So I don’t get any more comments saying bUt tHey DidN’t gO iNsIde… here’s the side of the house that y’all missed: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ubANJbjPdRA.html Intact and unrestored houses from this era have all but disappeared from the “wild” in my area. So when we got permission to explore this one house I couldn’t wait! This is going to be two parts - part 1, outside explore, part 2... we go inside the house! PayPal Tip Jar: www.paypal.me/rwrightphotography Mail: Sidestep Adventures PO BOX 206 Waverly Hall, Georgia 31831 Subscribe to the new Vlog: ru-vid.com/show-UC56vh2L-M0czmoTRLhSMaxg Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/SidestepAdventures My flashlights: olight.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=282
Can’t wait to see inside! Loved the lighting rods! My Grandmother’s old shotgun house in Mississippi had two! Her house sat on tree stumps about 3 feet off the ground. Us kids loved playing under it because it was cooler in the Summertime.
I live in Arkansas, and in the early 80's a friend of mine rented a really old house on the side of a mountain 7 miles from the town I live in. We found a trap door to a 5 foot tall root cellar underneath it that still had old jars of preserves on the shelves. There was a 3 foot crawl space underneath the entire rest of the house that connected to it, so my friend decided to venture farther back. In a far corner of the house was a mound of dirt and sawdust with three jars of moonshine buried under it. ( Glad it wasn't a dead body.) All 3 jars were pristine, and the moonshine was perfectly clear. And Yes....we did sample it. My friend and his roommate tried it first, and after a few hours ( they were still alive 😆) I tried some. OMG....Like drinking the PGA you can get now, but stronger. We live in a dry County, so I bet that place was hopping back in the day!
Our family Home was built in 1768. My family has lived in it for the entire existence. Started as a one room dwelling evolved into a 6 bedroom farm house by the 1890s. Its sits on 25+- acres. One time over 200 acres. It’s in Veracruz Pennsylvania. I live here in Haharia GA. (Air Force).
A few notes: The lighting rods were sold by door-to-door salesman, (AKA drummers using scare tactics) Because homes burned down from lighting strikes. The old well pump is what we had when I was a kid, it was called a Jet Pump. If I remember correctly the water was forced down to a pickup and then the vacuum from the jet picked up the water from the well and sent it to a pressure vessel then on to the house. We had the same pump at our home in TN. Taxes on closets: The more closet you had in your home the higher the taxes. Many people would order wardrobes to keep their clothes stored, they did not tax wardrobes. This idea came from England. This is why you see so many old wardrobes in antique stores today. It is possible that the water you saw under the house is an old cistern, some did have steps in order to clean them out. May have been used as a storm cellar as well or later on. I am just an old-timer who grew up poor and lived in a lot of old houses back in the 40s and 50s. I am also a historian for our local area. Tennesse born now living in Arkansas
Back in the 1970's, my mother would hide when the census taker would come. She thought they would count everything she had and that would determine her taxes. I don't believe she was alive when closets were counted. She was born in 1918.
As a side note: Drummer were salesmen, usually they worked for different companies preselling products for commissions. I remember them coming around when I was a kid. Companies like Fuller Brush, monument salesmen (grave stones) , Bible salesmen. Sometimes we had peddlers that sold all sorts of home and kitchen gadgets. When we needed ice we put a card up in the window with how much ice we wanted 25, 50 100 pounds of ice. Sometimes we had medicine salesmen peddling liniments, all sorts of cures. The good old days, Mom usually ran them off with a broom.
@@sukochilee4770 my house was built in 1915 and no closets in it, that is in Canada although we were part of the commonwealth so maybe that’s how it came over here
Trying to buy an old plantation house here in NC, but they want to keep fucking me around. Living in place now built in 1798, in down town new bern NC. Which was the capitol of NC for a while.
My house was built prior to 1820. Worked on it for 20 yrs. Close, but still needs some stuff done or redone. Ohio, so not a plantation. This place looks small for a plantation to me but what do I know....
They poured the cement porch probably because they were sick of rebuilding it every time it rotted away. The flower garden out back makes you think because the lady who planted it has probably been dead over a hundred years. It just comes back on its own every year. Nice find I appreciate you all bring it to us.
Tranquility? Maybe. However at all through 190 years, especially through the Civil War and the aftermath as the plantation died because of no more slave labor to support it.
@@conniewojahn6445 These old plantations were handed down to other family members probably. They just didn't care to keep them up to original shape. Yes they had lots of land associated with these old plantations. But land could have been kept up. Due modern farm equipments we have in this day and age. I know if I was handed down a plantation home. I would least and try to keep it in good shape. If I couldn't afford to restore this home. I probably find someone that would restore this home. I lived in Vermont alot of old homes were built back during the revolution war era. Alot of these homes were restored to their formal glory people living in them. Some homes were museums. So that's a good thought. Once all of these old plantations are torn down or just rotting away history just floating out their windows be blown away. Our history will be fading away into the sunset of time. To me if your lucky enough have the money to restore one of these historic homes be a beauiful home with alot of rooms and space. Big yard to have a gracious gardens.
With coffee ready, and adventures with Robert, great way to start the day. Awesome find. I just don't understand why these mansions where left to decay., before they got in this condition. Such a shame. But thank you for a great tour.
It usually boils down to the expense. If you'll research some online...houses of pre-civil war and after that able to be saved and "kept up" have some kind of money crop on the property...vineyards,horses,cattle,etc. it takes a lot and a family interested enough.
@@psb12121 Entire families were killed,and died of various causes during the war and what descendants there remained often didn't make it. Pretty common. 3rd 4th and 5th cousins exist somewhere of coarse but the Pata familia lines were broken. No more father to son to grandsons great grandsons and so on. A nephew is not the,same. Familial lines were decimated in the,south. Fewer survived than died. When the only son is killed or dies that family line is dead. Those plantations would still be thriving today had those men survived. Women do not descend a family line. We add to our husbands family line. The patriarical lines of the south were decimated and you are what is left. So n so's grand daughter inherited a plantation ,and then her niece who's son has inheirited it is not the same. I maintain that those plantations would be as big as they ever were had those lines survived.
Old houses like this fascinate me. Thankfully you are able to film, explore and document it before it deteriorates anymore. It must have been a beautiful home at one time. To bad no one had the money to preserve it better.
@@susandoll3187 I do. I do a lot of family genealogy and I dig hours and hours through un-indexed papers trying to put names to the enslaved people my ancestors owned. They are just as much a part of my family history as my family is. I have found through my research that, while it certainly did happen, most slaves were not treated as cruelly as depicted in the media (movies, shows, etc). I have found that in one of my lines my ancestors did everything they could to keep families together for generations, even after failed business ventures sent one of them into debt and the sheriff came to collect property (often times a slave that would fetch an equal value of the debt), another family member would step in and buy the slave back in order to keep them with their family. I recently came across a book written in 1909 on family and local history for another one of my ancestral lines that mentioned the enslaved his family owned, he wrote, about his nightly memories of how the enslaved would all gather in the main hall at night with the family, and read from the Bible, sing a hymn, and say their nightly prayers. Later he talked of "Aunt Hannah's" (she was the head) son whom had written him a letter updating him of his life. He had become a minister and said it was the because of the author's father's influence and love of the lord, he felt such a calling to also teach the word of the Lord.. So yes, enslavement in itself is abhorrent, but the frequent beatings, raping, and cruelties were not every case. People like that are born with dark on their heart, and I believe are dawned to their own personal he'll for eternity.
@@susandoll3187 Do you think about the slaves that built the Great Wall of China, the Roman Empire, The Egyptian Pyramids, Machu Picchu or the great Aztec empire that built what is now modern day Mexico city? Slavery has been around as long as man as been. It's only now the world has taken notice. The next slaves are already being built as robots in auto manufacturing facilities and other manual labor jobs, soon AI will arise and want its revenge too! It's the nature of the beast!
Maybe somewhere someone has some. Finding that someone would be hard but not impossible. For now, use your imagination. Start with the whole house views on the video and add in the Roberts' comments and descriptions of what they saw. They're pretty good at telling the viewer interesting and worthwhile information.
I seem to be "addicted" to watching these videos, and somehow, someone, always comes along to tell you what they remember about the house. Never know if they're truthful or "storytelling", but if so, you never know, someone might just have what you're looking for (of course, I want to see them too!!!)
She looks like she was absolutely beautiful at one time I love watching you showing these beautiful old homes it really makes you want to know about the people who built them and lived their lives there thank you Robert
That could have been a kitchen that was separated from the house. Then someone decided to put it as an add on. I love theses old houses. They have so much more character then the places do now. I hate see them left to die like this one. God bless 💖
Love old houses, you have to use your imagination as to how they looked way back when a family last lived there. Nature doesn’t take long to take over 🏴
Chris, enjoy! He's got a lot of great videos. There's offshoots, too, of his video buddy's visits to old towns. Those are really good, too. They all do great work and are wonderful to view. Hang in there, there's more to come (hopefully).
Yes. Visited a cousin who lived in historic part of Charleston S C. Back then the more doors you had, the more taxes you paid, therefore homes had floor to ceiling windows to walk through. Also helped cool the house in the summer.
Wow isn’t that fantastic! Love old houses and that’s a gem. What a shame it can’t be restored a beautiful piece of history disintegrating. Thank you so much Robert I so enjoyed that. Thanks so much for taking me along, please stay safe and take care. So looking forward to seeing inside
It really upsets me that people felt entitled to steal everything they could from that old house. It doesn't mean you take anything you want or isn't owned by someone. It was really nice of the property owner to let you let y'all explore there, I loved every minute of watching this video. Thank you!!
Love that you are documenting these old places and showing us the HYSTORY of the old south. Whenever I think about Georgia and the Civil War aI always think of gone with the wind and the gorgeous old plantations. It is very important for us to not forget where we came from. Oh the stories these old houses could tell. Maybe you could research old records of owners and when the property changed hands? Donna/ Inidana
@@queenb9351 Lol, we do NOT care to hear about you coloreds every time we want to learn the History of these Amazing homes, and the history of the Amazing people whom originally built these homes. Those are very important things to learn bc those people really built things and contributed to their Economies back in the day. They are truly important! We’ve all had slavery beaten into our heads for years and we’re truly sick of hearing about it. Honestly, idk why us whites have to be the “bad guys” for slavery? You’re own people back in Africa were dominating weaker tribes and enslaving them for hundreds of years before us whites came along and simply offered to buy some slaves from them. They sold slaves they kidnapped to be enslaved by us whites, and people from India, ect. The slaves had it way better here than in Africa. Also, they’d were FREE black men back then who also owned land and slaves, along with the Natives. And don’t forget that it was the WHITE man who ordered y’all be free, and it was over 700,000 WHITE men who fought and died to free the slaves! But yet in Africa today those savages are still practicing slavery in places such as Lybia. So please learn the History of this Amazing Country before you say anything else you’re ignorant about bc you sound dumb.
When you said " you know what have to do?....crawl up under this house." The other Robert was like, well let me just get on out your way then young buck.......LOL
Thank you for filming the outside of this old house. Can’t wait to see the inside. I have always been drawn to the old t-shaped or L-shaped two story houses built in the early to mid 1800’s for some reason. I can close my eyes and picture this house when it was brand new. I’m sure it was beautiful!!! If only walls could talk. Looking forward to seeing part two. Thank you once again.
If you go to St. Louis, there are a lot of old abandoned homes and businesses from the 1800’s and early 1900’s just rotting and decaying. It is very disheartening.
Closets were taxed in Germany too. When my husband was stationed at Rhein Main AfFB we rented an apartment in a nearby town. No closets so we had to buy wardrobes. We were told we were lucky because the tenants moving out agreed to sell us the kitchen cabinets and stove or we would have been stripped down to the sink!
@CZECHYT AUT if they would fix these old beautiful houses and let the homeless live there until they get back on their feet that would cure the homeless problem ...Anywhere USA.
It is highly likely that they had no choice when the boweavel (spelled wrong) came in and killed the cotton industry. Not terribly long after that the depression came along. I’m wanting to say that there was a lesser known depression in the 1880’s. Don’t hold me to that one. But they probably fell on hard times.
Sometimes a families fortunes change and they cannot afford to upkeep the home. My late Mother In Law lived in an old house built by her Uncle way before the Depression wiped out their fortune. The house was built with no insulation and no electricity or running water. It would have cost less to build a new house than to restore the old house.
I just recently discovered your channel- I love your content, and I love how respectful you are, not only to the properties you visit, but to the people you have with you, calling them "Sir", and yielding conversation to them. Manners are a lost art, and it is so nice to see someone who is so respectful and appreciative of what is around them, both in people and surroundings.-SDK
Oh what a beauty she was in her time. Oh, how impressed I was with this old plantation home. It was huge n loved the dental molding. But it breaks my heart to see what’s left that’s slowly falling apart. I realize it cost money to keep them afloat but I wish someone step in way before it got like that. Well, we don’t know the circumstances people are in. So who knows how or why. Can’t wait to see inside. ♥️♥️😊👍👍👍
Fires can start in a lot of places. My late Uncle Danye had earthquake damage to his fireplace. He didn't realize it and had a fire in the wall of his house when he started one in his fireplace. I guess that really stands out in my memory. Great vlog!
Robin Donahue I’m not sure what you mean by a summer kitchen? But down here the plantation houses were built with the kitchens separated, as a stand alone building, from the main house by a good bit. Most of the structural fires were in the kitchen. With the kitchen separated from the main house there would not be any damage to the main house if the kitchen burned. A little additional history: The walkway between the kitchen and the main house was called a whistle walk. The servants had to whistle continually while bringing the prepared food from the kitchen to the dinning room. They could not be eating the food if they were whistling.
@@billmorris2613 I see, Ty !. So interesting. Here in Ohio, my house was built about 1820, there was what they called a summer kitchen with a porch off it, and also a smaller kitchen inside. Funny thing, there had been a fire and the summer kitchen was torn down !! It was homesteaded by German Baptists from Pennsylvania Dutch area, first Germany. My family is from Tnn and Georgia so the plantation house is interesting.
Robin Donahue My brother use to be the care taker for Como Plantation just below Louisiana’s Angola State Prison on the Mississippi River. My wife and I use to go up there about once a month. The kitchen that was built in the 60s was about 50 feet behind the house. We use to stay in it most of the time because it was air conditioned and was not drafty like the house was. We stayed in the house a few times in the winter and with the heater in our room on, it was still cold because the house was so drafty. Also when we stayed in the kitchen there was not any creepy noises from the ghost that haunted the house. They was very strange noises, mostly at night, but there was also some during the day. The kitchen only took up about 1/3 of the building. The rest was like a big living room or den. All the couches had beds and with those egg carton foam mattresses on top of the.mattress they were very comfortable. There was also a nice porch that ran the full length of the building that had several nice swings. In the spring and fall we usually had our breakfast on the porch. Plenty fun times and good’ memories
BET THEY DO HAVE A FAMILY CEMENTARY ALOT OF OLD CIVIL WAR PLANTATIONS HAD A CEMENTARY. ALOT OF FAMILIES BACK IN THE CIVIL WAR BURIED THEIR VALUABLES UNDER THEIR HOMES AND IN THEIR YARDS SOMEWHERE TO KEEP FROM THEM BEING STOLEN FROM THE SOILDERS WHO RAIDED THEIR HOMES BACK THEN.
@Joe D 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂What load of Rubbish you let out. None of what you say is true. Get Educated and learn. It is not your business to tell anyone what they do. Regards from Europe.
I’ve just found your channel and immediately subscribed. It feels like meeting old friends who share the love of discovering our shared history. Thank you all.
That was awesome! What a fantastic old house. This place was huge. Could you imagine what she looked like in all her glory? And think of the stories she could tell. Goodness gracious. I was hoping you’d find a antique bottle or two but I bet under the porch maybe. To bad it’s not accessible. Thank for bringing this old house back into the sunshine. Thanks guys.
This family had wealth to build a house such as this and modern utilities of the times. I grew up in GA in a 4 room house with bare light hanging in each room and an outhouse and that was in 1950.
ANOTHER GOOD TOUR BY THE THREE MAGNIFICENT TEAM YOU GUYS DOING TREMENDOUS JOB I LIVE IN MIAMI BUT I WILL LOVE TO BE PART OF YOUR TEAM!!!! GREAT JOB!!!!!
This place should be saved some how. Once it’s gone it’s gone forever. All that will be left behind are videos and photographs. It just won’t feel the same as actually seeing it with your own eyes. It’s still beautiful in this condition. Can not wait till you go in the house.
Coming from a descendant of slaves, I hope all of those PLANTATIONS rot and crumble under the earth, just imagine how many slaves were murdered on that property.
Robert nice to see u took Robert sr on this adventure. Beautiful plantation house. I see it's covered with wisteria. Thanks for alittle bit on this 1800 house.... 🤓👍💕
I’ve always wanted to own an old plantation style home. Some of those homes are/were so beautiful. It would be neat to find out the history of this abandoned house.
@@michaellundy5238 someone who truly studies history studies ALL of history. Warts and all. I love walking through an old tenant shack as much as I would love to walk through that mansion. You must be new because Robert has documented many slave graves, giving those buried beneath a voice and dignity. Look up Samantha Street. If you like to know some “Real” history of slavery; I can direct you to reliable sources for you to study. By the time you find the truth you will see that you owe restitution to a tribe in Africa. You are wasting your time and energy fussing about something none of us can fix. But we can do something about human trafficking and sex slaves that are a HUGE problem right now. And just so you know, I have traced my family back to Europe and not one had a single slave ever! My family were poor subsistence farmers who did have to worry about what to eat.
Love your vids, I watch & wonder how this house was & the family who lived there, kids running around while men worked the land & women tended to house/kids. Me, husband & kids were so blessed to have found our home in Ga. We live on a big ridge, heavily wooded 2 acres, cabin style 2 story house for 7 yrs now, it seems like you are far from city out in the middle of nowhere but 10 miles to ChattanoogaTn.. Yes, I too have jonquils/daffodils sprouting up around the house, they popped up last week. Great house yall found.
My grandma had a summer kitchen behind the house not attached. When i was young they had already stopped using it. But grandma said they used so in the summer it wouldn't heat up the house. Here up north Grandma lived on a farm. So lot's of canning
I would love to explore old abandoned houses,,but now too old,,,so now I watch others do this,,,I wonder what the name of this Plantation was called,,,I can imagine what this house looked like in it’s hey day, I picture it in my mind, its beautiful ?! Thanks boys for all you do!
If the owners had large property, which they probably did in order to generate the wealth required to build that huge house, then yes, someone from that house went to fight in the Civil War to preserve their lifestyle and income.
@@conniewojahn6445 most rich men had men serve in their place at that time. I believe rockafeller bought a sub for his place in service. The house could have had younger relatives that fought. Also depending on how their views were and by that their were rebels that changed views Newton knight is one.
@@mr.pickles810 I dont think that was as common in the South. My ancestors were wealthy and almost all of the sons served. They were from somewhere not very far from this very plantation. Monticello Ga.
Here in Ontario Canada pioneer homes had a "summer kitchen" in the rear to escape the heat. (Yes, it gets hot here in summer). Regarding this house, maybe the large house is the "addition" to the original small house in back. In any case, a fascinating find. Thanks so much for this.
Y'all bring a lot of knowledge of history to your videos. Like listening to y'all date discuss this place. Some good work here, ready to see part two now.
Great find, really liked this. In addition to the daffodils another remnant of a garden I see are lots of nandina domestica or “sacred bamboo” that has spread over the area where the house is. It’s a cultivated variety that may have been put in a garden there and has now spread. It’s the rather small evergreen-like shrub with the bright red berry clusters.
Wow! This house needs another Robert to preserve it. The owner's will love this video although probably quite sad for them seeing it this way too. Well at least it's being recorded and not forgotten 🌼
This is amazing find an old plantation, mmmm I can smell Christmas Turkey cooking. LOL all the way from Canada. Very interesting. Stay safe and stay well.
Wow! What an awesome, hidden gem. Lost memories. Sad to see such a beautiful, historic home falling apart and lost to time. Great video guys! Awesome job!
Robert is there any way to research the history as to when it actually was built and history of the original owners? What a beautiful place, can hardly wait to see the inside.
Great Content! Neat that you show the real bones of the house, by going underneath. No one has root cellars in the south because the water table is higher, the deep end was probably designed to catch the water during wet periods to keep the rest of the foundation dry.
They use to consider a closet a room and they were taxed . That is why they had armoire to put clothes in . In some states you will find houses that are long and narrow . The house was taxed on how wide it was . They were also very close together.
That house was an awesome build,& so well to last as long as it did! It was built for every convenience & comfort,& prepared for just about anything!! An old house some of my family bought few years ago was probably 100 or more yrs old,ive forgotten what year now it was built. But when they started remodeling there was a secret room right in the middle of the house you couldn't tell was there. There were some papers,a candle,& a little stool. Don't know if it was from civil war or what. It was in Arkansas.
Farmhouses in the 1800's often had additions out the back for the summer kitchen. It also served as a woodshed and quite often had a privy at the back end. Tug Hill in upstate NY has a number of old farmhouses of German immigrants abandoned because farmland was poor and winters were harsh with snow measuring 10 feet or more. Most were added on so they didn't have to go to an outhouse or bring wood in from a woodshed thru feet of snow. There were often snow tunnels to the barn. Wells were dug close to the house porch.
I like the theory of the smaller "addition" being built first. It has none of the decorative features of the big house, which would likely have been matched were it the other way around.
Thank you for the adventure , seeing some amazing scenery and learning something new about the closet tax ! Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever you guys maybe doing next ! Doing okay here in Kansas .
Oh the history this house has seen. If only it could speak. I can only imagine the tales it could tell. I'm in North Carolina & occasionally drive by a home that i believe must have been a plantation home built before the advent of central heating. It is occupied & it takes all the self contol i have not to stop & knock on their door. I too have been a history lover since i was a young girl. It makes me sad to see the ruin of this house. Why are Americans so good at letting our history crumble around us
It seems such a shame that these beautiful old houses were not kept up over the years and allowed to go back to nature. I believe the tax was on closets and that is why wardrobes were so popular back then. What a great house. Such a marvelous piece of history. Anxious to see the inside. Keep Safe ❤Keep Well ❤
He's rather let all the history cave in then part it out to people who pay lots of money for windows, doors,.mantles, columns, stair treads, ship lap, and floor boards. Lots of money to be made. Then you just let whats left fall. I don't understand why so many couldn't care less about these historic structures.
Mr. Robert, just learned if you’ve purchased an old property with a, buried propane tank you’d best call the propane company for it’s their property. They’d come and unbury to remove it! Just asked my hubby he’d said the same thing as I’d shown him! He’d said this must be removed and the propane company has to come unbury it. I’d looked it up and it states the same thing! Since your property has one you’d best get it removed! Just to touch base on this tank! I’d never ever known or seen one unground. I’ve seen ppl which live out in the country have these propane tanks above ground! God Bless
Great video, I really enjoyed watching, but I am disappointed that you guys didn’t actually go inside the house to have a look around. If you did go inside, I hope you will post a follow up video soon. I love the history of Georgia. I really need to take a trip down there and do some exploring or even move there!
Sad to see these old houses just decay away. But I suppose in some cases the owner can't keep up with the upkeep, or the taxes or something and so you let it go. I always wonder at the stories that the house could tell, and the story behind what happened. Exciting to see this, thank you for sharing with us.
Robert and Robert and Cody, I'm only 12 minutes into this episode and all I can think is why the heck was this fantastic place left to rot. It's huge and there has to be an fascinating back story, some family spent a lot of time and money and their lives investing in ths place. I just don't get it, the construction alone should be valuable to historical archeologist. It's frustrating as heck to me why we let this kind of history, good or bad, go to ruin!! Cheers, Frederick "Rik" Spector.
I am retired and do woodworking crafts. Those floor joists are long and look great. I would imagine that they are Oak. Man, they must have some great, dense wood and would look beautiful if used for crafts...!!
Georgia has so much gotten history. In Texas, we have alot of history, but nothing like you guys have. I find a lot of older cemeteries, but nothing like what you see
My paternal grandparents house has a root cellar just like that and when I was a kid it always flooded just like that. My great nephew now owns that house and has pur a sump pump in there.
It looks like some one tried to save it but it came to be to much of a project for them, so sad that it can't be saved , thank you for sharing Robert and Robert and cody please be safe out there and God bless you and your family and friends
