Wow. First of all, NEVER apologize for your own safety. A fascinating explore; trying to figure out the original functions of the rooms, as well as which ones had been divided into smaller patient rooms, was challenging -- so many modifications atop modifications. The higher ceilings in the older part of the house are typical of mid 1800s construction; with double hung windows opened at the bottom and the top, fresh air could enter at the bottom, pulled by the rising hot air to the top of the ceiling where it would exit through the open window at the top -- long before the days of air conditioning. The severe damage to what remains of the original woodwork means there is no hope of restoration, as so many changes have left little else of historic value of the interior. This will eventually collapse, given that its status won't allow demolition; but the construction of the exterior walls seems sound, so I don't think that will happen anytime soon. It reminds me of a creative reuse of such a mansion in Buenos Aires -- a totally destroyed interior, it was gutted, the exterior walls reinforced, and with new plexiglas windows it was filled with water to serve as a local supply -- there were even lights inside it -- quite the sight when illuminated at night. Oh, and those boxes on the wall were probably dumbwaiters -- most efficient way of moving patients meals from the basement kitchen to upper floors.
I just get so sad thinking about how these beautiful huge old homes or whatever someone turned them into have deteriorated. Would love to see pictures of the place before it was turned into a hospital! TFS
The reason so many 1700’s, and 1800’s houses get left to decay, is because the craftsman that built them, are not cheap labor today. And, hard to find lol True story. To keep an old home in good maintained condition, requires a LOT of money...
Not to mention heating those 25ft ceilings, since it's historical u wouldn't b aloud to put in ceiling fans to push the heat down nor would I want to waste that artistic view with drop ceilings. Yuck! Wonder y hospital didn't put those in.
Most 18-19th century mansions had many rooms for a particular reason. The bottom floors were the servants quarters, and for a home this size they would need 30-50 servants, sometimes more. The servants slept, ate, and worked there; basically on call 24/7. (Anyone see Downton Abbey) They not only cleaned and took care of the mansion, they also had to take care of the family; dressing them, feeding them 3 meals a day, etc. The rooms above the main entrance hall were for the family and guest's. The family used the main staircase, with the servants having their own private staircase.
Great explore! Three of the most efficient ways of causing deterioration of a historic home make it into a hospital, nursing home or apartments. The damage is permanent. Thanks so much for sharing your explore, and always be safe.
It’s so sad to see this once beautiful and amazing home left like this.. I love going through this beautiful old homes, thank you Noah for showing it to us..
What an Awsome place .I can just imagine all that beautiful wood work all polished and the floors all waxed and those beautiful huge doors It must have been a real showcase.great video.👍🇺🇸😍😍
Noah, I was glad to see you with a mask and gloves on and was glad you chose safety over going into unsafe rooms. Boots would have been better for your feet, but over-all you did good. Great old majestic dwelling falling into repair is so sad, but I enjoyed your tour, so thanks.
Thanks for another great explore. Loved the original details. I thank you for bringing us along but never put yourself in danger, you are the one going through so you must judge the safety of all explores. Anyone who has issues with that can watch something else.
Wow, what a terrible shame :( Wond were ful job as usual Noah. I love the effort you make to learn about each home's history. Sets you at the he very top. 🙏❤☕
I agree with you, your safety first!! There is nothing I need to see so badly to cause injury at your expense!! The ones that complain about not being able to see everything are probably trolls and don’t care!!! This was a grand find!! I can’t imagine living here, I would be lost everyday just looking for myself!! 😂 Thanks for taking us here!!
Yes, you need to put your safety first always. No one needs to see anything that badly to take an unnecessary risk. Incidentally, the architectural features of that house were stunning! Thank you so much!
The last time I saw this house a couple years ago the gorgeous wood fireplace mantles were all still there. Obviously the owner or somebody else has removed them. That cast iron claw foot bathtub would EASILY sell for at least six thousand because it doesn't require any major refurbishing like typical tubs from the same time frame. I searched for a cast iron claw foot tub for our home for over 2 years and most of them were very rusted out and need major refurbishing. Even the restoration warehouses we visited across Southwestern Ontario left their cast iron tubs outside in the elements for years waiting for someone to purchase them. Also this one didn't even have any damage around the top or gouges/chips missing out of it. One in a million that's for sure.
@@NoahNowhere I wondered about that too Noah. Most likely not the owner and since the tub was moved I suspect maybe they couldn't get it out on their own and down the stairs. Which if it was just scavenger hunters. I'm happy they couldn't get the tub out. They mantels wouldn't sold to a restoration store for a lot of money as it is. I have a small antique wood mantel on the wall facing my bed, I hang extra blankets/quilts on a rod in the space where the fire would have been and I have a TV over the mantel. It made a nice use of a simple wood mantel for the TV, blu-ray and DVR box to sit on vs a cabinet. But I didn't pay hundreds or thousands of dollars for the fireplace mantel I have. Anyway it is sad shame to see that once beautiful home in that state. I really would make a beautiful library or public use building. By chance did you or have you ever tried to count how many layers of paint or wallpaper are some of these old homes? As someone that likes to paint or once use to put up wallpaper, Ive always been curious in these old homes when the paint is peeling. Maybe if you think of it in the next paint peeling home? 🙂
Thank you for the history of this place, very interesting. Such an amazing home. I enjoyed this explore and especially seeing the details and craftsmanship. Thank you Noah! 👍❤️😊
Love that stair banister! Don't apologize for not going in somewhere, only you can judge for yourself what's safe. It's not worth risking injury or your life. Hopefully you always tell someone where you are going and when you are coming back just in case! Be safe!
I have just found your channel. I have subscribed. This beautiful gem of house. It’s ashamed that no one has brought it back to its formal glory. Thank you for sharing.
This is so beautiful ❤️!! I love these historical mansions!! The vintage! & History of it!! That is what makes it so unique! I would love to restore one!!
Wow! That was crazy, that place was so big and such decay!! I bet it was so beautiful in its day! Thank you. And never apologize for choosing safety over adventure, your safety is always first! Take care Noah and always be safe!! 🌝
Hey Noah I’m from England and l love your explorations 💕👏they are brilliant and l 100% agree with you not to take any chances if your in danger of getting hurt , keep exploring and stay safe 💕
Hi Noah. Thank you for braving this lovely but dangerous old house for us. Its such a shame, but unless someone turned it into a hotel it really is too big for a family. That was not a laundry shoot, but a dumbwaiter where the food would be sent up from the kitchen in the basement. Cool feature. Thanks again and always stay safe!
You did great job showing us this old Victorian house. As for you risked your life unnecessarily to the point you had to avoid almost all of it due to decay, In my opinion.It is greatly appreciated!Hats off to you!!!
Greetings from Minnesota! This place is so freaking awesome! It's so very sad they didn't do something more with this grand place! Thanks for going all the way to the top! I was hoping it wouldn't be to decayed to see it 😊 Thanks again for sharing 😊
Thank you for starting with front door. The details are unreal.the ceiling details especially below my mind. So sad to see just what leaving abandon w/o any outside destruction except nature will do.
Thanks for a great explore, Noah! I'm grateful that you always put safety first! This was and incredible find and awesome tour! Thanks so much for making it available to us. Looking forward to your next video. Time for a ko-fi!! Stay safe!
In a situation like this with a building with historical status the owner should be held responsible for allowing the decay of the building. It's unfortunate but a happens a lot with historical buildings, things need to change.
The sad thing is that they do that so that they have control of the remodel. And they also know what it would cost and unless the property values are worth alot most people can't put that type of money back into it. Fixing it up is one thing. Restoring it back to the original would be beyond.
Doesn't America have an organisation like The National Trust in Britain which is able to take ownership of, repair, care for & open some historic buildings to the public? Sometimes the family owning the building is still able to use part of the building & even live there, whilst the rest of the building is open to visitors. Those who have no heirs have the option to leave buildings to the trust. Some of them are sold in order to save more exceptional buildings & some are preserved for the future. We also have an organisation called The Landmark Trust, who preserve buildings of historic interest & cover the costs by renting them out & sometimes open them to the public.
Thats sad that the owner is just letting it sit and go bad. I'm sure they knew when they bought it, it would be expensive to keep it up. I know situations change and maybe they can't afford it now but its still sad
When they purchased it there was no historical designation on the building. They planned to demolish it but once it was designated they had no choice but to leave it standing
@@cravinmoorhead5518 Do you consider Ontario "out west"? Just wondering. I'd have thought you'd consider it mid-west as we do our states around the great lakes.
Hey Noah loved the video it must have been beautiful. When I see that much space going to waste I think about the homeless wishing they could live there.
You are super brave to go through that house I would be too afraid in the condition it’s in and it looks creepy but I’m glad there was another guy there with you
For me, super high ceilings are a waste of space-even for ventilation-it’s still too high. And some of the rooms have weird shapes. One was long and narrow. Couldn’t figure out why and what it was used for. Started to remind me of the Winchester House.
I agree. That's what I hate about so many of the new houses --- huge white spaces that echo and cost the earth to heat or cool. I am a native of New Orleans and grew up in a house built in the mid 1800's. It was a standard house, no mansion, believe me!, but it had eleven foot ceilings with the ceiling light fixtures that depended from chains to the height of about seven feet from the floor. There was a claw foot tub but I was VERY careful climbing in and out of it because it could hurt me in terrible places if I slipped. It was delightfully cool in our super hot and humid climate ( we didn't have A/C ) but in the winter it was hideously cold because no matter how high you turned the gas up it could never heat those high ceilinged rooms. The fireplaces had been blocked up but the mantels were still there. We moved the summer of '66 because Betsy in 1965 had flooded the area and my dad said he'd got sick of constant repairs, etc. Katrina did a total TKO on the house and it was torn down. I still miss it and have fond memories of it.
This house is such a shame. I have noticed that when these beautiful old homes are turned into a hospital or something else for some reason these beautiful places end up like this one. I hate seeing this. Its such a shame.
Great,great video l loved it and want you to do more so don't go getting yourself hurt or killed by not being safe,you showed us as much as you could,l was beginning to worry for your safety on that top level.
Safety first always!! Please don't take a chance with getting hurt - scary floors!! What a cool place Noah! The architecture is beautiful!! I would love to explore that spooky place! Thank you for sharing!! 🕵️♂️👀👻😊
Wow , the amount of lead paint is what probably detoured the smart ones from vandalizing most of the house, hospital. Stay safe, I haven't yet seen an explorer fall through a floor and hope that I never will.
It would be interesting to see the original blueprints for this house, then you'd be able to see the original layout and size of the rooms. When it was converted to a hospital, I imagine many of the large expansive rooms/bedrooms were partitioned into smaller rooms for patients. A home of this stature and prestige would have had large bedrooms and other rooms.
The thing that you described as 'cool' & 'a laundry chute or something', is a 'dumb waiter', which is like a sort of mini-lift/elevator used to transport such things as jugs of hot water, trays of food etc from the basement, where the kitchen would be to the upper floors. It may also have been used for carrying cleaning supplies, buckets of coal & sheets. Hopefully not at the same time as tea trays, though hot food at least would have been covered with metal covers.
It's ridiculous that this house is in such a terrible condition. The monument falls in front of everyone. I'm curious about the reaction of its first owner, this railway station director - what would he say if he saw his probably beloved house, which is about to become a ruin.
grand old place, Nice to see a video of the insides after all these yrs, it has not fared well, have to be care full in there, another explore got locked in an had to call for help to get out. police parole this place too.
Safety first and foremost, without a doubt. We want to keep you around to see more of these. Did a quick search with keywords and found historical documents and photos. Wow! It should be criminal to let historical homes like this go to waste. It could have been salvagable in the early 2000s (although very expensive). Would have made a great bed and breakfast given it's location. I litteraly had goosebumps when you were in the basement. Who says private hospitals also means death and a morgue.
Those mansion's are beautiful, I don't understand why they don't conserve them as historical monuments. Instead of building modern homes that all look the same, we should preserve these treasures of decay. Love your videos hi from Italy Europe. 🐾
More vanishiing heritage. Happening all across this country. Cheaper to put up cheap tacky townhouses/condos that'll last only a few decades at best, but make the developers a tidy sum to put in their pockets. Thanks for the tour, was once a beautiful place. Won't be much longer before that wrecking ball comes.
It's so sad that the property owner is letting it fall into decay like it is right now. You can tell that it has great wood working and structure throughout the whole house. The size of the rooms are impressive too.
Beautiful house that they should of saved, they could of rented rooms out for teaching people to cook, sew and how to read and write. Would of paid for upkeep! 😔
The most likely cause for paint to peel is that when the heat is turned off in the winter? The paint contracts from the freezing temperatures & then expands in the heat of summer to stretch it. Do that for several cycles & the paint losses it’s elasticity & cracks/peels. After several years moisture gets behind the paint to further cause more cracking & decay. Compound the years compounds the decay.
Would be fun to see photos from its glory days as a home.
Wow.
First of all, NEVER apologize for your own safety.
A fascinating explore; trying to figure out the original functions of the rooms, as well as which ones had been divided into smaller patient rooms, was challenging -- so many modifications atop modifications. The higher ceilings in the older part of the house are typical of mid 1800s construction; with double hung windows opened at the bottom and the top, fresh air could enter at the bottom, pulled by the rising hot air to the top of the ceiling where it would exit through the open window at the top -- long before the days of air conditioning.
The severe damage to what remains of the original woodwork means there is no hope of restoration, as so many changes have left little else of historic value of the interior. This will eventually collapse, given that its status won't allow demolition; but the construction of the exterior walls seems sound, so I don't think that will happen anytime soon. It reminds me of a creative reuse of such a mansion in Buenos Aires -- a totally destroyed interior, it was gutted, the exterior walls reinforced, and with new plexiglas windows it was filled with water to serve as a local supply -- there were even lights inside it -- quite the sight when illuminated at night.
Oh, and those boxes on the wall were probably dumbwaiters -- most efficient way of moving patients meals from the basement kitchen to upper floors.
I just get so sad thinking about how these beautiful huge old homes or whatever someone turned them into have deteriorated. Would love to see pictures of the place before it was turned into a hospital! TFS
Yea. It was expensive to build and is still expensive to maintain. Probably got a lot of vandalism throughout the years too. It is a shame.
The reason so many 1700’s, and 1800’s houses get left to decay, is because the craftsman that built them, are not cheap labor today. And, hard to find lol True story. To keep an old home in good maintained condition, requires a LOT of money...
Not to mention heating those 25ft ceilings, since it's historical u wouldn't b aloud to put in ceiling fans to push the heat down nor would I want to waste that artistic view with drop ceilings. Yuck! Wonder y hospital didn't put those in.
Also having to update the power and new plumbing in the whole house.
Nothing the less they should be renovated and be kept in shape they are historical treasures and so stunning
Really cool! The craftsmanship in these homes is unreal. Thank you for the video
Don’t u listen to what stupid people expect u to do never put yourself in danger for anybody your videos r great most of us love them
Thank you Pamela😊
Most 18-19th century mansions had many rooms for a particular reason. The bottom floors were the servants quarters, and for a home this size they would need 30-50 servants, sometimes more. The servants slept, ate, and worked there; basically on call 24/7. (Anyone see Downton Abbey) They not only cleaned and took care of the mansion, they also had to take care of the family; dressing them, feeding them 3 meals a day, etc. The rooms above the main entrance hall were for the family and guest's. The family used the main staircase, with the servants having their own private staircase.
Deneace Reel makes sense with so many rooms
Most of the old mansions I've seen have the servants quarters on the top floor.
Great explore! Three of the most efficient ways of causing deterioration of a historic home make it into a hospital, nursing home or apartments. The damage is permanent. Thanks so much for sharing your explore, and always be safe.
It’s so sad to see this once beautiful and amazing home left like this.. I love going through this beautiful old homes, thank you Noah for showing it to us..
Wow Noah I can only imagine how awesome that house must have been a hundred years ago. Such an epic explore. Thanks so much 👍😃
It's was pretty nice back in the day for sure! Glad you enjoyed!
Yes it must have been lovely when it was built
The drone footage is really appreciated as well. Gives a great perspective! Thanks again, Noah.
What an Awsome place .I can just imagine all that beautiful wood work all polished and the floors all waxed and those beautiful huge doors It must have been a real showcase.great video.👍🇺🇸😍😍
Noah, I was glad to see you with a mask and gloves on and was glad you chose safety over going into unsafe rooms. Boots would have been better for your feet, but over-all you did good. Great old majestic dwelling falling into repair is so sad, but I enjoyed your tour, so thanks.
Thanks for another great explore. Loved the original details. I thank you for bringing us along but never put yourself in danger, you are the one going through so you must judge the safety of all explores. Anyone who has issues with that can watch something else.
I'm glad you enjoyed the explore! And yea, screw anyone that thinks they can judge my safety
Wow, what a terrible shame :( Wond were ful job as usual Noah. I love the effort you make to learn about each home's history. Sets you at the he very top. 🙏❤☕
I agree with you, your safety first!! There is nothing I need to see so badly to cause injury at your expense!! The ones that complain about not being able to see everything are probably trolls and don’t care!!!
This was a grand find!! I can’t imagine living here, I would be lost everyday just looking for myself!! 😂 Thanks for taking us here!!
Yes, you need to put your safety first always. No one needs to see anything that badly to take an unnecessary risk.
Incidentally, the architectural features of that house were stunning! Thank you so much!
The last time I saw this house a couple years ago the gorgeous wood fireplace mantles were all still there. Obviously the owner or somebody else has removed them.
That cast iron claw foot bathtub would EASILY sell for at least six thousand because it doesn't require any major refurbishing like typical tubs from the same time frame.
I searched for a cast iron claw foot tub for our home for over 2 years and most of them were very rusted out and need major refurbishing. Even the restoration warehouses we visited across Southwestern Ontario left their cast iron tubs outside in the elements for years waiting for someone to purchase them.
Also this one didn't even have any damage around the top or gouges/chips missing out of it. One in a million that's for sure.
It's very possible someone came I'm and took parts of the wood, owner or not. I'm suprised they left the tub too. Definitely is worth some big money
@@NoahNowhere I wondered about that too Noah. Most likely not the owner and since the tub was moved I suspect maybe they couldn't get it out on their own and down the stairs. Which if it was just scavenger hunters. I'm happy they couldn't get the tub out. They mantels wouldn't sold to a restoration store for a lot of money as it is.
I have a small antique wood mantel on the wall facing my bed, I hang extra blankets/quilts on a rod in the space where the fire would have been and I have a TV over the mantel. It made a nice use of a simple wood mantel for the TV, blu-ray and DVR box to sit on vs a cabinet. But I didn't pay hundreds or thousands of dollars for the fireplace mantel I have.
Anyway it is sad shame to see that once beautiful home in that state. I really would make a beautiful library or public use building.
By chance did you or have you ever tried to count how many layers of paint or wallpaper are some of these old homes?
As someone that likes to paint or once use to put up wallpaper, Ive always been curious in these old homes when the paint is peeling.
Maybe if you think of it in the next paint peeling home? 🙂
A lot of people are just putting homedepot fiberglass tubs in their homes. Why spend D bucks on a cast iron if you end up selling the house.
@@mayaozen487 Some people never plan on selling. :) We plan to retire and die in our home, a lonnnnng time from now.
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Thank you for the history of this place, very interesting. Such an amazing
home. I enjoyed this explore and especially seeing the details and craftsmanship. Thank you Noah! 👍❤️😊
Staircase is amazing and the details wow
So sad that no one preserved this place. I wish I could see pics from it's hey day.
I love all of the woodwork and crown molding. I would love to see photos of what this home looked like in it’s prime.
Love that stair banister! Don't apologize for not going in somewhere, only you can judge for yourself what's safe. It's not worth risking injury or your life. Hopefully you always tell someone where you are going and when you are coming back just in case! Be safe!
I have just found your channel. I have subscribed. This beautiful gem of house. It’s ashamed that no one has brought it back to its formal glory. Thank you for sharing.
Really enjoyed the historical information in the intro! Great explore. How do these developers get away with allowing these homes to deteriorate?
Its called capital
This is so beautiful ❤️!! I love these historical mansions!! The vintage! & History of it!! That is what makes it so unique! I would love to restore one!!
One thing I noticed that this is the first time that there isn't any signs of furniture and/or hospital items. Totally cleared out.
Wow, really enjoying this one! I love how the captions translate the crunching of debris as "applause" haha. It's the house cheering you on!
I have to say you find the most incredible abandoned houses...I'm hooked
Wow! That was crazy, that place was so big and such decay!! I bet it was so beautiful in its day!
Thank you. And never apologize for choosing safety over adventure, your safety is always first!
Take care Noah and always be safe!!
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This house must have been amazing in its youngger days, I agree with you there are a lot of rooms for one family
Hey Noah
I’m from England and l love your explorations 💕👏they are brilliant and l 100% agree with you not to take any chances if your in danger of getting hurt , keep exploring and stay safe 💕
I wonder if anyone has pics of this place before it was a hospital, sure would be nice to see it when it was beautiful!
Hi Noah. Thank you for braving this lovely but dangerous old house for us. Its such a shame, but unless someone turned it into a hotel it really is too big for a family. That was not a laundry shoot, but a dumbwaiter where the food would be sent up from the kitchen in the basement. Cool feature. Thanks again and always stay safe!
Thanks for the tour, Noah.
I'm glad you enjoyed!
You did great job showing us this old Victorian house. As for you risked your life unnecessarily to the point you had to avoid almost all of it due to decay, In my opinion.It is greatly appreciated!Hats off to you!!!
Thanks Deborah!
@@NoahNowhere your welcome. i watch you and Ethans all the time!
It makes me very sad that it was just left to rot. The wood work is incredible!!!
Love the archs, and curve walls.
Great job! Really appreciate how you take the time to show us all the beautiful details! Thank you.
I love this explore and keep coming back to it. Great job on the backstory
Looked liked a beautiful house in its day! Just left to rot! Such a shame!
Wow ... that place shoud be repaired and preserved and open in public. So much history in it. Better to make it a museum than being demolished...
It's a beautiful old home. Do not listen to trolls. You do what keeps you safe. I do hope someone rescues this grand old lady
Greetings from Minnesota!
This place is so freaking awesome! It's so very sad they didn't do something more with this grand place! Thanks for going all the way to the top! I was hoping it wouldn't be to decayed to see it 😊 Thanks again for sharing 😊
I'm glad you enjoyed Charlene!
And this house had no expenses spared in its original design. Its gorgeous! Great explore Noah!
I'm glad you enjoyed Becky!
Thank you for starting with front door. The details are unreal.the ceiling details especially below my mind. So sad to see just what leaving abandon w/o any outside destruction except nature will do.
Thanks for a great explore, Noah! I'm grateful that you always put safety first! This was and incredible find and awesome tour! Thanks so much for making it available to us. Looking forward to your next video. Time for a ko-fi!! Stay safe!
What an amazing place, absolutely astounding. Great explore Noah. Cheers! 👍🏻👍🏻
I'm glad you enjoyed Simon!
GREAT intro on this one and great drone footage! I'm surprised you went through that whole basement, it was so creepy
In a situation like this with a building with historical status the owner should be held responsible for allowing the decay of the building.
It's unfortunate but a happens a lot with historical buildings, things need to change.
ARednecksLife I was thinking the same thing.
It happens way to often for sure!
The sad thing is that they do that so that they have control of the remodel. And they also know what it would cost and unless the property values are worth alot most people can't put that type of money back into it. Fixing it up is one thing. Restoring it back to the original would be beyond.
We agree. It’s such a shame to see it just deteriorate.
Doesn't America have an organisation like The National Trust in Britain which is able to take ownership of, repair, care for & open some historic buildings to the public? Sometimes the family owning the building is still able to use part of the building & even live there, whilst the rest of the building is open to visitors. Those who have no heirs have the option to leave buildings to the trust. Some of them are sold in order to save more exceptional buildings & some are preserved for the future. We also have an organisation called The Landmark Trust, who preserve buildings of historic interest & cover the costs by renting them out & sometimes open them to the public.
Imagine what this looked like in its heyday 🤩 Amazing wood and plaster work. I wonder if the top floor was servants’ quarters? Please stay safe!
Glad you didn't fall in. 😀 Really loved the Tudor style beams in the main floor.
Thats sad that the owner is just letting it sit and go bad. I'm sure they knew when they bought it, it would be expensive to keep it up. I know situations change and maybe they can't afford it now but its still sad
When they purchased it there was no historical designation on the building. They planned to demolish it but once it was designated they had no choice but to leave it standing
This building is not worth saving. With all the asbestos plainly seen, nobody would want to even touch it.
@@mayaozen487 people remove asbestos all the time in house renos.
@@mayaozen487 is the frame red wood a lot of old homes out west used much red wood I salvage all i find never destroy old timber
@@cravinmoorhead5518 Do you consider Ontario "out west"? Just wondering. I'd have thought you'd consider it mid-west as we do our states around the great lakes.
Hey Noah loved the video it must have been beautiful. When I see that much space going to waste I think about the homeless wishing they could live there.
Oh my, loved this one. Thank you
I'm glad you enjoyed!
Remarkably beautiful! ❤
So sad to see this gorgeous old mansion rotting away, I love the old woodwork and ceilings.
So beautiful. Great researching and story telling. Excellent video !!!
You are super brave to go through that house I would be too afraid in the condition it’s in and it looks creepy but I’m glad there was another guy there with you
For me, super high ceilings are a waste of space-even for ventilation-it’s still too high. And some of the rooms have weird shapes. One was long and narrow. Couldn’t figure out why and what it was used for. Started to remind me of the Winchester House.
I agree. That's what I hate about so many of the new houses --- huge white spaces that echo and cost the earth to heat or cool.
I am a native of New Orleans and grew up in a house built in the mid 1800's. It was a standard house, no mansion, believe me!, but it had eleven foot ceilings with the ceiling light fixtures that depended from chains to the height of about seven feet from the floor.
There was a claw foot tub but I was VERY careful climbing in and out of it because it could hurt me in terrible places if I slipped.
It was delightfully cool in our super hot and humid climate ( we didn't have A/C ) but in the winter it was hideously cold because no matter how high you turned the gas up it could never heat those high ceilinged rooms.
The fireplaces had been blocked up but the mantels were still there.
We moved the summer of '66 because Betsy in 1965 had flooded the area and my dad said he'd got sick of constant repairs, etc.
Katrina did a total TKO on the house and it was torn down.
I still miss it and have fond memories of it.
This house is such a shame. I have noticed that when these beautiful old homes are turned into a hospital or something else for some reason these beautiful places end up like this one. I hate seeing this. Its such a shame.
Great,great video l loved it and want you to do more so don't go getting yourself hurt or killed by not being safe,you showed us as much as you could,l was beginning to worry for your safety on that top level.
Safety first always!! Please don't take a chance with getting hurt - scary floors!! What a cool place Noah! The architecture is beautiful!! I would love to explore that spooky place! Thank you for sharing!! 🕵️♂️👀👻😊
Wow , the amount of lead paint is what probably detoured the smart ones from vandalizing most of the house, hospital. Stay safe, I haven't yet seen an explorer fall through a floor and hope that I never will.
Wow what an extraordinary building. What a shame it's in such bad shape,,, Awesome video Noah!
It would be interesting to see the original blueprints for this house, then you'd be able to see the original layout and size of the rooms. When it was converted to a hospital, I imagine many of the large expansive rooms/bedrooms were partitioned into smaller rooms for patients. A home of this stature and prestige would have had large bedrooms and other rooms.
So sad to see something so beautiful be destroyed. I would love to see what it did look like. Someone did love it at one time.
Those walls could only what would they say wow this is absolutely 💜
Some grand rooms there. Would have been most impressive back in the day. Thankyou for showing us the fading glory.
This is when people took pride in what they built and crafted
Even in its current state, this house is astonishingly beautiful. My heart is breaking!
Awesome find, Noah! 😊
Thanks!
Very beautiful front door.
Beautiful house👍
The thing that you described as 'cool' & 'a laundry chute or something', is a 'dumb waiter', which is like a sort of mini-lift/elevator used to transport such things as jugs of hot water, trays of food etc from the basement, where the kitchen would be to the upper floors. It may also have been used for carrying cleaning supplies, buckets of coal & sheets. Hopefully not at the same time as tea trays, though hot food at least would have been covered with metal covers.
Wow what a place. A shame it‘s been vacant for so long.
At one time it must have been beautiful and grand!
It's ridiculous that this house is in such a terrible condition. The monument falls in front of everyone.
I'm curious about the reaction of its first owner, this railway station director - what would he say if he saw his probably beloved house, which is about to become a ruin.
Thanks for showing us this place, its a shame its being left to rot. ALWAYS STAY SAFE. SCREW ANYBODY WHO BITCHES YOU OUT FOR NOT GOING IN A ROOM.
I've driven past this place before
Beautiful place. The owners should be fined for letting it deteriorate like that
Get the owners out of the grave. - Tell them to fix their house full of asbestos.
The owners should be fined? The owners can do what they want with it. Let me guess🤔..... Democrat?
grand old place, Nice to see a video of the insides after all these yrs, it has not fared well, have to be care full in there, another explore got locked in an had to call for help to get out. police parole this place too.
Beautiful house. Thank you so much for the tour. Safety 1st then teamwork. Lol bye for now.
What A Grand Old Mansion, & Not Many Bathrooms...
Yep! When the roof goes, that it!
Safety first and foremost, without a doubt. We want to keep you around to see more of these. Did a quick search with keywords and found historical documents and photos. Wow! It should be criminal to let historical homes like this go to waste. It could have been salvagable in the early 2000s (although very expensive). Would have made a great bed and breakfast given it's location. I litteraly had goosebumps when you were in the basement. Who says private hospitals also means death and a morgue.
Those mansion's are beautiful, I don't understand why they don't conserve them as historical monuments.
Instead of building modern homes that all look the same, we should preserve these treasures of decay.
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I can’t even imagine what it would have cost to furnish this place when there was people living there, it must have been beautiful.
I can see there were many grand parties there when it was lived in
Thanks so much! Such a cool old place! I think that box with buttons is a dumb waiter! Glad to see you had on masks & gloves
That lift you saw is called a dumb waiter. It moved food from level to level.
Very sad a beautiful old building x
Incredible!!
More vanishiing heritage. Happening all across this country. Cheaper to put up cheap tacky townhouses/condos that'll last only a few decades at best, but make the developers a tidy sum to put in their pockets. Thanks for the tour, was once a beautiful place. Won't be much longer before that wrecking ball comes.
Sad I missed this live
Don't hurt your self, stay safe please!
It's so sad that the property owner is letting it fall into decay like it is right now. You can tell that it has great wood working and structure throughout the whole house. The size of the rooms are impressive too.
Thanks a lot !
Beautiful house that they should of saved, they could of rented rooms out for teaching people to cook, sew and how to read and write. Would of paid for upkeep! 😔
You got the ideas, which seem good. Go ahead and put the money to buy it and make your dream come true.
Why does paint only peel when people are no longer around? 🤔
The most likely cause for paint to peel is that when the heat is turned off in the winter? The paint contracts from the freezing temperatures & then expands in the heat of summer to stretch it. Do that for several cycles & the paint losses it’s elasticity & cracks/peels. After several years moisture gets behind the paint to further cause more cracking & decay. Compound the years compounds the decay.
It's got lead in it.