Finally this is great to see that a house is being saved! Reminds me of the house just on the outskirts of the town I live in... the house was abandoned for a long time, older lovely farm house and they refurbished it and made it the main office for the sprawling subdivision behind it... glad some people take the initiative to show these houses a little TLC!
So good to see a house being saved and renovated after all the sad tales of houses long past saving, and I'm really glad to see one tree they didn't kill in the name of 'progress'.
This video was excellent Steve. Very smooth and crisp and the audio was impressive. I liked the really wide angle lens. It is great that they are finally preserving one of these magnificent historical houses. Thanks for taking the time to document it as you have.
Not many happy endings are given to these old gorgeous homes......thank goodness this one was an exception. Thank you for making and sharing this video with us :-D
I just found your YT site and have truly enjoyed it!! I also love the old architecture that is all too often torn down for "progress". Thank you for providing a glimpse into the past and hope for some of these homes to be restored!
That was great, it is very refreshing to see an old majestic house like this one getting new life put back into Her, very nice, would love to see it when she is completed, I hope you return again, when the house is finished,
Houses with mansard roofs are just beautiful, it's good to know the house is getting renovated and getting another chance, I just hope it doesn't end up looking too modern.
Yea there are quite a few of them in my area. I have only encountered two that looked like this, one the sunny side mansion i also have posted on this channel
Thank you very much for letting us come along with you. Is there anyway you could go back when its finished and let us see it after they are done with it on the outside.💗
I agree with the comments below, nice to see one saved. I also would be interested to see how it looks restored. Thanks Steve always look forward to your videos.
i agree. Most of the time, the people restoring this places that require a ton of money are builders than a private contractor trying to fix up a house for themselves. At least they arent doing like most builders and knocking it down.
The use of the tripod was a good idea. I love the sound of that new mic. The dirt and mud was a welcomed sight, because, I used to do residential new construction and a little remodeling. Anyway, I was just checking for new videos on your channel and there it was. Enjoyed it.
That style of architecture is called Second Empire. The most famous example being Norman Bates' house in Psyco,. The holes in the roof soffit is likely from the renovators checking for rotten wood. They tore holes in it so they can see what's going on under it.
So glad this house is going to be saved. Beautiful Mansard roof! Odd that it's being renovated as part of the apartment complex next door. Can't imagine where a gym figures in, but maybe it is intended for the occupants of the house. You can tell this house has good bones. Would be a shame to raze it. It's rather far away from the other apartments, so I'm wondering if they will build more apartments around the house. Would be a bit of a shame, but maybe the apartments will be more luxurious. I'd rent in a minute!
I don't understand why they cut all the trees to renovate this house ? It looks now as a pearl in the desert. I heard that is what contractors do now… cut everything and plant little brittle trees here and there. A real scandal.
+herve30able1 I totally agree. They should have at least LEFT some of the trees to block the view of the ugly modern apartment buildings. I mean if I had the money to renovate a place like that, I certainly would not want to be looking at those buildings from my house.
That's what developers do these days. It's more profitable to remove all the trees and cram as many buildings as they can onto the property. It's wrong for many reasons, but the majority of people don't notice or care so a lot of developers are able to get away with it. Some municipalities protect certain types of trees based on their age, size, species and/or historical significance.
Awesome to see it saved. How old were the trees? If they were big and mature it's sad that the new owner is apparently a tree hater. Now he has a full view of the apartment, yay. Lawns/parking lots built under and around big trees are a lot of work, but definitely worth the time instead of losing the shade, privacy, and wind protection.
Wow!! Nice Second Empire style home... Rare where I live in the south. Theres one in almost every town up north! My favorite style sadly not many around here! Great style. Great video loved it!
Wow i was watching your videos and i came across this one then i realized ive been driving past this house every day for the past two weeks! So weid to run into it
You can see the root cellar entrance through what was probably a stable, not a garage. Summer kitchens were popular, but since there's no chimney, my guess is that it was a stable and the servants quarters above, along with feed. Wonder what was in the cellar...? Bwa-ha-ha-haaa...
What a cool old home. It's a shame to see the newer apartments so close, like there is a shortage of land to not build somewhere else. I would love to go back in time and see this place when it was built, the lifestyle of the people...
Good work Steve, Don't your beautiful old houses like this one get some sort of protection similar to the listed building status we have over here in the u.k. Love that third to last still photo by the way. thanks for sharing!
that one thing the US or at least Pennsylvania needs to do. You are not the only one who has said that. Here in the US, there are places on the national historical registry that are abandoned. It sad
Abandoned Steve it would make old house folks vomit to see what happens to some beautiful antebellum era houses in southern Louisiana. Right down from where I live in River Road is a once lovely house on some company's property. People here wanted to restore it & may have had $ for it. Co erected a chain link fence around it so all could witness its slow, protracted deterioration. This is one shitty state for conservation.
Abandoned Steve That's very true Steve. My Abandoned school slide show was a prime example of this. It's on the register, with boarded windows and a roof pouring water in.
That looked like a face of a person, straight ahead where the white panels are? The face is sideways or horizontal but it seemed at it is looking back @ you. This would be an awesome home once they finished this house. Renovating this would cost more than demolishing than rebuilding something with the same design...but then again you lose the authenticity, history & charm of the house. I remember a very old house that a builder sold for $1, beautiful craftman's style home 2 stories, but the buyer has to pay for the move. The person who bought it is now looking @ spending over a quarter of a million rehabilitating it.
Wonderful piece of work Steve.It really is a shame about the massive tree removal. Invariably,they will now plant non-native oaks that seem to be used in most cases like this. Loved the still photos! Thank you!!
doesn't much matter,you answered most your own questions,but the idea that they will destroy the insides to put the stuff you mentioned is the real crime here. Seems tourist attraction would be better served for this majestic place,
Tripod makes your camera work Super steady. I am Loving the new mic, which one did you get? Are you still using the d7000? I happen to have the same camera.
Re: Trees. My understsnding is that old trees on construction sites often do not do well when heavy equipment, sewer/drainage/power/irrigation/etc lines disrupt root systems. Some choose to remove & sell trees before work begins & replace when wk complete. I'm with you & hope most grace someone else's property.
that at least what the permit said. Not sure if that permit is for the entire land or just the house. I shot this video in april 2014. So far today it still looks the same but more work done to it
Hi Steve. I've learned that the structure to be restored will be 4 units and office with the idea of a small gym in the garage part. There are 5 new buildings of 12 "luxury" units/each to be built around the Victorian - 1 to the southwest in front of the Victorian; 4 to the east in a quad - the first of which is directly to the rear of the house. Parking will surround 3 sides of the Victorian (front of building, south side and back; and a yard on the north side (left side as you face the house.) (source is: architectural plans filed with township) Sounds crowded, don't you think? Thanks for archiving this gem! ~jln www.eastgoshen.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/HC-06212012-with-packet-details-B.pdf
Pretty on the outside steve. Couldn't hear you as well or at all during parts of filming tho. Downed trees were a disappointment except for any too close to house. Interior will be lost to history. I'm sure they will "redo" it. Sad. But the house is saved and that's good.
That's great that they are making it into apartments and with a gym yet! However, with all those ugly apartment buildings around it, and now also in front of it, who would buy them. Let's face it, they won't be cheap and if you have the money you'd buy with a better outlook surely? Anyhow, thanks for this.
I have to agree with all those bemoaning the fact that the developers cut all the trees down. My guess is that they will be building more apartment buildings around this one and that's why all the trees were cut. Trees create the oxygen we breathe and with all the auto pollution in the surrounding area, they needed those trees. Sigh
God, thioe apartments are so tacky and fugly. The class and beauty of this old house is in such sharp contrast. I wonder how many years it'll take before those apartments are falling apart.
No, I live in WI, but have been following similar developments in the Midwest. The developers put up tacky apartments/condos over former green space and kinda preserve a trophy building as a private gym &/or meeting rooms for the well heeled. Oh well, I guess we should be thankful for that. Thank you for posting your wonderful vids of US history.
Wow what a waist 2 appts and a gym. Should have been restored and used for the main office of the complex. Maybe a nice lobby-common area for tenants to sit around. Gym in the basement is not a bad idea. But to destroy it by making apartments is stupid.
I'm sure the apartment complex that now owns the property would have loved to tear this one down to build more of those beautiful dorm style condos (sarcasm), but being on the historic registry they were forced to deal with it. They probably had been fighting for the right to level it for some time and were only granted the right to build more crap on the property if they agreed to restore the facade. By the sound of it, the inside will not resemble anything of the original grand home. Oh well...Sorry to say this, but after they get done crowding the place with more cardboard and stucco units, you're gonna wish those trees were back again blocking the view.
THAT'S SAD!!! THE APARTMENT COMPLEX NEXT DOOR BOUGHT IT TO PUT TWO APARTMENTS IN AND AN OFFICE AND GYM!!!SHOULD'VCE BEEN MOVED AND RESTORED TO BE A HOME AGAIN!!!
stinks that it will be used as a clubhouse, but i guess it's better than being dozed, like some many that you've filmed. personally, i'd rather see a museum. just my 2 cents. really beautiful house though.
Looking forward to the videos. I live in North Georgia and there are many abandoned places, road and such here. Maybe I will start my own account on youtube. I hope you will all like it.
