So interesting seeing these old, abandoned houses. You wonder who lived there. What their lives were like. Did they pass away and the house was left to rot? These abandoned videos are a reminder to me of how short our lives are for some reason.
Passed away in I'm guessing the early 70s. Nothing in there (beyond what the squatters put there) is indicative of living there beyond the later 60s early 70s. Someone obviously owns the property but just waiting for an appropriate sale time. It's obvious that it's an area with no viable employment opportunities and too far from a town
Another awesome video Brent! Thank you for sharing my book on your channel! I truly appreciate you! I had been watching you for a few years before I wrote that novel and you did indeed inspire it! I wanted a serious explorer in my story, which you are. I’m a forever fan! Thanks again! Your explorations are always amazing!
Loved this one. I actually found it more charming than creepy. The woodwork is gorgeous and the newspaper ads character and history. Great find. Thanks Brent!
Very interesting. Probably a lot lighter inside when there wasn’t as many trees around and the windows not covered. Loved the woodwork despite it being so dark and the bed frame was once magnificent. Didn’t look like any indoor plumbing that I could see. Guessing there was an long decayed outhouse nearby. Sometimes seems unreal how things were so different just 100 years ago. Thanks for bringing us along!
Hi Brent, I became more curious about the house as your video progressed. The interior shots of the horizontal wood boards, original bead board, wood work and newspaper batting in the walls gave me the impression it was built in the late 1800 or early 1900's. The back shed could have been the outhouse and a woodshed. The windows had no locks and at that age, probably operated with weights. Original electrical and plumbing weren't spotted by my eye; but electricity ran the radio even though no outlets were visible (to me) in other rooms or upstairs. The bed spring upstairs had a date, maybe 1884? My curiosity peaked when the building seemed unaffected by frost heaving. All the doors worked, but more revealing, the fitted woodwork was intact. In your video I tried to spy a foundation, but all I could see were cedar clapboards against the ground. I know you couldn't find a cellar. Even the roof line/ ridge pole was straight, so it must be sitting on a stone foundation (laid deep, with no interior cellar space?). There was a crate or box built under the staircase, it piqued my imagination. I particularly enjoy these types of homes. They reveal so much about our history. Because of the fancy woodwork, I wondered if the original building was the start of a planned, larger home which was not built. So often in that day houses were constructed so as to allow expansion as family (and hopefully money) grew. Great explore, Brent. Thanks! 👍🙏💖
Yes for sure there was electrical wiring, tacked on top of the walls along with the round ball shape switches and long twisty drop ligh fixtures. Someone tore it all out. No plumbing either
@@RetroCaptain Hi! Your eyes are better than mine, lol! I couldn't see any switches, outlets, plugs, evidence of lighting fixtures or even an outside power entrance/lines. I thought perhaps the radio was run off of a battery given the date. I thought I saw one at 5:46, but it turned out to be a picture in the old newspaper, ha ha! almost had me fooled. I wish Brent had shown the ceilings and also the end of the radio cord, to see if it had a plug on it. Anyway, these are great fun. I love trying to figure out the age, construction and details about a building. Thanks for dropping me a reply. If you see electrical in the building, let me know the time stamp please, so I can take a look as well. It sure puzzled me. I think I've looked at this video 6 or 7 times! See you later, Retro! Almost forgot, it's Christmas Eve, Merry Christmas!
I think the newspapers were used behind the wallpaper so the shiplap lines wouldn't show thru so much and was cheaper than kraft paper or tar paper...I was amazed to see the original windows unsmashed! Awesome place 🤗
Imagine finding a house that’s not vandalized or trashed…just time has taken it’s toll! I guess the room with the BBQ was the kitchen/dining room No bathroom..guess it was outside Great find as always and take care ❤️🍁🇨🇦
Top explore. I often enjoy these smaller, but characterful ones the most. Newspaper was quite often used at the time and provided a cheap & smooth base for application of the wallpaper - minimal insulation value unless many sheets. Perhaps the 1907/'08 paper was the construction date, with another room not being papered until funds or the need was there later on, hence 1919 paper. I wonder if 'The Canadian Farmer' has been digitised anywhere, perhaps not. The fellas of the Ontario Cattle Breeders' Association posing for their photo certainly might not have guessed that they'd live again across the world 113 years later due to a combo of being used as wallpaper backing and our 21st century fascination with the abandoned.
At 6:25 or so... My guess would be that the shiplap was papered over with newspaper as a substitute for wallpaper and the actual wallpaper or kraft paper covered that at a later date. A poor man's compromise between style and economy. We had newspaper tucked into eaves for insulation on our home (late 1940's) and they bundled the entire edition up there, not individual pages. Most dated from the early 50's. It is interesting to leaf through as it reminds you how much has changed and how simpler times and people were. Dunno, JMO. Thanks for the upload.
This is such a cool explore, Brent! This place reminds me of my grandparent's house. It was made in the 1870s---still standing---out of logs. Somewhere down the line they put up wallpaper on the inside and siding on the outside to make it look more modern. The siding is coming off, revealing the wood underneath. The wallpaper is coming off in sections in the upstairs portion of the house. It hasn't been lived in for around fifteen years, when my grandfather passed. Oh! By the way, the wallpaper on the wall was used as a form of insulation in older homes such as the one here.
That herringbone wood detailing on the walls is unique! When we explored the attic on our 1950’s home, we discovered it was “insulated” with newspapers and seaweed. Terrible R value 😂
These videos can be hard to watch but I think they help put things into perspective. The things you think are important ultimately turn to dust. Best to just enjoy the moment and not worry about "stuff".
Brent, those newspapers elevate this explore to a whole new level. The age of it is awe inspiring. Makes its emptiness more poignant somehow. The woodwork is lovely. So curious who lived there, maybe grew up there, maybe even was born there. Wild.
This one is a little rough, but some of the abandoned homes would be cool to buy, fix up and live there, especially those out in the middle of nowhere!! To bring them back to life!! Nice explore!
The wood on the walls was beautiful, I didn’t notice a bathroom, so I guess there was a outhouse! Was probably beautiful when it was built. Thx. for sharing! :)
Hi Bret,thanks for another interesting video!! The woodwork in the house was beautiful,but I think even when it was in it's entirety it would be dark and kind of Erie, beautiful scenery, especially the pond ,liked that little balcony.Newspaper history very interesting,maybe for when those cold Canadian winters came through!👍💨❄️Happy Halloween Bret!!!🎃👻👿👻👽
Definitely a very old house! I loved the antique wood bed upstairs! That was beautiful! Love your videos Brent, and as always you have the most beautiful drone footage!❤️
I like that one! Cleaned up a bit I could live there easy, and on rainy days you would find me reading the walls! 2nd favorite to the caboose, Thanks Brent! 👍👍👍👍
Newspaper on the walls was originally used to keep drafts from coming in through the cracks in the woodwork. Great video find as always. I'm old and used to love doing this kind of thing when I was your age. I've got videos from 1990 on from New Mexico. Man, has the video quality improved. And smaller and lighter. You lucky duck.
This cute little place could be much older, the newspaper was put on to help keep the wallpaper on, so it's kind of just signifying when they actually papered the walls. I love it! thanks!
great explore Brent, I'm sure it was a a nice little farmhouse back in its day, although even with the windows and the electric lights it was probably still kind of dark from that woodwork i love the old radio you found upstairs, that was probably an Atwater/Kent brand , they were like the first known electric radio receivers that were put out, its too bad you couldn't find the old speaker horn that came with it and i love the old newspapers used as insulation, that was a clever idea back in those days,, ,catch you again
Oh I’d moved in and never left this gem…this house talks, loudly….has good and bad energy…but the heart of this home was or is still good…simply beautiful in its time…ty for sharing….I’d just never leave😄💜
Interesting to see the newspaper on the walls. When we renovated an older house there was newspaper under the carpet. Made for some very interesting reading and made the carpet removal take longer! Keep exploring and thanks for taking us along! 👍
The wooden siding exterior & interior were beautiful!!! Horizontal on the exterior & vertical, diagonal & herringbone on the interior!!! The wainscoting was lovely!!! I would have loved to have restored the bed, tables & chairs in that place!!! Thank you for sharing this wonderful adventure with us Brent!!! I loved it 👍🙏❤️
No icebox to open up?🤣This was a fun one! I wonder when it was last lived in. The wallpaper looked like it was from the 1940's and yet, there was a barbecue thing in the kitchen that was much newer. Thank you Brent!
It’s sad this house should be saved, look at the history the woodwork it’s amazing! I truly wish I could have such a home and restore it. Too much history to be lost, be safe!
I don't normally get "feelings" while watching explorer videos, but I was about halfway through this one & suddenly felt very sad. Such beautiful natural surroundings, I just felt that this was someone's much-loved haven.
For such a old house I gotta say it still pretty sturdy and well built , some one with a bit of money had to own that back in the day . For the most part I'm not hearing any boards skweaking !
That bed is spectacular. Why would anyone leave that? This could really be something. That old furniture is amazing. I think is home was built in the 1800's. This home could actually be gorgeous. This home has a lot of history there. I absolutely love this home.
I love the walls in there I want to go get some lemon oil and clean them up and make them beautiful! You are right about the newspaper on the walls being used to stop drafts. My grandparents lived in a cabin in Rayburn Missouri about that same time. And it was covered in old newspapers to keep the draft from coming through the walls it was so interesting to go through there and look at them all
WOW!..at 6:56 A news Paper from 1907....Cool Stuff!!!.....I was hoping you'd check to see if there was a date visible on any of that Paper...and at 8:39 "1919"..WOW!..I love it!....9:11 is a Paper from 1908...awesome!....THUMBS UP!!..and once again you chose the perfect music for the ending.....
Based on the the shiplack on walls and herringbone walls would say late 1800 the house was built. Then the newspaper later was added for insulation with the wallpaper. My great grandfather built houses including the one he lived in which is now gone. Cool old house with the small bedrooms
The Canadian Imperial Bank ! Yes , now add the Commerce....The wooden dwelling is awesome with its original design; look from the small balcony ...in the early morning with the cup of coffee...imagine that?
Can't believe it is still standing...good framing and materials. So glad you found this one and were able to explore there. I def would not want to spend the nite there! Thank you the creepy Halloween explore!!😱🦝🎃
Hi, Brent. I‘ve look in my Philco catalogue radio and have found that this model of radio was made in 1928 but this one doesn‘t look like a Philco. The speaker was not in the radio body, but sold apart and can be put on the top. In the Philco‘s there was 7 tubes instead of 6 like this. May be it‘s older I don‘t know. I love this house and the wood works on the walls, creative and imaginative. Thank you for sharing it.
Absolutely gorgeous woodwork-and the windowsills! The one was very deep. Yes the newspaper was used as insulation. I remember seeing that in my great grandmas attic. That was the coolest thing to see old perfectly preserved newspapers.
Yes the newspaper on the walls were used as insulation back in the day so the oldest date you find is when the house was originally built. Im sure of this due to the fact the house i grew up in had the same thing
What a beautiful find when you all found this home to tour its so cool how you found the old newspaper from 1907 they used on the walls you can tell this used to be a beautiful well kept home thank you for bringing such awesome finds and showing us God bless you and your team
Love the old newspapers. The walls have so much detail. Love those old chairs. Imagine it was a beautiful comfy home to some family long ago. THANK YOU for exploring.💜💜👻👻
The newsprint was to give the old fashioned wallpaper something to stick to it wouldn't stick to plain plaster or wood, so they stuck newspaper on as sizing, then layer upon layer of wallpaper (it would stick to itself)
My grandfather insulated his old farm house with newspaper. And wouldnt hear different when you could buy the real stuff later in life. Holy Cow, the farm, as we called it, was cold to the bone. That didnt work. He was from the UP in Michigan. My dad said the old folks did it that way out their in the midwest. I miss him. My sister inherited the farm more than 20 years ago. She works real hard owning a cleaning business taking care of upper crust houses, in area's where plenty of people from where we live go, because we are the "help". The gardeners, cleaning folk, lawn maintenance, rubbish removal. I am always shocked at how sterilized and uniform the rich peoples houses are. With all new appliances, and non varrying cold paint schemes. Unfortunately my sister has remodeled the old farm to look like one of the wealthy people's homes she cleaned. All the old stuff is gone. She did real good. Put a ton of work into her home. I just wish she didnt hold those mainstream values of decoration as her own, I miss my grandparents identity and legacy. Oh well, the place is full of ghosts. They have let people know if they are allowed to be there or not..
Cool find! I'd say that the house was probably built in the late 1890s or at the very turn of the Century... The idea of using the newspaper and old magazines to insulate was common practice... My grandparents home had literally tons of shredded newsprint in the walls and up above the ceiling. Gluing it to the walls before using actual wallpaper over top was standard practice, too. It looks like they went through about 12 or 14 years of gluing it up, then decided that they'd rather have "fancy" wallpaper, instead. The patterns on the wallpaper that's left up, looks like it was applied in the late 20s or early 30s. I do know that they used to buy the wallpaper for a nickel or a dime per roll... Pretty "uptown", huh? Another great explore! Cheers
can we please take a moment and realize that the newspapers are over 115 years old?! thats insane! Idk if i should be more shocked at seeing newspaper from back in the early 1900s or the fact that the preservation of the newspapers are immaculate!
newspaper was definitely for insulation but in the days old the old paste it yourself wallpaper, you were supposed to put a plain brown paper behind it. A lot of people just used the newspaper instead of buying the plain paper. I can't believe that bed got left behind, it's GORGEOUS!
So interesting seeing these old, abandoned houses. You wonder who lived there. What their lives were like. Did they pass away and the house was left to rot? These abandoned videos are a reminder to me of how short our lives are for some reason.
I'm thinking about the same thing.
Passed away in I'm guessing the early 70s.
Nothing in there (beyond what the squatters put there) is indicative of living there beyond the later 60s early 70s.
Someone obviously owns the property but just waiting for an appropriate sale time.
It's obvious that it's an area with no viable employment opportunities and too far from a town
Yes I agree
Another awesome video Brent! Thank you for sharing my book on your channel! I truly appreciate you! I had been watching you for a few years before I wrote that novel and you did indeed inspire it! I wanted a serious explorer in my story, which you are. I’m a forever fan! Thanks again! Your explorations are always amazing!
Your welcome! Thanks for your support also 😁
Loved this one. I actually found it more charming than creepy. The woodwork is gorgeous and the newspaper ads character and history. Great find. Thanks Brent!
I absolutely love the herring bone woodwork on the walls 😍 thanks for sharing another amazing farm house with us Brent.
Very interesting. Probably a lot lighter inside when there wasn’t as many trees around and the windows not covered. Loved the woodwork despite it being so dark and the bed frame was once magnificent. Didn’t look like any indoor plumbing that I could see. Guessing there was an long decayed outhouse nearby. Sometimes seems unreal how things were so different just 100 years ago. Thanks for bringing us along!
Hi Brent, I became more curious about the house as your video progressed. The interior shots of the horizontal wood boards, original bead board, wood work and newspaper batting in the walls gave me the impression it was built in the late 1800 or early 1900's. The back shed could have been the outhouse and a woodshed. The windows had no locks and at that age, probably operated with weights. Original electrical and plumbing weren't spotted by my eye; but electricity ran the radio even though no outlets were visible (to me) in other rooms or upstairs. The bed spring upstairs had a date, maybe 1884? My curiosity peaked when the building seemed unaffected by frost heaving. All the doors worked, but more revealing, the fitted woodwork was intact. In your video I tried to spy a foundation, but all I could see were cedar clapboards against the ground. I know you couldn't find a cellar. Even the roof line/ ridge pole was straight, so it must be sitting on a stone foundation (laid deep, with no interior cellar space?). There was a crate or box built under the staircase, it piqued my imagination. I particularly enjoy these types of homes. They reveal so much about our history. Because of the fancy woodwork, I wondered if the original building was the start of a planned, larger home which was not built. So often in that day houses were constructed so as to allow expansion as family (and hopefully money) grew. Great explore, Brent. Thanks! 👍🙏💖
Yes for sure there was electrical wiring, tacked on top of the walls along with the round ball shape switches and long twisty drop ligh fixtures.
Someone tore it all out.
No plumbing either
@@RetroCaptain Hi! Your eyes are better than mine, lol! I couldn't see any switches, outlets, plugs, evidence of lighting fixtures or even an outside power entrance/lines. I thought perhaps the radio was run off of a battery given the date. I thought I saw one at 5:46, but it turned out to be a picture in the old newspaper, ha ha! almost had me fooled. I wish Brent had shown the ceilings and also the end of the radio cord, to see if it had a plug on it. Anyway, these are great fun. I love trying to figure out the age, construction and details about a building. Thanks for dropping me a reply. If you see electrical in the building, let me know the time stamp please, so I can take a look as well. It sure puzzled me. I think I've looked at this video 6 or 7 times! See you later, Retro! Almost forgot, it's Christmas Eve, Merry Christmas!
@@cindymichaud7111 Somebody went in and ripped them off already. Torn out, long gone but yes they existed once upon a time
I think the newspapers were used behind the wallpaper so the shiplap lines wouldn't show thru so much and was cheaper than kraft paper or tar paper...I was amazed to see the original windows unsmashed! Awesome place 🤗
Imagine finding a house that’s not vandalized or trashed…just time has taken it’s toll!
I guess the room with the BBQ was the kitchen/dining room
No bathroom..guess it was outside
Great find as always and take care ❤️🍁🇨🇦
Top explore. I often enjoy these smaller, but characterful ones the most. Newspaper was quite often used at the time and provided a cheap & smooth base for application of the wallpaper - minimal insulation value unless many sheets.
Perhaps the 1907/'08 paper was the construction date, with another room not being papered until funds or the need was there later on, hence 1919 paper. I wonder if 'The Canadian Farmer' has been digitised anywhere, perhaps not. The fellas of the Ontario Cattle Breeders' Association posing for their photo certainly might not have guessed that they'd live again across the world 113 years later due to a combo of being used as wallpaper backing and our 21st century fascination with the abandoned.
At 6:25 or so... My guess would be that the shiplap was papered over with newspaper as a substitute for wallpaper and the actual wallpaper or kraft paper covered that at a later date. A poor man's compromise between style and economy.
We had newspaper tucked into eaves for insulation on our home (late 1940's) and they bundled the entire edition up there, not individual pages. Most dated from the early 50's. It is interesting to leaf through as it reminds you how much has changed and how simpler times and people were. Dunno, JMO.
Thanks for the upload.
This is such a cool explore, Brent! This place reminds me of my grandparent's house. It was made in the 1870s---still standing---out of logs. Somewhere down the line they put up wallpaper on the inside and siding on the outside to make it look more modern. The siding is coming off, revealing the wood underneath. The wallpaper is coming off in sections in the upstairs portion of the house. It hasn't been lived in for around fifteen years, when my grandfather passed. Oh! By the way, the wallpaper on the wall was used as a form of insulation in older homes such as the one here.
That herringbone wood detailing on the walls is unique! When we explored the attic on our 1950’s home, we discovered it was “insulated” with newspapers and seaweed. Terrible R value 😂
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Is that herringbone or chevron?
Looks like chevron but I could be wrong ! Lol
Very unique, very beautiful... when did we lose our artistic love for cheap logical designs
The paper doesn't insulate well but it does stop the wind whistling through the cracks.
These videos can be hard to watch but I think they help put things into perspective. The things you think are important ultimately turn to dust. Best to just enjoy the moment and not worry about "stuff".
Brent, those newspapers elevate this explore to a whole new level. The age of it is awe inspiring. Makes its emptiness more poignant somehow. The woodwork is lovely. So curious who lived there, maybe grew up there, maybe even was born there. Wild.
This house was nice! So many original features! Thanks for sharing!!!
Love that you are with @Freaktography !!
Love your solo gigs as well!!
I'm excited to get that book! Thanks for the recommendation. Also amazing video as always!
That old news paper on the walls would be fascinating to read.
This one is a little rough, but some of the abandoned homes would be cool to buy, fix up and live there, especially those out in the middle of nowhere!! To bring them back to life!! Nice explore!
The wood on the walls was beautiful, I didn’t notice a bathroom, so I guess there was a outhouse! Was probably beautiful when it was built. Thx. for sharing! :)
Amazing woodwork. No plumbing and no fireplaces... Very cool house!
The piece of newspaper you put on the table, it's funny to think that it's Christmas Eve. December 24, 1907 .. 🙂
Hi Bret,thanks for another interesting video!! The woodwork in the house was beautiful,but I think even when it was in it's entirety it would be dark and kind of Erie, beautiful scenery, especially the pond ,liked that little balcony.Newspaper history very interesting,maybe for when those cold Canadian winters came through!👍💨❄️Happy Halloween Bret!!!🎃👻👿👻👽
Thank you!
Definitely a very old house! I loved the antique wood bed upstairs! That was beautiful! Love your videos Brent, and as always you have the most beautiful drone footage!❤️
Thanks!
That was a lot of money back then! My mom was born in 1919. I'm surprised the rooms upstairs seem quite small to me. Great explore, Thanks for sharing
So interesting. Beautiful wood on walls. Beautiful bed. Several unique items. Vintage chairs. No graffiti. Really enjoyable.
Hi Brent. Creepy house indeed. That is some beautiful woodwork here. Really nice.
I like that one! Cleaned up a bit I could live there easy, and on rainy days you would find me reading the walls!
2nd favorite to the caboose, Thanks Brent!
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Awesome thanks John. Glad you liked it 👍🏻
Cool video, thank you, Brent! 😀
I think it would have been a nice little home in its day. Thanks, Brent
Great exploration. Stunning old house.
Those two chairs were awesome. Thanks.
Newspaper on the walls was originally used to keep drafts from coming in through the cracks in the woodwork. Great video find as always. I'm old and used to love doing this kind of thing when I was your age. I've got videos from 1990 on from New Mexico. Man, has the video quality improved. And smaller and lighter. You lucky duck.
This cute little place could be much older, the newspaper was put on to help keep the wallpaper on, so it's kind of just signifying when they actually papered the walls. I love it! thanks!
Wow that place is creapy the DEKAY in there is really freaky I bet that was a beautiful place with all that awesome 😎👍 wood work
great explore Brent, I'm sure it was a a nice little farmhouse back in its day, although even with the windows and the electric lights it was probably still kind of dark from that woodwork i love the old radio you found upstairs, that was probably an Atwater/Kent brand , they were like the first known electric radio receivers that were put out, its too bad you couldn't find the old speaker horn that came with it and i love the old newspapers used as insulation, that was a clever idea back in those days,, ,catch you again
Oh I’d moved in and never left this gem…this house talks, loudly….has good and bad energy…but the heart of this home was or is still good…simply beautiful in its time…ty for sharing….I’d just never leave😄💜
Interesting to see the newspaper on the walls. When we renovated an older house there was newspaper under the carpet. Made for some very interesting reading and made the carpet removal take longer!
Keep exploring and thanks for taking us along! 👍
This home is one of my ALL TIME FAVORITES...and I have watched hundreds 🤩
The wooden siding exterior & interior were beautiful!!! Horizontal on the exterior & vertical, diagonal & herringbone on the interior!!! The wainscoting was lovely!!! I would have loved to have restored the bed, tables & chairs in that place!!! Thank you for sharing this wonderful adventure with us Brent!!! I loved it 👍🙏❤️
Thank you very sir for exploring
Great video thanks again Brent !!
That woodwork is killer. Nice video guys
No icebox to open up?🤣This was a fun one! I wonder when it was last lived in. The wallpaper looked like it was from the 1940's and yet, there was a barbecue thing in the kitchen that was much newer. Thank you Brent!
It’s sad this house should be saved, look at the history the woodwork it’s amazing! I truly wish I could have such a home and restore it. Too much history to be lost, be safe!
Looks like it would have been a cosy home. Love the old newspapers thanks for the video
Oldest newsp-dates i've ever seen!very cool thanks 4 lookn at those,an everything else!
I don't normally get "feelings" while watching explorer videos, but I was about halfway through this one & suddenly felt very sad. Such beautiful natural surroundings, I just felt that this was someone's much-loved haven.
For such a old house I gotta say it still pretty sturdy and well built , some one with a bit of money had to own that back in the day . For the most part I'm not hearing any boards skweaking !
Bet if Brent dropped a brick on that balcony it would go straight through!
@@tmmartinesq.6216 Ya ! But the inside pretty sturdy . The balcony been open to the weather all along .
That's so cool
Brent glad to see you pray all is well🙂
Another classic video!!
greetings from germany, love to see your videos .. nice filming, editing and so on ... keep on .. love it
Nice find
I find it sad that these former homes are left to rot. So many lay in the streets
And the beautiful bed frame
What a great old farm house 🏠. I'm sure that it was grand back in the day. Thanks for sharing 👍 😊 😀
Loved seeing video thank you
Hope you close exterior doors, even if open when you arrive at house.
Same.
Yes i do but lots of people don’t like this as animals could be trapped. I can’t please everyone
That bed is spectacular. Why would anyone leave that? This could really be something. That old furniture is amazing. I think is home was built in the 1800's. This home could actually be gorgeous. This home has a lot of history there. I absolutely love this home.
A nice old place, the newspapers were for isolation partly and in more layers too protect the wall paper.
Great explore thanks!!
I knew from the outside the woodwork inside was going to be incredible
I wish you found the history of this house. It is in very good shape after 100+ years. Really nice. I wish someone could rescue it.
Yes I wish history was available to be found on this place
I love the walls in there I want to go get some lemon oil and clean them up and make them beautiful! You are right about the newspaper on the walls being used to stop drafts. My grandparents lived in a cabin in Rayburn Missouri about that same time. And it was covered in old newspapers to keep the draft from coming through the walls it was so interesting to go through there and look at them all
WOW!..at 6:56 A news Paper from 1907....Cool Stuff!!!.....I was hoping you'd check to see if there was a date visible on any of that Paper...and at 8:39 "1919"..WOW!..I love it!....9:11 is a Paper from 1908...awesome!....THUMBS UP!!..and once again you chose the perfect music for the ending.....
Yes, newspaper was also used to block wind drafts in wall cracks.
Reading the writing on the wall.😅 beautiful wooden walls
Based on the the shiplack on walls and herringbone walls would say late 1800 the house was built. Then the newspaper later was added for insulation with the wallpaper. My great grandfather built houses including the one he lived in which is now gone. Cool old house with the small bedrooms
This is just so fascinating to me. I’m so glad I came across your channel. A new interest has been unlocked for me! ❤
Oh thank you! Glad you found me 😁
The beautiful wood & patterns was something for a small home back then. That porch was so tiny it was cute. Take care Brent
The Canadian Imperial Bank ! Yes , now add the Commerce....The wooden dwelling is awesome with its original design; look from the small balcony ...in the early morning with the cup of coffee...imagine that?
The craftsmanship on that wood on the walls is unbelievable
Woohoo! 'You guys ready? I'm ready; Let's go!' ... that gets me all ready for a great exploration of a mysterious place! 8-)
Can't believe it is still standing...good framing and materials. So glad you found this one and were able to explore there. I def would not want to spend the nite there! Thank you the creepy Halloween explore!!😱🦝🎃
Thank you bsage! I don’t think it had a washroom 🙊
Hi, Brent. I‘ve look in my Philco catalogue radio and have found that this model of radio was made in 1928 but this one doesn‘t look like a Philco. The speaker was not in the radio body, but sold apart and can be put on the top. In the Philco‘s there was 7 tubes instead of 6 like this. May be it‘s older I don‘t know. I love this house and the wood works on the walls, creative and imaginative. Thank you for sharing it.
Another great one Brent! Loved this find! It must've been lovely at one time! Thanks so much! Be safe❤
Absolutely gorgeous woodwork-and the windowsills! The one was very deep. Yes the newspaper was used as insulation. I remember seeing that in my great grandmas attic. That was the coolest thing to see old perfectly preserved newspapers.
Love, love, love it!! Amazing as always Brent..
Yes the newspaper on the walls were used as insulation back in the day so the oldest date you find is when the house was originally built. Im sure of this due to the fact the house i grew up in had the same thing
Nice find very very old
Alot of houses built back then did not have bathrooms or kitchens. They didn't have kitchens in the main house for fear of fire.
What a beautiful find when you all found this home to tour its so cool how you found the old newspaper from 1907 they used on the walls you can tell this used to be a beautiful well kept home thank you for bringing such awesome finds and showing us God bless you and your team
Love the old newspapers. The walls have so much detail. Love those old chairs. Imagine it was a beautiful comfy home to some family long ago. THANK YOU for exploring.💜💜👻👻
Thanks Brent. Love watching your explores .
What a sweet little place. I would have been happy to live there back in the day.
Such a beautiful house at one time. So many people would love to salvage all that gorgeous wood!
Absolutely love this,, Great job..
Yay! Brent!!! And a creepy house!! Love it! 🥰🥰🥰
The newsprint was to give the old fashioned wallpaper something to stick to it wouldn't stick to plain plaster or wood, so they stuck newspaper on as sizing, then layer upon layer of wallpaper (it would stick to itself)
I like the herringbone walls. Nice choice Brent. Happy Halloween.
Love your T-shirt...whoohooo Bobcaygeon. My old stomping grounds
My grandfather insulated his old farm house with newspaper. And wouldnt hear different when you could buy the real stuff later in life.
Holy Cow, the farm, as we called it, was cold to the bone. That didnt work. He was from the UP in Michigan. My dad said the old folks did it that way out their in the midwest. I miss him.
My sister inherited the farm more than 20 years ago. She works real hard owning a cleaning business taking care of upper crust houses, in area's where plenty of people from where we live go, because we are the "help". The gardeners, cleaning folk, lawn maintenance, rubbish removal. I am always shocked at how sterilized and uniform the rich peoples houses are. With all new appliances, and non varrying cold paint schemes.
Unfortunately my sister has remodeled the old farm to look like one of the wealthy people's homes she cleaned. All the old stuff is gone.
She did real good. Put a ton of work into her home. I just wish she didnt hold those mainstream values of decoration as her own, I miss my grandparents identity and legacy. Oh well, the place is full of ghosts.
They have let people know if they are allowed to be there or not..
That balcony almost looks like it was built to be a deer stand.
Cool find!
I'd say that the house was probably built in the late 1890s or at the very turn of the Century...
The idea of using the newspaper and old magazines to insulate was common practice... My grandparents home had literally tons of shredded newsprint in the walls and up above the ceiling.
Gluing it to the walls before using actual wallpaper over top was standard practice, too. It looks like they went through about 12 or 14 years of gluing it up, then decided that they'd rather have "fancy" wallpaper, instead.
The patterns on the wallpaper that's left up, looks like it was applied in the late 20s or early 30s.
I do know that they used to buy the wallpaper for a nickel or a dime per roll... Pretty "uptown", huh?
Another great explore!
Cheers
The 2 of u at the same house love both of your channels and look forward to the next vidio. What a cool house
Shawna from near london
Amazing patience and precision on the herringbone pattern, gorgeous bed upstairs!
every peace of wood slats wow
Great explore Brent! (as usual...) and thanks for the tip on the book!!
Hi Brent
Cool find. Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work you do.
Stay safe and well.❤
can we please take a moment and realize that the newspapers are over 115 years old?! thats insane! Idk if i should be more shocked at seeing newspaper from back in the early 1900s or the fact that the preservation of the newspapers are immaculate!
newspaper was definitely for insulation but in the days old the old paste it yourself wallpaper, you were supposed to put a plain brown paper behind it. A lot of people just used the newspaper instead of buying the plain paper. I can't believe that bed got left behind, it's GORGEOUS!