ABANDONED TENNESSEE MANSION! Owned by a corrupt politicion/Banker!
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I was just talking about this house the other day!!! I grew up in Oak Ridge TN always saw this house at the top of the hill over the water, I was always so amazed! My old landlords ended up building a house on the property Jake butcher owned! When I saw it up close I fell in love! I was always scared to go inside because I heard ghost stories growing up & people like staying in the house also it's not mine😂 but I did get a up close look.. it's such a work of art! It's so sad to me no one has taken this house on as a serious project! I know if I had the money I would! I live in FL no so I don't get to see it anymore.. Thanks for taking me inside with you! I LOVED it!
Thanks for watching Im glad you enjoyed it.
That would make a nice home. Shame houses like that and homeless on the streets. Great video my friend
Just call me Ray Ray!! The Explorer Aman
true......nice house get the homeless in
butterfly lover they are gonna destroy it ...are you kidding me! They'll make it into a shooting gallery😲
I grew up in Clinton, and I was in the same class a Jake's daughter, Scarlet. We graduated in 1983, and had our graduation party here. It was beautiful, I hate to see it in such disrepair.
“All the money in the world but none of it was real” is an incredibly simple yet perfect way to explain bank fraud haha
The candle wax means they could not buy a flashlight.
Chris Summers - yeah. I think it was someone in there with a candle doing their lil satanic stuff. Just walking around with it.
Exploring with Nick looked like a beautiful house at one time.
Kara Middleton LMAO
Why do people get so much pleasure out of destroying things? Just leave things be. No need to vandalize.
Most humans are just out of the mud. Only about 15% have enough brain cells to think critically.
Hell, 85% belong to the religious cults and believe invisible imaginary heroes and villains with super powers actually *exist!*
People molest, rape, rob, torture and murder each other by the millions every year. What's a little property destruction by comparison?
@@t4705mb6 nothing to compare. petty crimes like vandalism should be just as punishable as any other crime. sure its not as bad as murder etc, but its still inexcusable.
I, too, remember the "Butcher" days in banking. I had just began my banking career that lasted almost 30 years. It changed the banking industry in Tennessee forever. The days of "good ole boys" banking were over in Tennessee. BUT LET'S NOT FORGET....Jake was not alone in this story. His brother, C.H. Butcher, their friend Jesse Barr and MANY more that were also involved in this mess. And as a matter of fact, from the things I remember, Jake appeared to be the lesser of the evils.
However, there is still no excuse for their actions.
You had me at 'God bless', on many forums, it is a rarity. Love your work, thank you so very much.
stumbled upon this video in the recommended section (I have no clue how it got there as I never watch these types of videos on youtube) and you have easily become one of my favorite channels I have found! You can tell you truly respect the places you go into.
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I'm here because James (Fam) Andrew you are driving down a road at 3am. Now subscribed. Thanks for helping James .
So sad to see beautiful homes like this, abandoned.
I went to high school with Maria Butcher during all of that. I can tell you stories I heard about parties there. Of course, *I* never attended any of them - I didn't run in those circles, living in a trailer park and all. But they talked about it a lot in front of us peons.
People can be so good at spending other people's money. Makes you a lot angrier when you stop and think "Hey ! That's MY money that's rotting away"! Worse part is you never got to enjoy it!
I know my sister stole my will money by making a false will up, on fathers death bed ,making sure i got none of mum dad's original will done for me......also Gordon Brown took 40 percent..... in inheritance tax...."2small homes....... promised me by my mum and dad........ were ceased by treasurer Gordon Brown........ friend of The Mccanns and saw fathers solicitor braithwites of Londontelephone no on Kate Mccanns mobile phonein tv footage......meaning she collected rent....... if not the 2 properties...... instead of me I need the money myself.....really as am disabled ......and it should have been for my coeliac disease, and Hyrschsprungs disease to get me prper medical attentions and help........ instead of live poor......... these mccanns ......not only left their poor child alone...... to eat out........ but they took money of us all........in cruel unfair grave robbing taxation...... in vile sneaky ways........... as God is my judge every word of this ....... the cruel evil truth...... of what these scum bags have done unto me!!! God will have His Vengeance in the end and will repay the thiefs extortioners murderers lying under oath!!!!!
You have to be good at stealing it in order to spend it.
ALL bankers steal - it's their profession for millennia.
What a great property, but a shame that it is going down hill.
Stellar exploration! "This is where all treadmills end up, in the basement covered in dust." That's pure poetry. I like your nonchalant style of presentation, brother. Thanks for your hard work!
such a shame to see a beautiful place go to ruins. it would make a beautiful bed and breakfast or retreat. so much potential going to loss.
The neighbors do not want it turned into a business due to narrow road and increased traffic.
what a beautiful home and what an unfortunate waste.
I can imagine myself living there. The yard and that beautiful fence reminds me of home. It's just a shame that this property was acquired with ill gotten gains. What a waste.
I'm in Nashville. I'm retired military. I'd love to join on some tours. I'm huge on paranormal, exploring. Etc. Love watching these videos. The state prison is where I'm wanting to go.
If its made like gone with the wind go with that and use it for weddings and events. i'm sure it could make money like a business. turn it into a wedding destination.
It was used for weddings until the mold issue made it inhabitable.
Water is the worst enemy of old, vacant structures.
what a shame its just sitting there rotting :(
what a gorgeous house. even if gutted some. Are there any honest politicians? they are live a high class life, out of our tax's..
ndog2005 embarrassed to be from TN hour from here. Bad filming and editing. Could have been good video.
I'm kind of surprised to see the metal roof on an older home, he must have been cutting edge. Such a waste. Thanks for the video and I appreciate you explaining things while you go!
wow So sad to see a place like that fall apart. Thanks for the tour.
The house must have been lovely in it's heyday. thank you for sharing.
Very nice explore! Very informative! Sad that the state of the house has deteriorated since your last visit.
I remember when Jake Butcher ran for governor! I was little but I remember he had long side burns and they ran commercials all the time. His opponent would say "Don't let Jake 'butcher' Tennessee!"
I've always been intrigued by this house and the story behind it. I actually work with 2 people that live in the little neighborhood back behind the old mansion. They live next door to each other. It's really a shame nobody's don't anything with the house...
TennesseeMatt from Tn too. Never heard of this can you tell me more?
FollowYourDreams google "Whirlwind Mansion". A lady did a blog about this house back in 2012. Lots of interesting information about it. I'm from Knoxville/Oak Ridge as well. I grew up admiring this property. In the 90's a developer purchased the property, divided and sold off the land. That is when they built the houses around it. I was crushed to look over river and see all the construction. It was so beautiful. He divided the house into 5 apartments/condos. He did rent them out but the tenants complained of unusual high utility bills. They quickly became impossible to rent. The house is now owned by the bank. It's currently for sale. The parts of the house where you see framing only is where the mold took over. Within the last few years they have removed the sheetrock and wood floors. They can't very well ask for 1.2 million with all that mold growing. They have lowered the price to 799,900.00. Like he said in the video, it is too expensive to maintain monthly. Very sad to see it in such disarray.
Love This Mansion!!!! Beautiful....Really Hope It Is Restored And Brought Back To The Way It Was👱
people purchased it and are redoing it.. not abandoned
Wow. Strange that it hasn’t been destroyed after all this time. Also strange that things like that painting are still there. Soon I guess it will be too late to save this beautiful building.
I'm so glad to see someone doing this where I'm from. This is so cool! I love these kinds of videos!!!
the "giant curtain rods" are the foot rests for the bar.
Knoxville world's fair was the first world fair that didn't lose money. It made a profit for the city. The area where the park was built was really run down. There a really nice park that there now. There also a small convention center and hotel at that location. I think the world's fair was a plus for the community not really that negative. If you had seen this area before the fair I think you would agree.
The jewellery is a piece off the chandelier lol
LOL yea it was a failed attempt at a joke.
Listen to the variety of birds in the background!! You are in a haven! There are not many places where you can find such an enormous variety of birds. Cool place, though. 😆
Endorphika Morphika TN rocks! Bust still has dirty crooks like. Everywhere does. If haven't visited TN highly recommend.
Wow! This mansion is fancier, bigger and has more amenities than the Malibu beachfront mansion some channel on the west coast explored! The South lives better than the west coast wannabes...lol
That blue sink and toilet are a horror.
Mary Rodger I liked the blue. LOL. Tacky but pretty. Didn't fit in with the rest of the decor. White fixtures bore me.
Karen Walling
Nice video,thanks. There is nothing there in "disrepair". That would mean the house was collapsing on itself to be called "disrepair". Not bad shape for as long as it's been abandoned. The 70's was the last decade when houses were built with QUALITY materials to last. Had it been built in the 80's, it would be in a lot worse condition.
My dad lives just down the road from there. I've passed by that place 100s of times. Jake Butcher's daughter Scarlett is about same age as my older sister. In the town, Jake Butcher built this ugly monstrosity of a bank building right across the street from the old stately courthouse building. Its giant hulking bulk totally overshadowed the courthouse and the architectural styles totally clashed. That bank is the ugliest thing ever to be built in that town to this day. Soon after they built this hideous bank, Jake went to jail.
BendyBus Song I live hour from there in Tn never heard of this so your info is a lot of help. Ty.
Damn, no valuables left for me to steal !
Just FYI ... Knoxville to my knowledge is not paying off any World's Fair Debt. In fact during the fair they actually burned the bank note. World's Fairs are not designed to make money, but in the case of Knoxville's attempt, the debts were paid off. That's not to say that the city hasn't incurred debt on efforts to revitalize the site, which before the fair was a dilapidated rail yard between downtown and the UT Campus.
its sad to see these houses like this. this video was better then the first, better lighting makes a big difference.
So interesting to me. The history of places like this and all the shit that happened in each room. Wild stuff.
i live 5 miles from jakes old place --went to jr high in clinton tn ..with two of his kids ..both girls back in mid 70's
I'm actually from Anderson County and have lived in Knoxville for the last 40 years but I still drive by the old Butcher Mansion (Whirlwind). I have always been interested in that place. My step dad actually knew Jake Butcher and the family was saddened to see the rise and fall of such a beautiful home. But, when you do wrong it always catches up to you. It's just a shame that it is just sitting there decaying away. I really love what you do keep up the good work !!
It's a shame such beautiful building just decaying over time :-(
Awesome video bud, love all your content.
Heather is a beautiful lady, you guys are great together. Love her laugh :-)
Agreed. It's so crazy how many memories were created in this ghost house. History is wild.
Quite a house in Tennessee, however, Illinois has the record for corrupt politicians. Illinois is the only state to have a Governor sent to prison and there have now been THREE (one still serving his 14 year sentence). Illinois also has the great city of Chicago which has had several politicians sentenced to prison terms for a variety of reasons, most recently, Jesse Jackson Jr. and a long, long, long list of others.
Great video!! Very interesting backstory of this mansion.
The energy is very cold.
This house could have been a beautiful thing but it's just gone now that's very very very very sad.!😭😭
Good Sir your videos are prime. Just moved to the area and they have, by far, been the best tour guide I've come across. (for my sort of fascinations.) You should branch out and start an abandoned property tour group, networking your talent would do you well.
I remember Jake Butcher and his campaign slogan " Jake in '78". Actually my baby brother was named after his father Jake and Jake Butcher. Rumors had it that there was a pond on Cecil Butcher's property that the Butcher family hid millions of dollars in gold coins. I remember when authorities came out and drained that pond. My little brother's father Jake Nicley of Luttrell Tn helped with Jake Butcher's campaign. I will never forget meeting Jake Butcher in Halls at the IGA owner by his supporter Mr. Allen Cocker. Mr. Butcher shook my hand and at the age of 13 I knew not to trust him. Do not misunderstand he was very charming but there was a look in his eyes. My father always said if a man's eyes are shifty never trust him or any politician. Jake Butcher ended up being a slumlord in Maynardville Tn.
I love your channel! Very interesting and sad to see such buildings gone to waste
I would hate to live in a house that big.It would give me anxiety everyday!
Truth to tell, for the amount of time house the house has been empty and what with it being so accessible I'm surprised the vandalism hasn't been much worse. What a beautiful house and so is the setting. I'm not an expert but I suspect the mansion it's not yet at but not far from the point where it won't be worth the time and expense of fixing up. I hope someone will salvage more of the woodwork and other usable fixtures and fittings. Looks like some work is being done on the lawn and shrubs. Maybe odd but I think it would be fascinating to live by a deserted house and to watch it being gradually reclaimed by nature but it would be better that the house be occupied and enjoyed and cared for.
Sad only overshadowed by the greed that cased it all.
Beautiful old house John. Say hello to Heather and family. Good to have company on your adventures sometimes 🇦🇺
Why do you keep pointing the camera downward? just askin.
All so moving the camera to fast makes you dizzy after a while watching it....
Shame some rich person wouldnt come by and fall in love with the place and restore it. People will vandalize it more and more. Good video.
IT was purchased by a wealthy couple after lost by the Butchers. They found it way too expensive for the upkeep. The banks remodeled and made it into condos, but renters said the heat/a.c. bills were more than their rent. Bankers wanted to turn it into a home for senior citizens, but neighbors protested because of the narrow road leading there and an influx of traffic. About 10 years ago, mold became the overriding issue. Water and time produce mold and it would be millions to remove it properly. People who have dealt with that property testify that it is haunted and cursed because of the way the Butchers cheated the city of Knoxville and its residents. Jake went from bank to bank taking out loans to pay for their lifestyle while he charged the food for the parties and did not pay the stores afterwards. He rarely paid his hired help as well. He should have rotted in jail, but spent his time is a "country-club" prison. Both he and his brother deserve whatever the good Lord decides is their fate now that they are both dead.
As a person that started a transportation museum from $0.00, I see great potentials for people to acquire places like this, get grants and donations (and volunteer labor) to restore such places (let homeless volunteers that help stay there while restoring it); and turning it into a tourist attraction or museum, or a hotel or ???? You could do well acquiring these places you find and partnering with someone to do something with them.
All were tried years ago. Main problem is the road leading to the place. Won't hold more traffic and is not zoned commercial. Neighbors have fought all attempts to turn it into a business as that would affect their daily lives. House is full of mold now and would take millions to resolve.
amazing what money can buy! would love to see pics of the place when it was in its prime - and fully furnished .
Do research. There is tons of info on that house. Search author Sandra Lea, she wrote a book about it. She passed away a few years ago.
Amazing what no money can buy ~ :(
I live in Nashville Tennessee all my life. I love Tennessee. I used to live in Knoxville and I never knew about this place thank you for the video
This was cool, i love seeing old abandoned mansions!
at the 9:04 mark you picked up an EVP !!! You can hear a whisper loud and clear and it's not you voice or anyone elses . Listen carefully
I listened with headphones and did hear the muttering of a female voice but it sounded like it was the lady he was already talking to muttering something as he left the bathroom into the hall. Maybe I missed it.
Oh my god
"Oh my gosh"
His female guest said it just off screen.
Wow! That's an amazing home! Too bad people cannot respect the property as it was left. Thank you for sharing and looking forward for more of your videos.
Jake Butcher was a high rolla 😂 livin' the dream
Such a tragedy when greed consumes people. What a majestic piece of architecture left to rot. Breaks my heart.
The "jewelry" belongs to a chandelier.
WOW!! I can remember my Dad talking about him in the 1980's when I was growing up in Knoxville as a kid. My dad was a plumber. He did A LOT of plumbing in Knoxville in 1980's & 90's...
In about 1985, I was at that house to purchase a horse from the man who purchased the house from the court for very little, after Butcher went to jail. The family only used part of the house (because it was so large.)
I'm a Chattanooga native and I remember the man's name. OMG!
East Tennesseans will curse the name Jake Butcher for all time to come.
I found this video quite interesting and I enjoy the observations and comments you make. I just don't understand how any property can just sit vacant for so long. Love watching your videos.
Cool video!! Huge house! A renovators dream!
Back in the 70's and 80's in order for it to be called a estate for lower taxes it needed to have a tennis and basketball court . To get the tax break.
Hold camera up eye level when walking around. Got dizzy cause it was moving on floor. Otherwise, good job.
You should have gone upstairs one last time, just to chronicle it all in one video. (yes I know you have a link from a previous video). I think it would have been neat to see if anything changed, plus you had better lighting and equipment now, and you had exploring companions, so it would have been a nice addition to this video. You could have taken your time and looked around one last time. Would be pointless to go back and do a video for just the upstairs now.
Todd, I subscribed to your channel. The description sounds very intriguing looking forward to watching your content. Hope you check and like mine and maybe sub to my channel ;-)
There were cars driving by,so he needed to finish his video and leave.
I think he did a great job,especially the historical explanation.
I went to a concert at C H Butcher Senior's farm back in the early '70's...The group "Alabama" flew in and performed...
How do you get to go in? Do u have a connection or you just go for it?
It would be so much better if u didn't shut the camera off from room to room. I really prefer seeing the entire layout. Also...if people have tried to live there since Butcher (I think that's his name), then the papers and such was probably theirs not Butcher's.
I love the big painting!
0:1 lol that guy in the background was hilarious XD
LOL he is a nut.
good vid~ respectful southern gent! my eyes are buggin tho, seeing all that art, wood, fixtures and salvageable materials... y'know its going to continue to get vandalized :(
Added this to my Adventures playlist to show support ! Thanks so very much for coming to my 1st Live buddie... I appreciate you! Peace, Harmony
Wow . 25k a month ??? That sounds a lil too high . But can definitely see it bring costly . It’s a beautiful place !! Thanks fir sharing . It’s sooo sad seeing it in that condition
Place is FABULOUS!!! Too bad no one living there, sad.
umm bro the house you explored is being used for satanic or regular rituals for ghost . thats why the pentagram and red wax was there
I'm a new subscriber. I've seen a few of your other videos, but have never subscribed until now. By the way Heather is cute, I am assuming she is your wife, kudos to you. Keep these urban exploring videos coming, nice work.
I believe that wax on the floor could be someone going in at night but instead of using a flashlight they used a candle....
I'm from East Tennessee...I remember Jake Butcher very well and his bid for governor.
I hear EVPs often so much better when I slow the audio speed down to 0.5. You can change the speed in the settings option in the lower right corner of the screen. These are good examples of EVPs heard much better at the 0.5 audio speed. Especial the first one at 3:00. I hear "Beat'em!" at 3:00. "Hey,there" at 3:32. "Had a lot of money." at 4:05. "Who are you?!" at 5:52. "Hey!" at 6:04. You might find it hard to hear the EVP at 6:18. I hear "Who is it?!" I only hear it when I slow the audio speed down. Thank you for sharing. That was fun.
I'd heard it had a bowling alley in it... but I guess not after seeing your video. awesome place, thanks for being brave enough to go!!
"Look at the beautiful architecture." *pans across "fuck satan" on the wall* i lol'd
My Mother Rebecca Sutton Tweed used to date Jake Butcher. That was back in the 1950's when he was driving gasoline trucks. I met him about the time of the World's Fair in 1982. It was Jake's brother that was the crooked banker more than Jake.
That table was not there before. A lot more destruction. So sad would love to see that place be used not abused!!!
The rooms are soooooo big.. Those stupid kids. Kids that destroy don't turn out very well.. The ceilings are too low. Thank you for the tour.. great video. God bless you and your family too....
I remember him & the scandal.
Debt was paid off in 2007. Sandra Lea's "Whirlwind: The Butcher Banking Scandal" can be purchased on Amazon. The house was divided into apartments that were rented out for a time. Others have tried to remodel and live there.
Not that it matters,I don't think that house has been abandoned since the 80's at all. maybe since late 90's 2000's. The reason I come to conclusion is because of the pool cover. I used to install those covers for wealthy people..did it for about 15 years. even though that pool looks like shit...that cover is a Macco freeform mesh cover with reinforcements on the corners. They didn't have thoughs in the 80's. and its in pretty good condition and worth about 4000 dollars. And I'm betting the anchors are brass.
Well you are partially correct there has been attempts at using the home and it is maintained by a bank still.
Wiki said paroled in 1992 and lives outside Atlanta working for Toyota Vince worth $38 million. Just what read in wiki.
He that was also sent to state prison for fraud paroled 93!died 2002. Sorry hour away first I have heard this so digging deeper.
There is a tunnel from the main house to the house where is wife’s parents lived. Also I dated a girl that lived there in the 2000s with her grand parents. I have been in that house with they lived there got lost a couple times trying to find the passage way. The old man would never tells where it was located
The candle wax around the house is a spiritual candle ceremony called hoodoo candle magic. It has alot to do with casting spells and some how them doing that with the wax tells them if the spell will be a success or not.