Amazing Packed Abandoned Mansion Turned Funeral Home In Florida *Everything Still Inside

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  • This historic old Queen Anne Victorian style house was built in the late 1800’s. Built between 1870-1890 for the Sterling family a wealthy family who made there fortune in livestock after the civil war and settled around western Florida. After remaining in the same family for 50 some years it was sold during the Great Depression and turned into apartments. It would go through many owners over the years until finally becoming a funeral home in the late 80’s. It would remain a funeral home until the business moved in the early 2000’s. Now it’s set for demolition sadly. Glad to have it documented. Thanks for watching!

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  • @riverc3171
    @riverc3171 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    First home I purchased was built and owned by an Undertaker in the 1880’s. What was my dining room was the original viewing room. My youngest boy at the time kept running in my room at night saying the tall man in black was in the corner again . Sold it 2 yrs later😮

    • @urbanexploringwithkappy1773
      @urbanexploringwithkappy1773  ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Spooky! Thank you for watching! :)

    • @denisesmith2745
      @denisesmith2745 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Oh, my gosh

    • @lizregan1949
      @lizregan1949 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Wow, I once rented a house that a man killed himself in. It was strange the TV would go off and on. My daughter woke up and said someone was walking towards her. But we had little things go on in that house..

    • @angiescyoc5815
      @angiescyoc5815 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wow

    • @kathyvenable8793
      @kathyvenable8793 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Absolutely one of your most interesting and incredible filming you have done. The first room you thought was the embalming room was were caskets were kept and families could view and purchase for loved ones. Truly amazing. Can not believe what beautiful furnishings left behind. Thanks for allowing us to tag along. Great find.

  • @blaze3884
    @blaze3884 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Before the idea of funeral homes, people that died usually were presented in the front parlor of their homes for a day before burial in the family plot. I can remember when my Gramma died, her casket was in her front parlor for a day so her family and friends could pay last respects. Great old house Kappy, the woodwork was gorgeous. ❤❤

    • @deekern4419
      @deekern4419 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I remember, my grandparents home had three caskets in the house, grandfather and two of their grandchildren. That was the time in the 50/60’s for me. Remember having to have someone stand guard 24/7 for three days before the service and buried. Back then the blood was not drained out of the body and really the deceased could have been in a coma and not really dead before buried. I remember staying up one night with my grandfathers body and it was the scariest night ever and I was about 14 yrs at the time.

    • @annawhitis4251
      @annawhitis4251 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      People who died were checked by a mirror under their nose for breathing or not !!!!!! By the doctor or coroner. Kevin Phoenix

  • @annieoakley1587
    @annieoakley1587 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    That house must have been beautiful when it was first built. Loved the woodwork, fireplaces and stained glass. It’s future as a funeral home is just plain creepy. Thank you to Ruby for finding the embalming room and thank you Kappy for another great video.

    • @urbanexploringwithkappy1773
      @urbanexploringwithkappy1773  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank you very much for the kind words and watching! Glad you enjoyed! :)

    • @trudirrinhard508
      @trudirrinhard508 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Kappy you found a gem of a queen anne! I grew up in a smaller version but many of the details were the same! That wallpaper was pretty intense! So glad to see Ruby along she has great instincts as strong as your spirit of adventure!! This was a great video really interesting!! The kitchen could have been great for stills!! Thanks Kappy

    • @sedoragreen8028
      @sedoragreen8028 ปีที่แล้ว

      Those mantles were just stunning in their day! What a magnificent house that must have been.

    • @sarahstrong7174
      @sarahstrong7174 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      May each of us find peace.

    • @sarahstrong7174
      @sarahstrong7174 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      May peace be with us all.

  • @bridgetmuehlberger5141
    @bridgetmuehlberger5141 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    What an awesome adventure! I can only imagine all the doorknob hardware stripped of all the layers of paint. They must be gorgeous underneath! Also, kudos to persistent Ruby for finding the embalming room. You go, girl! We knew it was there somewhere…. 😮 LOL’d when you asked if she wanted to lay on the embalming table! 😂 And great catch on the “Grand Finale” hairspray! Another LOL! Touché! 🤣
    Finally, I’m so glad to see this place graffiti free! Well…except for the REDRUM…which, I’m not gonna lie, did make me giggle/snort a little! 😊 A+ on this one!!

  • @2horns8myhalo
    @2horns8myhalo ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Beautiful old funeral home! At 7:12, right before you say eerie feeling, a tiny orb travels to the upper left of the screen.

    • @bevycrockr8532
      @bevycrockr8532 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yes! I even slowed it down to tell if that was what I seen.

    • @2horns8myhalo
      @2horns8myhalo ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@bevycrockr8532 So did I!

    • @rockybernard2997
      @rockybernard2997 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      there was a pair startled at 4:17-4:19. Seems like that stuffy, 'airless' and stifling atmosphere is kinda characteristic to being in the presence of other entities. I often wonder if they see the surroundings as what we see. What is their reality?

    • @OliveDNorth
      @OliveDNorth ปีที่แล้ว +5

      An insect.

    • @clairefunnell8481
      @clairefunnell8481 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I saw that too, so I went back to watch it can't tell if it's an orb or a bug. Hi to Ruby, it's been awhile. Poor old house. Funeral homes really creep me out. Love the old woodwork and stained glass and bathroom tiles. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂❤❤

  • @megfuchs9425
    @megfuchs9425 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    The container that you were wondering about in the embalming room( cylindrical shape) is what they use in the process of removing the blood and putting in the preservative in exchange. I had a good friend who was a funeral home director/embalmer.

    • @buckeyedav1
      @buckeyedav1 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I thought the same thing that is what it was for removing the blood. I am so glad I am being cremated its such a distasteful part of dying. Anna In Ohio

    • @megfuchs9425
      @megfuchs9425 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@buckeyedav1 I've always joked that mosquito bites are like being embalmed on a minute scale. They take your blood and inject poison! Neither option ( cremation vs embalming) appeals to me. Lol

    • @urbanexploringwithkappy1773
      @urbanexploringwithkappy1773  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Fascinating!! I really know nothing about funeral home and that process so I appreciate you sharing the knowledge!! Thank you for watching! :)

    • @megfuchs9425
      @megfuchs9425 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@urbanexploringwithkappy1773 You're welcome! Thank you for sharing all these houses that we would otherwise never be able to see!

    • @cameron7042
      @cameron7042 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      yes, that's the embalming machine but they don't suck your blood out with it, it pumps the embalming fluid into your arteries and since it's pressurized, it effectively pushes your blood out of your veins and replaces most of the blood with the formaldehyde solution.
      funeral homes have weird energy but i think spirits seldom hang around them.

  • @lucybieller7604
    @lucybieller7604 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Hey Kappy and Ruby! Wow. What a magnificent house. Not on board with the whole funeral parlor thing. Probably some bad juju in there. The clothes in the boxes were creepy as well. Glad to see all the details in that place. Thanks for showing all the areas! Stay safe and "light a candle". Lol. ✌️

    • @rosanelson1373
      @rosanelson1373 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're right. My Grandmother was born in 1900 in the deep South and she would often tell me of how years ago when someone passed away they would have to keep the bodies on display in the house. I don't think they had funeral homes back then. Shortly they would bury them at the Cemetary.

  • @50pinkies67
    @50pinkies67 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    What a grand old house it was in its younger days. Most Victorian homes that were turned into funeral homes are set up similarly. We have many up North. The huge room is for the funeral services that can accommodate a large crowd. The first floor has lots of smaller rooms for reception, family room, bathroom and office. You are right... The upstairs is the owner's living quarters. The embalming room is sometimes in a separate building, converted garage behind the house or located in the basement. But Florida homes are not built with basements. You can't dig more than a foot down before you hit water. Thanks to Ruby too for her assistance and finding that eerie room. Great tour. ❤

  • @Granny2470
    @Granny2470 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Great house!! I bet it had beautiful woodwork before all the remodels!! Good to see Ruby out exploring with!! Thanks Kappy!!

    • @urbanexploringwithkappy1773
      @urbanexploringwithkappy1773  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Agreed! Still had some pretty fireplaces tho! Thank you for the kind words and watching! :)

  • @donnasuzanne9499
    @donnasuzanne9499 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Funeral homes are creepy when their not abandoned! I bet the creep factor multiplied on this empty one! Very cool explore!

    • @urbanexploringwithkappy1773
      @urbanexploringwithkappy1773  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Definitely was an added spooky factor! Very interesting tho still! Thank you for watching! :)

  • @rockybernard2997
    @rockybernard2997 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    She was the essence of Grand when she was built! Unfortunate, how it always seems grandeur is not sustainable in human society. Her very being characterized and projected the wealth and comfort of a successful family and did a fine job of it! Too bad, such things aren't valued in her future purposes. She still houses her spirits and her former grandeur isn't easily hidden, even as it was repurposed. Imagine life in her in her early 'flower' days, with those fireplaces, the turret, that stained glass... she was a looker!

  • @deboralintner6223
    @deboralintner6223 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Such a stately looking house, I wish someone would save it.

  • @ekassien
    @ekassien ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Kappy; Just how is it that you end up finding such amazing homes & buildings? This funeral home is amazing! Sad to think of the customer records that look like they still could be lying around. It still blows my mind how some people just get up & walk away from a life, leaving everything behind. Thank you for filming these places.

    • @annabelleb.8096
      @annabelleb.8096 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Exactly what I was thinking!

    • @urbanexploringwithkappy1773
      @urbanexploringwithkappy1773  ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Just a lot of research and traveling around!! So many beautiful old places all up and down the east coast and southwest! Thank you very much for watching!! :)

  • @juliemarie6197
    @juliemarie6197 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    really cool video!! Thanks.... Only 7 1/2 mins in, and I've seen several orbs flitting around :D

  • @melissahalbert9455
    @melissahalbert9455 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Very interesting house! i have no idea how old you are but you are an old soul, with such an appreciation of history. Great job Kappy! and Ruby!

  • @blaze3884
    @blaze3884 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    In the embalming room, that machine you wondered about was for taking blood out and putting embalming fluid in.

  • @peggiegreen4420
    @peggiegreen4420 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    What a grand old house!! How sad it’s not being cared for! It always makes me sick when I see everything painted over all the once beautiful woodwork! It would take so much money to restore to the original house! Thank you Kappy for showing this!! ❤

  • @deborahczepiel7355
    @deborahczepiel7355 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    You would think they would have sold what they could and got rid of the rest, it still looks in pretty good shape.

  • @bettyeshores674
    @bettyeshores674 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Can only imagine what the home looked like without all of the paint covering the woodwork.
    Wonderful find, Kappy! And, it’s great to see Ruby again. Hi Ruby!

    • @urbanexploringwithkappy1773
      @urbanexploringwithkappy1773  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      She has been gone a while but will be in a few more upcoming videos as well! Thanks for watching!! :)

  • @Tazzyone.
    @Tazzyone. ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Would love to know what was behind the upstairs door wth many locks on it.

  • @BellaBoop152
    @BellaBoop152 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    So no one else would have wanted him to break into the locked room? 👀

  • @cathischoll7989
    @cathischoll7989 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I hope someone rescues that beautiful old home soon!

  • @MeMyselfAndUs903
    @MeMyselfAndUs903 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Your videos have had such a huge influence in my life. I’m not overstating it. Your videos started me thinking about all my “stuff”. Without children to bequeath my treasures (valuable or not), I didn’t want to leave the things to an estate sale when the time comes. So, I simply started with two lists-one list are things just stored away, and the other list are things I want to bequeath. The things to be bequeathed caused me to really think about whether their value would be appreciated with sentimental value to those family members who receive those things. Perhaps those things would not be valued and just become part of an Estate Sale upon my passing. So I now have these two lists which have changed after pondering the items’ value including sentimental value and $$$ value. But that was just the start. I then researched selling some of the things via a garage sale. Well, that idea came to a swift end….too much effort and no monetary value, all things considered. So that lead me into researching selling online, which turned into a major project. Jewelry values, Marketplace, Craigslist, local FB groups, eBay, Etsy, Mercari, Poshmark…just to name a FEW! This lead to “Analysis Paralysis” (Google it). After so many steps all along the descent into the “rabbit hole”, I am ready to take action with my stuff; and finding better homes for all those items which would, otherwise, never see the light of day. Thank you for helping me care about my stuff, helping some of it find a new owner who will find value in it, and family members who will be the next caretaker of those heirloom items; some of which began with my great grandmother.

    • @rockybernard2997
      @rockybernard2997 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I can totally relate to your musings. Seeing the stuff of those before us, considered no better than trash and Really not valued as opposed to when it's our things, stamped by the investment of our own personal experiences and what that means to us in living memories... it all suddenly rewrites the meaning of 'having stuff.' Thank goodness for collectors when even the kin has no interest in the 'old stuff' of their heritage.

    • @urbanexploringwithkappy1773
      @urbanexploringwithkappy1773  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Love your comment! It is sad but true can’t take it with you when you go! Glad to hear my videos could help in some way! Much appreciated for the kind words and watching! :)

  • @cindy_lou_loves_to_stitch
    @cindy_lou_loves_to_stitch ปีที่แล้ว +5

    23:24 "You want to lay on it?!" 🤣😂

  • @laughsalot4150
    @laughsalot4150 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    At the 20:00 some time.. hear a male voice say.." Dude".. I've watched you for some time and don't much remember you Kappy using that would use??

  • @kathybrimmer6645
    @kathybrimmer6645 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This house has the spooky vibe ..grand in some spots..on the other hand its decay and its past...brings out the vibe....this home is big and still after all its years shows a lot of its grand qualities...the stair case and its wood work...stained glass..fireplaces...with a twist of the unusual...
    .its funny how a houses mood its set by the past people that lived in it. Like a house that has had a murder take place in it...the house is known for the murder ..becomes a vibe of being creepy..same as like this house...the people profession..set the creepy mood...Ruby is a great addition to your videos ..She solves the mysteries of the house..carries a interest..seems to enjoy doing the videos with you..thank you kappy for a new twist and enjoyable video

  • @ckswat77zz51
    @ckswat77zz51 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Grande Finale 🤦🏻‍♀️😂. I There was even dandruff shampoo😬Seriously, I was trying to picture the beautiful house this once was, but being brought up going to wakes/funerals, this just flooded my mind with memories. A friend from school’s Dad was a mortician & they lived above just like this. It always smelled weird(embalming fluid). I’m so happy my Dad didn’t do this for a living 🤓that newel post was so tall. I would have loved to see the original layout. Thanks. Stay safe guys

  • @kaedrian
    @kaedrian ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What a beautiful home she must have been back in the day. All that wood unpainted must have been beautiful with the stained glass. I wonder which room downstairs would have been the original kitchen, and I wonder if they took out a wall for the chapel or if it was that long originally. So sad to see a lot of the chimneys just covered over, but it was exciting to see some of the tiling was still there in the upstairs. Awesome!

  • @williamyorkolepossum
    @williamyorkolepossum ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hello Ruby, I am the ghost to your left You look nice today.

  • @janedee6488
    @janedee6488 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sorry too creepy even though nice structure

  • @jeanwhitsel5331
    @jeanwhitsel5331 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hey Ruby and Kappy! I love your video's. I wish you would let us see what you look like. You seem like such a nice respectiful guy. I love the way you are protective of Ruby too. I also love Victorian architecture... the craftmanship of these places are spectular. Thanks you guys.

    • @urbanexploringwithkappy1773
      @urbanexploringwithkappy1773  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Can see me and ruby on my Instagram kapppy! Thank you very much for the kind words and watching! :)

    • @lennadillehay6195
      @lennadillehay6195 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I couldn't agree with You more, Kappy & Ruby are the Best !! And I have Loved their pics to explore 👍

  • @cheryllakin6736
    @cheryllakin6736 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Boy that place was chopped up, walls removed others added ceilings lowered. The rooms lay nothing like it was original.
    Thought I saw some orbes dancing around.

  • @andreamills5852
    @andreamills5852 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Has that "Phantasm" vibe going on . Hope you don't run into the "Tall Man" boooooooy!!!!!!

  • @elizabethgibbens
    @elizabethgibbens ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Hi Kappy and Ruby, What a grand house with a creepy vibe. Hopefully, before it’s demolished, the stained glass windows and doors, light fixtures, can be recycled instead of destroyed. Great job Kappy and Ruby!

    • @urbanexploringwithkappy1773
      @urbanexploringwithkappy1773  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for the kind words and watching! Much appreciated!! :)

    • @camis.1347
      @camis.1347 ปีที่แล้ว

      @elizabethgibbens I was thinking the same thing, there are salvage companies you can pay to come and take stuff if you don't want to do it. Then they sell the stuff. @Blackdogsalvage is in the Carolinas I think and they do this. I saw them on a show years ago, I think on HGTV. The glass knobs are antiques, the stained glass which is not made anymore in the USA supposedly. Ugh The metal could all be recycled and melted down for new stuff if it can't be sold

    • @elizabethgibbens
      @elizabethgibbens ปีที่แล้ว

      @@camis.1347 Hi Camis.,I wonder if these salvage people do go into these old places, with permission, to salvage old pieces.

    • @camis.1347
      @camis.1347 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@elizabethgibbens yes they do

    • @elizabethgibbens
      @elizabethgibbens ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@camis.1347 That’s wonderful. Have a good evening.

  • @kimciesielski8279
    @kimciesielski8279 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Very cool! I am always intrigued by abandoned funeral homes, but I'm glad it's not me going in to them! I'm a big chicken! I love that ornate furniture on the main floor. That was pretty ironic...Grande Finale! Beautiful outro pix/video, as always! Thanks Kappy & Ruby!

  • @user-randi1987
    @user-randi1987 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Nice looking building. Liked all the fireplaces, some nice, older style furniture left behind that still looked usable. Paint job upstairs was pretty awful. Bet it was a very nice funeral home in its day. Nice to see Ruby with you again. Thanks, Kappy

    • @urbanexploringwithkappy1773
      @urbanexploringwithkappy1773  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      She will be in a few more upcoming videos! Stay tuned! Thank you very much for watching! :)

  • @jenniferdeleon8954
    @jenniferdeleon8954 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That had to of been an immaculate home at one time. So so beautiful

  • @manofreedom
    @manofreedom ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Dude... I kept expecting to see Zak Bagans with Ghost Adventures pop up in a room with you.😆😆🤣👻👻

  • @ittybittykittymama7582
    @ittybittykittymama7582 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hello, Kappy! This is a beautiful old house, but I wouldn't spend the night there! I still get the creeps thinking about that door that closed on its own that time. That dog howling does not make me feel one bit better! Sheesh!
    Hello, Ruby Girl! Kappy promised that you'd be making an appearance! You make me happy, with your courageous spirit and curious nature! You are named correctly, for you are a gem!
    It's impossible to know what the first floor of this house looked like originally. The house's interior has been altered drastically to accommodate the funeral home.
    I'll bet the folks who built this place would turn over in their graves (pun intended) to see what happened to their home. At least vandals haven't torn the place up or sprayed vulgarities all over the place. I hope they don't ever find this house.
    Clearly, the roof is failing or maybe the pipes are leaking. At any rate, the place is really suffering from being left alone. That stained glass surrounding the window is pretty, though. Hopefully someone will take out the furnishings, the pictures and the pretty windows before it is torn down. The millwork is well worth saving, too.
    The upstairs has definitely been altered, but not so much that the original shape of the rooms can't be at least guessed at. The fireplaces and their surrounds are lovely, definitely accurate period pieces.
    It does appear that people have been staying in here. Homeless folks rarely miss the chance to inhabit unguarded, unprotected dwelling places. Better them than me on this house. I'd rather sleep in a tree!
    That is a pretty mural on the wall. I'll bet this room is where they showcased the different caskets they had. That would make sense to have all those racks.
    Ruby could get a job on any police force! She's an amazing detective!
    I wouldn't have been as determined to find a place as gruesome as this!
    Just to think that one day, we will all lie on a table like that, eeek! I prefer cremation!
    It's sad, though, to think about the children and young people whose bodies were laid on that table, the empty shells of the spirits who had left for their final destination. It's creepy, but more sad than anything.
    Oh, there's that dog or whatever it's, howling again! It just adds to the eerie feeling that envelops that once proud home.
    It's a crying shame that this house is destined to be destroyed! I know that not every house can be saved, but it seems that one which is basically structurally sound could be preserved.
    Thanks for the explore, kids! You two are a great team! With Kappy at the helm and Ruby running reconnaissance, there's no way you could go wrong! Good on you both!
    I'm looking forward to some more interesting explores, so just keep on finding amazing houses for us, Kappy, but be safe! Take the lovely Ruby Girl along and you'll be alright!
    Love to you both from the Great Smoky Mountains!

  • @vickisawyer7405
    @vickisawyer7405 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    From the outside this place is beautiful. Inside too, except for the low ceilings. Maybe it's just me but that first sofa looked like Lizzie Borden material. So much conflict from the original woodwork, and wall paper to the folding chairs. The ceilings were lowered, a few walls taken out, but the doors, the windows, the woodwork, and the fireplaces reveal what this house used to be. It was not meant to be a place of the dead. I like to think that those who lived there last should have the last word. A beautiful house; no graffiti, no vandalism, no real rot, what does the future hold for this home? I wish I could win the lotto...🏠🌞😸

  • @Chrisss2112
    @Chrisss2112 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Kappy, right before you said I have an eerie feeling, there was an orb flying by 7:12 👻. Second floor closet/bathroom is a first for me 😁 20:38 orb

  • @mikehughes4969
    @mikehughes4969 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If there is someone living there, you can bet good money it was behind that padlocked door.

  • @diannenaworensky6698
    @diannenaworensky6698 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That machine is an embalming machine

  • @katesutton1476
    @katesutton1476 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great explore. Definitely creepy. Not as vandalized as some places.
    Much luv
    Carry on

  • @debbiedurden1693
    @debbiedurden1693 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I grew up in New Hampshire and love old homes. Some of the fixtures were beautiful but I could never ever live in a previous funeral home..never ever.. lol. It's the REDRUM 4 me,,,LMAO

  • @cherievivian9830
    @cherievivian9830 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Anyone think of the HBO series back when called "Six Feet Under" about a family who owned a funeral home and lived in it ?-- a big old Victorian mansion. Great series. This place reminded me of the show.

  • @hopalstudiosjuliehattis
    @hopalstudiosjuliehattis ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Why is it that the prettiest home end up becoming funeral homes. 😂
    Beautiful place❤😊

  • @susanmiller4159
    @susanmiller4159 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ruby, you are my girl. That would so be me. Where is the embalming room? You found it! Great team. Question for Kappy. Which smell worse: fridges or animals? Esp in 90 degree heat. Could only have been better if there was a crematorium. You can tell I love old funeral homes. Even read several books about people who’ve lived and worked in them. One of your coolest videos. Keep him straight Ruby. ❤ to you both.

    • @urbanexploringwithkappy1773
      @urbanexploringwithkappy1773  ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s a tough one lol! Probably animals depending how recent the fridge was abandoned haha! Thank you for the kind words and watching! :)

  • @MaryBethThompson-d4c
    @MaryBethThompson-d4c ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What a beautiful house! Love it! It's a shame it's going to be torn down! Thanks again, Kappy and Ruby for sharing with us!

    • @urbanexploringwithkappy1773
      @urbanexploringwithkappy1773  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Wish it would be saved! & Thank you very much for watching!! :)

    • @Ruby-gn5nc
      @Ruby-gn5nc ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Love this explore thanks for letting me tag along

  • @chrismcpherson1204
    @chrismcpherson1204 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yp same house used in a Pornhub vidio same door with stained glass, The porn vidio was made in 2016 ‼️The wall that has what looks like a mural was in the background.

  • @doloresm7396
    @doloresm7396 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ugh, those paint jobs. I guess a child lived there who enjoyed finger painting on the second floor. Fire above the stove, burnt cabinets. Victorian era homes are stunning. Beautiful downstairs but it's in need of so many repairs. Termites must be holding hands keeping this funeral home intact. Beautiful but would cost a fortune to put that back to original.

  • @megfuchs9425
    @megfuchs9425 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I see so many funeral homes that are big, lovely Victorians. It is so sad that these beautiful houses are being used as funeral homes. They should have big, loving families living in them! Even a bed and breakfast would be better. My soul would rather see a family here.

  • @robertabray-enhus3198
    @robertabray-enhus3198 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    How did people in the South get along without AC in the old days?
    There’s a lot of signs that squatters are or were there.
    People have definitely been living there.

  • @martihetrick609
    @martihetrick609 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Vandalism ticks my off

  • @shereerichmond4833
    @shereerichmond4833 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Someone did a crappy job painting around those stained glass doors and windows..
    Sadly they painted the woodwork and covered the fireplaces...
    That thing that you said what is that that looking like a blender that's where they put the embalming fluid that hose that was hanging off of it is what they hook up to your jugular vein or your main vein in your chest they drain the blood and then they put in the embalming fluid pretty disgusting kind of

  • @debbiegoble9836
    @debbiegoble9836 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The furniture is off the hook that gold couch is awesome. But ugly colors. The embalming room would usually be in the basement.

  • @npiano3200
    @npiano3200 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love your channel! What a wonderful house, the machine that you didn’t know what was is an embalming machine (and they are very expensive) which is odd that it was left

  • @marthamitchell9452
    @marthamitchell9452 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That was once a very lovely home and it also was a nice funeral home. Just remember the dead can’t hurt you, it’s the living you need to worry about. It was a little disappointing that there really wasn’t access to the tower but that seems to be the norm. If I had a tower I would want to be able to get in it. Good job on finding the embalming room, you knew there had to be one. Something else you should have found is the cooler. There had to be a refrigerated room there off of the embalming room. There was a door in the wall. Even with embalming you would need to keep the bodies cold until time for the viewing and service, especially in areas that are quite hot. I’m not sure if it would have drawers like the morgues you see on TV or just shelves or an area to park the gurneys. A girl I worked with years ago said she wanted to work at a funeral home, doing hair and makeup. She was extremely pretty and we all asked her why she wanted to do that. She told us it was because the customers wouldn’t be yelling at her and she hated when they did that. They all assumed she was just an airhead and treated her like she was stupid. Sad that she would feel that that was the only way to get treated right.

    • @ihave35cents95
      @ihave35cents95 ปีที่แล้ว

      My aunt was a hairstylist for the dead all her life. She made a nice living.

  • @juliespade1573
    @juliespade1573 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    PS: Don’t you wonder where the drain goes????

    • @SRay-or3nc
      @SRay-or3nc ปีที่แล้ว +3

      My understanding is the bodily fluids are drained into the container underneath and then disposed of appropriately and definitely does not go into the sewer system. I explored this house a couple of years ago and so I did a bit of research.

  • @blaze3884
    @blaze3884 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That water fountain isn't that old, looks to be 1960s, definitely before you were born though Kappy LOL😂❤

  • @joeydiamond6267
    @joeydiamond6267 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hello from the Northeast… Always look forward to watching your videos on Sunday mornings. You do a great job out there! Anybody notice the upside down hardware on the door upstairs? Have a great day and thanks again 15:14

  • @sandyjohnson3183
    @sandyjohnson3183 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I womderbwhy thea clsednoff th efkeplsves, Such a lely feature

  • @my2cents945
    @my2cents945 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    LOL, some clown paying homage to the movie The Shining with the redrum carved into the door.

  • @1927su
    @1927su ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh wow.. you can pick a suit jacket for your loved one if they needed apparel for for show.. like if you needed a dinnner jacket at the nicer restaurant?

  • @franklindlbauer7958
    @franklindlbauer7958 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The machine that was sitting that you were wondering what it was is it embalming machine you put the embalming fluid in that glass jar and it forces it into the body and forces the blood out that other machine was to lift the body into the coffin

  • @NativeNYer
    @NativeNYer ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow beautiful home! Someone is doing the landscaping. That was really great Kappy! It was freaky in embalming room and the hair spray was hysterical, perfect name! Hey 2 Ruby! U guys b careful out there, stay safe!

  • @nadinemasteller1089
    @nadinemasteller1089 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What can be salvaged had better be soon. In FL, that place isn't going to last long. I couldn't live there only because of all of the sorrow this place has seen.

  • @katlhp957
    @katlhp957 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would never contradict a video unless I have a lot of information about the place. But the title of your video is wrong starting with the state this funeral home is located in as well as a lot of other things. I would love to pass the information on to you as I live in the state that this funeral home is in and it is registered as part of the states Historical Buildings as it was built in 1896 in a small southern town. It is not for sale nor is it abandoned and they are aware of the videos of people going in the place and the photographs appearing on social media with all the rumors and gossip. It has served that community well throughout the years and they were operating from another funeral home family owned to serve the community. If you were to look it up you would find a number that is still working and members of that community have nothing but good things to say about the family owned business. It was in need of repair prior to the pandemic and afterwards I can not comment on how long or when things will be carried out but I can tell you that I checked the states historical land mark website and it will not be demolished. I do enjoy your videos but I had to set the record straight as I was going to post near where I live we have several plantation style funeral homes that have been family operated for several generations and are pillars in our community. That funeral home, I will refrain from the name, was built as a residence but has been a commercial building since before the early 1970's as the town began forming. Take care, stay safe and God Bless! xxx Kat

  • @litaheffley6990
    @litaheffley6990 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Funeral homes are always eerie to me great 👍 video thanks

  • @juliakonrad3665
    @juliakonrad3665 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As in wainscotting

  • @donaldstrickland8093
    @donaldstrickland8093 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's bead board wainscoting instead of shiplap

  • @lynettelackie8175
    @lynettelackie8175 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The big empty room with the Charleston mural was the room where you pick out coffins . They have several usually to choose from.

  • @jmac77
    @jmac77 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is totally creepy. It reminds me of a Liam Neeson and Christina ricci movie

  • @donaldstrickland8093
    @donaldstrickland8093 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    At 7:12 there is an orb moving to the upper left of the screen then you say there is pretty eerie feeling of the place i would say your a sensitive you possibly felt the orb if you didn't see it

  • @jenwatson5539
    @jenwatson5539 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I don’t know which of us is happier when there is no old dank icky basement - you or me,Kappy!😂
    Loved all the woodwork and fire places. The stairs were odd. Would have loved seeing it as it was originally built.
    I don’t find death and the process of preparing a body for loved ones to say goodbye creepy or icky but I must say that was the quietist funeral home ever. So sad it’s being torn down.
    Thank you for another grand find!

  • @MLM111
    @MLM111 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Very cool explore❤

  • @williamgriffin7584
    @williamgriffin7584 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hi kappy and ruby

  • @donaldstrickland8093
    @donaldstrickland8093 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Would there have possibly been a for sale sign on this place I would love to purchase and restore

  • @iamgrateful365
    @iamgrateful365 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Any idea what is on the yellow couch at 9:51? Love your videos, they are very well done.

  • @jerroldmcley4347
    @jerroldmcley4347 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    To bad they ruined it with all those horrible colors I bet it was originally stained wood

  • @suzannesnyder2679
    @suzannesnyder2679 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The organ is electric; you have to turn it on, assuming the electricity is on,which it probably isn’t. Interesting house-was a bit concerned about documents/records lying about in the office. What happened, I wonder, that caused the business to close down?

  • @jburnett8152
    @jburnett8152 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    They painted all of the beautiful wood every color of the rainbow.

  • @makeitso4793
    @makeitso4793 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Check on that dog in the start of the show crying Hope it is not hot and he is chained and suffering or being beaten.

  • @bellaluna2921
    @bellaluna2921 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That machine near the end was the embalming machine...

  • @kimthrower2169
    @kimthrower2169 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That place must have been so grand back when it was built. It looked like it was pretty sound, but for all of the water damage. Loved the staircase and chandeliers and the embalming room was creepy!! Thanks for sharing this explore, and Hi Ruby!! Stay safe and Peace, Kim ~

  • @sandysimmer1279
    @sandysimmer1279 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Cool video! Thank you from Florida! Would love to see you film more from this part of the South..😊

  • @tammybaker6635
    @tammybaker6635 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love the look of this place. Reminds me of a friend's home growing up. Rooms were no where near the size of the ones in this place though. A lot of pretty woodwork. And I kind of liked that green wallpaper. Glad to see a glimpse of Miss Ruby! Tell her I love it when she goes with you. After all, she's the one to push you to find the embalming room. You need her Mr Kappy! Lol, you 2 are a sweet couple. Another great one Mr Kappy! Thanks for taking me along!

  • @brianbloom1799
    @brianbloom1799 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Kappy, I wish I would have seen this video, Just as you were showing, When ever you go into a Home where the dead have been, You should always say a Prayer, so you don't get attached, By a spirit, asking them to not follow you home and that they have to stay there, I know this sounds funny, But it is true, Just like when ever you go to a funeral, Never go straight home, Take a ride to throw them off, Sometimes they do come home with People , I,m sure a lot of dead have come and gone though that house, Just ask god to Protect you and your Family, GOD Bless

  • @elderlypoodle9181
    @elderlypoodle9181 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Grand finale hairspray … 😄👍

  • @kirstinwhite1850
    @kirstinwhite1850 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Good job, Ruby, for finding the embalming room. Interesting to you, creepy to me! I could never have that job lol.
    That would have been a fun place to live before it became a funeral parlor though. The stained glass was pretty and I’ve never seen a double sided fireplace before.
    Good to see you, Ruby!

  • @andykimmick5582
    @andykimmick5582 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Are those orbs ?? Bugs or ur cam😂 very neat very creepy 😮

  • @sevenirises
    @sevenirises ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was interesting...as all your videos are. These homes were built with such beautiful architecture and attention to detail. Loved all the homes you showed at the end too. I'm glad this bit of history is still preserved.

  • @jennifergarrett6809
    @jennifergarrett6809 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi Kappy and Ruby. I am in love with all that stained glass. I'd bet that house was a real showplace back in the day. With those stairs and the rooms. Those fireplaces also. Thank you for taking us along. Awesome place.

  • @Bluerose888
    @Bluerose888 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Such a big house and such a tiny kitchen. I can't believe their was no signs of a kitchen on the main floor. Did they have a tub or shower? I didn't see one.

  • @lisaknell1809
    @lisaknell1809 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a beautiful old home. I hope someone steps in and saves it. I love the stained glass, and I bet the woodwork was lovely when it was new!

  • @SD-nh5yr
    @SD-nh5yr ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wonder why they didnt try to donate some of the furniture ?

  • @lorrainebryan7552
    @lorrainebryan7552 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very pretty. A bit creepy.

  • @kirstensocialbutterfly6025
    @kirstensocialbutterfly6025 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love it. This house is beyond stunning. I love it even more. Knowing at one time was a funeral home. I love love love it.

  • @livingdeadgirla
    @livingdeadgirla ปีที่แล้ว +2

    RedruM! That was extraordinary- thanks to Ruby for finding the embalming room 💚

  • @randanewcomb7808
    @randanewcomb7808 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That is a pump on the table put fluid in and drain blood