lived in these sad to see them in such a state stay safe out there Kappy great video as always !! 👍👍
Thank you!! Much appreciated for the kind words and watching!! :)
I'm actually surprised at how much of the 2nd house is still intact after having burned.
Happy 2024 Kappy. All the best.
You need some new tennis shoes!😊
Thanks for another great explore!
Both of these houses looked pretty sketchy! Glad you didn’t fall through. Be safe.
The second house too,they built big ones in Pennsylvania,,was a little sketchy
Thanks for another cool video
Dont worry about the floors if the house is standing then im sure it will hold you just stay on the wood planks there strong..it might be falling apart but it still will stand for some time..keep looking around up there in the mountains for some more old ones im sure if you drive around for few miles you will see a bunch of them you stay around here and youll have a ton of videos to put up..
Thank you, Kappy. It amazes me how these are still standing.(more or less) They were built to last back then.
First house vintage wallpapers!!!😍😍😍
random finds r the best!!! just amazing, i wish i could see the past.
Some good clues from the past here
Right! Love stumbling onto an old crumbling house! Sad but beautiful and makes me happy to know I’ll document it! Thanks for watching!! :)
The first house looked like it had fire in the collapse part. I would like it to see the house rebuilt. Used the wood from the barn for the house. . You would have to bring in someone to check out the structure completely. Before you could do anything. The second house were you enter. That was the original kitchen. It looks that there was renovations done from either the late 1970's to the early 1980's. It's shame how extensive the fire was to the house.
In my neck of the woods Kappy. Well,in PA anyway. Lol I'm in Beaver county.
LOL. You said "what a jungle" when you were leaving & saw the tall brush growing everywhere. You said it's awful cold, yeah Pennsylvania gets bad in the Winter. The outside of house still looks good, but inside does look too far gone to save. I like the wallpapers that still remain on the walls. Love those old wallpaper designs, but obviously they are from the 1900's & not farther back. But really, a man or a group of men could still save this place, if they wanted to. Even this damaged.
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I bet those two homes were beautiful in their day! Thank you Kappy!!
Agreed wish I had a time machine lol! Thank you for watching!! :)
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Thinking of the intense labor it took to make those stone walls almost gives me a backache… wow
Yeah true that!! Those Quakers sure knew how to build stone houses up in Pennsylvania! Thanks for watching! :)
That second house 15:40 wonderful, can't figure out why people didn't keep them in their families. Even if there was no family, why didn't someone take it.
There was a lot to be learned from both of these about stone construction. Very cool but a bit precarious in places. You always bring us something different and unique in every video. We appreciate your efforts. Stay safe! ❤
Thank you so much!!!! I really appreciate the kind words and thank you for watching!! :) next video will not be as ruinous as this one and in Virginia!!
Wow... and are still standing! Just beautiful!
Great finds! Thank you!
Much appreciated for the kind words and watching!! :)
Always love the gorgeous scenery footage at the end of these videos Kappy! Thanks for that! It is always so peaceful!
Glad you enjoy!! Thank you!! Much appreciated for the kind words and watching!! :)
Yay Kappy....the "CC's" are working!. Great video
Wish I knew how lol but I’m glad they are working!! Thanks for watching!! :)
Neat finds Kappy. However, you do make me nervous going to some of these places alone. Hope your mom kinda knows where you are in case something should happen.
Urban Exploring With kappy thanks for sharing this video with me my friend it was a really nice video i don't know how you do your explores when you go into these old houses that look unsafe but thanks for sharing and God Bless
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The ovolo portico that's still standing on the first house is drop dead gorgeous, very similar to some we have in the Niagara region. I believe the one on that house would be original as well, and if not then a late Victorian reproduction.
Hi Kappy!! Happy Saturday to you! Thank you once again for another beautiful find. ❤ The first house Oh my gosh it must have been so grand back in the day! I love to imagine what it would have looked like. That first bedroom at the top of the stairs. Oh my gosh, can you imagine how that looked back in the day! The half log cabin half rock house.. oh that basement fireplace, gorgeous! Just fantastic!! Thank you for going out in the cold and showing us all of these amazingly beautiful places!! Have a great day and be safe out there!!
I love these. Thank you, Kappy.
I always appreciate your adventurous spirit and the tours you take us all on but sometimes I get a little nervous. 🙃 Be safe Kappy!!😉
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The first house is definitely an old Quaker house. It was built around 1800 is my guess. They often used stones from nearby and mortared them in between. Look at how thick the walls are
A shame they let this historical homes just rot. Thinking it will cost to much to restore an a waste of time. Just thinking about the mansion that a fisherman bought and took over 2 million to totally restore it. It was over in Pembrokshire, called the Big House.about 12 years ago but no updates. Very interesting videos. By Brigadier
Being these old homes have withstood the test of time shows how well they were built. Hey Kappy maybe in the warmer months you could bring along a metal detector and search for long and forgotten items buried around these beauties. Thanks for all the close ups on details as well. Stay safe my friend.
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Nice find.To bad its all destroyed.
You're awesome Kappy!
Once a safe, warm, and cozy home built of strong wooden beams and heavy stone and with a slate roof to keep out the weather and provide for it's owners for many decades, now abandoned and left to rot. Imagine the work and craftmanship involved in placing all that stone, slate and wood! So sad that it will likely just be thoughtlessly bulldozed and have a concrete and metal warehouse slapped up on the site filled with junk for people to buy that they don't even need. Stupid times we live in.
Loved the steps coming out of the basement of the first house. Not much left of either house. I sure hope you have someone with you when you inspect some of these properties (in case of emergency) or at least tell people where you are. Some of these places are pretty scary (I don't mean ghost wise). LOL - a Dollar General across the street from the one house!
Thank you for the video Kappy!
Thank you for watching!! :)
your welcome!@@urbanexploringwithkappy1773
Love the exterior of both houses.
10:21, That entire boiler unit would have been covered in asbestos along with all the pipes.
I noticed the doors were missing, most likely they were re-purposed or at least you can hope so.
Some would disagree, but I’m happy some things have been salvaged, instead of going to waste.
The second house, I wonder if the fire was before or after it went abandoned.