Wow, what an extraordinary piece. I'm not a huge sentimentalist but a feeling of sadness overcame me while watching this. Providing a detailed history and current status made me feel personally connected to this once grand estate. Great job! New Subscriber as of today.
Thank you. I'm going to miss the place when, it's gone. I'm glad I was able to share it before then with you all. You might like also some of the coverage I've done of some of sites on my Ireland playlist.
Thank you so much for providing the background on this house. Without it it's just somebody walking around in abandoned house, which anybody woth a video recorder on their phone can do. It's a terrible shame and disgusts me that once the city was involved, they chose to neglect it. What a wonderful job narrating you have done !!! Better than anything I've ever heard on TV or in the movies. Muchos kudos!!!
Wow, thank you! I am lucky to have a great camera lady and some background in radio and voice work. I felt combining this with my passion for history and abandoned buildings might be a good sue of it all. Glad you're enjoying the journey!
Special thanks to those of you who watched with us live! This mansion is a place that has become special to me, and I hope you all enjoy its story and the explore.
Another outstanding video. This place seems so sad. Bleak. I love that you include history, blueprints, old photos.....my advice- don't change a thing, and never stop.
Wow thank you! I have been incorporating constructive criticisms from viewers and I think am reaching a point of great improvement. We will soon be adding drone footage and including other explorers as well. You might be blown away with some of the places I have planned. I plan to continue as long as my body will carry me!
@@DesertifyUrbex - Definite cool to see the plans, and the old photos are awesome! Really gives a feel for the place, two libraries, four bedrooms off the second floor one. Don't know if it's the music, the architecture, the era, the ruin, the black&white photos, broken wood, or what, but I have difficulty imagining parties and laughter. It just seems so v-a-c-a-n-t. And sold to the city, sheesh. Leave it to bureaucrats to decay stuff and trash it. Curious that part of it is stone, and a lot of it is brick. Was the brick a later addition / expansion?
I think the brick is sort of the fabric, where as the stone is more of an outer layer or facing. It's very true that after being built the owner hated it and sold it, so it was unloved from the start.
Thank you, Coni. Sad to lose a friend, and a gem of a person. I think of the house often, and can just hope somebody intervenes. Really appreciate you watching :)
Thank you for taking me to a far away time and place with your back stories and photos of this once grand beauty! It's a shame to lose a part of the golden days.
Hi Pam. They can be tough to experience. Demolition by neglect is so widespread, yet we have families wanting to make their own new memories in a house of their own who are homeless as these places rot. This mansion is on par with local sites used as museums or tourist attractions, and yet it is forgotten.
I am so sorry for the loss of your friend. May he Rest In Peace. I breaks my heart to see the decay of such a beautiful building. Why would the city buy it and do nothing with it?! I just want to see all the old homes saved. I’m such a dreamer... Thank for the fascinating explore.
Hi again. Thank you so much for all the photos of what this house used to look like in it’s day. Rather elaborate then, wasn’t it? Beautifully furnished and decorated too. I love how you tell us the history of these properties.
Thanks Pati. I am glad to have finally shared the story with you all. I hope you keep checking our explorations out. If you have not watched them yet, I might take a peek at my Abandoned Ireland playlist. It has some amazing mansions as well.
Incredible man, thank you for the detailed View. I have been wanting to explore this place for a while now. It is only 45 minutes from my house. This video just gave me the motivation to finally get up there and see it. Maybe I'll go Saturday after work or something. Also I dropped a like because somehow you have over 10,000 views and only 300 likes. But that's how most of the videos are these days on here. Thank you again my friend, and be safe out there
That's awesome. Thank you. You'll love it there, it's relaxing and a little surreal. Yeah, TH-cam has been a little weird lately. hopefully it works itself out.
I like your delivery and learning the history of these places. I almost feel I'm there with y'all. This is only the second video of yours I've seen thus far; I'm looking forward to viewing more. I appreciate your videography, excellent work. Thank you again.
Thank you Leann. It is not just our job to record them, and tell their story, but as you say protect them in the process. I have always felt there is too much at stake as these places rapidly are disappearing.
It's pretty mind blowing. I know of another castle in the region that the same story occurred with once left to the government with money for upkeep. Very sad,.
Sadness and pain comes from this once majestic castle. Such a pity that the city let it fall into ruin and now it will be demolished. Castles should be maintained and become hotels or let tourists come to visit. Thank you for sharing this once grand place with us. :-)
You're very welcome. Every time I see it, I think it's the last but it still keeps sticking around if more and more destroyed by vandalism. When it slips away I fear it will be quietly but at least we let it speak.
It gets more tagged up by the day. Was just there and saw some more damage. Sadly, it's why I don't name my locations. It keeps them safe just a little longer.
What an oddly beautiful mansion! The colored paint on the worn rock was a great counterpoint to the grayness of the stones and the weather. Beautiful job with the narration. Totally enjoyed the video, even though it had a very unloved appearance. Great job.
Thank you! It is a pleasure to photograph, especially in Fall. I do agree that sometimes the street art can make these places come alive. Glad you enjoyed this journey :)
It has been a great place when in use!......................So sad to see it in total ruin and unloved!.......................You convey tremendous emotion to the viewer, through your work, as to attention to detail, excellent camera work and well researched background, and narration!...........Keep up the great work and this is a fitting tribute to your friend!.........................o;d Tich.
Thanks Tich! It's sad he was just getting into going on explorations, but everybody's time comes I suppose. I was glad to get to record this place one last time.
Wow, this is truly one of the Most interesting video's I've come across, & adding the pictures of back in the day, More than appreciated. Just sad to see how it's become the inside, completely collapsed..
It's pretty shocking how fast water water can be a building killer. I understand roof leaks started and eventually led to a complete and sudden collapse of all floors, maybe 10 or so years ago. If not maintained I have noticed that the lifespan of a house is at most 30 years if it's wooden, often much less. They vanish so quickly on us.
Thank you for yet another GREAT video with the background history and terrific narration. I will never understand why people find they have to desecrate things especially historical items. What is all the white stuff all over the ground , is it snow ? Again my heart breaks at the loss of yet another historical building.
Good catch on the snow. We often record ahead a few videos so we have a stream of content that is uninterrupted. This means we release videos that are a season or two off sometimes. The mansion has been hit hard by graffiti recently and I can never get over how easily it could be saved. I see mansions in Ireland every year being restored that are in much worse condition. You're going to love the coming mansions in Ireland and Scotland I think :)
@@DesertifyUrbex I wrote you a War & Peace message & lost it hahaha. I have never seen snow before. It is winter here. I don't understand people doing graffiti or other damage to anything worse of all historic buildings.It breaks my heart to that these builds are left to rot. I am looking forward to "travelling" with you. You do such a great job. I unsubscribed several mths ago to all videos abt viewing historical building because I hated not knowing anything about them. I watched a video about Cabins in Keddie Calif. The Mother & 10 year old son talked about being scared if the got caught. She tried to break into a cabin that had new appliances inside & a new Hot Water Heater on the patio. There were 4 murders in a cabin that is no longer there (torn down because of vandalism.(NOT because there were murders in it). In one cabin she stated she wished she had brought a pen to add graffiti on inside walls. The Cabins are all privately owned now. The Resort went broke so all the cabins were not being used until the bought. And many are being renovated now. There are NO Trespassing signs EVERYWHERE. When I stopped watching the video. I researched Keddie Resort then I made 4 comments about her trespassing. ect. I was so angry and her teaching her son that it is OK to trespass & break the law. watch Thanks for your amazing videos and the background history. 4 mths ago I unsubscribed to 4 historical building videos because of no info. So I was really please to find you yesterday. I just watched the Rocking Horse retirement field.( and MORE Fairy houses). Thanks Desertify.
@@terririckert7069 I can't stand people who put stickers, graffiti, or otherwise damage places. They at the least ruin the natural decay and beauty of a place. The worst are those you mention who are trying to break in. That is a hard NO for real explorers. Glad you jumped ship on that too! Thank you for sticking with it and finding us!
Nice :) That was exactly my aim, as I often do not have the materials to show this, it was exciting to be able to do this virtual tour. Glad you liked it!
That was a much better audio! The music was not invasive, and, it was informative, enjoyed it!Liked the historical information coupled with the photos of the interior! Well done indeed! Thanks!
Thanks Michael! Always great to hear one has improved. You're likely safe with videos from the Ireland list and most from the America playlist. I look to be adding drone footage and some other improvements as well shortly!
Desertify Urbex: Abandoned Places Thank you!I will look forward to it!If you are in Scotland again you may like to check out Crawford Priory in Fifeshire,and there are many others as well!There is also Lady Mary's mausoleum, I think you will find that interesting, it's been done before, but you never know what you may find!
We enjoyed your film as always.We appreciate you took the time to give some of the history of this incredible home. Point of interest. Water towers are exactly that,water in a tower. Still used in most of America today & the world. Water is driven by gravity. Water towers were usually built near a water source. Water was pumped by a windmill or other mechanical device to get the water into a. high tank. Water was then delivered by gravity to the home and drained by gravity to a septic tank.🖤
Interesting. Yes, it's pretty high up so the need for water storage would have been great. Possibly why it's been maintained better than the house even! Thanks for watching :)
This is one of my favorite places we explored. If I had the money I would fix this place up. The day we went here we ended up getting caught by the cops.
@@DesertifyUrbex When we shot our first vid of this place we were new to it. The day we were there ppl kept coming to look at it. We didnt want to get them on film so we took a few breaks until everyone was gone. We think someone called the cops. We have been here other times and had no trouble with the cops. I agree with you this is one beautiful place with alot of history.
Thank you brother for the history behind your explorations. It makes for somewhat of a personal connection to the locations. Without which is like see here it is and there it goes. GOD bless you brother and keep you safe!
Really appreciate you watching and checking out my Irish sites. It struck me as completely irresponsible and truly careless. I tried to add a little more immersion on the architectural history side. Not every day you find blueprints! Thanks.
After watching this, I'm reading the terrifying 'The Haunting of Hill House' again. Yet another excellent video and exploration. The place looks daunting, almost diabolical...but at the same time there is a rather axiomatic beauty to it; simply because you can sense the history behind the facade of horror. Ah, I am planning my own explorations of forgotten places over the summer. This has gotten the fire of inspiration raging within my mind. Thanks for that alone, pal.
@@DesertifyUrbex Wonderful turn of phrase, 'liminal space', it's been a long time since I seen it used. Yes, it is indeed. It's where the real intrigue lies: in the way the history of certain places transitions within the walls of old castles, mansions and more. You do realise you've more or less kept me online all day with your great videos haha. Not that I'm complaining.
Thank you, Cindy :) I think most explores usually leave these important parts out, so I try to make sure they're present to really show you the past of the house.
I've actually talked to many people from the town it is in who have no idea it exists. Forgotten is pretty open to personal interpretation. Some sites I visit nobody has recorded, but those are quite rare.
Desertify Urbex: Abandoned Places Just a suggestion...under search write in “hill house”. But I will say your vid was the best I’d seen/history and videography.
It would be amazing to have someone rebuild the insides since the foundations and rock structures are so brilliantly still in place! It looks so amazingly beautiful still on the outsides and walls..the inside would have to be rebuilt 💯 but it would so worth it just to live in a historical landmark like this! Heavenly structure for certain! Thank you for the wonderful experience exploring and sharing! New Sub here. 👍🏼😉👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👊🏻
It would. This is savable, but the demo is on the way. We can only hope for something to happen. Thank you for watching and I hope you enjoy the new video on Tuesday!
I suspect the human touch that contributed greatly towards the decay of this building rather than the force of nature. A shame the city waited 30 years, it is a beautiful stone building that could have lived on for another 100 years
It'll be sad to see it go, but this is a year we are losing many of the largest and most beautiful places in the US to strip malls, housing developments and golf courses. It will be a year of swansongs and goodbyes. Glad I could share this one's last days.
Vandalism at its best!!!! This is beyond sickening!! Your video was wonderful 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 I’ve shown this video to my father who is a master Carpenter from Italy. He confirmed what I knew. Even uninhabited for over 200 years this place wouldn’t look this bad off. Unless a tornado hit it. The Materials used were top of the line, and would stand the test of time. What’s done is done, it’s just a sin that this place could still be a wonderful place to visit if not for teenagers, and people with nothing to do.
It actually hurts my soul a little bit to see something once so beautiful and still structurally magnificent covered in graffiti like that. The decay and disrepair fair enough it almost adds to the beauty. But the vandalism is criminal.
Pointless and ugly tags tick me off. I was just there again and saw some taggers, so it is getting worse. Sometimes great street art can make the places more interesting, but not that kind of bathroom scribbling. Two years ago when I first visited, it was almost untouched. It is tough to see.
Desertify Urbex: Abandoned Places loved to have seen it in all its glory. You’re right I think some street art can be amazing and inspiring. However when it’s blatant defacing of beautiful once loved buildings it’s just vandalism.
I love your work and have given many likes. I was wondering why not do some on structures not so ruinous. If I can’t at least see what they once looked like inside it’s just so much rubble even though I enjoy the history and appreciate the research. Your voice is pleasing and almost hypnotic. Thank you for the entertainment! Happy hunting😉
Welcome, Catherine. I have been doing a lot of more ruinous sites lately. The number of non ruinous ones seems to shrink with each demolition. In Scotland especially the decay seems rapid with rainfall and snow. Those with roofs left are often more modern brick structures I have less interest in. Typically very graffiti filled or trashed. Next video is a non ruined asylum, and we have a church that's in good shape too coming soon :).
Desertify Urbex: Abandoned Places thank you for the reply. You’re awesome. You probably know that a good majority of the wealthy class are Illuminati and evil. Also Freemasons and jesuits same diff. They are everywhere in Europe and America as well. I believe that is part of why all the ones abandoned. The evil is palpable in those homes and no love from anyone to keep care and restore no matter how beautiful. Murder and torture is their game. I’ve been researching and studying because these psychopaths control our world now and have been for centuries. I’d like to know their game plan. It’s not good for the normal people. I detest calling them ‘elite’. Sorry for the diatribe.
2:23 Frame looks like an old well. The castle is truly awesome, something from the Medieval Times. I wish such beauty, wouldn't be vandalized, why destroy?
Sad this place wasn’t kept up after being sold/donated to the city or county or state because it is truly amazing and should have been preserved as a pc of history for the town to have and utilize as a hall for weddings, retreats, & other eve;to as well as for tours this could have been used to generate tons of revenue for its upkeep as well as paid the wages for the many employees who would work here to care for the place and the guests who visited vacationing in its beautiful halls : such a sad end for a beautiful old relic thanks for sharing!
Its a great piece work and history but it looks like the vandals have no sense of worth, when vandals are caught in Sicily we hand out our own justice as we are very proud of our heritage. Interesting and educational. Grazie.
Aha. I did not know this about Sicily. There is so much there to preserve, between Byzantine, Arabic, Roman, Greek, Carthaginian, Norman, Ostrogoth, Phoenicians and so many other cultural heritages. I could see why it is taken so seriously. A beautiful place to be able to live :)
Cómo pueden tener esa reliquia botada y en ese estado tan deplorable,y agregar esos malditos grafiteros que más daño le hicieron ,eso es como un patrimonio ,un castillo todo de piedra, que hermoso debió haber sido, no hay autoridades, un presidente ministros , alguen que lo restaure, hasta con los simiento olas puras murallas se vería hermoso , que lástima y de esa familia aristocrática , así distinguida no queda nadie que se preocupe?me impresionó de todos los videos de manciones castillos abandonados este lo encontré lleno de encanto misterio y Hase viajar la mente al pasado,👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
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Adore stone structures. What a shame the city didn’t do something before deciding to tear it down. Including the pictures from the past was wonderful. Thank you. I’m almost 70 and health isn’t great. I rely on Urbexers like yourself to let me visit places I won’t see. If you’re ever close to Gloucester VA, take time to visit Roseville Plantation. It was said to rival the Williamsburg Governours Mansion but was gutted by a fire in early 20thcentury; however the ruins have been preserved.
One day I will be 70 too (I hope) and also rely on a new generation of explorers to show me places. Perhaps ones I once visited in the past, even. I had Roseville mapped as a place to go if I get to VA. You know what I like well!
At 7:17 if you look up and to the right. Maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me. Or does it look like someone dressed in black is standing there. Creepy!?!!
Fascinating, I understand that there are no longer masons that can replicate this ancient style of stonework. I can't recall the name of this style but would like to know what it is.
Hey, Suzan. Great question there. It was built in a faux Norman castle style, after older English fortifications. Most mansions are more ornate and use more brick and less raw field stone. It's a very unique place. We were just in Scotland and did not see a single mansion like this one.
I'm guessing the town would rather take it down than sell it. To bad , the town officials should be ashamed of them self's ! It looks like it's in new England .
More like a weeping giant than a stone ruin. Hill House had stood for 80 years and might stand for 80 more. Within, its walls continued upright, bricks met neatly, floors were firm and doors were sensibly shut; silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House, and whatever walked there, walked alone. At least until the city bought it and let it fall into wrack and ruin.
I know of a Buck family originating from a Capt. Buck in Maine who legends say were from the Salem Witch trials. However I know that they moved to the US after. He is associated with a witch legend about a hanging and a foot marking appearing on his grave as a curse from the witch. You can see the marking today still. I do know of Bucknams from Salem, who could have changed their name too. You never know!
Wasn't there an old ghost film called Hill House. Although in that I think it had a haunted lift, could have inspired the film perhaps. Place sounds cursed.
Yes, you're right. there is no real Hill House. I create pseudonyms to protect places from vandalism and arson. and the real story of this place is quite haunting.
Thank you Debby! This is a subject that is too late to discuss nationally, as we've lost most of our historic sites. Today I rush from place to place as they are demolished. It keeps me busy, but it's tragic.
All the rotten building woods make the place looks dangerous and creepy. Just put on fire and burns all rotten woods into ashes so the place will look cleaner and clearer
I do think if it is to be saved or used that the wood needs to go and then the structure can be stabilized. I have seen much more far gone houses rebuilt easily in the UK and Ireland.
The masonry and skill of the men who did it ,give this house a fraction of a chance of savior.the masonry appears solid..this place could be stripped to the masonry,and rebuilt with modern amenity's, plumbing and electrical would be relativerly easy.you could demo this house down to not a scrap of trash or leftover pieces.bulldoze and re grade the exterior.and approach this as a new construction build.we all know the hardships and pain of a remodle or renovation.the poisonous air particles,the smells,the difficulties... You could not experience these things if done the right way.build the new exterior walls against the masonry and attach with brackets and tapcon screws.I think you could put up a vapor\weather barrier between the 2 .and better yet I reallly think that if you left a one inch gap between wood and masonry,that you could spray expanding insulation foam over brackets and all interior masonry and it would conform to the pockets in the masonry and studs and adhere the two together and make a massively strong system acting as a single unit...you could attach lstteral bracing diagonally from floor to ceiling screwed directly onto the studs underneath a 1\2inch sheetrock. I don't think that it would cost any more than a regular new home construction for that area.the mony you save on materials for a comparative brick or stone exterior,you would spoend on prepping,cleaning,and added cost of extra spray foam,as well as unseen expenses.I think they would balance out.and you would actually come out cheaper if you were to try to replicate the same stonework similar to how it is.so you would have that added value . On a different not its a crime for the city to demolish most or any of it....they should pay the small amount it would cost to shore it up with steel bracing,a few girders ,a little concrete.then clean it all up and remove all the danger.there's no danger from any of that masonry falling with just a few strategic braces.if they don't have budget to rebuild or restore,then stabilize it for cuter generations or prospective visionary's or donors that will.don't be so naive to think you are doing any of your citizens some favor by demolishing it for their own safety.what would the world do without such a thoughtful safety minded government demolishing historic structures,and past history.nobody would live long without their thoughtful intervention.this is exactly what government should never do.they should always on the other hand do what I previously mentioned.they have it all backwards..and whoever lives under this local governments watchful eye and jurisdictions should be taking a long thought of how to redirect it back on coarse in the direction that a correct government should be....its a problem all over america.Europe has a much better grasp on it than us an tends to do the right actions.and they have thousands of years of architectural history,and we act reckless towards our brief and almost non existent history.we should be searching for every bit we can to preserve ....at least beyond the wrecking ball...and basically shore it up or safety improvements and just leave it the hell alone....I would actually rather things to be dangerous for the few brain dead idiots ,put a large sign in front telling of dangers,and leave it the hell alone.let people choose their risk levels(to an extent,without making things dangerous for the smart people that will have to rescue them)govt. Stay involved,but never overly involved .don't let people in power who care not about history and who normally developers,businessmen,or have ties to them ,make decking ball decisions....
Thank you. you seem very knowledgeable on construction and remodeling and have validated my theory that this is preservable and even usable in a new building. The local government keeps attempting to destroy this building, I feel possibly to hide the visible blemish of their mismanagement. They have allotted a significant amount of funds for the demolition, which to me seem more than the cost of preservation. Maybe a deal between friends? The whole thing is a shame and never would have happened in Western Europe as you say.
@@DesertifyUrbex good point with the visible blemish.you might be right on the friends thing to.you would be surprised how many small county's just in the state of Georgia where I'm at,are doing the same thing.they just demolished 4of the best old high school gymnasiums.they had already built replacements for years ago.and the town has a terrible shortage of gyms.my sons basketball team was only allotted one hour every other week.yet they for down the most historic beautiful hardwood floors and wooden bleachers,huge high ceilings from the 30s.in their place they did nothing.no reason to do it.just a field.but the same construction company always seems to win the bid to do the overpriced unnecessary work.I'm best friends with the brother of the owner of the construction co.he spilled the beans on the huge kickbacks and timeshare in Hawaii he gives the city clerk in charge of saying and picking the contract winner.its never even the lowest bid...so its probly happening there.I've been building and remodeling houses for 35 years and I feel pretty confident about my earlier thoughts.especially about shoring it up and cleaning up and making safe for the public maybe a little bulldozer site work and grading.all could be done I'm sure ,even without knowing their demolition costs they have allotted publicity may be the thing that could save it....big publicity...
@@ericgriffinthefirst I have hoped this mansion would be noticed more by historians, and get as you say more publicity. It's part of my reason for recording them, that and of course that they are bulldozed and the record lost. I deal with bids often in my work outside of these videos, and what you're saying sounds about right. the end winner can often be interestingly predictable...
Oh that horrible music you played!! I turned the volume off! 😠 The mansion stone was amazing. I just Loved it.❤ I was almost ready to get out of here when you started showing pictures of what it looked like in its glory day. Just beautiful and so elegant. I can't imagine what caused the house to collapse in on itself. I've seen 200 year old homes stand up better then this one did. What a shame. Losing a lot of history homes. Thanks for the video. Keep up the good work, but can you change some of your tunes, please?😉 All in all a 👍 from me. Good camera control too. 😁
Hi Sandra. Glad you stuck with it. Some people really loathe music in my videos, and I have slowly turned the levels down. I may do a video or two without to gauge the response. It is honest, constructive feedback like this that keeps me building better videos. If you can stand it, I might rewatch as I talk a lot on the slideshow tour part, especially about the rooms that were once inside. My exploring partner, Thinkmaker, really is a doing an amazing job on the video capture, I will let them know of the kind compliments. Thank you for joining us on this one!
Wow, what an extraordinary piece. I'm not a huge sentimentalist but a feeling of sadness overcame me while watching this. Providing a detailed history and current status made me feel personally connected to this once grand estate. Great job!
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Thank you. I'm going to miss the place when, it's gone. I'm glad I was able to share it before then with you all. You might like also some of the coverage I've done of some of sites on my Ireland playlist.
@@DesertifyUrbex The Ireland stuff was out o' this world!!!
@@ipsosmaati1971 Thank you! Keep an eye out, as I will be back there in May.
What the heck happened to it did someone set it on fire at some point to do all that destruction
@@brucewayne7970 Thirty years of slow water drips. Nature can be powerful!
Thank you so much for the history of this wonderful property. Shame on the city for letting it fall into decay. What a loss.
It really is a shame. A loss one cannot replace. Thank you for watching.
Thank you so much for providing the background on this house. Without it it's just somebody walking around in abandoned house, which anybody woth a video recorder on their phone can do. It's a terrible shame and disgusts me that once the city was involved, they chose to neglect it. What a wonderful job narrating you have done !!! Better than anything I've ever heard on TV or in the movies. Muchos kudos!!!
Wow, thank you! I am lucky to have a great camera lady and some background in radio and voice work. I felt combining this with my passion for history and abandoned buildings might be a good sue of it all. Glad you're enjoying the journey!
Special thanks to those of you who watched with us live! This mansion is a place that has become special to me, and I hope you all enjoy its story and the explore.
Desertify Urbex: Abandoned Places very good camera work. Felt like I was there.
Thanks! Thinkmaker has been killing it on the video lately.
@@MrSubmariner13 ohhhhb
Another outstanding video. This place seems so sad. Bleak. I love that you include history, blueprints, old photos.....my advice- don't change a thing, and never stop.
Wow thank you! I have been incorporating constructive criticisms from viewers and I think am reaching a point of great improvement. We will soon be adding drone footage and including other explorers as well. You might be blown away with some of the places I have planned. I plan to continue as long as my body will carry me!
@@DesertifyUrbex - Definite cool to see the plans, and the old photos are awesome! Really gives a feel for the place, two libraries, four bedrooms off the second floor one. Don't know if it's the music, the architecture, the era, the ruin, the black&white photos, broken wood, or what, but I have difficulty imagining parties and laughter. It just seems so v-a-c-a-n-t. And sold to the city, sheesh. Leave it to bureaucrats to decay stuff and trash it. Curious that part of it is stone, and a lot of it is brick. Was the brick a later addition / expansion?
I think the brick is sort of the fabric, where as the stone is more of an outer layer or facing. It's very true that after being built the owner hated it and sold it, so it was unloved from the start.
Great video 👍 🙋🕊️ Was once a a fancy place,a shame to lose this history ! Great job!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed :)
Wonderfully narrated, with history and pictures. Sad to see it abandoned and destroyed. My condolences on ty he lost of Mr. Bowman.
Thank you, Coni. Sad to lose a friend, and a gem of a person. I think of the house often, and can just hope somebody intervenes. Really appreciate you watching :)
Thank you for taking me to a far away time and place with your back stories and photos of this once grand beauty! It's a shame to lose a part of the golden days.
You are welcome! It rightfully belongs alongside other mansions of the Gilded Age. Glad I could share the story.
Cool video, totally appreciate the history regarding the property, what a grand place it must have been at one time!
Thank you! I am hoping this place gets a reprieve and rescued somehow.
I find videos like this, sooooooo sad. Memories gone, families gone, etc
Hi Pam. They can be tough to experience. Demolition by neglect is so widespread, yet we have families wanting to make their own new memories in a house of their own who are homeless as these places rot. This mansion is on par with local sites used as museums or tourist attractions, and yet it is forgotten.
Beautifully done video. It is such a tragedy that this once stunning place was not preserved. Thank you for its history and historical pictures.
Thanks for watching!
I am so sorry for the loss of your friend. May he Rest In Peace.
I breaks my heart to see the decay of such a beautiful building. Why would the city buy it and do nothing with it?! I just want to see all the old homes saved. I’m such a dreamer...
Thank for the fascinating explore.
Thank Vickie. they will be missed, but glad I got the one explore in with them. This house is one I think about often.
Hi again. Thank you so much for all the photos of what this house used to look like in it’s day. Rather elaborate then, wasn’t it? Beautifully furnished and decorated too. I love how you tell us the history of these properties.
It would be so wonderful to see it's original condition. Thanks for sharing this!
I often wish I'd been doing this in the 1990s and been able to see it in the final days before it's current state. Thank you for watching.
Wow really falling apart. Amazing what a mess it was in. Had to beautiful at one time. Love the history and earlier pictures you included.
Thanks Pati. I am glad to have finally shared the story with you all. I hope you keep checking our explorations out. If you have not watched them yet, I might take a peek at my Abandoned Ireland playlist. It has some amazing mansions as well.
Incredible man, thank you for the detailed View. I have been wanting to explore this place for a while now. It is only 45 minutes from my house. This video just gave me the motivation to finally get up there and see it. Maybe I'll go Saturday after work or something.
Also I dropped a like because somehow you have over 10,000 views and only 300 likes. But that's how most of the videos are these days on here.
Thank you again my friend, and be safe out there
That's awesome. Thank you. You'll love it there, it's relaxing and a little surreal. Yeah, TH-cam has been a little weird lately. hopefully it works itself out.
I like your delivery and learning the history of these places. I almost feel I'm there with y'all. This is only the second video of yours I've seen thus far; I'm looking forward to viewing more. I appreciate your videography, excellent work. Thank you again.
Thank you. I've tried to deliver something a bit different from what is available, and am really am glad you're liking it!
What a shame they didn't keep it up. It was beautiful in it's full glory. Thank you for sharing 💕
And thank you for watching. Happy to share the history and its last days.
Thank you for giving history. Enjoyed video and your narration. Thanks
Thanks Sandy!
I recently subbed. The respect you give these places is amazing!
Thank you Leann. It is not just our job to record them, and tell their story, but as you say protect them in the process. I have always felt there is too much at stake as these places rapidly are disappearing.
That is truly a loss! The city should be ashamed that it wasn't cared for from the start.
It's pretty mind blowing. I know of another castle in the region that the same story occurred with once left to the government with money for upkeep. Very sad,.
Sadness and pain comes from this once majestic castle. Such a pity that the city let it fall into ruin and now it will be demolished. Castles should be maintained and become hotels or let tourists come to visit. Thank you for sharing this once grand place with us. :-)
You're very welcome. Every time I see it, I think it's the last but it still keeps sticking around if more and more destroyed by vandalism. When it slips away I fear it will be quietly but at least we let it speak.
@@DesertifyUrbex You let it speak well indeed. :-D
Your voice is so smoothing and relaxing. 😊
Thank you Melissa 😊
Was beautiful. Sad. Thanks.
Thank you!
Sure appreciate the add of pictures of how the mansion was, so Gorgeous, just sad to see how it is now...
Glad to add the extra elements that are often missing. It was once such an amazing house.
It's so sad that something that was once so beautiful was left to fall apart.
It gets more tagged up by the day. Was just there and saw some more damage. Sadly, it's why I don't name my locations. It keeps them safe just a little longer.
always a great quality production! nice one!
Thanks! Excited to hit Scotland for hopefully more like this in the Summer.
@@DesertifyUrbex same :)
Nice. I'll be there and in the north between 6/28 - 7/16 or so. We should stay in touch.
@@DesertifyUrbex yea for sure be good to link up
What an oddly beautiful mansion! The colored paint on the worn rock was a great counterpoint to the grayness of the stones and the weather. Beautiful job with the narration. Totally enjoyed the video, even though it had a very unloved appearance. Great job.
Thank you! It is a pleasure to photograph, especially in Fall. I do agree that sometimes the street art can make these places come alive. Glad you enjoyed this journey :)
Great research and a good video.
Thank yo. We try to our best bring the full story to life.
It has been a great place when in use!......................So sad to see it in total ruin and unloved!.......................You convey tremendous emotion to the viewer, through your work, as to attention to detail, excellent camera work and well researched background, and narration!...........Keep up the great work and this is a fitting tribute to your friend!.........................o;d Tich.
Thanks Tich! It's sad he was just getting into going on explorations, but everybody's time comes I suppose. I was glad to get to record this place one last time.
Wow, this is truly one of the Most interesting video's I've come across, & adding the pictures of back in the day, More than appreciated. Just sad to see how it's become the inside, completely collapsed..
Thank you! We put a lot of extra work into our pieces and have a bunch more in depth thatn this even. Really glad you enjoy the different format :)
It's hard to believe that it was lived in until 1987.
It's pretty shocking how fast water water can be a building killer. I understand roof leaks started and eventually led to a complete and sudden collapse of all floors, maybe 10 or so years ago. If not maintained I have noticed that the lifespan of a house is at most 30 years if it's wooden, often much less. They vanish so quickly on us.
Thank you for yet another GREAT video with the background history and terrific narration. I will never understand why people find they have to desecrate things especially historical items. What is all the white stuff all over the ground , is it snow ? Again my heart breaks at the loss of yet another historical building.
Good catch on the snow. We often record ahead a few videos so we have a stream of content that is uninterrupted. This means we release videos that are a season or two off sometimes. The mansion has been hit hard by graffiti recently and I can never get over how easily it could be saved. I see mansions in Ireland every year being restored that are in much worse condition. You're going to love the coming mansions in Ireland and Scotland I think :)
@@DesertifyUrbex I wrote you a War & Peace message & lost it hahaha.
I have never seen snow before. It is winter here. I don't understand people doing graffiti or other damage to anything worse of all historic buildings.It breaks my heart to that these builds are left to rot. I am looking forward to "travelling" with you. You do such a great job. I unsubscribed several mths ago to all videos abt viewing historical building because I hated not knowing anything about them.
I watched a video about Cabins in Keddie Calif. The Mother & 10 year old son talked about being scared if the got caught. She tried to break into a cabin that had new appliances inside & a new Hot Water Heater on the patio. There were 4 murders in a cabin that is no longer there (torn down because of vandalism.(NOT because there were murders in it). In one cabin she stated she wished she had brought a pen to add graffiti on inside walls. The Cabins are all privately owned now. The Resort went broke so all the cabins were not being used until the bought. And many are being renovated now. There are NO Trespassing signs EVERYWHERE. When I stopped watching the video. I researched Keddie Resort then I made 4 comments about her trespassing. ect. I was so angry and her teaching her son that it is OK to trespass & break the law.
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Thanks for your amazing videos and the background history. 4 mths ago I unsubscribed to 4 historical building videos because of no info. So I was really please to find you yesterday. I just watched the Rocking Horse retirement field.( and MORE Fairy houses).
Thanks Desertify.
@@terririckert7069 I can't stand people who put stickers, graffiti, or otherwise damage places. They at the least ruin the natural decay and beauty of a place. The worst are those you mention who are trying to break in. That is a hard NO for real explorers. Glad you jumped ship on that too! Thank you for sticking with it and finding us!
@@DesertifyUrbex I am I able to send you a PM????
I was just thinking how I would love to have seen this place in it's heyday......and you showed us. Thank you.
Nice :) That was exactly my aim, as I often do not have the materials to show this, it was exciting to be able to do this virtual tour. Glad you liked it!
That was a much better audio! The music was not invasive, and, it was informative, enjoyed it!Liked the historical information coupled with the photos of the interior! Well done indeed! Thanks!
Thanks Michael! Always great to hear one has improved. You're likely safe with videos from the Ireland list and most from the America playlist. I look to be adding drone footage and some other improvements as well shortly!
Desertify Urbex: Abandoned Places Thank you!I will look forward to it!If you are in Scotland again you may like to check out Crawford Priory in Fifeshire,and there are many others as well!There is also Lady Mary's mausoleum, I think you will find that interesting, it's been done before, but you never know what you may find!
Desertify Urbex: Abandoned Places By the way Martin, I have just subscribed!
You're reading my mind! Both are on my list :)
You are such a poet learn so much info thanks for shareing
I knew one day that English degree would pay off ;) Thank you, it is always an honor to be able to tell the story of a place like this one.
Amazing work! So love your channel ... SUBBED!!
Awesome. Thanks!
How sad,beautiful stone walls.what a history.thanks for tour
Thanks Shirley. It's truly a unique place.
Really good video and history of this castle well done mate
Thank you! I aim to bring these places back to life, if just for a moment.
Wow awesome video man keep going the good work i always watch your video's :)
Thank you. Really appreciate it!
Beautiful ghost of the past. I am sad it's gone. Great video so thank you so much for sharing it!!!
You;re welcome Clark! I think you'll love some of the new ones too that we have coming out.
Your excellent narration and descriptions make it alive again.
Thank you!
We enjoyed your film as always.We appreciate you took the time to give some of the history of this incredible home. Point of interest. Water towers are exactly that,water in a tower. Still used in most of America today & the world. Water is driven by gravity. Water towers were usually built near a water source. Water was pumped by a windmill or other mechanical device to get the water into a. high tank. Water was then delivered by gravity to the home and drained by gravity to a septic tank.🖤
Interesting. Yes, it's pretty high up so the need for water storage would have been great. Possibly why it's been maintained better than the house even! Thanks for watching :)
This is one of my favorite places we explored. If I had the money I would fix this place up. The day we went here we ended up getting caught by the cops.
Wow. I did not know they were around there. I have gone four times now, I think. It's a beautiful place, if marred now by tagging.
@@DesertifyUrbex When we shot our first vid of this place we were new to it. The day we were there ppl kept coming to look at it. We didnt want to get them on film so we took a few breaks until everyone was gone. We think someone called the cops. We have been here other times and had no trouble with the cops. I agree with you this is one beautiful place with alot of history.
Love this video!! Beautiful ❤️🙏🏻
Thanks for exploring the house with us :)
@@DesertifyUrbex you’re welcome! Thank y’all for posting 🙏🏻❤️
whoa !!!! amazing place, great one here
Thank you! Certainly a favorite of mine.
It’s beautiful..👍👍
Thank you!
So sad to know your friend died RIP
Great work and thanks for sharing!!! 👍
Thanks Julio. Always tough seeing someone die much younger than yourself, but they left us all some great memories. Happy you enjoyed this one!
Thank you brother for the history behind your explorations. It makes for somewhat of a personal connection to the locations. Without which is like see here it is and there it goes. GOD bless you brother and keep you safe!
Thank you! I appreciate that. We try to breathe life into the places on last time before they are gone. Appreciate you watching!
Might be interesting to metal detect around that place. Thankyou for sharing.
Thank you for watching :) Especially near the old carriage house, I imagine there are some things left.
Great video. Love to hear history.
Thank you. We feel this is sorely missing in urbex videos for the most part. Glad you enjoyed!
Surrounding looks spooky. Be careful please. OMG ! all that vandalism. Thanks for knowing that you're with someone else.
Oh, it very much is a horror house from outside! I have learned it is always best to have a co-explorer to save you :) Thanks for watching Mary!
Very good and interesting video my friend ! Like !
Thank you!
A very interesting ruin of a once beautiful castle, thnx for the video.
Thanks Rolf! It will be missed but glad I got to share its story.
The City purchased it and let it rot? That angers me for some reason. Your explore and historical pics were awesome. I so enjoy your channel. Thanks.
Really appreciate you watching and checking out my Irish sites. It struck me as completely irresponsible and truly careless. I tried to add a little more immersion on the architectural history side. Not every day you find blueprints! Thanks.
@@DesertifyUrbex I've seen all your explores. The Irish castles were haunting and beautiful. Classy all the way 'round.
What city is this in?
After watching this, I'm reading the terrifying 'The Haunting of Hill House' again. Yet another excellent video and exploration. The place looks daunting, almost diabolical...but at the same time there is a rather axiomatic beauty to it; simply because you can sense the history behind the facade of horror.
Ah, I am planning my own explorations of forgotten places over the summer. This has gotten the fire of inspiration raging within my mind. Thanks for that alone, pal.
It is great to hear I am inspiring some people to explore. IT's always about what is between the points. the liminal spaces, isn't it.
@@DesertifyUrbex Wonderful turn of phrase, 'liminal space', it's been a long time since I seen it used. Yes, it is indeed. It's where the real intrigue lies: in the way the history of certain places transitions within the walls of old castles, mansions and more.
You do realise you've more or less kept me online all day with your great videos haha. Not that I'm complaining.
And you are welcome! Glad I can entertain.
LOVE IT!! love abandonedwnc :)
Thank you!
Wow that was great especially the before photos
Thank you, Cindy :) I think most explores usually leave these important parts out, so I try to make sure they're present to really show you the past of the house.
Can’t tell you how many videos of this house I’ve watched! It’s not a “forgotten” property.
I've actually talked to many people from the town it is in who have no idea it exists. Forgotten is pretty open to personal interpretation. Some sites I visit nobody has recorded, but those are quite rare.
Desertify Urbex: Abandoned Places Just a suggestion...under search write in “hill house”. But I will say your vid was the best I’d seen/history and videography.
Thank you. I do have an anthropology degree, but decided it's easier to find building like this vs. lost cities of South America!
How sad that such a beautiful building to be left to rot!
It's a tragedy. We have very few places like this in the US.
It would be amazing to have someone rebuild the insides since the foundations and rock structures are so brilliantly still in place! It looks so amazingly beautiful still on the outsides and walls..the inside would have to be rebuilt 💯 but it would so worth it just to live in a historical landmark like this! Heavenly structure for certain! Thank you for the wonderful experience exploring and sharing! New Sub here. 👍🏼😉👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👊🏻
It would. This is savable, but the demo is on the way. We can only hope for something to happen. Thank you for watching and I hope you enjoy the new video on Tuesday!
Awesome, can’t wait!! But, I guess I’ll have to...😏
Soon!
Desertify Urbex: Abandoned Places I missed it!!! But I’m watching it now.
I am dumbfounded. The waste!! How could they allow that to hsppen??
It really doesn't make much sense, does it. A complete lack of vision and respect.
I suspect the human touch that contributed greatly towards the decay of this building rather than the force of nature. A shame the city waited 30 years, it is a beautiful stone building that could have lived on for another 100 years
It'll be sad to see it go, but this is a year we are losing many of the largest and most beautiful places in the US to strip malls, housing developments and golf courses. It will be a year of swansongs and goodbyes. Glad I could share this one's last days.
Great veido it's ashame ppl let that go they could made that out hotel it been nice that happened much love to you all 👍 ❤️👍 ❤️👍 ❤️👍 ❤️👍 ❤️👍 ❤️👍 ❤️
It really could be saved and reused still. You are right.
Vandalism at its best!!!! This is beyond sickening!! Your video was wonderful 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 I’ve shown this video to my father who is a master Carpenter from Italy. He confirmed what I knew. Even uninhabited for over 200 years this place wouldn’t look this bad off. Unless a tornado hit it. The Materials used were top of the line, and would stand the test of time. What’s done is done, it’s just a sin that this place could still be a wonderful place to visit if not for teenagers, and people with nothing to do.
It actually hurts my soul a little bit to see something once so beautiful and still structurally magnificent covered in graffiti like that. The decay and disrepair fair enough it almost adds to the beauty. But the vandalism is criminal.
Pointless and ugly tags tick me off. I was just there again and saw some taggers, so it is getting worse. Sometimes great street art can make the places more interesting, but not that kind of bathroom scribbling. Two years ago when I first visited, it was almost untouched. It is tough to see.
Desertify Urbex: Abandoned Places loved to have seen it in all its glory. You’re right I think some street art can be amazing and inspiring. However when it’s blatant defacing of beautiful once loved buildings it’s just vandalism.
Interesting but so sad to see how its gone to ruin
Thank you!
How does that happen to a place like that.....
Laziness and a lack of vision is part of it, sadly.,
What an amazing looking building, loved this explore
Thank you! It will be sorely missed. Not many like this stateside.
I love your work and have given many likes. I was wondering why not do some on structures not so ruinous. If I can’t at least see what they once looked like inside it’s just so much rubble even though I enjoy the history and appreciate the research. Your voice is pleasing and almost hypnotic. Thank you for the entertainment! Happy hunting😉
Welcome, Catherine. I have been doing a lot of more ruinous sites lately. The number of non ruinous ones seems to shrink with each demolition. In Scotland especially the decay seems rapid with rainfall and snow. Those with roofs left are often more modern brick structures I have less interest in. Typically very graffiti filled or trashed. Next video is a non ruined asylum, and we have a church that's in good shape too coming soon :).
Desertify Urbex: Abandoned Places thank you for the reply. You’re awesome. You probably know that a good majority of the wealthy class are Illuminati and evil. Also Freemasons and jesuits same diff. They are everywhere in Europe and America as well. I believe that is part of why all the ones abandoned. The evil is palpable in those homes and no love from anyone to keep care and restore no matter how beautiful. Murder and torture is their game. I’ve been researching and studying because these psychopaths control our world now and have been for centuries. I’d like to know their game plan. It’s not good for the normal people. I detest calling them ‘elite’. Sorry for the diatribe.
2:23 Frame looks like an old well. The castle is truly awesome, something from the Medieval Times. I wish such beauty, wouldn't be vandalized, why destroy?
I wondered that too about a well. It's a rare place and senseless to destroy.
Buildings are like anything else if not taken care of they look sad 😢
Sad this place wasn’t kept up after being sold/donated to the city or county or state because it is truly amazing and should have been preserved as a pc of history for the town to have and utilize as a hall for weddings, retreats, & other eve;to as well as for tours this could have been used to generate tons of revenue for its upkeep as well as paid the wages for the many employees who would work here to care for the place and the guests who visited vacationing in its beautiful halls : such a sad end for a beautiful old relic thanks for sharing!
You are welcome. It makes even less sense when you look at the mansions that were preserved for the public.
Strange yet oddly beautiful home. @20:57, that Lawn-Boy mower bag is really out of place...
Thank you. You sometimes find these red herrings lol.
Its a great piece work and history but it looks like the vandals have no sense of worth, when vandals are caught in Sicily we hand out our own justice as we are very proud of our heritage. Interesting and educational. Grazie.
Aha. I did not know this about Sicily. There is so much there to preserve, between Byzantine, Arabic, Roman, Greek, Carthaginian, Norman, Ostrogoth, Phoenicians and so many other cultural heritages. I could see why it is taken so seriously. A beautiful place to be able to live :)
Prego.
Cómo pueden tener esa reliquia botada y en ese estado tan deplorable,y agregar esos malditos grafiteros que más daño le hicieron ,eso es como un patrimonio ,un castillo todo de piedra, que hermoso debió haber sido, no hay autoridades, un presidente ministros , alguen que lo restaure, hasta con los simiento olas puras murallas se vería hermoso , que lástima y de esa familia aristocrática , así distinguida no queda nadie que se preocupe?me impresionó de todos los videos de manciones castillos abandonados este lo encontré lleno de encanto misterio y Hase viajar la mente al pasado,👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Gracias por ver. Estas mansiones son mi pasión. ¡Gracias por venir en el viaje!
Ms. Sanford, did not invent or contributed to motion pictures. In 1890 an artist, and early inventor of the motion movie camera goes to Mr. Mr. Louis Le Prince, who disappeared mysterious, on his way to present his invention. Con Man Edison took the credit for his invention. His documents and invention, also vanished. I strongly believe there was fowl play resulting in his demise. Con Man Edison, was known for stealing ideas from others. You can research it. All true sir. By the way, I enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work.
I'd heard of that disappearance. Edison was a fraud.
Wow what an awesome location.! If only we could find stuff like this but England is pretty over protective of health and safety.
Thanks! I do agree that the kid gloves are on in the UK, though I love exploring in Scotland.
It is a shame, love to live in beautiful stone house!
It really would be a dream, wouldn't it? Thank you for exploring it with us!
Why on earth would the city have wanted it only to leave it to rot? It makes no sense. There had to be a reason they wanted it.
Perhaps there was at one stage, but I haven't heard of any grand plan or first attempt to use it after the last owner's death. It's a waste.
Adore stone structures. What a shame the city didn’t do something before deciding to tear it down.
Including the pictures from the past was wonderful.
Thank you.
I’m almost 70 and health isn’t great. I rely on Urbexers like yourself to let me visit places I won’t see.
If you’re ever close to Gloucester VA, take time to visit Roseville Plantation. It was said to rival the Williamsburg Governours Mansion but was gutted by a fire in early 20thcentury; however the ruins have been preserved.
One day I will be 70 too (I hope) and also rely on a new generation of explorers to show me places. Perhaps ones I once visited in the past, even. I had Roseville mapped as a place to go if I get to VA. You know what I like well!
If you get to Virginia let me know. I might have some other places for you to visit.
Very cool :)
Muy guapo , mi like amigo
Thank you!
It's nothing less than criminal neglect.
I agree. It's a waste, and soon will be the final destruction of irreplaceable history.
At 7:17 if you look up and to the right. Maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me. Or does it look like someone dressed in black is standing there. Creepy!?!!
Aha, I see that now. It could be the ghost of Mister Softee, the Ice Cream truck killer. ^.^
It is built of very rough unshaped stones.
Yes, sort of a field stone approach.
What a shame......these 'castles' are wasting away .
They really are, Juls. There's so few in the US too, it's a shame.
Fascinating, I understand that there are no longer masons that can replicate this ancient style of stonework. I can't recall the name of this style but would like to know what it is.
Hey, Suzan. Great question there. It was built in a faux Norman castle style, after older English fortifications. Most mansions are more ornate and use more brick and less raw field stone. It's a very unique place. We were just in Scotland and did not see a single mansion like this one.
I'm guessing the town would
rather take it down than sell it.
To bad , the town officials should
be ashamed of them self's !
It looks like it's in new England .
Yes, New England and I think that's the current scenario, sadly.
I think we went there once years ago .
It looked so different I almost couldn't
recognize it . Bummer . Great vid !
@@truenorth7553 Thanks! I went some years ago and it lacked the graffiti. The roof caved a good ten years ago or more. It is sad to see it decay.
More like a weeping giant than a stone ruin. Hill House had stood for 80 years and might stand for 80 more. Within, its walls continued upright, bricks met neatly, floors were firm and doors were sensibly shut; silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House, and whatever walked there, walked alone. At least until the city bought it and let it fall into wrack and ruin.
Perfect! You know exactly why I felt it deserved the name.
Best bit of literature on any haunting story. Just amazing, and terrifying!
How very sad that it's not been restored and fallen angels have vandalised this once beautiful place with Graffiti.😢
A few years ago on my first visit there it was almost untouched. How things have changed. Thank you for joining us exploring this lost place.
"...and whatever walked there, walked alone". ---"The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson.
Fitting quote, I like it!
Wasn't the Bucks Family involved in Salem Witch Trials??? Accused of being Witch's?
I know of a Buck family originating from a Capt. Buck in Maine who legends say were from the Salem Witch trials. However I know that they moved to the US after. He is associated with a witch legend about a hanging and a foot marking appearing on his grave as a curse from the witch. You can see the marking today still. I do know of Bucknams from Salem, who could have changed their name too. You never know!
Desertify Urbex: Abandoned Places History Thank you!!!! I just found this that you answered me.
Sad that the city didn't do something with it.
It's a real waste. Was happy to be able to catch it one last time.
Wasn't there an old ghost film called Hill House. Although in that I think it had a haunted lift, could have inspired the film perhaps. Place sounds cursed.
Yes, you're right. there is no real Hill House. I create pseudonyms to protect places from vandalism and arson. and the real story of this place is quite haunting.
So sad. How can we show our children history if we don't save our history?
By the way, awesome commentary!
Thank you Debby! This is a subject that is too late to discuss nationally, as we've lost most of our historic sites. Today I rush from place to place as they are demolished. It keeps me busy, but it's tragic.
All the rotten building woods make the place looks dangerous and creepy. Just put on fire and burns all rotten woods into ashes so the place will look cleaner and clearer
I do think if it is to be saved or used that the wood needs to go and then the structure can be stabilized. I have seen much more far gone houses rebuilt easily in the UK and Ireland.
Also: no wonder people in these types of houses had armies of servants ... all that cleaning and dusting!
The masonry and skill of the men who did it ,give this house a fraction of a chance of savior.the masonry appears solid..this place could be stripped to the masonry,and rebuilt with modern amenity's, plumbing and electrical would be relativerly easy.you could demo this house down to not a scrap of trash or leftover pieces.bulldoze and re grade the exterior.and approach this as a new construction build.we all know the hardships and pain of a remodle or renovation.the poisonous air particles,the smells,the difficulties... You could not experience these things if done the right way.build the new exterior walls against the masonry and attach with brackets and tapcon screws.I think you could put up a vapor\weather barrier between the 2 .and better yet I reallly think that if you left a one inch gap between wood and masonry,that you could spray expanding insulation foam over brackets and all interior masonry and it would conform to the pockets in the masonry and studs and adhere the two together and make a massively strong system acting as a single unit...you could attach lstteral bracing diagonally from floor to ceiling screwed directly onto the studs underneath a 1\2inch sheetrock. I don't think that it would cost any more than a regular new home construction for that area.the mony you save on materials for a comparative brick or stone exterior,you would spoend on prepping,cleaning,and added cost of extra spray foam,as well as unseen expenses.I think they would balance out.and you would actually come out cheaper if you were to try to replicate the same stonework similar to how it is.so you would have that added value .
On a different not its a crime for the city to demolish most or any of it....they should pay the small amount it would cost to shore it up with steel bracing,a few girders ,a little concrete.then clean it all up and remove all the danger.there's no danger from any of that masonry falling with just a few strategic braces.if they don't have budget to rebuild or restore,then stabilize it for cuter generations or prospective visionary's or donors that will.don't be so naive to think you are doing any of your citizens some favor by demolishing it for their own safety.what would the world do without such a thoughtful safety minded government demolishing historic structures,and past history.nobody would live long without their thoughtful intervention.this is exactly what government should never do.they should always on the other hand do what I previously mentioned.they have it all backwards..and whoever lives under this local governments watchful eye and jurisdictions should be taking a long thought of how to redirect it back on coarse in the direction that a correct government should be....its a problem all over america.Europe has a much better grasp on it than us an tends to do the right actions.and they have thousands of years of architectural history,and we act reckless towards our brief and almost non existent history.we should be searching for every bit we can to preserve ....at least beyond the wrecking ball...and basically shore it up or safety improvements and just leave it the hell alone....I would actually rather things to be dangerous for the few brain dead idiots ,put a large sign in front telling of dangers,and leave it the hell alone.let people choose their risk levels(to an extent,without making things dangerous for the smart people that will have to rescue them)govt. Stay involved,but never overly involved .don't let people in power who care not about history and who normally developers,businessmen,or have ties to them ,make decking ball decisions....
Thank you. you seem very knowledgeable on construction and remodeling and have validated my theory that this is preservable and even usable in a new building. The local government keeps attempting to destroy this building, I feel possibly to hide the visible blemish of their mismanagement. They have allotted a significant amount of funds for the demolition, which to me seem more than the cost of preservation. Maybe a deal between friends? The whole thing is a shame and never would have happened in Western Europe as you say.
@@DesertifyUrbex good point with the visible blemish.you might be right on the friends thing to.you would be surprised how many small county's just in the state of Georgia where I'm at,are doing the same thing.they just demolished 4of the best old high school gymnasiums.they had already built replacements for years ago.and the town has a terrible shortage of gyms.my sons basketball team was only allotted one hour every other week.yet they for down the most historic beautiful hardwood floors and wooden bleachers,huge high ceilings from the 30s.in their place they did nothing.no reason to do it.just a field.but the same construction company always seems to win the bid to do the overpriced unnecessary work.I'm best friends with the brother of the owner of the construction co.he spilled the beans on the huge kickbacks and timeshare in Hawaii he gives the city clerk in charge of saying and picking the contract winner.its never even the lowest bid...so its probly happening there.I've been building and remodeling houses for 35 years and I feel pretty confident about my earlier thoughts.especially about shoring it up and cleaning up and making safe for the public maybe a little bulldozer site work and grading.all could be done I'm sure ,even without knowing their demolition costs they have allotted publicity may be the thing that could save it....big publicity...
@@ericgriffinthefirst I have hoped this mansion would be noticed more by historians, and get as you say more publicity. It's part of my reason for recording them, that and of course that they are bulldozed and the record lost. I deal with bids often in my work outside of these videos, and what you're saying sounds about right. the end winner can often be interestingly predictable...
Oh that horrible music you played!! I turned the volume off! 😠
The mansion stone was amazing. I just Loved it.❤
I was almost ready to get out of here when you started showing pictures of what it looked like in its glory day. Just beautiful and so elegant. I can't imagine what caused the house to collapse in on itself. I've seen 200 year old homes stand up better then this one did. What a shame. Losing a lot of history homes.
Thanks for the video. Keep up the good work, but can you change some of your tunes, please?😉
All in all a 👍 from me. Good camera control too. 😁
Hi Sandra. Glad you stuck with it. Some people really loathe music in my videos, and I have slowly turned the levels down. I may do a video or two without to gauge the response. It is honest, constructive feedback like this that keeps me building better videos. If you can stand it, I might rewatch as I talk a lot on the slideshow tour part, especially about the rooms that were once inside. My exploring partner, Thinkmaker, really is a doing an amazing job on the video capture, I will let them know of the kind compliments. Thank you for joining us on this one!