I never thought I would see someone tripping out over a jar of Noxema cold cream. It's a facial cleanser and some people used it to treat sunburns. Milk of Magnesia is still made. Tampons back then were one size fits all. When Taverns were a big business they also served as a hotel. That's why there is a fireplace in every room. God I feel old right now.
The ability to find those old pictures to compare the rooms to was amazing! That made this my favorite video that you’ve ever done. Thank you so much for taking the time!
The small bottles of paint you found, were made by Testor's. Typically for building model cars, boats, or whatever else. Great paint at the time, 30-40 years ago. It's been made later than that, but I have used lots of those little bottles over the years. The Talk-A- Phone was an early intercom system. I installed and serviced a couple of those for a while years ago. Cool!! The ramp is 100% for handicapped people. The house had electric heat in it, based on the thermostat. Old houses has 10-12 foot ceilings in them. The darkness in the camera was the reflecting light from the broken mirrors on the floor de-sensing the lens. You are sooooo good on the camera, Bekah... Great Job! Incredible house! OMG!! I used to own an old vacuum just like that green one. WoW! 1842 sounds like a year that place was built, based on the construction, doors, locks, woodwork designs, and more. The old Electrolux vacuum you found, the round one, was built/serviced in New York YEARS ago. I used to service the burglar alarm in their building and got to see them being repaired and all. One day I showed up to a reported problem, and found the building was on fire. Turned out it was a total loss for them. You guys are surely getting a great education of how life used to be. LOTS of WORK back then to keep things going. Down shoveling coal at ALL times of the day sometimes to keep the boiler stoked with coal. People today don't know how great a life they have to just turn up the thermostat and let the gas heat your homes. I'd never go in a basement like that by myself. Always comfort in company! Coal was the #1 fuel of the day because of cost. You would purchase it by the TON when you got it. It was like $3-$5 for a ton in the late 40's. See the link here... Link for information about prices AND types of coal available back then. You would order the type you felt comfortable with, and could afford to purchase. They burned at different rates and how hot it would get in the burner. www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/annual/showtext.php?t=ptb0709 This was an EXCELLENT video!! You two are great together. God bless both of you!!
I think Dermassage lotion may have been discontinued in the early 1970s because it had hexochlorophene in it. It also had oxyquinolone sulfate, which is rarely used in topical nowadays. My mom was a nurse and used to bring Dermassage home in her pocket because they always used it on backrubs and hand care. I haven't seen Woodbury Dry Skin Cream since I was a kid in the sixties!
If money was no object I’d love to restore that beautiful home. I was thinking throughout the video about cleaning out all the debris and start fresh. What a beautiful home it could be. It really looks in great shape. Thanks for filming. Where was this place? State?
Fascinating tour. Thank you for posting. I'm glad it came up as a recommendation. We had a canister vacuum cleaner like the one you found. It had a bell shapped exhaust on one end. My Mom used to get mad at me for standing it on it's end and watching it go across the floor like a hovercraft, until it fell over - lol. You can use a few tricks to help date things like barcodes started in 1974 but by around 1980 is when it was more widely used. 5 digit zip codes and 2 letter state abreviations started in 1963. 33 1/3 rpm records (LP's or Long Play) started around 1948 - 1968 in mono playback. 1960 is when they started being made in Stereo sound.
I have drove by for years and all ways wondered about this what it's history why no one was fixing it up. Would love to know the authors name who lived there and who owns it now being it was built in 1842 it should be preserved as a historical site or turned back into a tavern
we used that paint when we were kids to repaint old toy cars and stuff. I was born in '61 by the way. I still use Noxema, good stuff, gets all the makeup and gunk off of your face. You didn't see the dead mouse in the drawer. That house had HUGE halls. Would have made a great b&b
Yes this house was easily built in 1842. Looking at the fireplaces and the old hardware on the doors and such it was plain for me . Thank you guys so much and your enthusiasm is awesome and contagious Rick, never let it fade .
The green thing with the coal in it is a stoker. It has an auger screw in the bottom and the screw turns by motor and feeds coal to the furnace as required. It is controlled by a thermostat. It will also blow air into the furnace from the bottom for more rapid and complete combustion. State of the art-1920.
Welcome back Bekah! If you have to miss again, please take the camera with you! You do 150٪ better on the camera. Missed ya more than you know. Jeannie in Texas
The house was built in sections over decades. The house it self is solid. But would need to be completely modernize. The kitchen, bathrooms, water pipes, electrical and new furnace system. Also; it would need noise insulation in front of the house from the freeway. You need to take into count the historical appearance it would need to keep outside. It should be save before it's to late.
I remember the noxema jar probably from the 80's I got a laugh when you said those dust bins were ancient my mom had one like the copper one from the latter 70-80's. Love your enthusiasm. It's fun watching especially when you have insomnia like I have. Keep'em coming you guys are great!!
I explored this house last week, the Electrolux vacuum is gone, the number of dead birds who died in the window has increased. The house will be torn down and a truck stop will bebuilt there. The guy who owns it lives next door. He watches it pretty close. I'm glad you didn't get caught
Wow! Love the attention to details Becca thank you. The braided rug (round) would be worth something. I have been searching for one for a long time. I remember them in my Great-Gran's house Love this explore. Welcome back Becca. Great job folks
I love when you guys (urban explorers) can do the before and after photos. It makes me appreciate these places even more. And I my state of Virginia has a great many of these wonderful gems! Love the material on the upholstered chair in the second room. Never seen anything like that before. And those tiny jars are paint. Before they started using those plastic things that are all hooked together with the little plastic lids, if you got a model kit, etc., all the paint colors you needed would come in those tiny glass jars. I can't get over how huge these room are in this place. Is it just me, or are the doors 'extra wide? They seem a little shorter than the normal door, too. But, they may just seem that way because they are so wide. What is that front door made of? Was that wood? I love those things that look like knobs. And those screen doors...Wow! They look so fragile. I am surprised that they still exist. The other woodwork at the front door was amazing, also. Rick, you are a unique individual...getting excited over Noxema and Tampons. (I know that it is finding the old products, whatever they are.) But, I still had to chuckle. I love you guys excitement about this place. I think those were real birds. They got stuck between the screen and the glass, poor creatures. Coal heating was a thing of the past for me growing up. Probably my grandparents used it back in their time. Coal was a lot cheaper then. The freezers probably stopped working years ago. And they were too heavy, big and expensive to move, so they then became a place to put things you don't want the rats and mice to get into.
Wow this place is so cool!! I love the before and after pictures as well! Good documentation for the place. This was a beautiful place at one time, I HOPE someone picks it up and fixes it up! So many beautiful features to it. You're right, the rooms go on for days, I got lost, LOL!! Not only is the architecture beautiful, the rooms are huge! Thanks for sharing this beauty with us, and it's nice to see you Bekah, doing your wonderful camera work!! I loved it when Rix was so excited over the Noxema, I used that back when I was a teenager.... telling my age, aren't I? LOL! Stay safe you two! Peace, Kim ~
Really enjoyed your video. Love your enthusiasm for your work. My grandparents had a coal furnace in their home. Loved watching my grandpa shovel coal into the furnace. Rick, hold on to your joy and enthusiasm for old things.
Rick- you’re a personified, 2021 message... If you haven’t found something that ignites your passion, then keep looking. 🔥 This house is one of the most memorable abandoned that I’ve seen. Thanks for bringing it to us. ✌🏻
This place is amazing and I totally get the excitement you have Rick! This was quite the find! Love the pictures showing what it looked like before! And Becky you are his support and you make a great team. :)
OMG, that was the best EVER!!!! I smiled through the whole thing as your enthusiasm was contagious and adorable. Becca did a particularly awesome job filming!!! I don’t understand why the historical society has not bought that place to restore it!!!!!!! What a treasure. The coal heating system itself was an incredible find. Thank you so much for such an enjoyable video and the fact you found some original pictures of the house, wow!!!!
What a cool place, so glad you were able to film here. Saw several orbs (not dust) and think you may have caught a wisp of a spirit or some kind of light anomaly at 34:10. I don't think you guys are into paranormal stuff, but I think it's interesting how much is caught in your walk throughs...I watch with headphones. Would have been awesome if you had been able to spend more time in this place. Thanks so much for sharing your videos!
Amazing how much 18 years of time has ravaged that old beauty, comparing the before pictures to now. Looks like it's been sitting abandoned for much longer.
Hey Reese! I'm so glad l bumped into you. I subbed you back in the day as well as Angel. But, somehow was unsubscribed so, l missed that you were posting again. Please know you were missed by both Tbird and I. I am so relieved to see you! 🤗 I love these historical homes too and, this young couple's channel. I'm thinking that this house deteriorated quicker being near the coast? Though such a great build with all brick interior. I wonder which well known author called it home? 😊🙏💕💞💕
one of your best-so interesting to see how it looked originally with the present footage! Someof it looks like my grandmother's house-built in 1840. The sailor outfit was a style of dress back when.
Heat rises. The tall ceilings were to keep the rooms cool in the summer months. I think the giant fireplace you encountered was the fireplace in the original portion of the inn. (It's difficult to figure what part of the house you saw that. Based on the windows, doors and hardware, I'd say the last portion of the house was the original portion of the building. It's sad to see such a beautiful building abandoned. It would be very easy to return it to an inn and tavern.
Found a bottle like that Dermassage w/the nurse from 1970, selling for over $60 U.S. Very interesting explore! In the basement, they had old-fashioned glass Listerine bottled in cylindrical cardboard boxes. I don't think you recognized them or you'd have fawned. Those are OLD.
I think that house has so much potential! The high ceilings, that huge rooms, the hallways-it's so great. I would love to buy that house and bring it back to it's former glory. The before pictures were great, the lady had taste. How could someone let that become abandoned?
I loved watching your video and seeing the before photos was amazing. I love the time you both take filming the smallest details and you don’t rush through each room ..missed you guys ❤️
What an awesome explore. The doors are amazing. I wonder if they were extra wide to allow the women to pass through with their large hoop skirts. I love your enthusiasm for all things vintage. And by the way there were a few orbs in the beginning of the video.
What an amazing big house. I'm sure it was very beautiful when it was new. It still is very beautiful. Rick I also love vintage products, and I also. Get excited when I find these fun products. Wonderful video Rick and Becka. I love to see you both get. Excited over a abandon house. Thank you!
Just found your channel today 1-17-2021 and I'm sort of giggling at your amazement and comments of so many OLD products and they don't even have bar codes. You're just so young and I Love it. You genuinely are fun to watch. Keep on exploring those old houses/mansions.
You guys, I absolutely love the researched pictures of how it used to look...you both are the best at what you do...an it is exciting when you find the old products...very cool
I've missed Becca behind the camera. I know people use to complain about her not talking/answering, but I've always loved the little uh-huh's . Makes me smile all the time. I will say the only thing I missed was Rick poking around more. It's what I've always loved about your channel. I'm subbed to a guy who gets explores these amazing houses and he doesn't touch anything at all. He even hates looking for dates. I always think it's such a waste of an explore. Whoever lived there last loved her clothes. It would have been great to take a peek into some of those plastic wardrobes hanging up. Made me a little sad that in the end she probably didn't get to even look at her lovely clothes because they were upstairs. That was one awesome house. Thanks for sharing it with us! Oh, by the way, how did you find the person who had the pictures? Were they related to the last owner?
Becca it was really nice to see you back again I didn't know you had a messed up knee, that you may have been in an accident if amation Mark you and Mick keep up the good work and I hope that you get better soon stay safe
I'm guessing when this house was built they were still using outhouses and had no plumbing of course. All the bathrooms came later. Most mansions today have 10 bedrooms and 25 bathrooms...lol
Y'all 2 are soo adorable, Welcome back Bekha😍 What an amazing find.Rick I also love old products and I collect antique bottles.. Again amazing find guys😍
The paint looks like "Testers" model paint. It's a shame that it was abandoned because it was beautiful. Edited to add: Good to see you filming again Becca!
Good find, good find. Your channel was the very first urbex explorers I found & I just love your finds. Keep up the good work & I really like that you respect properties, your language is clean & you don’t bounce around with the camera.
Ive loved this house from the first time i saw it from the interstate. I have stopped while on trips to try and drive around it to see it better and have read whatever i can find on it. If i ever won the lottery this house would get restored. Thank you so much for showing the inside.
In regards to each of the rooms not having immediate access to a bathroom and this being an "Inn" for travelers: Back in the 1860s a traveler would have had a freestanding bathtub with handles on each end in their room (or maybe it would have to be requested as an additional 'luxury' for the room and you had to pay a little extra?). The guests room would have had a "washstand" with a bowl and a pitcher filled with clean water and a hand towel. And, then the grand final, where would they go to use the restroom during the night? That too would be in your room . . . it would have been a 'pee pot', it sort of looks like what an old 'spitoon' in a Saloon looks like, except a person could actually sit down on it to do their business. These pots would have had to be emptied every day by one of the employees of the Inn, I don't think that I would have hired on for that job! During the day, I would think that there were 'outhouses' located away from the property that guests would have access to. But, yeah, you would have had a free-standing bathtub, a washstand, and a "pee pot" right there out in the open on the floor of your room, it may have been hidden behind one of those free-standing room dividers. Rooms with all three items already built-in were far, far into the future back then. Also, when you used the free-standing bathtub, the water would have been heated on a fire and would have been brought in by one of the Inn's employees and poured into the tub. They would only fill it with about three to four inches of water, otherwise, the tub couldn't be emptied as easily. Also, you have to remember -- people didn't bathe all that often back in the 1860s. Back then, people would bathe in a tub only like once a week or every two weeks. In between, you would just "wash up" using the "washstand" and a clean washcloth. Hygiene back then wasn't like it is today where people sometimes take two showers a day or at least one every day. 💘
It’s a shame that this home is being left to decay! I love the valances on the downstairs windows! With it being near an interstate, you would think it would make a beautiful B & B!
I would love to find a place like this to restore. Update the electric, plumbing and heating, but put the rest back to the original design as possible.
My guess would be that the last owner passed away and there was no next of kin either listed in a will or willing to claim the house. Houses left full of articles are a common factor of this.
Cannot agree it's abandoned due to freeway. One of two reasons more plausible, upon her death none of relatives had the monetary means to retain the house, or she had no living relatives to pass the house to.
I never thought I would see someone tripping out over a jar of Noxema cold cream. It's a facial cleanser and some people used it to treat sunburns. Milk of Magnesia is still made. Tampons back then were one size fits all. When Taverns were a big business they also served as a hotel. That's why there is a fireplace in every room. God I feel old right now.
I love that there are pictures of what it use to look like. I wish they all had that.
The ability to find those old pictures to compare the rooms to was amazing! That made this my favorite video that you’ve ever done. Thank you so much for taking the time!
The small bottles of paint you found, were made by Testor's. Typically for building model cars, boats, or whatever else. Great paint at the time, 30-40 years ago. It's been made later than that, but I have used lots of those little bottles over the years.
The Talk-A- Phone was an early intercom system. I installed and serviced a couple of those for a while years ago. Cool!!
The ramp is 100% for handicapped people.
The house had electric heat in it, based on the thermostat. Old houses has 10-12 foot ceilings in them.
The darkness in the camera was the reflecting light from the broken mirrors on the floor de-sensing the lens. You are sooooo good on the camera, Bekah... Great Job! Incredible house! OMG!!
I used to own an old vacuum just like that green one. WoW!
1842 sounds like a year that place was built, based on the construction, doors, locks, woodwork designs, and more.
The old Electrolux vacuum you found, the round one, was built/serviced in New York YEARS ago. I used to service the burglar alarm in their building and got to see them being repaired and all. One day I showed up to a reported problem, and found the building was on fire. Turned out it was a total loss for them. You guys are surely getting a great education of how life used to be.
LOTS of WORK back then to keep things going. Down shoveling coal at ALL times of the day sometimes to keep the boiler stoked with coal. People today don't know how great a life they have to just turn up the thermostat and let the gas heat your homes. I'd never go in a basement like that by myself. Always comfort in company! Coal was the #1 fuel of the day because of cost. You would purchase it by the TON when you got it. It was like $3-$5 for a ton in the late 40's. See the link here...
Link for information about prices AND types of coal available back then. You would order the type you felt comfortable with, and could afford to purchase. They burned at different rates and how hot it would get in the burner.
www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/annual/showtext.php?t=ptb0709
This was an EXCELLENT video!! You two are great together.
God bless both of you!!
Thanks bill. God bless you too. Fantastic informative comment !!
I think Dermassage lotion may have been discontinued in the early 1970s because it had hexochlorophene in it. It also had oxyquinolone sulfate, which is rarely used in topical nowadays. My mom was a nurse and used to bring Dermassage home in her pocket because they always used it on backrubs and hand care. I haven't seen Woodbury Dry Skin Cream since I was a kid in the sixties!
If money was no object I’d love to restore that beautiful home. I was thinking throughout the video about cleaning out all the debris and start fresh. What a beautiful home it could be. It really looks in great shape. Thanks for filming. Where was this place? State?
Love how you go back & forth with the before & after pictures
Rick's just a little excited 🤏🏻😁 adorbs. Thanks for the new video Rick and Bekah 🤗 missed seeing/hearing you Bekah!
Where did you find the old pictures?
They sure help to enhance the video.
Who was the famous author. Eudora Welty. Flannery O'Connor. Harper Lee. Who?
Fascinating tour. Thank you for posting. I'm glad it came up as a recommendation. We had a canister vacuum cleaner like the one you found. It had a bell shapped exhaust on one end. My Mom used to get mad at me for standing it on it's end and watching it go across the floor like a hovercraft, until it fell over - lol. You can use a few tricks to help date things like barcodes started in 1974 but by around 1980 is when it was more widely used. 5 digit zip codes and 2 letter state abreviations started in 1963. 33 1/3 rpm records (LP's or Long Play) started around 1948 - 1968 in mono playback. 1960 is when they started being made in Stereo sound.
I have drove by for years and all ways wondered about this what it's history why no one was fixing it up. Would love to know the authors name who lived there and who owns it now being it was built in 1842 it should be preserved as a historical site or turned back into a tavern
we used that paint when we were kids to repaint old toy cars and stuff. I was born in '61 by the way. I still use Noxema, good stuff, gets all the makeup and gunk off of your face. You didn't see the dead mouse in the drawer. That house had HUGE halls. Would have made a great b&b
Yes this house was easily built in 1842. Looking at the fireplaces and the old hardware on the doors and such it was plain for me . Thank you guys so much and your enthusiasm is awesome and contagious Rick, never let it fade .
The green thing with the coal in it is a stoker. It has an auger screw in the bottom and the screw turns by motor and feeds coal to the furnace as required. It is controlled by a thermostat. It will also blow air into the furnace from the bottom for more rapid and complete combustion. State of the art-1920.
This tavern/house is on the Virginia Department of Historical Resources. Great story on the house. Would love to see all the old pictures!
I like how he says vintage items and I still have most of them in my med cabinet.
You have stuff from the 1960s in your cabinet ? That’s impressive.
Welcome back Bekah! If you have to miss again, please take the camera with you! You do 150٪ better on the camera. Missed ya more than you know. Jeannie in Texas
It's better when they team up!
The house was built in sections over decades. The house it self is solid. But would need to be completely modernize. The kitchen, bathrooms, water pipes, electrical and new furnace system. Also; it would need noise insulation in front of the house from the freeway. You need to take into count the historical appearance it would need to keep outside. It should be save before it's to late.
Love your video…especially with the “ then” photos added. You’re a Great team!! May God Bless and keep you🤗
I remember the noxema jar probably from the 80's I got a laugh when you said those dust bins were ancient my mom had one like the copper one from the latter 70-80's. Love your enthusiasm. It's fun watching especially when you have insomnia like I have. Keep'em coming you guys are great!!
I explored this house last week, the Electrolux vacuum is gone, the number of dead birds who died in the window has increased. The house will be torn down and a truck stop will bebuilt there. The guy who owns it lives next door. He watches it pretty close. I'm glad you didn't get caught
Wow! Love the attention to details Becca thank you. The braided rug (round) would be worth something. I have been searching for one for a long time. I remember them in my Great-Gran's house Love this explore. Welcome back Becca. Great job folks
Thanks for the great close-ups Bekah. Good camera work, love seeing all the details close up and without hurrying.
I love when you guys (urban explorers) can do the before and after photos. It makes me appreciate these places even more. And I my state of Virginia has a great many of these wonderful gems! Love the material on the upholstered chair in the second room. Never seen anything like that before. And those tiny jars are paint. Before they started using those plastic things that are all hooked together with the little plastic lids, if you got a model kit, etc., all the paint colors you needed would come in those tiny glass jars. I can't get over how huge these room are in this place. Is it just me, or are the doors 'extra wide? They seem a little shorter than the normal door, too. But, they may just seem that way because they are so wide. What is that front door made of? Was that wood? I love those things that look like knobs. And those screen doors...Wow! They look so fragile. I am surprised that they still exist. The other woodwork at the front door was amazing, also. Rick, you are a unique individual...getting excited over Noxema and Tampons. (I know that it is finding the old products, whatever they are.) But, I still had to chuckle. I love you guys excitement about this place. I think those were real birds. They got stuck between the screen and the glass, poor creatures. Coal heating was a thing of the past for me growing up. Probably my grandparents used it back in their time. Coal was a lot cheaper then. The freezers probably stopped working years ago. And they were too heavy, big and expensive to move, so they then became a place to put things you don't want the rats and mice to get into.
Yeah I live in Virginia to and there is a lot of pre-civil war houses out here!!
Wow this place is so cool!! I love the before and after pictures as well! Good documentation for the place. This was a beautiful place at one time, I HOPE someone picks it up and fixes it up! So many beautiful features to it. You're right, the rooms go on for days, I got lost, LOL!! Not only is the architecture beautiful, the rooms are huge! Thanks for sharing this beauty with us, and it's nice to see you Bekah, doing your wonderful camera work!! I loved it when Rix was so excited over the Noxema, I used that back when I was a teenager.... telling my age, aren't I? LOL! Stay safe you two! Peace, Kim ~
Really enjoyed your video. Love your enthusiasm for your work. My grandparents had a coal furnace in their home. Loved watching my grandpa shovel coal into the furnace. Rick, hold on to your joy and enthusiasm for old things.
Rick- you’re a personified, 2021 message... If you haven’t found something that ignites your passion, then keep looking. 🔥 This house is one of the most memorable abandoned that I’ve seen. Thanks for bringing it to us. ✌🏻
Thanks Kimberly. Very kind of you to say that :)
Hey buddy! I love the little disclaimer in the beginning about the mask not being about covid LOL.
I want to know who the author is that lived There
Thank you so much, i really love how you show then and now pictures
Those little bottles of paint were usd to paint models. Like cars, airplanes, etc. That you built yourself
Well done. The before and after pictures are a nice touch.
I had an electrulux like that in the mid 70s. Best vacuum I ever had. Used to be sold by door to door salesmen.
I think old products are cool too. My uncle has a listerine bottle that’s made of glass, it’s from the 60’s I think and it still has some in it
This place is amazing and I totally get the excitement you have Rick! This was quite the find! Love the pictures showing what it looked like before! And Becky you are his support and you make a great team. :)
That big fireplace was used to cook in for the tavern most likely. Really enjoyed this video and the house is awesome!
Rick, your enthusiasm makes these videos great. Don't stop being overtly excited. And, you got the coal stuff correct.
OMG, that was the best EVER!!!! I smiled through the whole thing as your enthusiasm was contagious and adorable. Becca did a particularly awesome job filming!!! I don’t understand why the historical society has not bought that place to restore it!!!!!!! What a treasure. The coal heating system itself was an incredible find. Thank you so much for such an enjoyable video and the fact you found some original pictures of the house, wow!!!!
Thank you Sharon ! This place was a ton of fun to film and explore. We had a great time.
What a cool place, so glad you were able to film here. Saw several orbs (not dust) and think you may have caught a wisp of a spirit or some kind of light anomaly at 34:10. I don't think you guys are into paranormal stuff, but I think it's interesting how much is caught in your walk throughs...I watch with headphones. Would have been awesome if you had been able to spend more time in this place. Thanks so much for sharing your videos!
This home definitely needs to be saved and brought back to its former glory, thanks guys for a wonderful tour 👍☮️
Wow what a huge house! I love that you had some "before" pictures
Amazing how much 18 years of time has ravaged that old beauty, comparing the before pictures to now. Looks like it's been sitting abandoned for much longer.
Hey Reese! I'm so glad l bumped into you. I subbed you back in the day as well as Angel. But, somehow was unsubscribed so, l missed that you were posting again.
Please know you were missed by both Tbird and I. I am so relieved to see you! 🤗
I love these historical homes too and, this young couple's channel.
I'm thinking that this house deteriorated quicker being near the coast? Though such a great build with all brick interior.
I wonder which well known author called it home?
😊🙏💕💞💕
one of your best-so interesting to see how it looked originally with the present footage! Someof it looks like my grandmother's house-built in 1840. The sailor outfit was a style of dress back when.
Heat rises. The tall ceilings were to keep the rooms cool in the summer months. I think the giant fireplace you encountered was the fireplace in the original portion of the inn. (It's difficult to figure what part of the house you saw that. Based on the windows, doors and hardware, I'd say the last portion of the house was the original portion of the building. It's sad to see such a beautiful building abandoned. It would be very easy to return it to an inn and tavern.
That's Testor's Enamel Paints for model building.
I'm like you too I love the old products, I'm always scanning the shelves as you guys are going through places. Love you guys.
Found a bottle like that Dermassage w/the nurse from 1970, selling for over $60 U.S. Very interesting explore! In the basement, they had old-fashioned glass Listerine bottled in cylindrical cardboard boxes. I don't think you recognized them or you'd have fawned. Those are OLD.
"I don't think I've seen one that big before" That's what she said!
I think that house has so much potential! The high ceilings, that huge rooms, the hallways-it's so great. I would love to buy that house and bring it back to it's former glory. The before pictures were great, the lady had taste. How could someone let that become abandoned?
What an amazing find. A really awesome job of capturing it and the editing is outstanding! Thank you Rick&Bekah!! 👍✌
Thanks Jeff. I spent a good part of a day putting it all together.
Hi Beka,welcome back,keep well.God bless you both..
I wish you guys would have unzipped the clothes bags to show a bit of the clothing! Great house!
It's hurts the heart to see the before and after pictures,great explore 👍👍
Loved this video.. I agree with the old photos made it. Beautiful home .
Very neat front screen door. Can't understand how it deteriorated that much in 18 years since lady author lived there
Beautiful historic home but I don't think someone would abandon this and walk away because of traffic noise.
How sad to see it rotting away :(
I loved watching your video and seeing the before photos was amazing. I love the time you both take filming the smallest details and you don’t rush through each room ..missed you guys ❤️
That rug alone would be worth money,i and I bet with her being a auther there may be a first edition amongst her books once upon a time!!
What an awesome explore. The doors are amazing. I wonder if they were extra wide to allow the women to pass through with their large hoop skirts. I love your enthusiasm for all things vintage. And by the way there were a few orbs in the beginning of the video.
This place was amazing! Most excellent video.
What an amazing big house. I'm sure it was very beautiful when it was new. It still is very beautiful. Rick I also love vintage products, and I also. Get excited when I find these fun products. Wonderful video Rick and Becka. I love to see you both get. Excited over a abandon house. Thank you!
Beautiful home in its day. Thank you for the before pictures.
Loved the before and after photos. Another great explore .
So happy to see you two back.
Just found your channel today 1-17-2021 and I'm sort of giggling at your amazement and comments of so many OLD products and they don't even have bar codes. You're just so young and I Love it. You genuinely are fun to watch. Keep on exploring those old houses/mansions.
You guys, I absolutely love the researched pictures of how it used to look...you both are the best at what you do...an it is exciting when you find the old products...very cool
I've missed Becca behind the camera. I know people use to complain about her not talking/answering, but I've always loved the little uh-huh's . Makes me smile all the time. I will say the only thing I missed was Rick poking around more. It's what I've always loved about your channel. I'm subbed to a guy who gets explores these amazing houses and he doesn't touch anything at all. He even hates looking for dates. I always think it's such a waste of an explore.
Whoever lived there last loved her clothes. It would have been great to take a peek into some of those plastic wardrobes hanging up. Made me a little sad that in the end she probably didn't get to even look at her lovely clothes because they were upstairs.
That was one awesome house. Thanks for sharing it with us! Oh, by the way, how did you find the person who had the pictures? Were they related to the last owner?
Becca it was really nice to see you back again I didn't know you had a messed up knee, that you may have been in an accident if amation Mark you and Mick keep up the good work and I hope that you get better soon stay safe
Hello y'all! What a massive place with such a rich history! Great find. Blessings to you both. Keep being awesome!
I hear you about the old products so cool
LOVE the before and after pics.
His excitement is contageous
I love old products too Rick! Bar codes came into use in 1974. Great Place Thank You Both.
If I ever won the lottery, I’d build a house just like this. Gorgeous.
Love the before and after!
God bless and be safe :)
I'm guessing when this house was built they were still using outhouses and had no plumbing of course. All the bathrooms came later. Most mansions today have 10 bedrooms and 25 bathrooms...lol
Bekah you are very good with the camera, keep it up. Thank you.
Y'all 2 are soo adorable, Welcome back Bekha😍 What an amazing find.Rick I also love old products and I collect antique bottles.. Again amazing find guys😍
The paint looks like "Testers" model paint. It's a shame that it was abandoned because it was beautiful.
Edited to add: Good to see you filming again Becca!
Those small bottles of paint were for car, plane, ship, etc. models.
I think rick has a bit of adhd (lol) and bekah is so calm .... love it you guy"s!!!
stay safe , and greetsz from holland.... max
Bar codes were not used before 1974.
Good find, good find. Your channel was the very first urbex explorers I found & I just love your finds. Keep up the good work & I really like that you respect properties, your language is clean & you don’t bounce around with the camera.
Ive loved this house from the first time i saw it from the interstate. I have stopped while on trips to try and drive around it to see it better and have read whatever i can find on it. If i ever won the lottery this house would get restored. Thank you so much for showing the inside.
Awesome explore & SO happy to see Becka back! Happy New year😊
Its sad that the locals don't restore it for historical value. The doors and frames around each window could be reclaimed
In regards to each of the rooms not having immediate access to a bathroom and this being an "Inn" for travelers: Back in the 1860s a traveler would have had a freestanding bathtub with handles on each end in their room (or maybe it would have to be requested as an additional 'luxury' for the room and you had to pay a little extra?).
The guests room would have had a "washstand" with a bowl and a pitcher filled with clean water and a hand towel. And, then the grand final, where would they go to use the restroom during the night? That too would be in your room . . . it would have been a 'pee pot', it sort of looks like what an old 'spitoon' in a Saloon looks like, except a person could actually sit down on it to do their business. These pots would have had to be emptied every day by one of the employees of the Inn, I don't think that I would have hired on for that job! During the day, I would think that there were 'outhouses' located away from the property that guests would have access to.
But, yeah, you would have had a free-standing bathtub, a washstand, and a "pee pot" right there out in the open on the floor of your room, it may have been hidden behind one of those free-standing room dividers. Rooms with all three items already built-in were far, far into the future back then. Also, when you used the free-standing bathtub, the water would have been heated on a fire and would have been brought in by one of the Inn's employees and poured into the tub. They would only fill it with about three to four inches of water, otherwise, the tub couldn't be emptied as easily. Also, you have to remember -- people didn't bathe all that often back in the 1860s. Back then, people would bathe in a tub only like once a week or every two weeks. In between, you would just "wash up" using the "washstand" and a clean washcloth. Hygiene back then wasn't like it is today where people sometimes take two showers a day or at least one every day.
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Great info !
It’s a shame that this home is being left to decay! I love the valances on the downstairs windows! With it being near an interstate, you would think it would make a beautiful B & B!
Thanl you for showing how the rooms used to be .Lovely.
I would love to find a place like this to restore. Update the electric, plumbing and heating, but put the rest back to the original design as possible.
model paints. That fireplace is that size because they used to cook in it.
My guess would be that the last owner passed away and there was no next of kin either listed in a will or willing to claim the house. Houses left full of articles are a common factor of this.
Cannot agree it's abandoned due to freeway. One of two reasons more plausible, upon her death none of relatives had the monetary means to retain the house, or she had no living relatives to pass the house to.
Very nice find! High-quality filming appreciate your effort to show us all. Keep the great videos coming. Thank you both! Stay safe.
Great find! My mother had a vacuum like that in the early 90s and still used it. It was an antique then.
I'm like you Rick love the old products
I love ricks enthusiasm
I love how you guys go to every room. I wish I was there in this house.