Incredibly Unique 200 year old Abandoned House/ Log Cabin Up North

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  • Опубліковано 3 лют 2022
  • This beautiful old house actually started as a log cabin, then had some massive updates in the late 1800’s I would assume. Very unique front and exterior. Thanks for watching! Like & comment & subscribe if you enjoy!
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  • @jodyseiders8123
    @jodyseiders8123 2 роки тому +129

    This was my brothers house. He passed away a few years ago and none of my children wanted to live in town. It was a sad day when we sold it last year.

    • @urbanexploringwithkappy1773
      @urbanexploringwithkappy1773  2 роки тому +45

      I’m sorry for your loss. I pray the home is restored and saved but wanted to record it and save it for future generations too see our beautiful American architecture! Just in case. See too many beautiful old homes torn down nowadays!

    • @jeremylindsey633
      @jeremylindsey633 Рік тому +6

      I would of taken it

    • @debrataylor1813
      @debrataylor1813 Рік тому +6

      What is the history of the house? When built?

    • @debrav3273
      @debrav3273 Рік тому +10

      I wish you could have kept this house in the family. Such a shame it is falling apart.

    • @fire_peas3747
      @fire_peas3747 Рік тому +3

      The home is in sale

  • @DavidJones-hl5om
    @DavidJones-hl5om 2 роки тому +17

    Casper the friendly ghost he was opening doors on the house.
    The house looks like a haunted house. It should be preserved
    as a historical landmark

  • @AwesomeFinish
    @AwesomeFinish 2 роки тому +27

    You are my favorite UA-cam in this genre. No glamor, no dumb music, no click bait, no bs! Keep it up and I'll keep watching!

    • @jamescarrington5521
      @jamescarrington5521 2 роки тому +2

      YES!! That ANNOYING Goddamned music all the others put in their videos, UUUGGGHHH!

  • @jerimoody8207
    @jerimoody8207 2 роки тому +25

    Tower vs turret: Towers start on the first floor and connect to the ground. Turrets start higher up and have empty space below, no connection to the ground. This house has a Second Empire (1860s - 1880s) style tower.

    • @megfuchs9425
      @megfuchs9425 2 роки тому +6

      That's interesting information. Thanks!

  • @arassnibbor5327
    @arassnibbor5327 2 роки тому +15

    I thought you were saying turd. I had to listen to it a few times to realize you were saying turret. 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @trevinsteigleman9804
    @trevinsteigleman9804 2 роки тому +18

    This is my hometown, from my understanding when we had a mayor way before my time. This used to be his home. There was someone restoring it but I believe that fell through I drive by it daily almost and it’s such a shame to see the condition it’s in.

    • @jessnostalgia7253
      @jessnostalgia7253 2 роки тому +9

      Hi cousin! I am with the Juniata County Historical Society. This was Dr. Greenleaf’s house back in the day. (Like he rode a horse to make house calls timeframe.) He had no heirs, so his housekeeper, Katie Kepler, inherited it. She had another home so she just rented this one out in the early 1900s.

    • @septemberdreese8427
      @septemberdreese8427 2 роки тому +6

      The last person to own it was in the process of restoring it but died of a heart condition

    • @mikewelch1764
      @mikewelch1764 Рік тому +6

      Hello. I bought the house two houses down from this place. From the Kepler family. It was interesting to know that she was gifted this house.

  • @stevealexander6515
    @stevealexander6515 2 роки тому +14

    Imagine my surprise. I pass this house all the time and wonder why was it left to die. Located in Thompsontown Pa. settled in 1755 and incorporated in 1867. It's located on old route 22 between Port Royal and Millerstown. The house is across from the T.town corner deli and the local park. And up the street is a Chevy dealership. There's not a street light in the town. I guess that's the way the house likes it, like the good old days.

    • @septemberdreese8427
      @septemberdreese8427 2 роки тому +2

      It wasn’t restored because the owner died in the process

    • @barbaralynch3015
      @barbaralynch3015 2 роки тому +2

      Thanks for taking the time to tell about the town that it's in. I always like to know where the houses are!

    • @stevealexander6515
      @stevealexander6515 2 роки тому +2

      @@barbaralynch3015 O.k., you're welcome Barbara.

  • @wedontsmokemids5224
    @wedontsmokemids5224 2 роки тому +21

    Hey Kappy! This is in my home town! I’ve driven past that home countless times! A lot of the old town style houses in town range from early 1800s and 1900s. The man who lived in that house was the fire chief!

  • @manwithvette
    @manwithvette 2 роки тому +23

    I don’t think you have any idea how much these videos are appreciated, I love old historic homes. Thank you so much, and keep up the good work!

  • @susanfrombflo8368
    @susanfrombflo8368 2 роки тому +90

    Awesome house! That was a saw handle. Bonus fun: every time you said "turret" I thought it sounded like "turd."

    • @samsmom1491
      @samsmom1491 2 роки тому +11

      I thought he was saying turd, as well! 😋

    • @kyliepechler
      @kyliepechler 2 роки тому +9

      I thought he said that too!
      I kept looking on the floor of the Attic to find the "turd" he kept mentioning. 😂
      It didn't help that he said "oh gosh, it's nasty up here, ergh" right after the first time he mentioned the "turd". 14:51

    • @jenniferpoole7490
      @jenniferpoole7490 2 роки тому +4

      Now that's what I'm hearing..haha!😄

    • @donnatucker8377
      @donnatucker8377 2 роки тому +3

      I was going to say it's part of a handle to an old hand saw.
      I love watching you and Ruby and the pieces of history you share with us all

    • @donnatucker8377
      @donnatucker8377 2 роки тому +1

      Ruby likes wallpaper and you like steamer trunks and door knobs. I like old woodstoves.
      Thanks Ruby for finding the attic door.

  • @reptilemama939
    @reptilemama939 2 роки тому +121

    I live in west Michigan on a farm. My house was built in 1885 and all the outbuildings and huge barn were built in 1900. I see a lot of similarities in this house that are in mine. Like the one commenter said, I wish these walls could talk!
    Edit: I kept everything as authentic and restored as I could and it always gets people talking 😊 I love history and I love your channel. You and Ruby keep up the fantastic work!

    • @Pro-Deo
      @Pro-Deo 2 роки тому +25

      Have you ever found the garbage pit(s) in the back a few yards away from your house? We owned a house built in 1884 on Hemingways Plat (yes, the Ernest one) in the village of Lake Orion in Oakland County. The first church ever built in Oakland County was right across our front yard. Our dogs kept digging up their dog pen and there were little artifacts here and there so we dug up the entire garbage pit! We got so many artifacts from it.

    • @DramaMustRemainOnTheStage
      @DramaMustRemainOnTheStage 2 роки тому +5

      Look up 2nd empire strikes back its a play on words as house style is empire. It's in st Louis and he's even doing the plaster walls they would have been done

    • @urbanexploringwithkappy1773
      @urbanexploringwithkappy1773  2 роки тому +8

      Appreciate the kind words!! Glad you enjoy! Thanks for watching! :)

    • @danadelaplante6797
      @danadelaplante6797 2 роки тому +5

      You are so lucky to live in good old charm. The history must feel magical. Not much of that kind of history out here in western Canada. 🤩

    • @glock21guy
      @glock21guy 2 роки тому +9

      Good call on keeping it authentic. When I see someone look at an old house with character and start talking about updating everything, I want to slap the shit out of them.

  • @rockybernard2997
    @rockybernard2997 2 роки тому +112

    The size of those 'logs' is impressive... (those were not Spring Saplings!) However old that house/cabin is, the log materials represent ages of old growth! Not to mention the hours of hard sweat put into just shaping that hard wood, swinging the adze, as fueled by homemakers producing rib-sticking food and care for aching muscles! (those folks didn't need for a gym membership cause they worked to live, building structural monuments to their courage, persistence and raw strength. Something's from this time period, we really ought to get back into. A couple hundred years from now, a gym membership certificate will be nothing to show for, considering all the hours consumed by it. We really need to get back to building basic monuments of our lives, be it dwellings and/or families....

    • @davisfarm9
      @davisfarm9 2 роки тому +1

      Well said.

    • @kathyvenable8793
      @kathyvenable8793 2 роки тому +12

      My generation or the generation of today will never know the labor put into these beautiful homes. But time marches on and everything changes. My Dad knew this kind of work. I loved to sit and listen to his stories of life growing up. He would have been 101 years old January 10. He passed two weeks shy of his 97 birthday.

    • @rockybernard2997
      @rockybernard2997 2 роки тому +4

      @@kathyvenable8793 Wow! He was a product of vigorous and constructive times. I'll bet he had some fabulous stories! The kind like Hollywood would never think up! It's such a great loss, losing our elders; they're the last tangible threads to a more wholesome world and times. So sorry for your loss. I envy you the stories he left to you. Ours is a Good Lord that made sure we have memories to embrace, in such times of our lives. God Bless you and your memories.

    • @susanbezecny1353
      @susanbezecny1353 2 роки тому

      Good old elbow grease was good for the soul in those days. Life was a little more simple. Sorry to hear about your dad. He saw many changes in life I am sure. I bet he was a wise man.

    • @susanbezecny1353
      @susanbezecny1353 2 роки тому

      @@kathyvenable8793 even my generation knew work. I am 65 years old and I take pride in what I do by hand. It feels worth while

  • @unrulyjulie4382
    @unrulyjulie4382 2 роки тому +32

    This makes me so sad. This house was featured last year (I think) or maybe in 2020 on a wonderful website called Old House Dreams. It was listed for sale and we were all hoping that someone historically minded would be able to restore this incredible house to her former glory. I guess that never happened 😢. I'm so glad that you are able to document her before she is gone forever.

    • @shellymiller7101
      @shellymiller7101 2 роки тому +3

      I agree. What a shame that these beautiful house go to wAste. Even with an in town location. A big shame

    • @unrulyjulie4382
      @unrulyjulie4382 2 роки тому +5

      @@shellymiller7101... Yes, even more so with this one as it is so historically significant.

    • @josephzug4726
      @josephzug4726 6 місяців тому

      It's being restored right now

  • @WildWestGal
    @WildWestGal 2 роки тому +27

    I have a strong feeling that this log house started out in the mid to latter part of the 18th century as a settlement cabin. PA was then known as New Sweden, and the Swedes brought their log house knowledge and skills with them.
    One of the clues lies in that stairway that is outside but under the roof and enclosed between the two "pens". That was typical of "saddlebag" style log houses and would speak to the first of the additions. It would have been taken up to a second story sometime during the 19th century. And, then, somewhere between 1880 and 1890 would have been tricked out in full Queen Anne glory.
    The "pretty thing" at 7:20 that Ruby was holding is the handle to a handsaw. They used to have beautifully carved and ergonomically designed handles, back in the day. My granddad had three of them with various sawblade lengths. ... Nice tour, thanks!

  • @jeantetreault132
    @jeantetreault132 2 роки тому +57

    This beautiful huge Victorian mansion, or farm house like you call it, deserves to be restored and pampered, as soon as possible. With all it’s elegant character and architectural features, you can tell that this iconic place use to dominate the whole entire land all around at one time, until these neighborhood little houses came along, throughout the course of the years. Hence! I want to take this special opportunity to thank you for bringing us so much entertainment and for taking so much pride in the the kind of work that you do, as you remain the ultimate presentator of this show, Kappy. All the best to you. Johnny, Montréal, Canada 🇨🇦

    • @septemberdreese8427
      @septemberdreese8427 2 роки тому +4

      It was in the process of being redone when the owner died and someone just bought it 2-3 years ago

    • @tracy85777
      @tracy85777 Рік тому

      I hope someone restores it!

    • @wendygarver9102
      @wendygarver9102 Рік тому

      Those little snapshots as you called them or slides you use them in a film projector or rather a slide projector great work on your part.

  • @peggyharris3301
    @peggyharris3301 2 роки тому +11

    It never takes long for a leaky roof to take these magnificent old beauties down...😞The log cabin...what a find there!!

  • @graytabbie
    @graytabbie 2 роки тому +41

    Interesting house. Thanks to Ruby for pointing out the wallpaper and other items in the house. I always like to see the old wallpaper. I love Kappy's sigh and resignation when he discovers a house has a basement, lol. Thanks for taking us through these old houses!

  • @eleanorfetterman2493
    @eleanorfetterman2493 2 роки тому +8

    Is there any way you can take these pictures to the historical society to see if they could save this house.. ? That is a national treasure. Not many log cabins have survived

  • @jennifergarrett6809
    @jennifergarrett6809 2 роки тому +78

    Hi Kappy and Ruby. That item hanging on the wall was a handle for a hand saw. My dad had one. Loved this place with the log cabin interior. Also loved the turret. You and Ruby make a great team. Been enjoying hearing her talking with you. Looking forward to the next adventure.

    • @mizg6313
      @mizg6313 2 роки тому +5

      I use my handsaw. 🙂

    • @scottinnh88
      @scottinnh88 2 роки тому +6

      This house has a story to tell I wish we could here it, then I want this house stripped to its original bones and remade in its original form.

    • @dianakuhlman6120
      @dianakuhlman6120 2 роки тому

      ⁰⁰

    • @suzannesnyder2679
      @suzannesnyder2679 Рік тому +1

      M 7:42 My dad had a handsaw with a head like that.

  • @FrankiesFancy
    @FrankiesFancy 2 роки тому +13

    Very polite ghosts 👻 This was a gorgeous house at one point in it's lifetime. Thanks for the showing! Next time, please remember to say thank you to the ghosts...it was most likely a previous home owner showing you around. When they open doors for you, they are welcoming you. If they slam doors on you, they want you out.

  • @jillatherton4660
    @jillatherton4660 2 роки тому +6

    As a buildings archaeologist in UK I find that early fabric fossilised in the C19 house 'truly awesome'. 👍

  • @bubblesangel555
    @bubblesangel555 2 роки тому +8

    "Now I'll go down in the basement, I said I would. You don't have to come down here Ruby" Kappy, you didn't have too get Ruby on camera, I KNOW she was right behind you!! When that log cabin part of that house was built, I'm betting there was a wagon path going up to it. There was a poetry book on the end of that row of books, they are highly collectable!

  • @lucybieller7604
    @lucybieller7604 2 роки тому +80

    Hey Kappy and Ruby. Beautiful house. Did look a bit haunted! The first item was a saw handle. Great find on the amazing wallpaper. (And the attic stairs, Ruby) Thanks again for the explore. ✌️

  • @sewforlife5728
    @sewforlife5728 2 роки тому +26

    I do believe the front rectangle was the log cabin with 2 up and 2 down as in rooms originally. It was very common practice for a couple to build what they could starting out and as the family grew and they prospered over time they would add on to the house and upgrade. That's why u will see odd lay outs and short up and down set of steps leading to rooms in in-between levels in these really old houses. It looks like the last big upgrades they did were during the Victorian period. Really interesting house. To bad there's no history on it.

    • @jessnostalgia7253
      @jessnostalgia7253 2 роки тому +10

      I am with the Juniata County Historical Society. This was Dr. Greenleaf’s house back in the day. (Like he rode a horse to make house calls timeframe.) He had no heirs, so his housekeeper, Katie Kepler, inherited it. She had another home so she just rented this one out in the early 1900s.

    • @sewforlife5728
      @sewforlife5728 2 роки тому +5

      @@jessnostalgia7253 what happened to it after she died?

  • @marywegrzyn506
    @marywegrzyn506 2 роки тому +11

    Wow if those walls could talk, oh what stories they would tell. I wish I knew who all lived there through the years. It looks like it was a very interesting place. I'm sure the original owners are still there. They put a lot of hard work n love into building that home. It's special.

    • @jessnostalgia7253
      @jessnostalgia7253 2 роки тому +2

      I am with the Juniata County Historical Society. This was Dr. Greenleaf’s house back in the day. (Like he rode a horse to make house calls timeframe.) He had no heirs, so his housekeeper, Katie Kepler, inherited it. She had another home so she just rented this one out in the early 1900s.

  • @brusselsprout5851
    @brusselsprout5851 2 роки тому +9

    That place is wild. Who’d have expected that lovely statue left way up there. I cannot believe you two are out in this cold. Thank you though.

  • @user-mh7db7ei1s
    @user-mh7db7ei1s Рік тому +6

    I wish that we still made houses like this and others shown by this channel. They all have so much character that you just don’t see in modern constructions. They were also built to last longer by using of higher quality materials.
    My husband and I just bought a colonial foursquare that was built in 1910 that I love dearly, which has made my love for old houses even more pronounced.

  • @B-rads
    @B-rads 2 роки тому +7

    Love the doors opening up house is 100 years older than the house I rent has to be haunted

  • @jeanbowers3569
    @jeanbowers3569 2 роки тому +33

    Hanging up was a grip from a saw I believe. The door on the second level is part of a set of pocket doors, or a barn door on a rail.

    • @peggyharris3301
      @peggyharris3301 2 роки тому

      That's what it looked like to me...

    • @barfoonisland2003
      @barfoonisland2003 2 роки тому

      Most likely a back saw.

    • @jeanbowers3569
      @jeanbowers3569 2 роки тому

      @@barfoonisland2003 What is a back saw?

    • @barfoonisland2003
      @barfoonisland2003 2 роки тому +1

      @@jeanbowers3569 I have a back saw that has a 16" blade. It is shorter than a convention saw but had doesn't bend as easily. A back saw is used mostly for sawing moldings.

  • @marleneppaul
    @marleneppaul 2 роки тому +11

    That place looks salvageable but I bet there are some other energies there.

  • @TheLuckyjoenga
    @TheLuckyjoenga 2 роки тому +15

    Down here in Georgia we have houses like this. Most of them are antebellum homes. They originally started out as a dog trot log cabin. As the family prospered and got more money they eventually built bigger houses around the original log cabin.
    I have a friend of mine who purchased an Annabellum home. When they went to start the renovations the two front rooms of the house were discovered to be original log cabin home. It was built with two rooms with a connecting roof. Between the two rooms was a passageway called a dog trot. Overtime the dog trot was enclosed in and turned into the main hallway and a second floor was added.

  • @lindaondovcsik9714
    @lindaondovcsik9714 2 роки тому +6

    I love seeing these old homes! Looks like the highway out front was widened after the house! You could walk out the front door and get hit by a car! Makes me wonder if they sold the place when they planned to put the highway in! I see many old farms sitting vacant because the highways bought them out. It's sad because they put the big highways through and years later the house still sits there in disrepair! Thanks for the tour! Stay safe! 😁. Claw foot tubs are rare finds.... especially when they are that old! It's sad someone couldn't remove it to be salvaged to be put in someone's home. They are truly diamonds in the ruff, especially if they have all four claws! Beautiful find!

  • @pugsunset1
    @pugsunset1 2 роки тому +8

    Beautiful old house with a lot of history I believe. I hope someone can buy it and save it.

  • @amymorales4622
    @amymorales4622 2 роки тому +7

    That must have been a charming home in its day. Thank you for documenting it before it decays any further.

  • @lMiniD2
    @lMiniD2 2 роки тому +6

    The doors were called "pocket doors". They would slide into the wall on each side to keep heat in different rooms without taking "swing" space that normal doors take up. The wooden thing you thought was cool and hung back up on the wall was saw handle. The outside doors often have small upper window above regular door to add light, and some would open for circulation. The first stairway you came to off the kitchen was often built for the servants. Great old house!

  • @sarahstrong7174
    @sarahstrong7174 2 роки тому +11

    Thankyou Ruby. I do like to see the old wallpaper designs. I like to think of people choosing them for their home, for the look they wanted. Then times move on & there are different looks, covering earlier looks up & then decay. An accaptance of the movement of time is not always easy to achieve.

  • @denisedunn7733
    @denisedunn7733 2 роки тому +16

    What a beautiful relic. When you get that spooky vibe and doors are opening on their own, there's a reason for that. Definitely still inhabited. I love the way you show these old houses.

    • @kyliepechler
      @kyliepechler 2 роки тому +3

      I don't believe in ghosts, but it was creepy the way that the doors of two separate rooms, opened inwards slightly, when he was walking towards them, as if they were beckoning him to come in the room, lol.

    • @kittybrat940
      @kittybrat940 2 роки тому +5

      I actually believe in the paranormal, but the cause of these doors opening has a natural explanation. It was the vaccume of the other doors opening in the wind. It was a cold windy day. Thanks you Kappy and Ruby for exploring these old beautiful pieces of history.

  • @pbs4535
    @pbs4535 2 роки тому +6

    Those claw footed bath tubs are popular antiques now my grandmother had one.

  • @raygamrat1466
    @raygamrat1466 2 роки тому +7

    Awesome place......spotted a light anomaly/spirit orb coming out of the floor and going upward in front of that little cabinet at 16:07 Great Capture!!

    • @hillary_was_here
      @hillary_was_here 2 роки тому +1

      At 15:19 & 15:55 you can see green lights which are typically light refractions from the cameras. Because of the shape of the light at 16:07, it could be the same thing but you never know. So much history there and homes are living breathing entities in their own rite. Everything is energy!

  • @enragedamerican2079
    @enragedamerican2079 2 роки тому +12

    I can only imagine this house in it's Glory years...and to me it seemed to give a contented feel, as though no matter her condition today, her purpose was fulfilled as it was intended.
    I believe she 'could be' saved, but I'm not sure she really wants to be.
    Au revoir beautiful, may your remaining days be peaceful.

  • @debraellison6255
    @debraellison6255 2 роки тому +8

    The small blue jar was a Vicks vapor rub jar. When kids got sick parents would rub that on their chest and button the PJ's up.

  • @cpop9335
    @cpop9335 2 роки тому +11

    Very interesting. We always love it when you come up and vist us in PA.
    It makes my day when I see you post a new video, hope you never run out of cool old houses to show us.

  • @jilldavis7229
    @jilldavis7229 2 роки тому +22

    Very fascinating!!! Never would have guessed a cabin could be turned into a beautiful Victorian home👍 Sooo many bedrooms!!! You could definitely tell that this place has been added onto, remodeled then remodeled again!!! I’m sure very haunted…with no wind or breeze & doors were opening by themselves 🥺😳🧐 The hand hewn logs were craftsmanship & talented workmanship!!! The wooden piece that Ruby picked up was a handle to a hand saw! The medal blade & teeth were missing! The kitchen could have been bigger & designed better fo allow for more cabinets & a possible island! The outside kitchen door let a lot of cold air & mice in!!! The gap was enormous!!! I’m sooo very glad that Ruby is along with you on your adventures Kappy, it’s good to have a partner 👍🙏❤️

  • @ladyjane9980
    @ladyjane9980 2 роки тому +9

    It's possible that this house began in the late 1700's given the log framing in parts.

  • @fredrobinson6990
    @fredrobinson6990 2 роки тому +8

    Cool old house. Too bad someone doesn’t try and save it.

  • @sarahstrong7174
    @sarahstrong7174 2 роки тому +8

    My father used to have an old saw with a handle like that one hanging up, that you asked about. Circa 1950s.

  • @sherriprice9534
    @sherriprice9534 2 роки тому +2

    I always comment to my husband when we drive past this house...there is my favorite old home.

  • @cindyrose3206
    @cindyrose3206 2 роки тому +14

    It's so beautiful from the outside, especially the ornate porch! Nobody could build something like this house nowadays!

  • @xnotx2
    @xnotx2 2 роки тому +8

    Sorry for spamming but..
    You're going to be busy if you stay in PA for a while, PA is chalked full of old places like this. 🙂 Also most old houses in PA only have crawl spaces, so if the "basement" is taller than kneeling, it's been dug out by an owner at some point 😋

  • @katiealderman3251
    @katiealderman3251 2 роки тому +5

    The "firemen" jacket hanging up looks EXACTLY like the jacket my tow truck driver friend wears for work. Thanks for the video! Your videos are my favorite😊

  • @chaosdemonwolf1
    @chaosdemonwolf1 2 роки тому +5

    Those little pictures with the white borders were for a slide projector. And the ''what's that'' in the basement is/was likely a sump pump.

  • @timhollis3390
    @timhollis3390 2 роки тому +5

    Awesome house in my home state.Maybe when they make the next Steven King movie this could be one of the sets.

  • @lonwaslien104
    @lonwaslien104 2 роки тому +14

    Quite the makeover of a log cabin. 👍Great presentation guys! Imagine a log cabin years ago now surrounded by a community.

  • @river5381
    @river5381 2 роки тому +7

    Hey guys, that house literally looks like a house I restored years ago minus the logs ❤️❤️❤️ video I’ll watch couple more times!! Be safe!

  • @trinketsmusings
    @trinketsmusings 2 роки тому +8

    What an amazing and surprising place! Serious grandma and grandpa vibes. Pieces of their energy still there. Loving though. Thanks for the explore!

  • @miriambarnett2782
    @miriambarnett2782 2 роки тому +3

    I lived in an old log cabin turned into a bigger house. One wall in the dining room was an outside wall at one time. So cool. Also had old stone walls in the basement.

  • @kevinsnyder4425
    @kevinsnyder4425 2 роки тому +8

    The basement has field stone walls & maybe floor too. Some of it looks like what we call a michigan basement - low ceilings and poured walls half way up in some of it. Neat house with log cabin walls ! Really old ! Thanks!

    • @christihiatt3459
      @christihiatt3459 2 роки тому +1

      Or a Yankee basement; my house in NC has one

  • @jacquelineraines2074
    @jacquelineraines2074 2 роки тому +7

    The handle you found on the wall goes to a saw blade. My Poppa had one of those. I knew a couple in Thornville Ohio who had a log cabin in the front part of their home also but don't remember how old it was but early 1800's. Ohio became a state in 1806 so you can get a good idea of when that home would have been built. It needs to be preserved! At least the log cabin portion. Oh, and those old houses always had doors that opened and shut on their own. Ha! Ha! I grew up in a house built in the 1840's. We just named our ghost George.

  • @ittybittykittymama7582
    @ittybittykittymama7582 2 роки тому +1

    This was one cool house! Not in very bad shape, just junked up. Thanks, Ruby, for helping Kappy navigate these old houses.

  • @verabushey7089
    @verabushey7089 2 роки тому +1

    So amazing! Someone please bring it back to life. Thank you Ruby for pointing out the wallpaper. He tends to overlook it.

  • @taralewis2606
    @taralewis2606 2 роки тому +9

    Thanks Kappy and Ruby for another awesome find!! Ruby has a great eye for the things that make this house a home. The thing that she hung back on the wall is a handle for a hand saw. By now I’m sure you already know that! Lol. I lived in an over 200 year old log cabin for years. It was just beautiful with all of it’s charm and imperfections. It still had the ladder to get upstairs. With the size of the logs it stayed nice and warm in the winter. Especially upstairs. Y’all stay safe out there together. Looking forward to your next find!!

  • @johngiampapa
    @johngiampapa 2 роки тому +8

    WOW love this one!! Very unique- looks like there was a squatter living there for a bit. Thank you Ruby for finding the attic stairs, that turret was a must see! Loved it! Thank you!

  • @stevealexander6515
    @stevealexander6515 7 місяців тому +5

    Update on the house. I was just there this morning 12/16/23 and talked to a contractor that bought the house to restore it. He said give it a year and it wont look the same. Can't wait to see the progress. The house deserves it.

    • @wandamontgomery6030
      @wandamontgomery6030 28 днів тому

      Any updates?

    • @stevealexander6515
      @stevealexander6515 27 днів тому

      @@wandamontgomery6030 ,The cupola has been restored but no windows yet. Foundation repair looks completed, there was an obvious "drooping" effect going on that I don't see now. The front, side and rear porches are gone due to rot I'm sure. I will have to visit Thompsontown on a Saturday to see what progress is being made inside the house. With that said, the progress made thus far on the house looks great. The contractors have worked wonders. I'm anxious to see what will become of the house once finished. My Grandmother would say, "It didn't get that way overnight". Take care.

  • @judyingram4846
    @judyingram4846 2 роки тому +5

    Beautiful old home. Pretty good shape. I love the old log. So happy you brought Ruby with you. Another good find Kappy.❤️❤️❤️

  • @judyingram4846
    @judyingram4846 2 роки тому +3

    Awwww Ruby I loved the old wallpaper. So Beautiful. Thank you Ruby❤️😍❤️

  • @JustAnAverageWoman69
    @JustAnAverageWoman69 2 роки тому +6

    Hey Kapps! Awesome exploration!
    You know, that house reminds me of the time I spent a long day at work and was in a hurry to go back to sleep. It helps to keep track of your progress on a daily routine and get your thoughts on the topic of your business.
    Anyway, my husband has been dissolved for a long time. Bye Kappy!

  • @andreaschadeck5596
    @andreaschadeck5596 2 роки тому +6

    I love this house so much. I hope somebody saves it, the floors aren’t too bad

  • @jeffplawrentz269
    @jeffplawrentz269 2 роки тому +12

    Very cool, Kappy! The deconstruction makes me think someone is slowly dismantling that to maybe take it back to the log stage. Thank you for sharing!

  • @ml1049
    @ml1049 2 роки тому +8

    One of the most unique houses you've shown us. I have never seen one exactly like it. I kept wishing all through the video that it could be dismantled and the original log cabin reconstructed in a quieter setting. I'm sure the house was there before the highway, but could you imagine listening to that road noise all the time?

    • @cletusreese2975
      @cletusreese2975 Рік тому +1

      Yes I can. I used to live there when I was a kid.

  • @aliciabruce3330
    @aliciabruce3330 2 роки тому +12

    Love it! So interesting a hidden log cabin. I see several chanels of people showing old vacant homes and I like the way you show the house structure and house details the best. Thank you so much

  • @grantbos5967
    @grantbos5967 2 роки тому +18

    Guys you never disappoint and this home is no exception. Wish we could have seen it with all its porches intact. Again you bring us unusual architecture. Thanks again for documenting American history that is rapidly disappearing. Log cabin then a Colonial then a Victorian .

  • @twobrokeguyz1214
    @twobrokeguyz1214 2 роки тому +7

    Wow very cool log cabin! This place could be restored, looks strong still. Thanks, Kapp! And, Ruby! I'm sure someone has probably said it, but on the off chance they haven't.. that wooden thingy was a handle off a hand saw, and that thingy in the basement is a sub-pump to pump the ground water out of it so that it doesn't flood.

  • @veronicamorgan8103
    @veronicamorgan8103 2 роки тому +16

    What a place of history there! It's sad that more than likely it'll be torn down. Thank you Kappy for another most excellent video

    • @urbanexploringwithkappy1773
      @urbanexploringwithkappy1773  2 роки тому +8

      Sadly very true, unless someone with alooot of money came along! Thank you for watching and the kind words! :)

  • @Ninja-Mama
    @Ninja-Mama 2 роки тому +6

    Beautiful old house just sitting there among newer homes. In the background I could see a modular home park. Cookie cutter houses. Wish someone could at least save the logs.

  • @ghostofbex
    @ghostofbex 2 місяці тому +1

    Would love to go to ALL the places this guy films. What a cool exciting hobby to be part of these historical places & his gf is VERY LUCKY to be able to accompany him in his exploration

  • @dannydanbo58
    @dannydanbo58 2 роки тому +3

    I'm sure in its day, it was a beautiful house. It still has many fine details. It surprises me that no one has stripped those details out to use in other builds. It would cost a small fortune to rebuild it. Thanks for the tour.

  • @debralavorata546
    @debralavorata546 2 роки тому +7

    Hi kappy, considering the age of this house,it's in pretty good shape! The wood in the log cabin part,if not demolished could last another two hundred years! No house today could last that long.love the turret, pretty but a little Erie,thanks kappy

  • @325videos
    @325videos 2 роки тому +5

    For being on what seems to be a pretty busy road it isn't all vandalized that's cool. Cool old house but pretty creepy lol

  • @debrademedici864
    @debrademedici864 9 місяців тому +1

    It was amazing to see the logs inside this house , and a lot of add ons !!!! Thanks Kappy and Ruby !!!

  • @sarahstrong7174
    @sarahstrong7174 2 роки тому +4

    Wow what an amazing looking Gothic Horror type mansion!

  • @cristywyndham-shaw5111
    @cristywyndham-shaw5111 2 роки тому +12

    Thanks for sharing another great find Kappy and Ruby. Those walls were a surprise! 😯 Loved the art deco sculpture and the pink floral wall paper. This home was loved.

  • @lornahardin4563
    @lornahardin4563 2 роки тому +5

    Gorgeous old home, I'd think the log cabin may be 1700's. Maybe the ghosts of family past was opening the doors for you to come look.

  • @Mandy7D7
    @Mandy7D7 Рік тому +2

    I think the item Ruby found hanging on the wall at 7:24 is the grip portion to a hand saw. You put the metal blade in the slot and the pins go through to keep it onto the handle. It looks beautifully hand carved and used for many years too. Ruby has a good eye, she points out lovely things when she is with you. 👍🏻

  • @makeupboss3568
    @makeupboss3568 2 роки тому +1

    Our old apartment was a renovated farm house. Kind of reminds me of the architectural design a little. We live in York County Pennsylvania… the barn that went with the property was torn down… before they tore it down, our neighbor had some old wood and a door from it with German writing on it. It was really beautiful. This place is so cool.

  • @s.h.8228
    @s.h.8228 2 роки тому +8

    Poor old thing. It was a beauty in its day.

  • @kathyvenable8793
    @kathyvenable8793 2 роки тому +5

    Amazing and beautiful. I thought maybe there were a few log rooms but that log structure was massive. It’s a shame those logs have not been repurposed. Always my dream to have a repurposed log home. My grandfather’s home next door was log covered with siding.

  • @Kellyjosephine
    @Kellyjosephine 2 роки тому +27

    I’ve lived near here my whole life and I’ve always wondered what that house looked like on the inside. It’s sad how many have gone to nature and their demise and it would be amazing to see them come back to life. Unfortunately many around here can’t afford that task or the necessary mandates it would take to get them up to codes. Thank you great video to see 😊

    • @cynthiaarnold5807
      @cynthiaarnold5807 2 роки тому +1

      Where in Pa is this? I live in Pa to and I hate to see old homes torn down.

    • @Kellyjosephine
      @Kellyjosephine 2 роки тому +4

      @@cynthiaarnold5807 Central Pa between Harrisburg and State College.

    • @lira8661
      @lira8661 2 роки тому

      You should go check it out 😊

    • @cletusreese2975
      @cletusreese2975 Рік тому

      @@cynthiaarnold5807 Thompsontown,PA

  • @LL-sq8se
    @LL-sq8se 2 роки тому +3

    A great video,sorry it was so cold! 🧚🙋🌟

  • @georgiabiscuit
    @georgiabiscuit 2 роки тому +4

    Wow, what a cool old house. I love the Victorian update. I looks kinda like the Munster’s old house. Great job as usual.

  • @fearlessvic7948
    @fearlessvic7948 2 роки тому +2

    Kappy and Ruby! Great find! You found some photo slides!

  • @christihiatt3459
    @christihiatt3459 2 роки тому +2

    Cabin is a single space, perhaps two stories the same size, and that place is a house built of square cut timber, maybe even older than you think, but I'd have to be there to say for sure. You surely have a good eye, Kappy, and thanks for this one

  • @Captain_Aardvark
    @Captain_Aardvark 2 роки тому +6

    It's a beautiful old house and a great shame it's deteriorated so much, but although America seemingly can't get enough of forced car dependency, few people actually want to live on a main road if they can help it.

  • @donnagagne3813
    @donnagagne3813 2 роки тому +3

    Another great find Kappy. Thank you both from bringing us along. She's a beautiful place.

  • @sheliakathrynbradley391
    @sheliakathrynbradley391 2 роки тому +2

    I have watched this more than once. I love it! You and Ruby do awesome presentations. Thanks for showing us these houses. 😀

  • @kathyhuff8935
    @kathyhuff8935 2 роки тому +1

    Kudos to Ruby pointing out the “Good” stuff 🥰

  • @irenewatts2874
    @irenewatts2874 2 роки тому +8

    It’s cool that this house turned out to be a log cabin. Never saw that coming. Maybe
    they wanted a change when they redid the outside. Kappy keep bringing Ruby, she is so
    helpful and good at finding things. Maybe one of these days Ruby can convince Kappy
    to let us viewers see what he looks like, like all the other explorers do. Anyway this
    was an enjoyable and interesting video. Stay safe.

    • @rubyr7019
      @rubyr7019 2 роки тому +2

      Thank ya Irene!! 😊 I’ll get him to turn the camera on himself one of these days, go to the end of this video and you’ll be able to see him 🤫 ua-cam.com/video/-REvzWfHees/v-deo.html

  • @Pro-Deo
    @Pro-Deo 2 роки тому +15

    Thanks for sharing this. I love this house and if I could, I would restore it hands down. All it takes is tons of money. But besides all that, it's odd how the doors opened as if on cue. Could be a draft but maybe not because there's voices in this house too. There's more than these but here's some I can hear really well. A guys voice at 2:50-2:53 says "You can't tell me that- then I don't know who'll tell her" the second part is easier to hear. A way louder voice is a lady who says "I see you!" at 7:18.

    • @timhollis3390
      @timhollis3390 2 роки тому +3

      I heard the "I see you" and that didn't sound like Ruby at all.I only heard faint wispers at the 2:50 mark but still creepy.

    • @trinketsmusings
      @trinketsmusings 2 роки тому +2

      Absolutely heard the "I see you." It was quick! Good catch.

    • @Fuzzmom903
      @Fuzzmom903 2 роки тому

      I heard Ruby asking, “What’s that?” at 7:18” about the saw handle.

    • @timhollis3390
      @timhollis3390 2 роки тому

      @@Fuzzmom903 I listened to it about 10 more times and I think you're right,just Ruby.

    • @Pro-Deo
      @Pro-Deo 2 роки тому

      @@timhollis3390 the other voices were creepier, they were actually evil so I didn't note them.

  • @tonishillingstad1323
    @tonishillingstad1323 Рік тому +1

    ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO OF A VARY OLD HOUSE !
    I SURE ENJOY WHAT YOU SHOW US. & HOW YOU SHOW IT ALL TO US ! GOD BLESS YOU🤗❤️😇🙏👍 & KEEP DOING WHAT YOUR DOING ! I LOVE IT SO MUCH! GREAT JOB HI TO RUBY !👋❤️

  • @janewasson4845
    @janewasson4845 2 роки тому +3

    What a cool lady! 1st a cooling room/ basement to dig and rock up, what must've been a big log cabin for its day, then a typical PA house next to the carriage road, then Vitorianized! Still wish someone would save it! E as that a Hoosier cabinet upstairs? Pretty wallpaper. Ruby! Love and thanks to you

  • @jenniferdeleon8954
    @jenniferdeleon8954 2 роки тому +4

    Hello Ruby and Kappy! That house is so so beautiful! I would love to have a old log home.