Exploring an Abandoned Colonial Revival House with Everything Inside
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- Today we visit this historic gem in Ohio. This beautiful home was build in 1905 and showcases Colonial Revival Architecture. As you can see the porch of this beautiful abandoned house I gone so we had low expectations. Boy were we surprised to find that is was wide open with everything left inside. A real mystery! Like a family just vanished from this amazing house.
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Hello Once Occupied. Now that I have watched the whole video. I want to say thank you. I bought this house a couple of months ago but I live 9 hrs away. I'm glad to see that the yard is still cleared it was a jungle. When I first saw this house I loved it. We are starting reno in April. We have been putting in for grants to historical home renovation groups. As you can see it's probably going to be a 200k job. I have not been pass the stairs ( too scared). Just wanted to let you know it's restoration is on the way
Wow really! So awesome. Email me and let’s talk. I can get you hooked up with historical folks that can help. I would love to help and make a follow up. I can also share info I have on the house! OnceOccupied@gmail.com
Oh how cool be to see the process of it being brought back to life
Bro make videos give us updates!!!
I am so happy to hear this house is being saved. Wish I were close id love to help clean it out for just what I could keep..
Yes please make TH-cam videos of this place's restoration!!
My grandfather sold Compact vacuums at night to work his way through business school in the early ‘50s.
The Compacts were nicknamed “the steel pig.” They made a phenomenal product. He made some of the suggestions that they used to improve future models. He still had the thank you letter from their corporate office.
The vacuum cleaner dates from the early 1950s. Apparently, they were sold door-to-door, had incredible suction power, and were so well made that some are still in use today!
I would totally buy one clean it up and use it 😜 Super retro and cool.
My stepmother had one-- that was what I used to vacuum our family home when I was growing up in the 90s!
I would bet the paved-over farm that plugging it in right now would show it running!
Maybe they were a door to door salesman....that's why there are so many of them in the house.
my brother has a vac just like this.he uses it.
At 2:24 is a box for a Socrates home computer, sold from 1988 to 1992. At 2:35 is the box for a "LeapPad Plus Writing" game which came out in 2000, the actual Leappad is in the milk crate next to the big fish tank. At 19:51 you have a Panasonic Omnivision VCR, circa 1995. That LeapPad suggests occupation with kids until at least the early 2000's.
For those wondering, the third tap in the sinks was for drinking water, likely from a cistern in the attic. The main taps were often not potable in older homes.
THANK YOU!! That weird 3rd tap was driving me crazy!! I have never seen that before (but then I'm from Tucson, we don't even have basements!)
Nice to see some informed commentary!
I had that LeapPad growing up. The kids that occupied this place are probably in their mid/late 20s now.
To think, if 10 years ago one of those financially "brilliant" house flippers had the foresight to fix the roof that historic gem of a house could have been saved.
Honestly. I went exploring with once occupied once and we came across a beautiful formerly abandoned duplex, but the renovations were *just* starting so it was 99% still in it's abandoned state. First thing they did was tarp up the roof. When we noticed we spent probably 10 minutes just ranting about how no one does that and how so many buildings could be saved if they did lol
Exactly! Cover the roof to keep it from getting worse and then permanently fix the structural damage before anything else. If they would’ve done that it wouldn’t be abandoned. 😢
Hey I actually went back there and got more footage and we did a bunch of research on the history so that video is going to be coming out soon! We need to go exploring again soon!
@@OnceOccupied Nice! Can't wait to see some insights on it's past, I couldn't for the life of me find much of anything on that place.
Also, yes agreed!
You can't flip a house that isn't yours. A lot of these houses are this way because the owner died and the property was held up in litigation for years while it rots. It's sad.
I dont know why this home was not deemed historical and preserved. I know it was once a beauty.
It was put on the registry at one point but sadly if people don’t have the money to maintain or repair it then it will just rot. I think it changed hands so many times for low amounts of money because people underestimated the cost to save it. Getting classified as historical makes the repairs much more expensive as they have to meet the historical guidelines. Being on the registry can be a blessing and a curse depending on the situation. And at this point I don’t think anyone’s gonna put hundreds of thousands of dollars into this house in a beautiful but lower property value neighborhood.
These old places always makes my imagination start running wild. Imaging just how grand and bustling they were in their hey-day! I am sure it was gorgeous. Awesome find.
I'd be days looking through the books & architecture & finishings.
Me too
What a shame. Really too bad.
Alot of 20th century stuff!!!
I agree, someone needs to save those books and light fixtures!!
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I read/heard that books are being digitally copied & then destroyed. I do hope this is not the case, if not where would these books after copied be stored.
These urban explorers find abandoned schools, libraries, & abandoned homes with personal libraries. They are left untouched for the next explorer to see & photograph.
I have one of those shelves that goes around on the wall, we got it from a house that had a bakery in the front, It was built late 1800s, I display old antique tea and chocolate pots on it.
It's a plate shelf.
One would think that a place like this would have been on a historical book to be preserved It once was a real beauty.so very sad.👍💖💗👵
Our house was built 6 years after that house and it is mostly all original. We love living in it.
For all the damage this home is taking, it looks like the brick structure is in sturdy shape.
A lil birdie told me that there is a mansion off of Salem that is empty again. It is rumored to have a ballroom on the top floor.
Wow, it wasn't abandoned as long ago as it appears. I noticed compact florescent in the basement that became popular early 2000s and mainstream by 2007. Shelving that they still sell at Home Depot. Amazing how fast decay can happen.
You go climbing around a house that is literally rotting and falling down on itself and at the end tell US to be safe out there. WUTTTTTTTTTT? :-P
100% 😜😂
...and kudos to you - take only pictures and leave only footprints (even if they are on the kitchen counter)
My grandma and mom used to use those vacuums when they had a cleaning business years ago and they called it a “pig” and the best sweeper ever, the suctioning was incredible!
I so wish I could buy one of those vacuums
The green compact vacuum you found was nicknamed "the little green pig"by the manufacturer. My husband and I purchased the exact one in 1962 when we first were married. Still have it and it works! Your description was right on
It’s caved in because the water damaged the wood below...not from the weight of stuff. Unbelievably beautiful sinks and lovely items still inside. Not the purchased junk, but the house. Take more time for the doorknobs, lights, etc please. Nice tour!
The shelf all around the dining room is called a plate rack you display pottery china plates China platters and stuff on
I always feel so sad seeing homes like this collapsing.
We have actually been talking to the property owner and they have plans to try to save it so I hope they come to fruition.
Sameeee
OMG, I recognized the Compact Electra vacuum cleaner immediately. We had one in the early 1960's, as a toddler I was fascinated by it. My siblings and I pulled each other around on it! So funny, I'd forgotten until I saw this video.
What a beautiful mansion this was back in the day!! The staircase must have been gorgeous. I was scared for you walking around in this house. I’m glad you got out in one piece! Obviously this house didn’t have a tin roof. Looked like some big trees came crashing down on her. I noticed some blue tarp in a few places so maybe they did try to save it. Great video, thanks for all the details!!
Some one please save that beautiful light fixture in the dining room .thank you .and the blue bike .
I thought the same thing. That light fixture is a gorgeous, one of a kind beauty.
Congrats on one of the best and most labor intensive videos I’ve seen in awhile! You really put your heart into getting us a great video on this one climbing all over like you did. How sad that this house is in ruins. What a place it must have been. Sometimes the mutual agreement among you all of not taking anything is a bit of a double edged sword. Firstly, and rightfully so, it isn’t yours to take, which would make it stealing and just plain morally wrong. But then, in houses like this one, nothing is ever gonna make it out and everything will be totally destroyed. Wasted when a history buff somewhere might treasure that piece. But then again, it’s stealing! Conundrum solved only by you guys having made such a righteous decision. Proud of y’all and great video!
I couldn’t agree more. There are so many times when we want to take something in order to save it from rotting away but who don’t want it to become a slippery slope. In cases where the owner is there we often asked to buy things and in many cases they say take whatever you want which is great. In cases where we can find the owners they are often going through hard times or inherited the house I don’t have the means to do anything with it and they appreciate a little bit of cash. In cases where we can’t find an owner but we find things like a photo album We will make an attempt to reach out to a family member to let them know it’s there. I’m really glad you enjoyed the video and we are blessed to be one of the last people to visit this place before it’s gone.
The home is getting cleared out next month if you would like that bike or anything else I would definitely give it to you for the video you took. Let me know I will put it to the side.
@@l.s.jonesy3947 that’s really cool of you to do.
@@l.s.jonesy3947 I would love to buy one of those old vacuums!!
Thanks for this glimpse of history in this fascinating, once glorious home, before it is lost forever.
You’re very welcome I’m just glad you were lucky enough to check it out before it collapses
Wish I could go through and save things before it is all "gone"
Me too
I'd be right beside you.
Such a beautiful place at one time. Just want to salvage so much out of there before it's all destroyed.
It is a shame that no one rescues all of the beautiful items before they are not able to anymore
My husband would trip over that vacuum. We LOVE for old equipment- so much better than todays. And I really wish you saved that light fixture. That odd little room upstairs was called a 'dressing room'. That's where ladies would dress and do makeup and hair. We bought a 1905 Queen Anne and have been looking for a corner sink just like that one..wow. Lord those stair spindles look like ours. Thankfully no one touched the wood inside the house and it was well cared for. And we just have to replace some things like chandeliers and sinks, etc. to get it back to 1905. So sad to see that stuff in that house just left to rot. Once water starts getting in, old places are doomed.
Looks like a hoarder lived there. It was probably very beautiful in 1905.
You guys are awesome. I too love abandoned homes and tour through as many as I can. It is really sad that these homes aren’t saved or at least the woodwork and hardware. I’m 63 years young and have been climbing in and out of windows since I was a youngin. I live in GA now but have found abandoned Plantation homes in SC, a group of nuns who left every single item they owned in this home..Rumor had it that there were six elderly nuns living in a gorgeous 1870 home until they died off. I visited the home in 1974. Outside of Boston in a little town called Randolph. I too only leave foot prints. Unfortunately filming these homes was not a popular past time then. friend and I are going in search of one or two on Friday. My methods is to drive until I get lost, that’s when I find something new. To the new owner of this home: Thank you for saving it. Please do a blog as you bring it back to life.
Holy crap, dude. You’re insane. The only things holding those floors up are Jesus and rotting wood. This house is a death trap. On a positive note, the Schwinn spider bike was cool.
That house is a neat find.please be careful in your Adventures it looks really treacherous and could become dangerous in a hurry.Thanks for Sharing l love seeing a good Explorer of old houses.
Sadly it's horrible mess with some humans trashing the place.🤪🙄
You're much braver in your exploration than I ever would be. I wouldn't even want to be underneath the dining room light fixture as it could collapse at any second.
HA! That vacuum is exactly like one my mother bought 2nd hand back in the 70s. It was even the same color and worked great.
Thank you for risking life and limb for us to enjoy this cool old building. I always like your videos!
That stars and stripes pogo stick in the basement was in mint condition!! What a.wild and wooly explore guys!! Kudos!!
Great explore!!!!! Loved the bathroom sinks!!!!! Thank you 😊
It's mind-boggling that a house like that was allowed to sit and rot with a lifetime of memories inside of it. I'd love to know the circumstances that led to this outcome because I can't get my mind around it.
Mom had a Compact. Those things will go forever. Bought in the mid 60s....my Sis has it now and still uses it.
Was there a fire in the kitchen? Looks like just that side lost the roof. Maybe that's why everything was still there. I so wish someone would save the chandeliers. The porcelain in the washrooms were nice with the third drinking spigot. I think the table was a poker table. It had a space for your drink. Liked the hurricane lamps on the mantle. So handy if you lose electricity. Or just sitting outside at night. Great staircase. Too bad no one could see the beauty to make it right again.
Like your witty repartee. "Easy access to the kitchen" (From the bathroom). Lol! Thanks for the explores! Def earned a sub!
It's crazy that everything is just left behind. Sad that the house is destroyed and falling apart. I bet it was a beautiful home back in it's prime. Be safe out there!!!
I wish the walls could speak of the things they have seen.
Judging by all of the goodwill bags, I'd say they were hoarders.
Looks like it would've been a nice house in its day!
You have a great voice for doing videos! Very pleasant to listen to! 😊
What a great video.As a collector of 70s to 90s tabloids and magazines and memorabilia I loved seeing all the stuff in the house.
The old sink and faucets are gorgeous I love it.
Holy Cow. There was so much stuff and so much decay on this explore. I always remember my grandparents having those type of vaccum cleaners. Thanks for the adventure 😄
Glad you enjoyed it! The vacuums were by far my favorite 🤩
Wow, you were brave to be climbing around in that house! I've never seen a house where so many rooms had collapsed. I was on pins and needles the whole time you were in there.
NO WAY!! At 2:43, my mother had the exact same vacuum cleaner when we were kids! I used to sit on it and ride along as she vacuumed the house. Absolutely amazing! Great video, guys! Definitely a thumbs up!! Just so you know, that vacuum is from the early 70's.
You ought to contact that lady from tv show "Rehab Addict"to answer a lot of your questions about old architecture.She fixes up old homes &reuses stuff from dilapidated ones.
I had a chrome bullet shaped Electrolux vacuum that was a work of art! The one you showcased was a goddamn Beauty! You gotta question what's more important to invest in than houses like that. The vacuum and its superior structure and the house are one in the same as symbols of how quality of life has gone Down rather than up. We work twice as hard today for necessities that are designed to fall apart within a year or two, so it is impossible to invest in expensive needs that will last a lifetime. Those are reserved for the few who can afford the Mercedes Benz level of lifestyles. Meanwhile, we appear to have peaked in the mid century as far as functioning aesthetics go. But hey! We're living longer than ever these days! Gotta keep those worker ants alive.
Ironically, it's not images like these that represent dystopia, but the row after row of condos that have taken their places.
I watched a video from the year I was born [1972] of black leaders discussing systemic racism in society at that time. This was 6 years after the civil uprise of 1966. What they pointed out was that a car that was built in the 40's ran better at That date than a brand new vehicle available that day, which was designed to be replaced. They went on to discuss that it was a war on class and that race was used to divide and distract. It still is, nothing's changed there either. This isn't about politics, though I live in Minneapolis just blocks from the recent riots and saw first hand the corruption.
No, my point is that today in almost 2021 the issues of class and the value of affordable products and homes has only gotten worse, nose-diving in fact. Indeed, this house was at that time built for the elite but the difference is shown mostly in size and detail work. I've seen many of your other explores and I know you understand exactly what I mean about the quality that was standard for basic middle class incomes. (And yes, I am aware that those incomes were also race sensitive. History of man is ugly but we sure built beautiful things across the globe from tribes to royalty back in the day.)
My Grandmother had one of those bullet ones, hers was blue. If my memory serves me right
Beautiful! And tidier than my hoarder dad's house.
I'm sorry to hear this.
My father used to bid on houses to tear them down. Usually he was allowed to keep anything on the property. Sadly he never got a house this size, or with such a large amount of stuff in it. He built 2 shed’s from the bricks, windows, and doors he was able to keep.
Hey Once Occupied. I've just discovered your videos and absolutely LOVE them. Thanks so much for taking the time to record and share these amazing finds. With this explore, which wasn't that long ago, (and with others) when the house is so close to imploding upon itself, are you ever tempted (or do you even ever have time) to think about contacting someone who will salvage what is salvageable from the structure? It breaks my heart to see these "elements" go to ruin when you can no longer find them... keep these videos coming. all the best. btw, i'm confused. everything was so old, but then there was the energy saver lightbulb and the plastic shelving in the basement ... and the newish fan in the very top floor... weird...
New sub...great exlpore, man u take some insane chances...stay safe! ✌
Welcome 🙏🏻 Glad you liked the video!!!!!
What a great house, heart was in my mouth while you were there 😕 terrible shame to see the house collapsing on itself. Loved the folk art in the basement.
I agree I could’ve spent a week there going through everything!
What a great find. It's be there stuck there forever. Completely unrelated, I used to have one of those vacuums! Best vacuum I've ever owned.l
You have some big Balls! I would of never walked threw that house. Them floors were gone at anytime you could of fell threw. Thanks for bringing us on your adventure.
man that vacuum! my grandma had one. I loved that thing
I had one of those. It still worked when I sold it on garage sale. Shoulder have kept it it was a good vacuum
Hi Once Occupied ! I am a very new subscriber. I live in a small town outside of Knoxville in East TN. In my area there is so many abandoned places.including 1 on my property. I am only on Facebook & I love watching these videos but because of health issues I can't go exploring so I enjoy watching others . This area has civil war history 🙂
We love coming to Tennessee to explore. I’m glad you can get lost in our explores because you can’t go out yourself. That makes me happy. Shoot me a message on Facebook.
Cool video, thanks.
That bike with the high handlebars and bannana seat is really cool!! We all had them in the 60’s!! Good times!!👍👍
Wow what a great find. If it is in upper Dayton View I am surprised it has not been restored.
Wow! What a cluster! Good work!!!
Omg i would have bought this house and still would, it amazing
This was a great house!
Binge watching my favorite time capsule houses yet again.😊❤️
Love the name of your channel. Gives one a lonely feeling too
My Mom and Dad had a vacuum cleaner like that. It is from the late 50sand early 60s. That was a beast. I think it was more early 60s.
Wow, @ 2:45 my Grandparents had that same model vacuum. I remember vacuuming their carpets many a time with that thing. Heavy SOB when your just a little kid. lol
Generations lived in that house ..home for one family after another.
Tragedy, was a beautiful gem! Room layout is NICE!
Thank you so much
I have that compact Electra vacuum. Made in the 1950s. They sell on ebay for $100-175. I need the hose!
At the top of the stairs behind the cubby storage there were rolled up poster size papers. I really want to know what they were!
Bring someone with you and do a live feed sometime. They can read you the suggestions and questions! That would be so cool!! 😁
That is a really good idea. We might actually do that pretty soon! 💪🏻
The papers were actually wallpaper because I looked at them pretty close but sadly I didn’t get it on tape
There was also a box of rolled up scroll looking paper. Yes going back is a great idea-if its safe
Yess plz do this!!
Makes me want to cry.
Another one lost 😞
Yep, me too! I can only imagine how beautiful it once was.🙎
I LOVE LOVE LOVE OLD HOUSES GREAT VIDEO,
Those were good vacuumed the suction is great on them they were expensive but made to last for ever.
You ought to make an offer on the contents and rescue some of stuff like decorative hardware,glassware,glass doorknobs,art,doors,spindalwork on staircase,windows,stained glass ect. Such a shame to have that stuff go to waste.
Awesome video. I used to live in Montgomery County Ohio! 9:25
That was a dedicated explore! Those stairs!!
That is like WOW let's see how much stuff we can fit in a 3 story house. lol That board game table was a poker table. I am surprised they didn't have a pool table up there too. Great explore. Thanks you have a great day
It looks like someone lived there in the 80’s. How does this happen to a house? It’s so beautiful.
loved it as always....greetsz from holland... max
Welcome! I’ve been a lot of places but never Holland. Someday when we’re allowed to travel again I’ll have to head out there!
@@OnceOccupied you are defenatly welcome!!
The separate faucet was a cold water with refrigerated chilled water that comes out of it. I’ve seem several old houses with that set up. Usually the chill water unit is in the basement
You are Fearless!
that old bike looks like a old school schwinn,may be worth $
I thought the same thing! Most of the metal is pretty rusted but when I shined the light on the seat you could see it had a very bright blue striped glitter finish.
@@OnceOccupied That bike style called a 'Stingray'.....
I had a schwinn just like it when I was 6 I loved that bike so much!! Wish I still had it
It would be so interesting to know the stories behind why people would just leave everything in a house and abandon it.
I grew up with one of those vacuums, my mom got hers around 1946. We called it "the pig." Was still working good as new in the mid 1980s when parents retired out to AZ and us kids fought over it in 1997 when both parents had passed. I didn't get it but best darned vacuum cleaner ever made!!!
Newly subscribed, what a fun video I must admit my heart sank a little when your hand came down right by that shard of broken glass 😳.. Hope you grabbed the little critters for your kiddo, I mean what would it have hurt 🤗
Can't believe you went in there😄
My family had one of those in the 70s in Mahon that sucker would suck the chrome off a trailer hitch it was a great vacuum and had great power
That faucet set up must have been the newest thing. The spigot is where the water came out with mixed hot and cold water
My grandmother had a vacuum like that in the early 50's
I’m a new sub loving the videos
Awesome! Welcome 🙏🏻 glad you like them!
Binge watching my favorite time capsule houses and later on I'll be ordering more tabloids and magazines for my collection later this evening,as each month I order more for the collection 🙂💖
What a beautiful old home, so sad!!!
Bike with a banana seat! Now that brings back some memories!