Who Built My House/ History Time EP 4
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ม.ค. 2021
- This one is all about the history of my home. Who built it, when they built it, how much it cost, and more personal details about Charles S. Brown, his company (Hall and Brown Woodworking Machine Co.), his children and his wife. Enjoy.
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"... distracted by a field of watermelons."
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Watermelons and chill
Lmfao
Heehee.
I love watermelon. I can picture it.
😂😂😂
Homes like these have a history, unlike a lot of modern homes that are mass-built by companies. I'm looking forward to learning more!
Homes were a luxury back then most people didn’t own a home. They had a factory job and lived in a tenement. To own a home you had to be self-made, or be in a political job that paid well. Homes were considered expensive and too expensive to run.
Often older homes cost exhorbent amounts to upgrade that they usually fall into disrepair. Its more cost effective to tear down usually, unfortunately.
Well homes like this one were reasonably common in their day too. Today's homes will have history in 100 year's time. There are videos about how deadly Victorian homes could be. They are really interesting. Love history too.🙂
@ Matt E We’re going back to that. The american dream is dead, its a country of renters again.
I would use a holy water to sprinkle all rooms of this old house.
I’m so glad I found your channel. I grew up in Browns Mills and I can trace my roots back to the Brown family through Mary Ann Brown 1835-1880. I’m so happy to see such a beautiful old home restored to appear like it did when it was first built.
Plot twist - You are actually Mr Brown himself Benjamin Buttoning your way back into your old house.
Facts 😂😅😅😅😅
Lol!
He does kind of look like him.
@@Diniecitaikr
We live in the Louisville area on the river. Our craftsman style home was dated 1926 which didn't line up at all with much of the woodwork and design elements used in our home. We also noticed 80% of the other homes sold in and around our neighborhood were also dated 1926. We hired a historian to look into it for us.
Turns out there was a major flood that destroyed many of the records on the homes here in 1926, so they just decided "Well no harm in dating all the homes this year I guess!"
She was able to search other records and archive's and just as we assumed our home was actually built in 1901!
We live in the Historical Downtown District, so getting that proof means we get a plaque in front of our house marking it as a historical centennial house. Yes, there are more important things in life, but it also means our home can't ever be torn down for development which they have be doing a ton of in our little downtown right across the river from Louisville. So in this sucky year we find joy in the little things :)
@@t.k159 well because they dropped the ball for so long it's too late for so many of these homes, many have had those types of updates. We have actually had outside updates to ours. The owner before us put on aluminum siding, which I actually don't mind because it's the wide plank so it looks nice, has very low upkeep and can be repainted which we have done. So yeah, luckily we don't really have any huge sore thumb sticking out but we also don't have those pain in the butt rules. So I guess win/win?
I live right across the river in charlestown
@@richardgreenaway114 then you probably know exactly what I mean when I say all the development happening here in downtown Jeff, it's been crazy! Not complaining too much because our home value has skyrocketed, but parking can get crazy at times for sure.
Pretty much i think itll be beautiful
If only there were more people like you, restoring wonderful old homes
You have to have thime and the means or talent to do this. Most of my peers ( late 30's early 40's) have no allusions to ever owning any home. In fact many of my peers have decided to not have kids. As even with a partner, we are all barley scraping buy. And we have college degrees we were sold to get us good jobs. Those do not exist anymore. Nor do pensions. If you want to be mad, be agree at the laws and structures that have continued to gut the working and middle class of America. For there own shirt term greed. I'm 39 and know I will never be able to have a home. That is the reality for most working millennials and gen z ppl. Often the only way my peers afford a home is with help from family, or inheritance. You should not have to wait for a parent to due before you can be a home owner.
My Great Great Grandfather immigrated from Germany to St.Louis in 1892 to build houses. He was a carpenter. I love old houses and find their history very interesting!
Admire your ethics and approach to this project, especially the historical significance. What happened to Hall’s house next door. Photo?
I’m very curious too!
Same here!
Me too.
Here is the grave info for Charles S. Brown (and some info on his wife and kids).
On this page (see below link) you can see names of two of his children with their date of birth/death. If you click on his son's name (Alfred) it continues the family tree showing Alfred married, had a child, Virginia that lived up until the age of 83 (died in 1998 and buried in Arlington National Cemetery).
Sadly it shows that Alfred's wife died 12 days after childbirth.
Alfred did have another child many years after the death of his wife, and that daughter, Florence died at the age of 23.
Lots of info for you to navigate from this link:
www.findagrave.com/memorial/166566704/charles-swing-brown
@Sandi H. - You have provided this fellow with a great resource. Bless you.
‘field of watermelons “ - is it an old timey euphemism
This was super interesting. It would be great to decorate the home with some prints of the machines, a nod to the Quakers, and perhaps a portrait of a watermelon in an ornate frame. That would be a touch of whimsy. I wonder if Sadie played that piano in the house.?
Good idea on the watermelon concept!
Genius idea to hire a historian. That history Adds even more character to your charming home.
As someone who loves genealogy and has done more than my fair share of finding out about my ancestors, I love the history of these old homes. It's wonderful to have people like you who are willing to restore them and not just tear them down!
Oh Caleb, thanks for ... oops distracted by a watermelon... thanks for the history lesson. Very enjoyable.
I grew up in a condo built in the 1910s in Chicago - little doubt Hall and Brown machinery was used for the woodworking in the building :D
Found you just an hour ago and i'm watching all te previous video's right now. Can't wait to see this one too tomorrow night after work!!
Same
I just watched all his previous videos on the house. Can’t wait for this one!!
Two months later, I'm doing the exact same, but with plenty of videos ahead :D
Same after 6 months:)
Thats what im doing rn
Charles S. "Mr steal ya pipe organist" Brown
this might just be my favorite comment ever.
@@The2ndEmpireStrikesBack thank you! That makes my day
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This history is fascinating. Edna rocks! looking forward to more.
Did your historian's book include the property layout as seen by Sanbourn Maps? They usually showed any ancillary structures including sheds, carriage houses and out-houses. Those areas can also hide interesting historical treasures related to the home's occupancy. Many if not most of the Sanbourn Maps images are available through the Library of Congress website.
Right! If you find where the out house is it might hold all kinds of interesting treasures! They used it like a trash can
The St Louis Public Library has a large collection of the Sanborn fire insurance maps too.
I made inhuman screeching noises when this popped up on my feed oh my lawdy tomorrow is gonna be a good day.
Super mega hyped!!!
OMG! Browns Mills is 20 minutes from me. And Burlington is the next town over.
Wonderful to hear the history on The Browns! Most people cannot speak beyond, at the most, 6 or 7 generations. Thank you for sharing!
I love it. I think I missed my calling should've been a historian. This is so interesting.
it’s never too late!
You definitely need to cover it up n put it away. U made it clear u r trashy. You have a talent for making people want to vomit.
@@gordontheengineswifedr.nirmal Jealous much? Lol Weirdo. Go away.
This was so interesting! Part of my family also came over as Quakers. Another part of my family worked in St. Louis as Plasterer's during the era this home was built. Love learning more about this home. Excellent video!
This is so exciting. one of my favorite humans is a Quaker and I really love Quakerism. Understanding and equality. What a beautiful way to live.
I love what your doing brother. Preserving history with the house and telling the story and you can have a museum by the time your finished love it!!✌🇺🇸
I also thank your grandma and I hope she is doing well. That portrait is an unspeakable gift because it connects every visitor and occupant of your home to the past.
It is nice that you're able to find so much history on the man. I'm sure there is much to uncover on the history of the house, hopefully there are some historical photographs somewhere to help you in your quest to bring it back.
Ohhhh ..... Let me get some popcorn ready!
I've been watching your magnificent videos from Japan and ..... I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THIS!!
Not gonna lie, I was a little bummed that we weren't going to be treated to more progress on the house. But, I stuck with you and that was some fascinating information about the original owner. Thanks for sharing.
This is all pertinent to the restoration of the house; it might not be *overly* interesting to you because it’s not carpentry or whatever, but it’s an integral part of the whole experience...
Fascinating! It’s amazing hearing the story behind the “human structure” or family that created the walls you’re restoring. Thank you for sharing that important bit of history with us! They were major influencers of their time.
Very interesting, my Brown family were Quakers as well, from 9 Partners New York, William Brown from 1634 Northumberland, England. The history you have found on this house and family make your project come alive. You Sir are a rare person, well done, very well done.
My guess is that Charles Brown's family were no longer Quakers if they had an organ in his church in New Jersey.
Wow, that second picture of Charles S. Brown looks a LOT like Caleb!
I have thoroughly enjoyed all 7 of your vids over the last month or so. I am a former resident of STL, lived there for 24 years from the 81 to 2005 in the CWE and St. Louis Hills. I love that city with all my heart. And I applaud you for this great endeavor you are undertaking on the North side. What a beautiful home. You are going to have a showplace someday. If I still lived there I would offer my help on weekends for sure. I look forward to the transformation. And you are a great speaker. I find you both calming and informative.
I love the way you’re making these videos, and showing the hinges you’re discovering. So good of you to share your restoration journey, and the house will look amazing when it’s done. I bought a Victorian house, which had not been modernised, and we’ve been restoring it to how it would have been in 1888, but it’s taken us 10 years, just finished the last room this year. I do hope yours doesn’t take that long. We have photos of the process, but no videos. I’m so glad you still have your original windows, and hope you’re not planning to rip them out for modern ones! I’d be happy to share our experience, including a neat way of having the benefits of double glazing without losing your original sash windows. Good luck with the project.
Second Empire architecture is my favorite architectural style; I grew up in a Second Empire house in Merchantville NJ. I am so glad this house has you and your wife restoring it.
Hearing the history makes the house so much more personal. Thank you. I hope there’ll be more.
Ooooh I hope your planning on recessing the entrance back to what it was originally!!!! I’m so excited to see this beautiful property come back to grandeur!
I love that you started your channel! My grandma lives in Manchester and I visit every chance I get. I love st. Louis! Its a beautiful old city. One of my favourite places to visit is the lemp mansion. I really hope you do tours.
You know what would be cool, is if you took maybe like a dozen or so of those lithographs and had wallpaper printed with them for one of the rooms.
Ooooohhhhhh that’s a freakin cool idea!!!
For Caleb’s library!
I love your enthusiasm for your house, it's a stunning property, coming from the UK I honestly didn't realise the USA had properties like this. Good luck.
I saw the logo for the catalogue yesterday and went on a google hunt. I found one that’s going for $2000, I was going to send you the link but I see you have a far more pristine version already
Great info! I too, as an antiques collector, love to deeply research everything I can about an item. It opens up a door to another time as so much is interconnected.
Modular baby carriages! That is so cool! The people who built my house were a bunch of drunks! Greetings from Illinois!
Lol
Very interesting history. It is great to know the history of these old houses. I grew up in a 1903 semi-detached brick home in Toronto. We didn't need to do much research, as my mom grew up 11 houses up the street. She knew the original owners who kept the house until January of 1959 when my parents bought it. The house beside us, on the other side of the driveway, was built in 1923, and the original owner lived there until the mid 60s.
Ok I will add to get comments up. Love this positive entertainment. I do know it’s a lot of hard work we are doing up a vicarage right now. I don’t have to film and do editing. Thanks 🙏
Terrific background. I live not too far away from the community you briefly profied. Never new it. I'm surprised that their house is not as expansive . Seems not too many rooms to accommodate the number of family members. Wonderful insight on what effort and time consuming invvolment on your part.
Thanks for sharing the history. I have family in Brown Mills, NJ and grew up in a nearby town. My husband & I own a 121 year old home in NJ which we are still restoring and through research found out our home originally was a summer home for a mayor of Philadelphia PA. We understand how much work, love, determination, and sweat this journey will be but yet so rewarding. Wishing you lots of luck and can’t wait to watch more of your videos!
WOW WOW WOW!!! I do genealogy research, mostly just for family and friends, but wow, that is exciting stuff to know about your house and the family. Really cool. Thank you for sharing! I LOVE this stuff, like you have no idea. Having Brown's picture as well is just incredible. Thank you gramma for sure!
You are very fortunate! Enjoy the history and I'm sure while you're working away on the house you can tip your hat to Mr. Brown.
Thanks for uplifting my day!
Dude I'd love to learn mine, I dont know anything about my family tree lol On my dads side I'm part German. Any chance you could do some for me? not in full depth but just to see? I dont know how you do that stuff haha
How interesting to learn about the past and people who built the world we live in today! My husband and I own a house that was built in 1903 and the man who built it had a doors and windows shop. He also built many other houses in the neighboorhood as well as the church benches. I may say he was talentend and our house still has a lot of its original and amazing woodwork.
I think it is absolutely lovely that you appreciate the history of that house. Even now apart from its amazing architecture, one gets a sense of the time when this beautiful building was a loving home, the castle of a hard-working man. You can almost imagine the family friends sitting around a fire in the parlor and enjoying a tea or sherry and having great conversations. Keep up the good work! And keep these videos coming!
Typhoid I believe was a serious problem in the St. Louis area. That’s why they drained or buried a lot of ponds and streams in the area.
Bless you for your hard work preserving not only the house but the history and future of midwestern hard work!
The history of your home is so
Important. It is literally in every fiber of your home. I love hearing about the people who built these homes. Thank you so much for sharing. The history of your own and finding out about its owners only makes refurbishing your home more special. Xo
Great History. So glad I discovered your content a few weeks ago. I was already interested in your journey and my ears really peaked as my 85 year old father is from Browns Mills and I grew up in Burlington. The Old Quaker House is still there. Burlington has a lot of history.
I was really hoping to hear a comment just like this when i made the video. Thats awesome man!! Thank you! I plan on taking a trip there at some point.
@@The2ndEmpireStrikesBack I hope you can make it out here someday. I am in the area and it would be see you and take a personalized tour. There are a lot of great things in Burlington and the area. There are some nice places to grab a beverage as well. I can’t wait to see how your restoration goes. It’s great to watch history come to life.
I'm from Burlington. I just live two hours away from STL. Let me know if you want some free labor. Cheers.
I would absolutely LOVE to stay when it's all finished!
Put me down as one of the first guests! I adore Victorian era Mansions and was actually married in one and visit it regularly!
I'll be watching each and every video you post as you work towards completion!
You are doing great and I'm excited we get to be a part of this journey with you! Thank you!!!
I thought he said something about using a part of it as an AirB&B. I hope I didn't just dream that!
Thank you for your good, methodic story telling. I like your language, your clear speaking and your faculty to deepen into things and to give your best without being superficial. Great respect! Very interesting for me! Greetings from Austria.
Thank you for providing the history of the home and the homeowner. It adds to the purpose of why this home has to be saved. You are absolutely the right person to do it as you have such respect for restoring it as it once was. Enjoying being taken along on your journey. (Hummm, interesting that Mr. Brown fell in love with "a Jersey Girl"...Tom Waits/Bruce Springsteen and yours truly.)
That catalogue is such a sweet find! Thank you for sharing the Brown history
Wow, you hit the JACKPOT on history! I'm totally enjoying seeing the love you are putting in to this home. Warm wishes from Santa Cruz, California 😃
I enjoyed your video very much, thank you for caring and taking the time to bring this home to its former glory. Blessings
You kind of look like Mr. Brown in the younger picture of him.
I was thinking the same thing.
I think the same
I love history and this is quickly becoming my favorite channel. I can’t wait to see what you do with it and what else you learn about it. Thanks for sharing this
Whenever I see a video about an old house or even a real estate listing, I always hope to see the ownership history, but so many times it is missing. Great video.
I absolutely adore this episode with all the history. I'm thrilled to be watching and good luck.
That's cool that you found so much information about the first owners of the house.
Listening to you gave me some motivation to pursue my research about the history of the mansion I grew in.
Well, I say mansion but it's an old house from 1760 which has been divided in four flats. Some parts of your house reminds me my childhood flat (especially the woodworks and ceilings).
That was really interesting and I appreciate the time you and Edna took to do this.
Thank you.
Loving the series and the premiers. Thanks for taking the time to share your journey with us.
oh my goodness, I just found your channel and I am loving it! so much better than any tv show! thanks for the work that you do!
Lovely video, and it was so nice hearing that you have had an historian research the house. All the best from Denmark :D
Amazing information! Thank you for sharing all of this with us!
Loved it!!! Love the history, this attention to detail and preservation is what makes me (personally) never want to miss an episode. The discovery is in the journey which is what I love.
Subscribed today so I can keep up. I’m so excited to see the finished project!
Love these vids, thanks for sharing your passion
I loved the history so much. You are so well spoken! Can't wait to see where this journey takes you and thanks for sharing it with me...
I’m so glad you were able to get this home, you passion and care for this beautiful historic home is inspirational!
I love the history research and the restoration slant to this house. This is wonderful. Thank you so much! We history lovers are devastated by “modern renovations”. Bless you for saving this old, grand beauty!
Wow that is some absolutely incredible history! Thank you so much for sharing! I am so glad you are restoring this beautiful home the right way. I hope to be able to visit one day!
Enjoying the historical experience. Thank you! And a Happy New year to you! ❤️Watching from New Zealand with love ❤️
That is extremely fascinating. Thank you for sharing! I’m so glad you had the opportunity to save this house. You really appreciate it’s history and no one deserves it better. Glad I found this channel & look forward to seeing more. :)
Wow, this is absolutely fascinating and curious to watch, I really admire how you approach not only the restoration, but researching the history as well! Hope you find more information about this family of owners and the ones after. Your channel is definitely the best youtube find of the last year for me 😊
Wish you all the best going forward with this!
This is so cool. Just traced my family history and thoroughly enjoy this. Thank you. Keep up the good work!
I really enjoyed this. Thank you for sharing!
I love that you are discovering the history of the family as well as the house. Thank you for saving all the history!!
This is great! I love this video, the history is so interesting
Thanks for sharing the information. This is so cool for you as you begin your restoration.
Thanks for the history of the house and those who lived there. I am anxious to see all the progress you make on the house. It is a labor of love.
I loved this and your channel. Looking forward to more videos!
I so enjoy watching your videos! Your enthusiasm for this period is contagious. Thank you for sharing.
It’s great the love your pouring into your house. Not just a cosmetic restoration, but clearly a passion for every part of it. Excellent thank you.
I love hearing about all of the history about this house and the original owners. Thank you for sharing this. It's also really exciting to see what you will uncover. As you are restoring it. I love old Victorian homes.
Thanks so much for sharing the history of the home!! Found it totally fascinating!
Love this! The history is awesome, thank you .
Thank you for sharing. Love history. So glad your restoring the house. So amazing.
Enjoyed. Really like learning the history of houses and you did an excellent job!
So interesting! Thank you for sharing the history of this family and presenting it here. It otherwise would have been lost on so many if not for you!
love this stuff...can't get enough. thank you
This was such a fascinating video! I can’t wait to hear what else you find out!
I did some research on my family’s old land when we lived in Waynesville (down by Ft Leonard Wood). Had some great stories (and a ghost) to go with it.
Just fantastic! This make the journey so incredibly meaningful and interesting. I'm so glad I found you and Mr. Brown's house.
This is so cool and relaxing 😌 I love this channel !!