Incredibly Unique 200 year old Abandoned House/ Log Cabin Up North

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  • This beautiful old house actually started as a log cabin, then had some massive updates in the late 1800’s I would assume. Very unique front and exterior. Thanks for watching! Like & comment & subscribe if you enjoy!

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  • @jodyseiders8123
    @jodyseiders8123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    This was my brothers house. He passed away a few years ago and none of my children wanted to live in town. It was a sad day when we sold it last year.

    • @urbanexploringwithkappy1773
      @urbanexploringwithkappy1773  2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      I’m sorry for your loss. I pray the home is restored and saved but wanted to record it and save it for future generations too see our beautiful American architecture! Just in case. See too many beautiful old homes torn down nowadays!

    • @jeremylindsey633
      @jeremylindsey633 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I would of taken it

    • @debrataylor1813
      @debrataylor1813 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      What is the history of the house? When built?

    • @debrav3273
      @debrav3273 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I wish you could have kept this house in the family. Such a shame it is falling apart.

    • @fire_peas3747
      @fire_peas3747 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The home is in sale

  • @AwesomeFinish
    @AwesomeFinish 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    You are my favorite TH-cam in this genre. No glamor, no dumb music, no click bait, no bs! Keep it up and I'll keep watching!

    • @jamescarrington5521
      @jamescarrington5521 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      YES!! That ANNOYING Goddamned music all the others put in their videos, UUUGGGHHH!

  • @arassnibbor5327
    @arassnibbor5327 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I thought you were saying turd. I had to listen to it a few times to realize you were saying turret. 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @DavidJones-hl5om
    @DavidJones-hl5om 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Casper the friendly ghost he was opening doors on the house.
    The house looks like a haunted house. It should be preserved
    as a historical landmark

  • @jemlyn67
    @jemlyn67 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Tower vs turret: Towers start on the first floor and connect to the ground. Turrets start higher up and have empty space below, no connection to the ground. This house has a Second Empire (1860s - 1880s) style tower.

    • @megfuchs9425
      @megfuchs9425 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That's interesting information. Thanks!

  • @susanfrombflo8368
    @susanfrombflo8368 2 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Awesome house! That was a saw handle. Bonus fun: every time you said "turret" I thought it sounded like "turd."

    • @samsmom1491
      @samsmom1491 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I thought he was saying turd, as well! 😋

    • @kyliepechler
      @kyliepechler 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I thought he said that too!
      I kept looking on the floor of the Attic to find the "turd" he kept mentioning. 😂
      It didn't help that he said "oh gosh, it's nasty up here, ergh" right after the first time he mentioned the "turd". 14:51

    • @jenniferpoole7490
      @jenniferpoole7490 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Now that's what I'm hearing..haha!😄

    • @donnatucker8377
      @donnatucker8377 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I was going to say it's part of a handle to an old hand saw.
      I love watching you and Ruby and the pieces of history you share with us all

    • @donnatucker8377
      @donnatucker8377 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ruby likes wallpaper and you like steamer trunks and door knobs. I like old woodstoves.
      Thanks Ruby for finding the attic door.

  • @trevinsteigleman9804
    @trevinsteigleman9804 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    This is my hometown, from my understanding when we had a mayor way before my time. This used to be his home. There was someone restoring it but I believe that fell through I drive by it daily almost and it’s such a shame to see the condition it’s in.

    • @jessnostalgia7253
      @jessnostalgia7253 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Hi cousin! I am with the Juniata County Historical Society. This was Dr. Greenleaf’s house back in the day. (Like he rode a horse to make house calls timeframe.) He had no heirs, so his housekeeper, Katie Kepler, inherited it. She had another home so she just rented this one out in the early 1900s.

    • @septemberdreese8427
      @septemberdreese8427 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The last person to own it was in the process of restoring it but died of a heart condition

    • @mikewelch1764
      @mikewelch1764 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Hello. I bought the house two houses down from this place. From the Kepler family. It was interesting to know that she was gifted this house.

  • @wedontsmokemids5224
    @wedontsmokemids5224 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Hey Kappy! This is in my home town! I’ve driven past that home countless times! A lot of the old town style houses in town range from early 1800s and 1900s. The man who lived in that house was the fire chief!

  • @stevealexander6515
    @stevealexander6515 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Imagine my surprise. I pass this house all the time and wonder why was it left to die. Located in Thompsontown Pa. settled in 1755 and incorporated in 1867. It's located on old route 22 between Port Royal and Millerstown. The house is across from the T.town corner deli and the local park. And up the street is a Chevy dealership. There's not a street light in the town. I guess that's the way the house likes it, like the good old days.

    • @septemberdreese8427
      @septemberdreese8427 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It wasn’t restored because the owner died in the process

    • @barbaralynch3015
      @barbaralynch3015 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks for taking the time to tell about the town that it's in. I always like to know where the houses are!

    • @stevealexander6515
      @stevealexander6515 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@barbaralynch3015 O.k., you're welcome Barbara.

  • @reptilemama939
    @reptilemama939 2 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    I live in west Michigan on a farm. My house was built in 1885 and all the outbuildings and huge barn were built in 1900. I see a lot of similarities in this house that are in mine. Like the one commenter said, I wish these walls could talk!
    Edit: I kept everything as authentic and restored as I could and it always gets people talking 😊 I love history and I love your channel. You and Ruby keep up the fantastic work!

    • @Pro-Deo
      @Pro-Deo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Have you ever found the garbage pit(s) in the back a few yards away from your house? We owned a house built in 1884 on Hemingways Plat (yes, the Ernest one) in the village of Lake Orion in Oakland County. The first church ever built in Oakland County was right across our front yard. Our dogs kept digging up their dog pen and there were little artifacts here and there so we dug up the entire garbage pit! We got so many artifacts from it.

    • @DramaMustRemainOnTheStage
      @DramaMustRemainOnTheStage 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Look up 2nd empire strikes back its a play on words as house style is empire. It's in st Louis and he's even doing the plaster walls they would have been done

    • @urbanexploringwithkappy1773
      @urbanexploringwithkappy1773  2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Appreciate the kind words!! Glad you enjoy! Thanks for watching! :)

    • @danadelaplante6797
      @danadelaplante6797 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You are so lucky to live in good old charm. The history must feel magical. Not much of that kind of history out here in western Canada. 🤩

    • @glock21guy
      @glock21guy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Good call on keeping it authentic. When I see someone look at an old house with character and start talking about updating everything, I want to slap the shit out of them.

  • @rockybernard2997
    @rockybernard2997 2 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    The size of those 'logs' is impressive... (those were not Spring Saplings!) However old that house/cabin is, the log materials represent ages of old growth! Not to mention the hours of hard sweat put into just shaping that hard wood, swinging the adze, as fueled by homemakers producing rib-sticking food and care for aching muscles! (those folks didn't need for a gym membership cause they worked to live, building structural monuments to their courage, persistence and raw strength. Something's from this time period, we really ought to get back into. A couple hundred years from now, a gym membership certificate will be nothing to show for, considering all the hours consumed by it. We really need to get back to building basic monuments of our lives, be it dwellings and/or families....

    • @davisfarm9
      @davisfarm9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well said.

    • @kathyvenable8793
      @kathyvenable8793 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      My generation or the generation of today will never know the labor put into these beautiful homes. But time marches on and everything changes. My Dad knew this kind of work. I loved to sit and listen to his stories of life growing up. He would have been 101 years old January 10. He passed two weeks shy of his 97 birthday.

    • @rockybernard2997
      @rockybernard2997 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@kathyvenable8793 Wow! He was a product of vigorous and constructive times. I'll bet he had some fabulous stories! The kind like Hollywood would never think up! It's such a great loss, losing our elders; they're the last tangible threads to a more wholesome world and times. So sorry for your loss. I envy you the stories he left to you. Ours is a Good Lord that made sure we have memories to embrace, in such times of our lives. God Bless you and your memories.

    • @susanbezecny1353
      @susanbezecny1353 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good old elbow grease was good for the soul in those days. Life was a little more simple. Sorry to hear about your dad. He saw many changes in life I am sure. I bet he was a wise man.

    • @susanbezecny1353
      @susanbezecny1353 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kathyvenable8793 even my generation knew work. I am 65 years old and I take pride in what I do by hand. It feels worth while

  • @unrulyjulie4382
    @unrulyjulie4382 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    This makes me so sad. This house was featured last year (I think) or maybe in 2020 on a wonderful website called Old House Dreams. It was listed for sale and we were all hoping that someone historically minded would be able to restore this incredible house to her former glory. I guess that never happened 😢. I'm so glad that you are able to document her before she is gone forever.

    • @shellymiller7101
      @shellymiller7101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I agree. What a shame that these beautiful house go to wAste. Even with an in town location. A big shame

    • @unrulyjulie4382
      @unrulyjulie4382 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@shellymiller7101... Yes, even more so with this one as it is so historically significant.

    • @josephzug4726
      @josephzug4726 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's being restored right now

  • @manwithvette
    @manwithvette 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I don’t think you have any idea how much these videos are appreciated, I love old historic homes. Thank you so much, and keep up the good work!

  • @jeantetreault132
    @jeantetreault132 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    This beautiful huge Victorian mansion, or farm house like you call it, deserves to be restored and pampered, as soon as possible. With all it’s elegant character and architectural features, you can tell that this iconic place use to dominate the whole entire land all around at one time, until these neighborhood little houses came along, throughout the course of the years. Hence! I want to take this special opportunity to thank you for bringing us so much entertainment and for taking so much pride in the the kind of work that you do, as you remain the ultimate presentator of this show, Kappy. All the best to you. Johnny, Montréal, Canada 🇨🇦

    • @septemberdreese8427
      @septemberdreese8427 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It was in the process of being redone when the owner died and someone just bought it 2-3 years ago

    • @tracy85777
      @tracy85777 ปีที่แล้ว

      I hope someone restores it!

    • @wendygarver9102
      @wendygarver9102 ปีที่แล้ว

      Those little snapshots as you called them or slides you use them in a film projector or rather a slide projector great work on your part.

  • @jennifergarrett6809
    @jennifergarrett6809 2 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    Hi Kappy and Ruby. That item hanging on the wall was a handle for a hand saw. My dad had one. Loved this place with the log cabin interior. Also loved the turret. You and Ruby make a great team. Been enjoying hearing her talking with you. Looking forward to the next adventure.

    • @mizg6313
      @mizg6313 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I use my handsaw. 🙂

    • @scottinnh88
      @scottinnh88 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      This house has a story to tell I wish we could here it, then I want this house stripped to its original bones and remade in its original form.

    • @dianakuhlman6120
      @dianakuhlman6120 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ⁰⁰

    • @suzannesnyder2679
      @suzannesnyder2679 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      M 7:42 My dad had a handsaw with a head like that.

  • @lucybieller7604
    @lucybieller7604 2 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Hey Kappy and Ruby. Beautiful house. Did look a bit haunted! The first item was a saw handle. Great find on the amazing wallpaper. (And the attic stairs, Ruby) Thanks again for the explore. ✌️

  • @peggyharris3301
    @peggyharris3301 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    It never takes long for a leaky roof to take these magnificent old beauties down...😞The log cabin...what a find there!!

  • @WildWestGal
    @WildWestGal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I have a strong feeling that this log house started out in the mid to latter part of the 18th century as a settlement cabin. PA was then known as New Sweden, and the Swedes brought their log house knowledge and skills with them.
    One of the clues lies in that stairway that is outside but under the roof and enclosed between the two "pens". That was typical of "saddlebag" style log houses and would speak to the first of the additions. It would have been taken up to a second story sometime during the 19th century. And, then, somewhere between 1880 and 1890 would have been tricked out in full Queen Anne glory.
    The "pretty thing" at 7:20 that Ruby was holding is the handle to a handsaw. They used to have beautifully carved and ergonomically designed handles, back in the day. My granddad had three of them with various sawblade lengths. ... Nice tour, thanks!

  • @eleanorfetterman2493
    @eleanorfetterman2493 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Is there any way you can take these pictures to the historical society to see if they could save this house.. ? That is a national treasure. Not many log cabins have survived

  • @brusselsprout5851
    @brusselsprout5851 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    That place is wild. Who’d have expected that lovely statue left way up there. I cannot believe you two are out in this cold. Thank you though.

  • @B-rads
    @B-rads 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Love the doors opening up house is 100 years older than the house I rent has to be haunted

  • @jeanbowers3569
    @jeanbowers3569 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Hanging up was a grip from a saw I believe. The door on the second level is part of a set of pocket doors, or a barn door on a rail.

    • @peggyharris3301
      @peggyharris3301 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's what it looked like to me...

    • @barfoonisland2003
      @barfoonisland2003 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Most likely a back saw.

    • @jeanbowers3569
      @jeanbowers3569 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@barfoonisland2003 What is a back saw?

    • @barfoonisland2003
      @barfoonisland2003 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jeanbowers3569 I have a back saw that has a 16" blade. It is shorter than a convention saw but had doesn't bend as easily. A back saw is used mostly for sawing moldings.

  • @sewforlife5728
    @sewforlife5728 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I do believe the front rectangle was the log cabin with 2 up and 2 down as in rooms originally. It was very common practice for a couple to build what they could starting out and as the family grew and they prospered over time they would add on to the house and upgrade. That's why u will see odd lay outs and short up and down set of steps leading to rooms in in-between levels in these really old houses. It looks like the last big upgrades they did were during the Victorian period. Really interesting house. To bad there's no history on it.

    • @jessnostalgia7253
      @jessnostalgia7253 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I am with the Juniata County Historical Society. This was Dr. Greenleaf’s house back in the day. (Like he rode a horse to make house calls timeframe.) He had no heirs, so his housekeeper, Katie Kepler, inherited it. She had another home so she just rented this one out in the early 1900s.

    • @sewforlife5728
      @sewforlife5728 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@jessnostalgia7253 what happened to it after she died?

  • @marywegrzyn506
    @marywegrzyn506 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Wow if those walls could talk, oh what stories they would tell. I wish I knew who all lived there through the years. It looks like it was a very interesting place. I'm sure the original owners are still there. They put a lot of hard work n love into building that home. It's special.

    • @jessnostalgia7253
      @jessnostalgia7253 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I am with the Juniata County Historical Society. This was Dr. Greenleaf’s house back in the day. (Like he rode a horse to make house calls timeframe.) He had no heirs, so his housekeeper, Katie Kepler, inherited it. She had another home so she just rented this one out in the early 1900s.

  • @graytabbie
    @graytabbie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Interesting house. Thanks to Ruby for pointing out the wallpaper and other items in the house. I always like to see the old wallpaper. I love Kappy's sigh and resignation when he discovers a house has a basement, lol. Thanks for taking us through these old houses!

  • @jillatherton4660
    @jillatherton4660 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    As a buildings archaeologist in UK I find that early fabric fossilised in the C19 house 'truly awesome'. 👍

  • @marleneppaul
    @marleneppaul 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    That place looks salvageable but I bet there are some other energies there.

  • @FrankiesFancy
    @FrankiesFancy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Very polite ghosts 👻 This was a gorgeous house at one point in it's lifetime. Thanks for the showing! Next time, please remember to say thank you to the ghosts...it was most likely a previous home owner showing you around. When they open doors for you, they are welcoming you. If they slam doors on you, they want you out.

  • @bubblesangel555
    @bubblesangel555 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "Now I'll go down in the basement, I said I would. You don't have to come down here Ruby" Kappy, you didn't have too get Ruby on camera, I KNOW she was right behind you!! When that log cabin part of that house was built, I'm betting there was a wagon path going up to it. There was a poetry book on the end of that row of books, they are highly collectable!

  • @lindaondovcsik9714
    @lindaondovcsik9714 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love seeing these old homes! Looks like the highway out front was widened after the house! You could walk out the front door and get hit by a car! Makes me wonder if they sold the place when they planned to put the highway in! I see many old farms sitting vacant because the highways bought them out. It's sad because they put the big highways through and years later the house still sits there in disrepair! Thanks for the tour! Stay safe! 😁. Claw foot tubs are rare finds.... especially when they are that old! It's sad someone couldn't remove it to be salvaged to be put in someone's home. They are truly diamonds in the ruff, especially if they have all four claws! Beautiful find!

  • @user-mh7db7ei1s
    @user-mh7db7ei1s ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I wish that we still made houses like this and others shown by this channel. They all have so much character that you just don’t see in modern constructions. They were also built to last longer by using of higher quality materials.
    My husband and I just bought a colonial foursquare that was built in 1910 that I love dearly, which has made my love for old houses even more pronounced.

  • @raygamrat1466
    @raygamrat1466 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Awesome place......spotted a light anomaly/spirit orb coming out of the floor and going upward in front of that little cabinet at 16:07 Great Capture!!

    • @hillary_was_here
      @hillary_was_here 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      At 15:19 & 15:55 you can see green lights which are typically light refractions from the cameras. Because of the shape of the light at 16:07, it could be the same thing but you never know. So much history there and homes are living breathing entities in their own rite. Everything is energy!

  • @denisedunn7733
    @denisedunn7733 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    What a beautiful relic. When you get that spooky vibe and doors are opening on their own, there's a reason for that. Definitely still inhabited. I love the way you show these old houses.

    • @kyliepechler
      @kyliepechler 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I don't believe in ghosts, but it was creepy the way that the doors of two separate rooms, opened inwards slightly, when he was walking towards them, as if they were beckoning him to come in the room, lol.

    • @kittybrat940
      @kittybrat940 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I actually believe in the paranormal, but the cause of these doors opening has a natural explanation. It was the vaccume of the other doors opening in the wind. It was a cold windy day. Thanks you Kappy and Ruby for exploring these old beautiful pieces of history.

  • @pugsunset1
    @pugsunset1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Beautiful old house with a lot of history I believe. I hope someone can buy it and save it.

  • @amymorales4622
    @amymorales4622 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    That must have been a charming home in its day. Thank you for documenting it before it decays any further.

  • @sarahstrong7174
    @sarahstrong7174 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Thankyou Ruby. I do like to see the old wallpaper designs. I like to think of people choosing them for their home, for the look they wanted. Then times move on & there are different looks, covering earlier looks up & then decay. An accaptance of the movement of time is not always easy to achieve.

  • @TheLuckyjoenga
    @TheLuckyjoenga 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Down here in Georgia we have houses like this. Most of them are antebellum homes. They originally started out as a dog trot log cabin. As the family prospered and got more money they eventually built bigger houses around the original log cabin.
    I have a friend of mine who purchased an Annabellum home. When they went to start the renovations the two front rooms of the house were discovered to be original log cabin home. It was built with two rooms with a connecting roof. Between the two rooms was a passageway called a dog trot. Overtime the dog trot was enclosed in and turned into the main hallway and a second floor was added.

  • @cpop9335
    @cpop9335 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Very interesting. We always love it when you come up and vist us in PA.
    It makes my day when I see you post a new video, hope you never run out of cool old houses to show us.

  • @fredrobinson6990
    @fredrobinson6990 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Cool old house. Too bad someone doesn’t try and save it.

  • @pbs4535
    @pbs4535 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Those claw footed bath tubs are popular antiques now my grandmother had one.

  • @xnotx2
    @xnotx2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Sorry for spamming but..
    You're going to be busy if you stay in PA for a while, PA is chalked full of old places like this. 🙂 Also most old houses in PA only have crawl spaces, so if the "basement" is taller than kneeling, it's been dug out by an owner at some point 😋

  • @lMiniD2
    @lMiniD2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The doors were called "pocket doors". They would slide into the wall on each side to keep heat in different rooms without taking "swing" space that normal doors take up. The wooden thing you thought was cool and hung back up on the wall was saw handle. The outside doors often have small upper window above regular door to add light, and some would open for circulation. The first stairway you came to off the kitchen was often built for the servants. Great old house!

  • @trinketsmusings
    @trinketsmusings 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    What an amazing and surprising place! Serious grandma and grandpa vibes. Pieces of their energy still there. Loving though. Thanks for the explore!

  • @debraellison6255
    @debraellison6255 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The small blue jar was a Vicks vapor rub jar. When kids got sick parents would rub that on their chest and button the PJ's up.

  • @stevealexander6515
    @stevealexander6515 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Update on the house. I was just there this morning 12/16/23 and talked to a contractor that bought the house to restore it. He said give it a year and it wont look the same. Can't wait to see the progress. The house deserves it.

    • @wandamontgomery6030
      @wandamontgomery6030 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Any updates?

    • @stevealexander6515
      @stevealexander6515 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@wandamontgomery6030 ,The cupola has been restored but no windows yet. Foundation repair looks completed, there was an obvious "drooping" effect going on that I don't see now. The front, side and rear porches are gone due to rot I'm sure. I will have to visit Thompsontown on a Saturday to see what progress is being made inside the house. With that said, the progress made thus far on the house looks great. The contractors have worked wonders. I'm anxious to see what will become of the house once finished. My Grandmother would say, "It didn't get that way overnight". Take care.

  • @timhollis3390
    @timhollis3390 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Awesome house in my home state.Maybe when they make the next Steven King movie this could be one of the sets.

  • @Mandy7D7
    @Mandy7D7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I think the item Ruby found hanging on the wall at 7:24 is the grip portion to a hand saw. You put the metal blade in the slot and the pins go through to keep it onto the handle. It looks beautifully hand carved and used for many years too. Ruby has a good eye, she points out lovely things when she is with you. 👍🏻

  • @jilldavis7229
    @jilldavis7229 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Very fascinating!!! Never would have guessed a cabin could be turned into a beautiful Victorian home👍 Sooo many bedrooms!!! You could definitely tell that this place has been added onto, remodeled then remodeled again!!! I’m sure very haunted…with no wind or breeze & doors were opening by themselves 🥺😳🧐 The hand hewn logs were craftsmanship & talented workmanship!!! The wooden piece that Ruby picked up was a handle to a hand saw! The medal blade & teeth were missing! The kitchen could have been bigger & designed better fo allow for more cabinets & a possible island! The outside kitchen door let a lot of cold air & mice in!!! The gap was enormous!!! I’m sooo very glad that Ruby is along with you on your adventures Kappy, it’s good to have a partner 👍🙏❤️

  • @sarahstrong7174
    @sarahstrong7174 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    My father used to have an old saw with a handle like that one hanging up, that you asked about. Circa 1950s.

  • @lonwaslien104
    @lonwaslien104 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Quite the makeover of a log cabin. 👍Great presentation guys! Imagine a log cabin years ago now surrounded by a community.

  • @sherriprice9534
    @sherriprice9534 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I always comment to my husband when we drive past this house...there is my favorite old home.

  • @debrademedici864
    @debrademedici864 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It was amazing to see the logs inside this house , and a lot of add ons !!!! Thanks Kappy and Ruby !!!

  • @river5381
    @river5381 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Hey guys, that house literally looks like a house I restored years ago minus the logs ❤️❤️❤️ video I’ll watch couple more times!! Be safe!

  • @enragedamerican2079
    @enragedamerican2079 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I can only imagine this house in it's Glory years...and to me it seemed to give a contented feel, as though no matter her condition today, her purpose was fulfilled as it was intended.
    I believe she 'could be' saved, but I'm not sure she really wants to be.
    Au revoir beautiful, may your remaining days be peaceful.

  • @verabushey7089
    @verabushey7089 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So amazing! Someone please bring it back to life. Thank you Ruby for pointing out the wallpaper. He tends to overlook it.

  • @cindyrose3206
    @cindyrose3206 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    It's so beautiful from the outside, especially the ornate porch! Nobody could build something like this house nowadays!

  • @chaosdemonwolf1
    @chaosdemonwolf1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Those little pictures with the white borders were for a slide projector. And the ''what's that'' in the basement is/was likely a sump pump.

  • @kevinsnyder4425
    @kevinsnyder4425 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The basement has field stone walls & maybe floor too. Some of it looks like what we call a michigan basement - low ceilings and poured walls half way up in some of it. Neat house with log cabin walls ! Really old ! Thanks!

    • @christihiatt3459
      @christihiatt3459 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or a Yankee basement; my house in NC has one

  • @judyingram4846
    @judyingram4846 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Beautiful old home. Pretty good shape. I love the old log. So happy you brought Ruby with you. Another good find Kappy.❤️❤️❤️

  • @johngiampapa
    @johngiampapa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    WOW love this one!! Very unique- looks like there was a squatter living there for a bit. Thank you Ruby for finding the attic stairs, that turret was a must see! Loved it! Thank you!

  • @miriambarnett2782
    @miriambarnett2782 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I lived in an old log cabin turned into a bigger house. One wall in the dining room was an outside wall at one time. So cool. Also had old stone walls in the basement.

  • @taralewis2606
    @taralewis2606 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thanks Kappy and Ruby for another awesome find!! Ruby has a great eye for the things that make this house a home. The thing that she hung back on the wall is a handle for a hand saw. By now I’m sure you already know that! Lol. I lived in an over 200 year old log cabin for years. It was just beautiful with all of it’s charm and imperfections. It still had the ladder to get upstairs. With the size of the logs it stayed nice and warm in the winter. Especially upstairs. Y’all stay safe out there together. Looking forward to your next find!!

  • @aliciabruce3330
    @aliciabruce3330 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Love it! So interesting a hidden log cabin. I see several chanels of people showing old vacant homes and I like the way you show the house structure and house details the best. Thank you so much

  • @katiealderman3251
    @katiealderman3251 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The "firemen" jacket hanging up looks EXACTLY like the jacket my tow truck driver friend wears for work. Thanks for the video! Your videos are my favorite😊

  • @grantbos5967
    @grantbos5967 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Guys you never disappoint and this home is no exception. Wish we could have seen it with all its porches intact. Again you bring us unusual architecture. Thanks again for documenting American history that is rapidly disappearing. Log cabin then a Colonial then a Victorian .

  • @judyingram4846
    @judyingram4846 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Awwww Ruby I loved the old wallpaper. So Beautiful. Thank you Ruby❤️😍❤️

  • @ittybittykittymama7582
    @ittybittykittymama7582 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was one cool house! Not in very bad shape, just junked up. Thanks, Ruby, for helping Kappy navigate these old houses.

  • @ladyjane9980
    @ladyjane9980 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    It's possible that this house began in the late 1700's given the log framing in parts.

  • @JustAnAverageWoman69
    @JustAnAverageWoman69 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Hey Kapps! Awesome exploration!
    You know, that house reminds me of the time I spent a long day at work and was in a hurry to go back to sleep. It helps to keep track of your progress on a daily routine and get your thoughts on the topic of your business.
    Anyway, my husband has been dissolved for a long time. Bye Kappy!

  • @veronicamorgan8103
    @veronicamorgan8103 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    What a place of history there! It's sad that more than likely it'll be torn down. Thank you Kappy for another most excellent video

    • @urbanexploringwithkappy1773
      @urbanexploringwithkappy1773  2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Sadly very true, unless someone with alooot of money came along! Thank you for watching and the kind words! :)

  • @cristywyndham-shaw5111
    @cristywyndham-shaw5111 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Thanks for sharing another great find Kappy and Ruby. Those walls were a surprise! 😯 Loved the art deco sculpture and the pink floral wall paper. This home was loved.

    • @rubyr7019
      @rubyr7019 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks Cristy!!! Wall paper is always my favorite 😊

    • @cristywyndham-shaw5111
      @cristywyndham-shaw5111 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rubyr7019 Mine too! 😊

  • @Kellyjosephine
    @Kellyjosephine 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I’ve lived near here my whole life and I’ve always wondered what that house looked like on the inside. It’s sad how many have gone to nature and their demise and it would be amazing to see them come back to life. Unfortunately many around here can’t afford that task or the necessary mandates it would take to get them up to codes. Thank you great video to see 😊

    • @cynthiaarnold5807
      @cynthiaarnold5807 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Where in Pa is this? I live in Pa to and I hate to see old homes torn down.

    • @Kellyjosephine
      @Kellyjosephine 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@cynthiaarnold5807 Central Pa between Harrisburg and State College.

    • @lira8661
      @lira8661 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You should go check it out 😊

    • @cletusreese2975
      @cletusreese2975 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cynthiaarnold5807 Thompsontown,PA

  • @andreaschadeck5596
    @andreaschadeck5596 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love this house so much. I hope somebody saves it, the floors aren’t too bad

  • @ml1049
    @ml1049 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    One of the most unique houses you've shown us. I have never seen one exactly like it. I kept wishing all through the video that it could be dismantled and the original log cabin reconstructed in a quieter setting. I'm sure the house was there before the highway, but could you imagine listening to that road noise all the time?

    • @cletusreese2975
      @cletusreese2975 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes I can. I used to live there when I was a kid.

  • @ghostofbex
    @ghostofbex 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Would love to go to ALL the places this guy films. What a cool exciting hobby to be part of these historical places & his gf is VERY LUCKY to be able to accompany him in his exploration

  • @jeffplawrentz269
    @jeffplawrentz269 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Very cool, Kappy! The deconstruction makes me think someone is slowly dismantling that to maybe take it back to the log stage. Thank you for sharing!

  • @jacquelineraines2074
    @jacquelineraines2074 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The handle you found on the wall goes to a saw blade. My Poppa had one of those. I knew a couple in Thornville Ohio who had a log cabin in the front part of their home also but don't remember how old it was but early 1800's. Ohio became a state in 1806 so you can get a good idea of when that home would have been built. It needs to be preserved! At least the log cabin portion. Oh, and those old houses always had doors that opened and shut on their own. Ha! Ha! I grew up in a house built in the 1840's. We just named our ghost George.

  • @sarahstrong7174
    @sarahstrong7174 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow what an amazing looking Gothic Horror type mansion!

  • @twobrokeguyz1214
    @twobrokeguyz1214 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wow very cool log cabin! This place could be restored, looks strong still. Thanks, Kapp! And, Ruby! I'm sure someone has probably said it, but on the off chance they haven't.. that wooden thingy was a handle off a hand saw, and that thingy in the basement is a sub-pump to pump the ground water out of it so that it doesn't flood.

  • @LL-sq8se
    @LL-sq8se 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    A great video,sorry it was so cold! 🧚🙋🌟

  • @dannydanbo58
    @dannydanbo58 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm sure in its day, it was a beautiful house. It still has many fine details. It surprises me that no one has stripped those details out to use in other builds. It would cost a small fortune to rebuild it. Thanks for the tour.

  • @325videos
    @325videos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    For being on what seems to be a pretty busy road it isn't all vandalized that's cool. Cool old house but pretty creepy lol

  • @kathyhuff8935
    @kathyhuff8935 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Kudos to Ruby pointing out the “Good” stuff 🥰

  • @sevenirises
    @sevenirises 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is such a wonderful video. The house seemed to open itself to you because of your respectful approach and appreciation for its former beauty. It's like someone smiled while showing you around.

  • @susanmiller4159
    @susanmiller4159 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It’s always an extra treat when the outside looks rough and then you go in and the inside still has so much character left. I think that gothic looking add on will prob be this home’s ultimate demise. Crazy but I have this dream a lot that I’ve bought this house with a turret that needs to be torn down but it was what I really liked about the house. Not kidding! Lol This house would be worth tearing that off because the log structure is amazing. Thank you both. You really bring out the best in each other in these videos. Have fun and keep warm. ❤️

    • @rubyr7019
      @rubyr7019 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you Susan!!! 💕

    • @urbanexploringwithkappy1773
      @urbanexploringwithkappy1773  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you very much!! Really sweet of you too say! Thanks for watching Susan! :)

  • @debralavorata546
    @debralavorata546 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Hi kappy, considering the age of this house,it's in pretty good shape! The wood in the log cabin part,if not demolished could last another two hundred years! No house today could last that long.love the turret, pretty but a little Erie,thanks kappy

  • @Ninja-Mama
    @Ninja-Mama 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Beautiful old house just sitting there among newer homes. In the background I could see a modular home park. Cookie cutter houses. Wish someone could at least save the logs.

  • @Pro-Deo
    @Pro-Deo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Thanks for sharing this. I love this house and if I could, I would restore it hands down. All it takes is tons of money. But besides all that, it's odd how the doors opened as if on cue. Could be a draft but maybe not because there's voices in this house too. There's more than these but here's some I can hear really well. A guys voice at 2:50-2:53 says "You can't tell me that- then I don't know who'll tell her" the second part is easier to hear. A way louder voice is a lady who says "I see you!" at 7:18.

    • @timhollis3390
      @timhollis3390 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I heard the "I see you" and that didn't sound like Ruby at all.I only heard faint wispers at the 2:50 mark but still creepy.

    • @trinketsmusings
      @trinketsmusings 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Absolutely heard the "I see you." It was quick! Good catch.

    • @Fuzzmom903
      @Fuzzmom903 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I heard Ruby asking, “What’s that?” at 7:18” about the saw handle.

    • @timhollis3390
      @timhollis3390 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Fuzzmom903 I listened to it about 10 more times and I think you're right,just Ruby.

    • @Pro-Deo
      @Pro-Deo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@timhollis3390 the other voices were creepier, they were actually evil so I didn't note them.

  • @lornahardin4563
    @lornahardin4563 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Gorgeous old home, I'd think the log cabin may be 1700's. Maybe the ghosts of family past was opening the doors for you to come look.

  • @DaveLzi7
    @DaveLzi7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Refreshing to see no vandalism in that house.

  • @tonishillingstad1323
    @tonishillingstad1323 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO OF A VARY OLD HOUSE !
    I SURE ENJOY WHAT YOU SHOW US. & HOW YOU SHOW IT ALL TO US ! GOD BLESS YOU🤗❤️😇🙏👍 & KEEP DOING WHAT YOUR DOING ! I LOVE IT SO MUCH! GREAT JOB HI TO RUBY !👋❤️

  • @s.h.8228
    @s.h.8228 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Poor old thing. It was a beauty in its day.

  • @georgiabiscuit
    @georgiabiscuit 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow, what a cool old house. I love the Victorian update. I looks kinda like the Munster’s old house. Great job as usual.

  • @makeupboss3568
    @makeupboss3568 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Our old apartment was a renovated farm house. Kind of reminds me of the architectural design a little. We live in York County Pennsylvania… the barn that went with the property was torn down… before they tore it down, our neighbor had some old wood and a door from it with German writing on it. It was really beautiful. This place is so cool.

  • @fearlessvic7948
    @fearlessvic7948 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Kappy and Ruby! Great find! You found some photo slides!

  • @susansanchez4794
    @susansanchez4794 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Hi Kappy and Ruby! What a find, but the house looked so forlorn, I think it's haunted, I felt that you both were being followed, that's why the doors were opening on their own, those log beams and stone foundation were amazing, love how Ruby sees details that we would otherwise miss, this was a fun adventure, keep warm out there, can't wait for the next exploring, enjoy your weekend, hello from Orange County, CA 👋👻🏚️

    • @rubyr7019
      @rubyr7019 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you Susan!!! I always try and point out things I think people would like to see, it always helps to have a second pair of eyes since he’s holding the camera. 😊💕

    • @susansanchez4794
      @susansanchez4794 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@rubyr7019 Hi Ruby! You're welcome, I'm the same way, always see something that's unique or interesting or pretty, that wallpaper was pretty, you and Kappy make a great team, stay safe and warm 😀

  • @kathyvenable8793
    @kathyvenable8793 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Amazing and beautiful. I thought maybe there were a few log rooms but that log structure was massive. It’s a shame those logs have not been repurposed. Always my dream to have a repurposed log home. My grandfather’s home next door was log covered with siding.

  • @thomasschwarting5108
    @thomasschwarting5108 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I LIKE that!! Seeing the original logs, that is SO COOL!! It looks like if what you say about it being a farm house, seeing all the other buildings around that land from the farm got sold off. So it would make sense that the place is that old. Watching this and seeing how close the road is to the house, I'm imagining what life was like back then. I'm sure looking at that bathroom shower that the house didnt have indoor plumbing way back then. Definetly a cool old house!! LOVED the tour, Thank you!!

  • @christihiatt3459
    @christihiatt3459 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Cabin is a single space, perhaps two stories the same size, and that place is a house built of square cut timber, maybe even older than you think, but I'd have to be there to say for sure. You surely have a good eye, Kappy, and thanks for this one

  • @donnagagne3813
    @donnagagne3813 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Another great find Kappy. Thank you both from bringing us along. She's a beautiful place.