@@flossieruggles4514 😉 You're so young. People didn't build closets into houses until the late 1800s and early 1900s. We used armoires and dressers. Plain or ornate depending on the household. Unless they were rich, people didn't have as many clothes back then to begin with. (Did I say "we?" - I'm not quite 70 but my bones felt like 1810 when I rolled out of bed this morning. 😅😂)
I so wish you could’ve found this one earlier. So much of the character is now gone. What a beauty this one was in the day. Thanks so much Kappy for sharing. I really wish there were some way we could submit your amazing videos to the Travel Channel. You deserve a show of your own. You’re doing an amazing job. 😊
Beautiful early home!!! Huge rooms and those fireplaces…. especially the largest one- magnificent!! Someone was trying to renovate and the drywall looks so weird. Too bad.
Good Afternoon Kappy ! The floors were removed to be either repurposed or to be refurbished to be reinstalled over plywood . You are right , it's always about the money . I became an expert at getting those old tubs downstairs . What a diamond in the rough . Thanks ,,,,,, Later ,,,,,,,
Hi my name is Obi Anthony. My team and I are looking a for a fixer upper house in any city in Pennsylvania to buy. Don't mind if it's beaten up. Please do you know of any one selling or have one that is for sale. Thanks and God bless
I absolutely love your videos, especially architecture from the 1800’s. Cab’t believe there are so many of them deserted and left to rot. Thanks for your work bringing these gems to us Kappy. Really appreciate it.
I think about the men who built these old houses so long ago. All the hard work that they put into them. Did they think that these homes would last forever, I wonder. Whenever I see an old house that’s decaying I always wish for someone to save it but poor attempts at renovation make me as sad as seeing a house that’s falling apart. Thanks for another great explore, Kappy 🙂
Sad but true. It's a nice sentiment that someone would try to save it, but few people have the skill, resources and knowledge to restore to it's deserved former glory without ruining it's old world charm
Again I am just amazed at the beautiful houses that were being built during The 18th hundred USA. In some parts of the world Where bamboos and palm leaves are used as building materials there's no such thing as abandoned houses. Nature will just claim them back.!!! Tq for the great work.
It must have taken a lot of coal to keep an uninsulated, brick house warm during a long, cold Pennsylvania winter in the mid 1800's! What a showplace it must have been back then, the staircase and railing must have made a grand entryway!
It’s hard to decide whether stopping the remodel was a curse or a blessing. It’s heartbreaking to see it go to complete ruin. On the other hand, the person doing the remodel was destroying the integrity of the original house. 😞
I agree wholeheartedly. Whoever did this removed any sense of the original craftsmanship of what was undoubtedly another well made example of the builders' art. It seems to me they bit off more than they could chew, which may have doomed the job from the start! The floor joists appeared to be in excellent shape, which seems to leave out water damage, but I could be wrong. (Maybe Kappy could tell us more on that score?) My thought would be to do one room at a time, but perhaps they were interested in remodeling (re- _muddling?)_ instead of restoring? It's another entry for the "Damn Shame List." Stay safe.
@@JosieSchuller That's what I thought when my friend and his wife both mentioned it. It makes me sad that people don't appreciate originality in things. Upgrading is fine with me, as long as it doesn't bruise your eyesight by clashing with the original, but so many just shrug it off. As Mork used to say, "Heavy sigh..." Stay safe.
Should never started the remodel with that foundation. It should be torn down, in another 20 yrs or less it will fall down by itself. Sometimes it is just safer to tare down and start over.
Agreed! It was last for sale thru and estate sale or whichever type of sale occurs after someone passes away and doesn’t have any inherit-ants! Thanks for watching!
Crazy how house just left after remodeling began. Claw foot tub just left sitting randomly, those tubs are so cool in my opinion. Maybe someone will come along & restore it to the grand home it once was.
Yea I totally get that but when you purchase a house you know what your getting into you don’t go into it blind. Especially with a house as old as it is. A piece of history is just left to rot & that totally blows!
@@donnamitchell5225 I think often there's a complete mismatch between people's expectations, actual abilities, and reality - hence so many abandoned restorations / remodellings. Plenty of people have more money than sense, but not nearly enough to get the job done!
Fascinating brickwork. Over here in UK that is nearly English Garden Wall bond - 3 courses of stretchers between rows of headers - but this lovely old place had 4 courses between the header courses. Not the strongest bond going. Kappy, I adore watching your videos. I wish we had someone half so enthusiastic. Keep them coming.
love an old stone or brick house...she was probally a beauty in her day...too bad she is left to decay. Thanks for letting her tell her story..hop;efully someone will see her beauty and finish the remodel..
Just want to say thank you for bringing these videos and sharing them with us. Of all the people that I’ve seen take videos , yours are the best!! Your respect and mellow voice show case your work. Thanks again!
When I first saw that claw tub and stairs going up behind it, I was like, hmmmm are you going to risk walking the beams, but, you found a way around it! Cool! What a gorgeous house from the outside...garage..not so much, lol Thanks for the explore Kappy 👍😊✌️
Looks like somebody snatched that wide plank heart pine flooring from the upstairs. They used to put that in all the big houses back then. Nowadays it costs a fortune.
All the houses are apart of history. I often think about the first family that ever lived there. What it must of looked like. I wish that all of this beautiful houses got a second chance!. Thank you for doing theses videos! I would love to find a house of history and give it new life.
Looks like it's getting renovated! Takes time especially if working alone or with a few people and hours. Little bit at a time... We did that in a Victorian home we own in Cleveland! Worth the effort.
That is a great example of the work people did back then. They had pride in their work and their skills. I liked your comment on Lori. Thanks for sharing the video.
Do you know for sure that they gave up? Maybe, just maybe they are taking a break?? It’s so grand to just be left to rot. Thanks for the ride Kappy!!!!
@@Kimtwister haven’t watched his videos in years but back in the day he was one of the people who inspired me to start filming! Really liked his videos and how scary they were! Especially since we were both from baltimore!
Great explore Kappy! Some old farmers sometimes take out the stairs to detour teenagers but never seen them leave the staircase and tear out the floor lol.... Stay safe and Thank you
The town in PA I lived in for a while had a beautiful 1804 farm house that they tore down for new housing and a shopping center. A real shame. Looks like they started to renovate this house and stopped. Stone foundation is shot. They need to jack up house and pour concrete footers and foundation. Probably why they stopped renovation.
Such a gorgeous old home! Love the brick exterior! Still looks very sturdy, structure wise! Sad that it isn’t restored & saved!!! Looks like the upper floors were removed possibly for restoration! The current efforts to restore are not being true & authentic to the original structure! There are ways to do it correctly & still keep the integrity of the original structure! Thank you Kappy, for sharing this beautiful property with us! I loved it❤️
Very nice house for back in it's day! I wish someone would buy it and repair it for living! It's absolutely beautiful!! Love the big rooms and fireplaces!! Thanks for sharing your explore, and take care out there!! Peace, Kim ~
That's one big rock solid house! Love the rock solid interior plaster, brick exterior and thick wood framing!! I'm with you on the remodel, I love originality and remodeling kind of ruins it. Plus there's no new materials today that can compare to the original sturdy, heavy stuff! Making the remodel look flimsy in comparison lol. Great find once again!!!
You do such a wonderful job of filming these old places. And while it's hard to imagine why anyone would remove original features, it was still fascinating to see. I'm glad you got this one on film because houses like this are fast disappearing from the landscape. I remember when I lived in Ohio, a local historian told me that farmers were demolishing old houses such as this so that they could plant more crops. It's such a tragic loss of our architectural heritage.
Some things about the house look much older than 1840's....i.e. the huge fireplace in the first room. Could have been a "cooking" fireplace at one time? The little rooms upstairs with the :twin fireplaces are strange.... Thanks Kappy, another great find!!
The third floor room where you were wondering about the white little, round thing with a seat. That was a very old bathtub. That was most likely servant’s quarters! Fabulous video!!
Kappy it's so funny how you save the basement til the last....uhuh not me honey not going in the basement....you brave little dude Kappy...love your videos ...
Oh I have seen this house. A guy I am friends with lives not too far from that area and is into the paranormal. He asked a historical society if he could go in there. They told him some history of that house. After the civil war the couple who lived there took in orphan kids. It seems the couple was cruel and would lock the kids in the basement for punishment. Very interesting because it was probably a month ago he was there and the second level floors along with the attic were still there. So they must be actively working on that house. What a crying shame, it looked like it would have been grand at one time.💜
Must be thinking of a different house, this house hasn’t changed in 5 years and I can send you a video of it from 5 years ago by Dan bell. I’d be curious what house you are talking about
@@urbanexploringwithkappy1773 you are right, my apologies. My friend went at night so honestly I didn't see the missing floors. All I remembered seeing was the claw foot tub upstairs, the staircase with the missing banister along with the name Lori in the basement. I went back to see and there is two clips where you see the flooring missing. It was nice to see the house completely in the daylight.
What a beautiful place. Looks like they had a nice porch to sit under out back. Nice big rooms. Wow, even the upstairs rooms were big. Love all the windows. Those tree beams were awesome in the basement. Love your videos!!!
Thanks kappy ! Enjoy watching your videos. Maybe one day you can to Indiana . Shame this house was gave up on. Beautiful old home. We could learn alot today from the past about building good strong homes.
This house could definitely be restored. Obviously someone without enough $$ or experience was trying to renovate it... big difference. Tearing out entire floors happens when they're too far gone to save or (once again, inexperience). But they should have fixed the foundation and basement first, repointed and straightened all the structural brick ( after getting goodmotor. samples and having it analyzed for content and percentages and then had the same made up at a plant that specializes in recreating old mortar. You don't want to be mixing different kinds of mortor.) Once the house itself was completely stable, put on a new roof or restore the one that's there. No point in starting the inside until you can protect the work. Sad that the plaster is mostly torn out. If I got that house the 1st thing I do is rip out that awful drywall. And that new wall by the upstairs fireplace has to go. It's not safe and such an obvious breakup of the original room so as to be atrociously ugly.. Once the joists were checked, restored or replaced as needed the rest of the restoration could begin. (Did I mention tearing down that sight sore of a 70's garage??!!! Moving a salvaged carriage house from another property, restoring it toward the rear of the house would be nice to hide modern cars in would be nice.) Do any of you know the winning numbers from tomorrow's Mega Millions? 🙄
With the mowed grass and visible driveway, it was hard to tell if this was abandoned until you went around the back. Strange layout. Wonder how long it's been since someone actually lived in it. No obvious kitchen or bathroom. Your video was much better than Dan Bell's, too.
Here's my take based on the evidence. Someone started working on a renovation in a knucklehead fashion. But, they started with what you do last, not first. Firstly, is the foundation able to pass code? The floor joists? To replace a window and move around dry wall first? My guess is they jumped in eagerly without doing all the homework then found out the foundation needed something major, the logs holding up the first floor, perhaps the sewer is shot, or the well isnt up to code, etc. So they gave up with the plans to finish it later, aka never.
I agree with you. I didn’t like the remodeling someone was doing. The first room you showed us was the kitchen and the room above it was the cook’s living area, probably. Someone had stolen some of the upstairs floors to use in another house they were building or to sell to someone. I loved the old house though. It was a perfect house plan. However, I would have trashed that added garage with all the garbage in a big dumpster. Then built a new old looking garage that would match the house, but not attached to the house. Oh one last thing, you can skip the basements as far as I’m concerned. Basements are always dark and damp and could be dangerous. Anyway thanks for showing that beautiful old house. Stay safe!
I love these 1800’s homes . You found your niche with what type of homes to explore. I’m sure this house was beautiful back in it’s day. I see they were renovating the home. Sometimes I feel like the renovating takes away from the history of the home. But I’m sure sometimes upkeep is necessary.
I wonder what happened to the bannister. I love rural PA. I used to live in Mt. Bethel, never thought to explore for old abandoned houses, wish I would have. Thank You Kappy! 🧡
I think that someone must have taken the wood from those floors and the mantels and the stair rail to use somewhere else Too bad that place is way too far gone t save now. You sure are bravo go in these places. Thanks
Oh, it must have been an amazing home at one time. Love those big rooms. Sadly at the price of building materials I don't think the remodel has much of a chance of going forward. *sigh* Thanks, Kappy
That was quite a house in its day. Shame that whomever was doing the renovation stopped; although, like you, I wasn’t a fan of some of the things they were doing. Great explore. Thank you! Safe travels, ~~ Deb in Virginia
If people can't finish the job they need to leave these historic places alone they come in and gut it to death and walk off to leave it in worse shape then what it was
Great video Kappy !! Sad to see that someone was trying to bring her back to life and stopped ......maybe it was to expensive, to much of a undertaking or both . It can be har with todays building material prices .....even if it was 10 years ago it would still be hard ....but its still a shame to see it like this. Floors and fireplace mantels removed at least the window trim was there and the stutters outside . Shame she will probably never get that second chance she deserves . Thank you for sharing this with us Kappy . 👍👍
There’s something that probably happened,looking at the well built staircases that there was probably no roof issues, they look good, could be that someone took all the flooring out to sell the wood, but then there was someone who wanted to renovate it,but maybe ran out of money, and decided to strip the wood flooring,the fireplaces looked ok to redo, but this beautiful place was gutted and didn’t have to be possibly.Thanks for showing us this structure that would love a new chance💖👍✅❣️😁
Was this house up on route 30 in Wolfsburg Pennsylvania was in that place and the one room had book shelves all around the room and across the road was a barn that belong to the house thanks for sharing blessings
The house had a lot of previous remodels done. It is simply no longer worth the cost of remodeling it again. It would have to be updated with new electrical, complete pipe replacement, and ducting ran. The old chimneys were best removed. The foundation looked ok, the basement was nightmare fuel, but could be dug out, and poured with new concrete and walls plastered. The windows would be best replaced, undoubtedly a new roof, oh yeah new drywall and flirting through out. Other then that it might need some more work.
Your up in our neck of the woods Kap! Do you think the 2nd floor was deliberately removed? There doesn't appear to be rubble on the ground floor to suggest it just collapsed. I don't get it. Someone cared enough to begin upgrades, and attach a nice modern garage. But then they just left the grand old girl to rot! Was that a metal roof on the house? Do you know what the point of the double fireplace in the one bedroom may have been about? I completely understand your feelings on basements! I hated being sent down into the huge, dirt floored basement to get something at my grandparents old farm house in upstate western NY! Thanks again Kappy! Lovely old home!
I'm wondering if the double fireplace room was originally two rooms and the wall taken out to make a larger room. What a gorgeous old home that someone cared enough to put all that time in then not be able to finish. Maybe county building codes did not like what what done.
Beautiful from the get-go, as we used to say. Lovely big fireplace. Love that old brick. I kinda like how that old bathtub just sits on the bare bones beams there. Like a dangerous invitation for the adrenaline junkie urban explorer. lol. Love those windows, the six panes...Wish I coulda seen what the stair railings looked like. Were the guys repairing this house professionals? THe repairs seem kinda blocky or something. I'm not a fan of basements either, but those old beams are gorgeous.
Is shows that the front door originally had a large box lock with either a decorative drop pull or knob. The Door Aldo could have been taken off it's hundred and just temporarily turned upside down.
Looks like some major salvaging has gone on there. It looks like ALL the hardwoods have been taken for rehabbing. Not just mantles, stair rails, and floors but even some of the window sashes are gone. I don't know why they didn't take that great tub. I'd LOVE to be neck deep in bubbles in that big ol' thing right now!
This house is extremely early. The room you first entered in to was the original kitchen/living area with that original massive fireplace which would have been used for heating and cooking. The room above it may have been the top floor of the earliest portion of the house. Possibly. The huge fireplaces in every room, the original multi paned windows and the plaster on lathe walls all day early. Basements to me can be fascinating in that they ( if there’s a big fireplace) would have been the original and earliest part of any old house.
oooopsy i saw it no worries u did good woww amazing awesome old house kappy love it i wish i was exploring with you it would be so coool i love stuff like this its amazing thanks and keeep on keeepin on
I love a brick Georgian style house, love that giant fireplace! It's such a bummer it didn't get restored although whoever was restoring it didn't have intentions to keep it to the period? Something is wrong with how they were remodeling it. Love that bathtub! So weird just sitting there over no floor- like a weird dream or something lol!
It was so sad watching this video. I think the house is amazing. If I had a lot of money, I would find this house and restore it to its former glory. It was made to last hundreds of years, but for some reason, despite the amazingly solid foundation, the house was not maintained throughout the years.
Someone will come along and build high density townhouses or condos on this property.. already in Lancaster County, where Amish farms were now developed into townhouse and McMansions
Our country was so young when this house was built. Sad to see this is such disrepair. Thank you for exploring.
@@carolynrog3rogers339 Hail Satan! 👍
I wish these houses were given a second chance. They're so beautiful. Too painful to see them in disrepair.
Where was the kitchen and closets in this house?? It would be wonderful if someone restore this house to be lived in again.💝😵📷
I too wish these houses are restored again they are beautiful
If you got the money and people to hire, sure no problem.
@@flossieruggles4514 the kitchen was where that big fire place is at the beginning. That's where the cooked at.
@@flossieruggles4514 😉 You're so young. People didn't build closets into houses until the late 1800s and early 1900s. We used armoires and dressers. Plain or ornate depending on the household. Unless they were rich, people didn't have as many clothes back then to begin with. (Did I say "we?" - I'm not quite 70 but my bones felt like 1810 when I rolled out of bed this morning. 😅😂)
I so wish you could’ve found this one earlier. So much of the character is now gone. What a beauty this one was in the day. Thanks so much Kappy for sharing. I really wish there were some way we could submit your amazing videos to the Travel Channel. You deserve a show of your own. You’re doing an amazing job. 😊
Beautiful early home!!! Huge rooms and those fireplaces…. especially the largest one- magnificent!! Someone was trying to renovate and the drywall looks so weird. Too bad.
Good Afternoon Kappy ! The floors were removed to be either repurposed or to be refurbished to be reinstalled over plywood . You are right , it's always about the money . I became an expert at getting those old tubs downstairs . What a diamond in the rough . Thanks ,,,,,, Later ,,,,,,,
Thank you for showing us these beautiful grand homes. Before they are lost forever.
Hi my name is Obi Anthony. My team and I are looking a for a fixer upper house in any city in Pennsylvania to buy. Don't mind if it's beaten up. Please do you know of any one selling or have one that is for sale. Thanks and God bless
I absolutely love your videos, especially architecture from the 1800’s. Cab’t believe there are so many of them deserted and left to rot. Thanks for your work bringing these gems to us Kappy. Really appreciate it.
I think about the men who built these old houses so long ago. All the hard work that they put into them. Did they think that these homes would last forever, I wonder. Whenever I see an old house that’s decaying I always wish for someone to save it but poor attempts at renovation make me as sad as seeing a house that’s falling apart. Thanks for another great explore, Kappy 🙂
Sad but true. It's a nice sentiment that someone would try to save it, but few people have the skill, resources and knowledge to restore to it's deserved former glory without ruining it's old world charm
Real craftsmen!
More than likely slaves built this house, especially the age makes that plausible
@@Angel-tw3ko So what if they did? They did a great job. If it bother's you go somewhere else!!
, the description says it was built in Pennsylvania. I don't think there slaves in Pennsylania when it was built in the 1840s
Again I am just amazed at the beautiful houses that were being built during
The 18th hundred USA.
In some parts of the world
Where bamboos and palm leaves are used as building materials there's no such thing as abandoned houses.
Nature will just claim them back.!!!
Tq for the great work.
It must have taken a lot of coal to keep an uninsulated, brick house warm during a long, cold Pennsylvania winter in the mid 1800's! What a showplace it must have been back then, the staircase and railing must have made a grand entryway!
Maybe they took the floors reclaim the wood planks? Heart pine is pretty expensive.
Thank you for bringing attention to these beautiful old places, and for letting me explore with you. 😊
It’s hard to decide whether stopping the remodel was a curse or a blessing. It’s heartbreaking to see it go to complete ruin. On the other hand, the person doing the remodel was destroying the integrity of the original house. 😞
I agree wholeheartedly. Whoever did this removed any sense of the original craftsmanship of what was undoubtedly another well made example of the builders' art. It seems to me they bit off more than they could chew, which may have doomed the job from the start! The floor joists appeared to be in excellent shape, which seems to leave out water damage, but I could be wrong. (Maybe Kappy could tell us more on that score?) My thought would be to do one room at a time, but perhaps they were interested in remodeling (re- _muddling?)_ instead of restoring? It's another entry for the "Damn Shame List." Stay safe.
@@oldenweery7510 Thank you for mentioning the “re-muddling” term! I was wracking my brain trying to remember that because it was so perfect.
@@JosieSchuller That's what I thought when my friend and his wife both mentioned it. It makes me sad that people don't appreciate originality in things. Upgrading is fine with me, as long as it doesn't bruise your eyesight by clashing with the original, but so many just shrug it off. As Mork used to say, "Heavy sigh..." Stay safe.
Should never started the remodel with that foundation. It should be torn down, in another 20 yrs or less it will fall down by itself. Sometimes it is just safer to tare down and start over.
Pretty grand house in it’s day. Someone had dreams to restore it but I guess it was too much. Thanks for sharing. Bit of a mystery for sure.
Agreed! It was last for sale thru and estate sale or whichever type of sale occurs after someone passes away and doesn’t have any inherit-ants! Thanks for watching!
Crazy how house just left after remodeling began. Claw foot tub just left sitting randomly, those tubs are so cool in my opinion. Maybe someone will come along & restore it to the grand home it once was.
I can see why they stopped though. There's a HUGE amount of work, money, and time there.
Yea I totally get that but when you purchase a house you know what your getting into you don’t go into it blind. Especially with a house as old as it is. A piece of history is just left to rot & that totally blows!
@@donnamitchell5225 I think often there's a complete mismatch between people's expectations, actual abilities, and reality - hence so many abandoned restorations / remodellings. Plenty of people have more money than sense, but not nearly enough to get the job done!
Thank you for showing us the view from the back stairs. It was interesting to see everything from that viewpoint.
Fascinating brickwork. Over here in UK that is nearly English Garden Wall bond - 3 courses of stretchers between rows of headers - but this lovely old place had 4 courses between the header courses. Not the strongest bond going. Kappy, I adore watching your videos. I wish we had someone half so enthusiastic. Keep them coming.
Agreed! One of my favorite styles is Flemish bond! But in the USA that’s usually reserved for houses built in the Georgian era!Thanks for watching!
love an old stone or brick house...she was probally a beauty in her day...too bad she is left to decay. Thanks for letting her tell her story..hop;efully someone will see her beauty and finish the remodel..
Just want to say thank you for bringing these videos and sharing them with us. Of all the people that I’ve seen take videos , yours are the best!! Your respect and mellow voice show case your work. Thanks again!
So kind of you too say! Thank you very much! I’m glad you enjoy!
Hope someone will continue on to bring it back to its old self soon. Thank you for finding and showing it.
When I first saw that claw tub and stairs going up behind it, I was like, hmmmm are you going to risk walking the beams, but, you found a way around it! Cool! What a gorgeous house from the outside...garage..not so much, lol Thanks for the explore Kappy 👍😊✌️
Fantastic, as always, Kappy! You really are the BEST!!!!
Looks like somebody snatched that wide plank heart pine flooring from the upstairs. They used to put that in all the big houses back then. Nowadays it costs a fortune.
All the houses are apart of history. I often think about the first family that ever lived there. What it must of looked like. I wish that all of this beautiful houses got a second chance!. Thank you for doing theses videos! I would love to find a house of history and give it new life.
Hello Kappy....love your videos young man and keep up the good work. Coming from VA.🙏🏻🇺🇸🦋🥰❣️
Thankyou Kappy. I look forward to your postings!
She is a beauty! Hope that it is restored. If only I had money I'd buy this one. She deserves to live again. GB
Looks like it's getting renovated! Takes time especially if working alone or with a few people and hours. Little bit at a time... We did that in a Victorian home we own in Cleveland! Worth the effort.
That is a great example of the work people did back then. They had pride in their work and their skills. I liked your comment on Lori. Thanks for sharing the video.
Do you know for sure that they gave up? Maybe, just maybe they are taking a break?? It’s so grand to just be left to rot. Thanks for the ride Kappy!!!!
Nothings changed for 5 years, Dan bell filmed a video on this house back in like 2015 thanks for watching!
@@urbanexploringwithkappy1773 i love dan he is hilarious
@@Kimtwister haven’t watched his videos in years but back in the day he was one of the people who inspired me to start filming! Really liked his videos and how scary they were! Especially since we were both from baltimore!
Great explore Kappy! Some old farmers sometimes take out the stairs to detour teenagers but never seen them leave the staircase and tear out the floor lol.... Stay safe and Thank you
The town in PA I lived in for a while had a beautiful 1804 farm house that they tore down for new housing and a shopping center. A real shame. Looks like they started to renovate this house and stopped. Stone foundation is shot. They need to jack up house and pour concrete footers and foundation. Probably why they stopped renovation.
Cool find! Those were some BIG floor joices, looks like the house was striped of all the nice stuff including the floor....
Such a gorgeous old home! Love the brick exterior! Still looks very sturdy, structure wise! Sad that it isn’t restored & saved!!! Looks like the upper floors were removed possibly for restoration! The current efforts to restore are not being true & authentic to the original structure! There are ways to do it correctly & still keep the integrity of the original structure! Thank you Kappy, for sharing this beautiful property with us! I loved it❤️
Very nice house for back in it's day! I wish someone would buy it and repair it for living! It's absolutely beautiful!! Love the big rooms and fireplaces!! Thanks for sharing your explore, and take care out there!! Peace, Kim ~
Thanks 😊 for showing this old house 🏚. Shame to see 👀 it falling apart 😢 like this.
That's one big rock solid house! Love the rock solid interior plaster, brick exterior and thick wood framing!! I'm with you on the remodel, I love originality and remodeling kind of ruins it. Plus there's no new materials today that can compare to the original sturdy, heavy stuff! Making the remodel look flimsy in comparison lol. Great find once again!!!
You do such a wonderful job of filming these old places. And while it's hard to imagine why anyone would remove original features, it was still fascinating to see. I'm glad you got this one on film because houses like this are fast disappearing from the landscape. I remember when I lived in Ohio, a local historian told me that farmers were demolishing old houses such as this so that they could plant more crops. It's such a tragic loss of our architectural heritage.
I agree with you about basements except you can't fall through the floor in a basement at least.
What a treasure, finding your videos today! Thanks for putting these on YT. Also, you are very brave taking us down into those basements, EEEKKKKK!
I really love these old houses.It looks like someone harvested the bannister and some of the flooring.👍❤️
Some things about the house look much older than 1840's....i.e. the huge fireplace in the first room. Could have been a "cooking" fireplace at one time? The little rooms upstairs with the :twin fireplaces are strange....
Thanks Kappy, another great find!!
Looks familiar. I know of an abandoned beauty in PA that I always wanted to get a peek at, Kappy. Maybe you can do it for me!
Been remodeling and redecorating this captivating brick manse every night in my floaty dreams! Great fun!
The third floor room where you were wondering about the white little, round thing with a seat. That was a very old bathtub. That was most likely servant’s quarters! Fabulous video!!
Beautiful, solid old house. Thanks for another good one, Kappy!
I love these videos! Thank you kappy!
Thank you for watching!!
Kappy it's so funny how you save the basement til the last....uhuh not me honey not going in the basement....you brave little dude Kappy...love your videos ...
Oh I have seen this house. A guy I am friends with lives not too far from that area and is into the paranormal. He asked a historical society if he could go in there. They told him some history of that house. After the civil war the couple who lived there took in orphan kids. It seems the couple was cruel and would lock the kids in the basement for punishment. Very interesting because it was probably a month ago he was there and the second level floors along with the attic were still there. So they must be actively working on that house. What a crying shame, it looked like it would have been grand at one time.💜
I believe it. I got a "paranormal," vibe off that old house. Very beautiful in its own way.
Must be thinking of a different house, this house hasn’t changed in 5 years and I can send you a video of it from 5 years ago by Dan bell. I’d be curious what house you are talking about
@@urbanexploringwithkappy1773 you are right, my apologies. My friend went at night so honestly I didn't see the missing floors. All I remembered seeing was the claw foot tub upstairs, the staircase with the missing banister along with the name Lori in the basement. I went back to see and there is two clips where you see the flooring missing. It was nice to see the house completely in the daylight.
What a beautiful place. Looks like they had a nice porch to sit under out back. Nice big rooms. Wow, even the upstairs rooms were big. Love all the windows. Those tree beams were awesome in the basement. Love your videos!!!
Thanks kappy ! Enjoy watching your videos. Maybe one day you can to Indiana . Shame this house was gave up on. Beautiful old home. We could learn alot today from the past about building good strong homes.
This house could definitely be restored. Obviously someone without enough $$ or experience was trying to renovate it... big difference. Tearing out entire floors happens when they're too far gone to save or (once again, inexperience). But they should have fixed the foundation and basement first, repointed and straightened all the structural brick ( after getting goodmotor. samples and having it analyzed for content and percentages and then had the same made up at a plant that specializes in recreating old mortar. You don't want to be mixing different kinds of mortor.) Once the house itself was completely stable, put on a new roof or restore the one that's there. No point in starting the inside until you can protect the work. Sad that the plaster is mostly torn out. If I got that house the 1st thing I do is rip out that awful drywall. And that new wall by the upstairs fireplace has to go. It's not safe and such an obvious breakup of the original room so as to be atrociously ugly.. Once the joists were checked, restored or replaced as needed the rest of the restoration could begin. (Did I mention tearing down that sight sore of a 70's garage??!!! Moving a salvaged carriage house from another property, restoring it toward the rear of the house would be nice to hide modern cars in would be nice.)
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With the mowed grass and visible driveway, it was hard to tell if this was abandoned until you went around the back. Strange layout. Wonder how long it's been since someone actually lived in it. No obvious kitchen or bathroom.
Your video was much better than Dan Bell's, too.
Thankyou for showing us these old places.
Here's my take based on the evidence. Someone started working on a renovation in a knucklehead fashion. But, they started with what you do last, not first. Firstly, is the foundation able to pass code? The floor joists? To replace a window and move around dry wall first? My guess is they jumped in eagerly without doing all the homework then found out the foundation needed something major, the logs holding up the first floor, perhaps the sewer is shot, or the well isnt up to code, etc. So they gave up with the plans to finish it later, aka never.
I agree with you. I didn’t like the remodeling someone was doing. The first room you showed us was the kitchen and the room above it was the cook’s living area, probably. Someone had stolen some of the upstairs floors to use in another house they were building or to sell to someone.
I loved the old house though. It was a perfect house plan. However, I would have trashed that added garage with all the garbage in a big dumpster. Then built a new old looking garage that would match the house, but not attached to the house.
Oh one last thing, you can skip the basements as far as I’m concerned. Basements are always dark and damp and could be dangerous.
Anyway thanks for showing that beautiful old house. Stay safe!
Could be restored nicely, would be a great project and fun😃
Crack that whip as my great grandmother use too say so often. 😃
Thanks for sharing.
I know exactly where this is and I’ve always wondered about it! Sad to see there aren’t any mantles left.
I'm in York, Pa.,is this anywhere close it looks familiar
@@timsmeltzer1727 it’s close to Bedford
@@sweetpeasouthernhome yeah it was for sale for a long time! I think the land and house were going for 130,000
Dan bell actually filmed a video on this house 5 years ago
@@urbanexploringwithkappy1773 I couldn’t find the video but did it look any different inside? I bet that place has some amazing stories to tell!
I love these 1800’s homes . You found your niche with what type of homes to explore. I’m sure this house was beautiful back in it’s day. I see they were renovating the home. Sometimes I feel like the renovating takes away from the history of the home. But I’m sure sometimes upkeep is necessary.
Always like before I even see it
I do too. Makes me wonder , who is doing the thumbs down!?!?
It looked like someone was trying to repair the wonderful old place to bad they didn't finish. Thank you
I don’t recall seeing side-by-side fireplaces in a room before (or maybe I just never noticed). Odd. Thanks for the tour!
Originally a wall there! Can see a faint line between the fireplaces! For two separate bedrooms! Thanks for watching
What great bones! Wonder why they stopped the remodeling? Thanks for taking me along!
I wonder what happened to the bannister. I love rural PA. I used to live in Mt. Bethel, never thought to explore for old abandoned houses, wish I would have. Thank You Kappy! 🧡
We like the walk seeing these homes it like walking thru history
How sad is this that someone trashed the place. And that it is in this state.
I think that someone must have taken the wood from those floors and the mantels and the stair rail to use somewhere else Too bad that place is way too far gone t save now. You sure are bravo go in these places. Thanks
Beautiful Old Home, At One Time, Now A Bottomless Pit..Sad Indeed!
Why would you build a house with windows that go half in the ground but have to go up steps to the front door?
Oh, it must have been an amazing home at one time. Love those big rooms. Sadly at the price of building materials I don't think the remodel has much of a chance of going forward. *sigh* Thanks, Kappy
That was quite a house in its day. Shame that whomever was doing the renovation stopped; although, like you, I wasn’t a fan of some of the things they were doing. Great explore. Thank you! Safe travels, ~~ Deb in Virginia
Good explore. Amazing the size of the timbers used in the floor. This place looks like it will stand 4 ever.😁
Another most excellent video Kappy!
What a nice video.There seems to be many of these houses around Pa.Enjoyed seeing all the stuff left behind.🐼
Beautiful old house, back in the day.❤️
This beautiful old house has been stripped of all useable items. So sad to see this.
If people can't finish the job they need to leave these historic places alone they come in and gut it to death and walk off to leave it in worse shape then what it was
Great video Kappy !! Sad to see that someone was trying to bring her back to life and stopped ......maybe it was to expensive, to much of a undertaking or both . It can be har with todays building material prices .....even if it was 10 years ago it would still be hard ....but its still a shame to see it like this. Floors and fireplace mantels removed at least the window trim was there and the stutters outside . Shame she will probably never get that second chance she deserves . Thank you for sharing this with us Kappy . 👍👍
Beautiful home. Hope someone saves her.
Thanks for the explore! That basement was a bit creepy! 😬 Not a big fan of them myself! ✌
There’s something that probably happened,looking at the well built staircases that there was probably no roof issues, they look good, could be that someone took all the flooring out to sell the wood, but then there was someone who wanted to renovate it,but maybe ran out of money, and decided to strip the wood flooring,the fireplaces looked ok to redo, but this beautiful place was gutted and didn’t have to be possibly.Thanks for showing us this structure that would love a new chance💖👍✅❣️😁
Was this house up on route 30 in Wolfsburg Pennsylvania was in that place and the one room had book shelves all around the room and across the road was a barn that belong to the house thanks for sharing blessings
The house had a lot of previous remodels done. It is simply no longer worth the cost of remodeling it again. It would have to be updated with new electrical, complete pipe replacement, and ducting ran. The old chimneys were best removed. The foundation looked ok, the basement was nightmare fuel, but could be dug out, and poured with new concrete and walls plastered. The windows would be best replaced, undoubtedly a new roof, oh yeah new drywall and flirting through out. Other then that it might need some more work.
Can you please tell us,why the sound like the 4:00 mark just goes out?
Audio issues in editing sorry!
Me as well. I was reading the comments to find out if it was my headphones going bad! Thanks.
So nice on the outside. Inside does not match.
Your up in our neck of the woods Kap! Do you think the 2nd floor was deliberately removed? There doesn't appear to be rubble on the ground floor to suggest it just collapsed. I don't get it. Someone cared enough to begin upgrades, and attach a nice modern garage. But then they just left the grand old girl to rot! Was that a metal roof on the house? Do you know what the point of the double fireplace in the one bedroom may have been about? I completely understand your feelings on basements! I hated being sent down into the huge, dirt floored basement to get something at my grandparents old farm house in upstate western NY! Thanks again Kappy! Lovely old home!
Probably had been 2 rooms joined into one by removing the wall separating them. Each room had its own fireplace before the merger.
I'm wondering if the double fireplace room was originally two rooms and the wall taken out to make a larger room. What a gorgeous old home that someone cared enough to put all that time in then not be able to finish. Maybe county building codes did not like what what done.
@@lornahardin4563 exactly, you can see the line where a wall would’ve been! Two fireplaces, two bedrooms originally
It looks like someone was restoring the plaster when everything stopped.
Good video, not long enough. 😊❤👍
Beautiful from the get-go, as we used to say. Lovely big fireplace. Love that old brick. I kinda like how that old bathtub just sits on the bare bones beams there. Like a dangerous invitation for the adrenaline junkie urban explorer. lol. Love those windows, the six panes...Wish I coulda seen what the stair railings looked like. Were the guys repairing this house professionals? THe repairs seem kinda blocky or something. I'm not a fan of basements either, but those old beams are gorgeous.
Is shows that the front door originally had a large box lock with either a decorative drop pull or knob. The Door Aldo could have been taken off it's hundred and just temporarily turned upside down.
I would love to have seen this house when it was first built...what a beauty!
Looks like some major salvaging has gone on there. It looks like ALL the hardwoods have been taken for rehabbing. Not just mantles, stair rails, and floors but even some of the window sashes are gone. I don't know why they didn't take that great tub. I'd LOVE to be neck deep in bubbles in that big ol' thing right now!
It looks like the start of a renovation. Cool.
This house is extremely early. The room you first entered in to was the original kitchen/living area with that original massive fireplace which would have been used for heating and cooking. The room above it may have been the top floor of the earliest portion of the house. Possibly. The huge fireplaces in every room, the original multi paned windows and the plaster on lathe walls all day early. Basements to me can be fascinating in that they ( if there’s a big fireplace) would have been the original and earliest part of any old house.
oooopsy i saw it no worries u did good woww amazing awesome old house kappy love it i wish i was exploring with you it would be so coool i love stuff like this its amazing thanks and keeep on keeepin on
love these old houses they have class and history
Great video!!! Thanks, Kappy!!!!!
I love a brick Georgian style house, love that giant fireplace! It's such a bummer it didn't get restored although whoever was restoring it didn't have intentions to keep it to the period? Something is wrong with how they were remodeling it. Love that bathtub! So weird just sitting there over no floor- like a weird dream or something lol!
It was so sad watching this video. I think the house is amazing. If I had a lot of money, I would find this house and restore it to its former glory. It was made to last hundreds of years, but for some reason, despite the amazingly solid foundation, the house was not maintained throughout the years.
I liked this explore. Interesting that with all the missing floors and ceilings and broken windows, there’s so little debris.
Someone will come along and build high density townhouses or condos on this property.. already in Lancaster County, where Amish farms were now developed into townhouse and McMansions
Good explore. Nice house.