Agreed. Having different people describing each room/space held my attention much more than one guide reciting abbreviated descriptions, histories, which happens, I believe, when one has too much to remember and miles to cover by themselves.
Hahahaha I was all in-depth with the guides until the green haired hat woman. She did not fit the scene. I didn’t hear a thing she said all I could look at was that crazy green hair. Hard to take her serious
As a child I rode by this house every day on the school bus, probably 1965-,1966. I was fascinated by the house. When I was a girl scout we visited the property it was a very sad nursing home. There was no beauty then,it was institutional. Glad to see it so cared for.
I appreciate your honesty about Mrs. Vaile's death. It's good for people to understand that opiate addiction, mental illness, and suicide are not new problems.
That was a brilliantly filmed and narrated tour of a magnificent historic mansion! As a former docent, I will say that the docents that spoke in this video are amongst the best I've ever heard! If ever I travel to this area, this will be a "must see" for me! Thank you all for your time and effort in producing this excellent presentation!
Not sure , but I do know Victorians loved cherubs and Grecian goddesses. I think they were fascinated with Greek and Roman myths in that time period. There are a lot of Victorian houses with Grecian aspects like the plaques around the lights. You guys should watch “ The Second Empire Strikes Back “. It’s a couple from St Louis Missouri “ fixing up a second empire mansion. The guy is incredibly talented and doing it all himself.
10 years ago, I came here with my parents. We toured the home and loved it. So glad to see additional items have been donated and efforts continue to make more improvements.
Wonderful job Independence, Missouri! It must have taken an immense amount of work and money to bring this jewel back to its original state. I'm sure we wouldn't recognize it as a nursing home. Thank you for sharing this wonderful, historic home with us!
Thank you for the lovely tour conducted by people who obviously loved the mansion ❤️ And being serenaded by the gentleman with "The Teddy Bear's Picnic" was wonderful! 🦋🦋🦋🕊🕊🦋🦋🦋
Several years ago, I was lucky enough to tour the Vaile Mansion. It's a wealth of Victorian exuberance, and a delight to the eye. The copper bathtub really caught my attention, and I also remember the 'scandal' of the bedroom ceiling painting, as well as the 'faces' in the faux wood. Both Independence, and St. Joseph, Missouri have many gorgeous Victorian homes; being the 'gateways' to the West. Thank you, so much, for sharing this wonderful tour of the Vaile Mansion. :)
What a gorgeous home! I'm happy that it's so beautifully preserved and well cared for. I'd like to hear more about a possible haunting, though. Thank you for this.
They probably showed the word “haunted?” to entice more viewers. The closest thing to strange things in the mansion is when he had the artist paint subliminal faces into the walls where the owner of the mansion would entertain his male friends to some alcohol and get them “tipsy” enough to see those painted faces on the wall come out at them.
Correction: The reed organ is an Estey Artist's Model. It is not German. It is American and was made in Brattleboro VT. I am a reed organist and restorer. The rest of the video is great though!
I need someone to help me fix the straps on my bellows. My mother ordered the strapping material and was told how to properly fix it but we never got to it and then she was I'll and passed away. I guess I'll check TH-cam for a video, but would love some expertise.
Wonderful to have volunteers redoing the fountain, outdoors! Beautiful! I’d love to visit! I’m so glad this came up in my feed! What a great video of such a lovely place! Thank you for the tour!
WOW, what a gorgeous 💍 gem of a restored Victorian mansion you have in the VAILE. This video presentation is wonderful. Thank YOU to all who worked to create this documentary of the Vaile Mansion and Grounds. 💕
What a well done video! I enjoyed all of the docents. They were all so pleasant and well informed and had great delivery. Thanks for sharing it with us!
Thank you for sharing! I live in an old oil boom town where the glorious homes here have sparked my interest in historical architecture. I enjoyed the tour! Well done volunteers!
WOW! This was an absolutely wonderful video. I hope to see this home someday. You did such a lovely job guiding the tour through the home. It is astounding how beautiful this home is and the sad loneliness of a legacy of no children to enjoy and inherit it. Clearly, Mr. Vaile loved his wife so that he never could remarry. Most men of those days would have done so immediately. The different tour guides were a delight to listen to. Thank you for all the loving care put into preserving this home and the heritage of Missouri for future generations.
Beautiful restoration and has to be one of the most beautiful exsisting Mansions of this type left in America. I bet this place is haunted as all get out though...
What an extraordinary construction and this video tour was a pleasure, it was very well produced. Thankfully no short-sighted developers got a hold of this piece of history. It may have ended up as parking lots and apartments.
Beautiful house. Sad that the different owner's all had sad lives and then a nursing home . Enjoyed the tour maybe I'll get to come see it one day. O and I loved the singing at the end.
What a beautiful home he built for his wife. Love these old home the way they are built . Thank you , for sharing with all of us. I have enjoyed this video very much.
One of the very best vidio tours of historic homes. I especially enjoyed the flow of using several different people to present different areas of the home. Would love to tour.
Very glad that this beautiful home was saved, I'd love to visit there. Is it haunted? The period dresses were beautiful! Every room was spectacular. I'm a new subscriber, looking forward to your next video. 😊🌹🌹🌻
What a spectacular tour, by outstanding docents! Learning about the property is expected of course, but learning little tidbits about the era, even better!
Oh, I really enjoyed this tour especially how each room was presented by a different person and unique personality. It was also nice to hear that the Vaile's were abolitionist so my heart can feel warm not only to the house but the people who made it, determined to do whats right even tho it was not popular. BTW, Shannon I love your style.
Chickering was also the brand of the piano that actress Laura Keene owned and was going to play for Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater after "Our American Counsin" ended on the night Lincoln was shot. It has been said that she lived the rest of her (relatively short) life with that piano but never played it again.
Really beautiful mansion! It always seems like these rich manor houses always have tragedy connected to it. Was so sorry to hear of Mrs fails death and loneliness must have been just terrible for her and her dear husband who went through all that misery of being accused of something he wasn't even guilty of, it's a horrible tragedy! Tremendously beautiful place! I bet it's exquisite in the winter time during the Christmas season when it's all decorated! Thank you for sharing this video and creating it for us out here in video land . It was truly a beautiful thing to look upon this magnificent house! It's wonderful to have these historical homes captured in time with all their beautiful Elegance and glamor that it is not lost to history. Sincerely with gratitude Robin McCaul from Massachusetts.
All of the presenters are just charming! I hope to make a trip across the state to tour this wonderful house! Thank you all so much for this video, especially the song at the end! ❤️
Magnificent! Thank you for the wonderful presentations, history, information, and details. I am impressed with your dedication and hard work maintaining this exquisite old home and the grounds surrounding it!
This was wonderful! The different tour guides in each area made it just like a visit to this lovely place. Their pride and knowledge is apparent and they made it fun. This goes on my list of beautiful historic sites to see some day. Thank you so much!
This is a beautiful mansion. I was able to visit there when I lived in Missouri. The docent are great and knowledgeable and you are able to walk through the rooms and see everything close-up. If your able to visit I highly recommend it.
I would have liked to see the various turrets and the attic and the basement, as well as the workings of the water and sewer systems. I love all the weird little spaces in old houses.
So glad to see these beautiful old homes restored. They are works of art. Thank you!
So glad this has been saved and maintained-thank you!
All of the hosts do a beautiful job, expressive, not too fast, not too slow. So pleasing to listen too.
I loved the presenters as they introduced us to this historical house and grounds. I appreciate all your work.
Was thinking that too about the guides. What a delightful group! Homes like this make me weak in the knees.
Indeed it is obvious this mansion is a source of pride to the local community.
Agreed. Having different people describing each room/space held my attention much more than one guide reciting abbreviated descriptions, histories, which happens, I believe, when one has too much to remember and miles to cover by themselves.
Hahahaha I was all in-depth with the guides until the green haired hat woman. She did not fit the scene. I didn’t hear a thing she said all I could look at was that crazy green hair. Hard to take her serious
@@virgettadrinnen9957 Well...if you did not hear a thing she said, you missed out!
As a child I rode by this house every day on the school bus, probably 1965-,1966. I was fascinated by the house. When I was a girl scout we visited the property it
was a very sad nursing home. There was no beauty then,it was institutional. Glad to see it so cared for.
A nursing home? That's so creepy. "Looking for new ghosts, apply within."
I appreciate your honesty about Mrs. Vaile's death. It's good for people to understand that opiate addiction, mental illness, and suicide are not new problems.
I remember that place when it was a nursing home. The restoration has been spectacular. It is a wonderful place!
Have you gone there for a tour?
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This mansion is beautiful! I absolutely love everything about it! The colors are amazing! ❤️🌹❤️
What a lovely restoration, the art, fine designs, furniture, colors used are an inspiration to designers!
That was a brilliantly filmed and narrated tour of a magnificent historic mansion! As a former docent, I will say that the docents that spoke in this video are amongst the best I've ever heard! If ever I travel to this area, this will be a "must see" for me! Thank you all for your time and effort in producing this excellent presentation!
So cool that they had a different presenter for each room. Loved every second of it.
I wonder if the wingless cherub symbolized a lost child or the absence of children.
Child never had.
I was thinking the same, glad to know the answer.
Not sure , but I do know Victorians loved cherubs and Grecian goddesses. I think they were fascinated with Greek and Roman myths in that time period. There are a lot of Victorian houses with Grecian aspects like the plaques around the lights. You guys should watch “ The Second Empire Strikes Back “. It’s a couple from St Louis Missouri “ fixing up a second empire mansion. The guy is incredibly talented and doing it all himself.
What an amazing property! Well done restoration.
10 years ago, I came here with my parents. We toured the home and loved it. So glad to see additional items have been donated and efforts continue to make more improvements.
Wonderful job Independence, Missouri! It must have taken an immense amount of work and money to bring this jewel back to its original state. I'm sure we wouldn't recognize it as a nursing home. Thank you for sharing this wonderful, historic home with us!
Thank you for the lovely tour conducted by people who obviously loved the mansion ❤️ And being serenaded by the gentleman with
"The Teddy Bear's Picnic" was wonderful! 🦋🦋🦋🕊🕊🦋🦋🦋
Several years ago, I was lucky enough to tour the Vaile Mansion. It's a wealth of Victorian exuberance, and a delight to the eye. The copper bathtub really caught my attention, and I also remember the 'scandal' of the bedroom ceiling painting, as well as the 'faces' in the faux wood. Both Independence, and St. Joseph, Missouri have many gorgeous Victorian homes; being the 'gateways' to the West. Thank you, so much, for sharing this wonderful tour of the Vaile Mansion. :)
What a gorgeous home! I'm happy that it's so beautifully preserved and well cared for. I'd like to hear more about a possible haunting, though. Thank you for this.
Me too, they didn’t mention who is haunting this mansion.
@@cynthiabustamante7551 How would they know ?
They probably showed the word “haunted?” to entice more viewers. The closest thing to strange things in the mansion is when he had the artist paint subliminal faces into the walls where the owner of the mansion would entertain his male friends to some alcohol and get them “tipsy” enough to see those painted faces on the wall come out at them.
Correction: The reed organ is an Estey Artist's Model. It is not German. It is American and was made in Brattleboro VT. I am a reed organist and restorer. The rest of the video is great though!
I need someone to help me fix the straps on my bellows. My mother ordered the strapping material and was told how to properly fix it but we never got to it and then she was I'll and passed away. I guess I'll check TH-cam for a video, but would love some expertise.
Very, very well done! The beautiful home was beautifully presented.
Absolutely gorgeous!! I love that this home is so beautifully restored and preserved.
A magnificent mansion. Thanks for a brilliant tour.
This video is so beautifully narrated. My thanks goes to all these lovely volunteers.
Wonderful to have volunteers redoing the fountain, outdoors! Beautiful! I’d love to visit! I’m so glad this came up in my feed! What a great video of such a lovely place! Thank you for the tour!
WOW, what a gorgeous 💍 gem of a restored Victorian mansion you have in the VAILE. This video presentation is wonderful. Thank YOU to all who worked to create this documentary of the Vaile Mansion and Grounds. 💕
What a well done video! I enjoyed all of the docents. They were all so pleasant and well informed and had great delivery. Thanks for sharing it with us!
This was a beautiful home.
I enjoyed the tour.
I cant imagine liveing such a perfect house.
We visited Vaile Mansion today and Charlie was our guide. It's a wonderful place full of history and art. A very interesting tour. Highly recommended.
Thank you for sharing! I live in an old oil boom town where the glorious homes here have sparked my interest in historical architecture. I enjoyed the tour! Well done volunteers!
Where is that at, love old homes
Loved the video and also the gentleman singing the “Teddy Bear Picnic” song. ☺️
The gentlemen and the ladies did an incredible job describing all of the features the house.
Wonderful house and beautiful lady's and gentlemen who took the time, I truly enjoyed your tour, thank you so much.
I so enjoyed the tour of this beautiful house, well done all the guides!
What a well done tour. I thought all the presenters were so eloquent and knowledgeable. I can't wait to visit!
I’ve been in the mansion back in the 80’s. Gorgeous then and now
Fabulous tour!! Expertly done by very well versed folks!! Thank you so much!! 🥰
So spectacular. Thank you all who keep this historic home incredible beautiful.
WOW! This was an absolutely wonderful video. I hope to see this home someday. You did such a lovely job guiding the tour through the home. It is astounding how beautiful this home is and the sad loneliness of a legacy of no children to enjoy and inherit it. Clearly, Mr. Vaile loved his wife so that he never could remarry. Most men of those days would have done so immediately. The different tour guides were a delight to listen to. Thank you for all the loving care put into preserving this home and the heritage of Missouri for future generations.
Beautiful restoration and has to be one of the most beautiful exsisting Mansions of this type left in America. I bet this place is haunted as all get out though...
Yes, that house is haunted, and is a time capsule that hold ancient spirit.
@@dreamscott5913 I think the haunting is probably from the era of the Sanitarium !!!
Ive been here. And yea it is very haunted
Thank you!! All presenter’s did an AWESOME JOB!! very pleasant ❤️❤️❤️
This is a beautiful home. It's a shame that so few people got to see the interior during the first 20 yrs of the house existence. Thank for this tour.
What an extraordinary construction and this video tour was a pleasure, it was very well produced. Thankfully no short-sighted developers got a hold of this piece of history. It may have ended up as parking lots and apartments.
Well done USA in preserving your heritage! Simply awesome.
I enjoyed each presenter’s wonderful stories.
Beautiful! Thank you for posting. I live in the metro area and will have to come visit!
Such a beautiful house and so beautifully restored! Exciting that you are working on the grounds and pond, too. I would love to see it some day.
Beautiful home! So glad it is restored and maintained as it was!
Such a delightful visit! The tour guides were well-spoken and knowledgeable. Thank you to all the volunteers that keep this magnificent home running.
Beautiful house. Sad that the different owner's all had sad lives and then a nursing home . Enjoyed the tour maybe I'll get to come see it one day. O and I loved the singing at the end.
What a beautiful home he built for his wife. Love these old home the way they are built . Thank you , for sharing with all of us. I have enjoyed this video very much.
Breathtaking, jaw dropping and lavish. I loved the commentaries by the knowledgeable "Friends of Vaile", historians.
Delightful tour and it is clear your guides love showing this home. Poor Mr. Vaile.
The home is just gorgeous!!! I would love to visit, and I hope the man is there, singing away!!!
This is spectacular !!! What a beautiful mansion !!! I am so glad they kept it as it was in its glory !
The workmanship is amazing. Truly fantastic. Gorgeous. This is one of the most beautiful old homes I’ve ever seen.
Thank you for the tour! I love the green paint in the master bedroom. I painted my living room that color once. It was really pretty.
Thank you to the presenters who were so informative and genuine. A truely magnificent home.
This was a lovely tour - great presentations and interesting history. Thank you!
This tour has been the best I have seen! Congratulations on a fantastic restoration!
One of the very best vidio tours of historic homes. I especially enjoyed the flow of using several different people to present different areas of the home. Would love to tour.
Best and most informative presentation of an old home that I have seen.
Very glad that this beautiful home was saved, I'd love to visit there. Is it haunted? The period dresses were beautiful! Every room was spectacular. I'm a new subscriber, looking forward to your next video. 😊🌹🌹🌻
What a spectacular tour, by outstanding docents! Learning about the property is expected of course, but learning little tidbits about the era, even better!
Totally enjoyed this, especially the random information included. Thank you for sharing! 🤗
Oh, I really enjoyed this tour especially how each room was presented by a different person and unique personality. It was also nice to hear that the Vaile's were abolitionist so my heart can feel warm not only to the house but the people who made it, determined to do whats right even tho it was not popular. BTW, Shannon I love your style.
Chickering was also the brand of the piano that actress Laura Keene owned and was going to play for Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater after "Our American Counsin" ended on the night Lincoln was shot. It has been said that she lived the rest of her (relatively short) life with that piano but never played it again.
Fantastic preservation ... and equally fantastic Presentation. Beautifully done.
This was very interesting.Thank you
Really beautiful mansion! It always seems like these rich manor houses always have tragedy connected to it. Was so sorry to hear of Mrs fails death and loneliness must have been just terrible for her and her dear husband who went through all that misery of being accused of something he wasn't even guilty of, it's a horrible tragedy! Tremendously beautiful place! I bet it's exquisite in the winter time during the Christmas season when it's all decorated! Thank you for sharing this video and creating it for us out here in video land . It was truly a beautiful thing to look upon this magnificent house! It's wonderful to have these historical homes captured in time with all their beautiful Elegance and glamor that it is not lost to history. Sincerely with gratitude Robin McCaul from Massachusetts.
All of the presenters are just charming! I hope to make a trip across the state to tour this wonderful house! Thank you all so much for this video, especially the song at the end! ❤️
Immensely stunning and interesting! Thank you to all the presenters!
thank-you so much for all the treasure you share
Thanks for saving an intricate part of our history. Great tour.
Magnificent! Thank you for the wonderful presentations, history, information, and details. I am impressed with your dedication and hard work maintaining this exquisite old home and the grounds surrounding it!
Thank you to the presenters for showing such a grand house. I will plan to visit Vaile Mansion since it’s not too far from my home. ❤️❤️❤️
This was wonderful! The different tour guides in each area made it just like a visit to this lovely place. Their pride and knowledge is apparent and they made it fun. This goes on my list of beautiful historic sites to see some day. Thank you so much!
Thank you for the presentation. A big thankyou to the volunteers.
A beautiful and exquisitely furnished old home. Thank you for sharing.
This was entirely enjoyable. Thank you all.
Great presentation of history and a beautiful home so glad it wasn't demolished
I absolutely love this show what a beautiful amazing home!
Everytime i was there! Going up stairs ALWAYS, gave me chills🤔😳
So u got the willys too!!!😶
what a beautiful building...
To step back in time just once to see the beauty of the time and place... Thanks for the wonderful tour.
That was excellent. I enjoyed the tour very much.
WOW!
One word BEAUTIFUL!
I love you old home!
Keep the good work!
I love this tour! The home is breathtaking. I only wish I could visit this grand place in person. The presenters are so knowledgeable and well versed.
It was a beautiful tour & the home is gorgeous. Thank you! ❤
Thank you so much, I appreciated knowing that you have all worked so hard to keep this grand beauty fabulous!!
i found this lovely tour accidentally. what a joy 🥰
Wonderful Manson, and very personable volunteers, my brother lives on the same street
I'm absolutely loving this.
Thank you very much for this wonderful introduction to this beautiful house .
The Mansion is so gracious. Thanks for showing it.
This is absolutely beautiful! This people are so humble and beautiful. Thanks for sharing this video with us? Amazing gorgeous!
This is a beautiful home. Very impressive the way it has been restored.
Wonderful work, God bless the people who keep things beautiful!
A WONDERFUL presentation! Thanks!
This is a beautiful mansion. I was able to visit there when I lived in Missouri. The docent are great and knowledgeable and you are able to walk through the rooms and see everything close-up. If your able to visit I highly recommend it.
Thank you for the tour through this beautiful mansion and grounds. Perth Western Australia.
Great video. Can see the enthusiasm in each presenter. Will visit someday!
I would have liked to see the various turrets and the attic and the basement, as well as the workings of the water and sewer systems. I love all the weird little spaces in old houses.