@@joshj7012 It likely WAS clickbait, doesn't look like the actual Alamo mansion at all, at least the photographs of it I can find. He doesn't even say what state he's in (Alamo's properties once he had money were all in Arkansas if I recall correctly, the properties when the cult was in another state were *horrific*). But after all the Alamo property got seized the later owners did try to do weddings on other property they owned adjacent to it, if not in the actual mansion. It's not that well-known of a cult, I only know of it because I am an Arkie. If you google "Alamo mansion wedding venue" you'll find an article from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette showing the front of the actual mansion and talking about its horrid disrepair.
This place is gorgeous. So many places go to waste and rot to the ground. Yet we have so many people living in tents. Just a shame. Thank you so much BigBanks. Keep on being AWESOME! ✌️
It is very sad that with all the tent cities we have they couldn't use some of these homes to house these people. Some of the homeless could actually get help, or more help than they're getting because they don't have an address to use. That would be a great help for a lot of people. Donations could be useful for bedding, toiletries, warm clothes for cold weather, Food (obviously a kitchen would have to be made safe & usable.
@@deanna-deehiltabidel5124 There are so many comments about the homeless….and you made a good point. The ONLY one that would “work”; donations. But for how long….we know there’s no way the government would run something like that. Sad, but true. 😢 And also to run electric and the such.
Right? Like why cant they let homeless live in some of these homes..just need to turn the electric on n water n they could b living in some of these homes he videos cuz alot of then still have all belongings r still in there n the homeless could use it! Its cRaZy..WiLd! Blows my mind how this world is! Ugh!
This is the kind of property I would love to live on with my adult children. Each house having a personality of its own. That would have been amazing in the day.
It’s just insane to me how beautiful the first and last house is. And more insane it’s abandoned. How could someone just abandon these beautiful houses?! And the whole yard is just beautiful. I love it. I would fix it up and make it a family home 🫶🏼
For 4.8 Mil you can buy it, it was built in 1910, so after the purchase price, expect lots of fixing before it can be brought up to code, and livable again.
@@toothlesstheenderdragon8536 Well at least THAT one was on the market at some point, so if someone wanted it they could have it. Some places are locked up tight on purpose. It's not my place to judge what someone does with what belongs to them.
I used to live not too far from here. It never belonged to a cult. Don't remember it being used as a wedding venue. It was and is still known as Wedding Present Farm. It was for sale but see it's now listed as being off market so maybe it was sold?
@@brynnharris-hamm1321 It's very common for estates to have other homes on the property. Sometimes the original owners would build a small home and live in it while the main house was being built. Often another home/s would be built for the couple's children when they got married. Others could be for caretakers/staff and/or for guests. I think the people that bought the home after it was renovated defaulted on the loan but don't quote me on that. Not sure if that's a rumor or true. I would guess they have the electricity on so the home could be shown after dark and it could be a sort of security thing. Looks like someone is there at night sort of thing. Another thing could be it was sold seeing it's no longer listed. Was listed for $2.9 million which is cheap for that area. The back of this property fronts the interstate/toll road. Here's a little article about it. spotlightnews.com/news/2021/09/09/wedding-present-farm-for-sale-coeymans-estate-linked-to-prominent-families-of-the-past-is-on-the-market/
A bank will keep power on in homes that they reposses... It helps it not decay(even though they usually don't maintain it, to keep up on repairs).@@brynnharris-hamm1321
So sad to see a once magestic home fall to rot. It amazes me what people will leave behind when they vacate a place! Thank you for this fascinating tour.
Thanks, B.B. I really enjoy your videos. I've just discovered this type of videos recently. So glad I have. I think you're my favorite presenters so far! 🙂
This stately Georgian Colonial was erected in local brick in 1910 so as to maximize views of its elongated Hudson River shoreline and distant prospects of the Berkshire Mountains. Wedding Present Farm (73± acres) is set amongst a string of storied Manor Houses and River Estate Farms south of Albany that articulated life for prominent families. It borders conserved land including the 330 acre working farm at its northern border. It and its Manor House were once owned by the notable lawyer, merchant and agronomist Edward Townsent Reed. The Hudson River House with Cupola at southern border was owned by the proprietor of Knickerbocker Ice. The house proudly displays classical architecture in over-sized and high-ceilinged Public Rooms admitting light at both ends, centered on delicately carved fireplaces and enjoying oak floors. Exterior Porched Entrances are of classical Grecian styling and columned iteration, either with hand-carved volutes or Corinthian capitals. The River Doorway, Foyer and Staircase are of an equal prominence as the Front Entrance. The bookcased Living Room (29'x 17') yields through french doors on each side of the carved fireplace to a large columned South Porch with a brick breastworked fireplace that connects to the Postern. Above it, a large roofed Terrace is accessed by french doors from a Bed Room. The Dining Room (29'x 17') is expressed by high paneled wainscotting, a carved fireplace mantel and oak floors. The adjoining Kitchen Dining Room ((19'x 17') is fireplaced and is open to the Kitchen (24'x 12') and Butler's Pantry with marble countertops. Second story Bed Rooms, Baths and hallways are amply proportioned. The Master Bed Room is 31'x 17'. The Third Story Ball Room (40'x25') has two facing fireplaces and wide board floors. Ancient and stately specimen deciduous and nondeciduous trees grace the grounds, including the massive tuliptree near the South Porch. Ancillary dwellings include a 3400 s.f. Tudor-styled Guest House and two other three bedroomed Guest Houses. These are supported by three barns, garages and fields. The long elegant and gated gravel driveway is curvilinear and penetrates Entrance Woods from River Road, is graced by two naturally delineated Entrance Ponds and meanders through woods past set piece Guest Houses and Carriage Barns to an utterly private Wedding Present Farm. An inground Pool and Shelter are north of the Main House North Porch. A long serpentine driveway descends from the house to the steel bridge over the Bennekill tributary of the Hudson to the 42 acre Shad Island included in the estate, comprised of woods, fields, trails and extended Hudson River frontage. It directly faces on the Hudson River eastern shore the pristine wooded shoreline of the 1052 acre Schodack Island State Park and Boat Launch. Wedding Present Farm is handy to Albany, the NYS Throughway, the Mass Pike, skiing, and numerous shore Towns. Wedding Present Farm was erected as a summer home by Edward & Martha V. A. (Van Antwerp) Easton, on land conveyed as a wedding present by neighbor and close friend Edward Townsend Reed in 1907. Reed and Easton were prominent Albany attorneys, Yale men and mercantilists, Reed in seed; Easton as a lumber baron. Martha's son-in-law Ten Eyck Powell, upon marriage to her daughter Kate V.A. Easton, joined the household and they raised their family there. Ten Eyck Powell was scion of the original Coeymans family, which owned Powell & Minnock Brick Co., which later exclusively supplied all the brick to Co-op City and at whose yard the 145th Street Bridge was assembled.
@@daveoelke857 he copy and pasted it frm the real estate listing. stil, very good work, but the lisitng isnt showing th esame building thats in the video
@@jasonkeighin9401 It is the same building, just a different side of it is being shown. Look at 5:14 in the video, you will see it's the same building. 1550 River Rd, Coeymans, NY 12045
@@BigBankz I really enjoy your videos. I understand that you can’t name the city where these are located but would it be possible to name the state. I’m always curious. I find these homes fascinating but also terribly sad. Thank you for sharing with us.
It's so sad how these beautiful homes going to waste, when there are so many people homeless, they could be used for a rehabilitation centre for the military who are injured, makes me very angry to see these homes just decaying away x
Nooo fuck that..we rather fund proxy wars and fund Ukraine than help the people of these United States.. they don't do shit for us..Republicans or Democrats
I don’t disagree but you must realize these properties belong to someone. Often people inherit and don’t have the funds to fix them. Property taxes often can be barely paid. Using these houses for the uses you mentioned wouldn’t be possible. First some people dream of someday finding the funds so no they may not want to sell. Sometimes wills state they can not sell must always remain in the family. And even if they did want to donate you can’t just let homeless strangers live in your eun down house. Someone could be hurt or killed and the owner would be responsible. How would you even get insurance to protect the tenets or owner? Who would even have the money to fix it up for the suggested uses? No one can just take over someone else property even if it’s falling down
Interestingly, it could have been used for that. It was built in 1910. A lot of large estates and mansions housed wounded militia after World War I so it is possible it was used for that for a while. I don't know, though. That could have been primarily in the UK. Regardless, you're completely right. A waste of good housing and land. Unfortunately it is on the market for $2.9 mil so unless someone buys it and puts it to good use, it will be some rich person or company's little project and the people that actually could use it for good will never get to do so.
@@EleseH I think that it would be worth the $$ & time, & someone with both will snatch this up. I wish I could! But then again, I don't need 3 residences, unless I would make it a b&b or something like that.
Nothing exciting to animate about this one though. No cult, just wealthy elderly people who died in the late ‘90s. Place is for sale. It’s right on the Hudson River with ponds etc. it wasn’t a wedding venue either. It was called the ‘Wedding present farm’ because that is what it was, a wedding present, back in the early 1900’s.
I would love to live way out in the woods and nobody around to bug me lol the mansion is beautiful!!! So sad these places just setting there rotting away!
Recently came across this channel and subscribed. I tip my hat to you. You guys have got balls bigger than me. I would never have the guts to enter a strange abandoned house, but also the high quality production is impressive.
The door that opened onto the stairway is the front door. You came in the back door. It looks like it was renovated at some point. They walled in the stairway and added newer windows which is why the original windows open onto secondary windows.
Thank you. I wish these adventurers invested more time in actually learning about architecture, so they could lend more depth their videos. As an architecture buff, it’s super cringe to hear their very silly commentary😅
Sad how many homes are abandoned in America and so many homeless vets and families could stay In them if they are not selling them or renting them out. The homeless vets and families could fix those homes up to look great again.
your videos are awesome. was interesting to see that in the master bedroom, there were still two framed photos of the family and child! i also wonder why anyone who sleeps there wouldn’t choose the bed to sleep on, also leaving valuable items alone. cool 😌
Someone is paying the taxes and keeping electric on, so it is not totally abandoned. The wall paper in the one house was really expensive, someone took the counter off to steal the expensive (most Likely) faucet off of it. I am amazed anything is left!!! Appliances are still there, that is astounding. It seems someone watches over the homes. Just beautiful. Imagine how many homeless could live there, make a community so easily.
It's Wedding Present Farm. It's on the market and you can look it up. Once owned by a lawyer, merchant, agronomist Edward Townsent Reed. Built in 1910. Looks to me like the most recent owners were from the '80s, judging by the trendy use of mirrors in odd places. It's on the marker for $2.9 mil.
You can't really say it's abandoned. If the power is on, as seen on the stove, someone is paying the electricity bill. That property is very much worth the price, for someone who can afford it.
My parents put an intercom in the house dad and my brothers built in 1975. It accessed all 5 bedrooms and the downstairs; it was nice to be able to call up to the bedrooms or pipe music into the rooms of the kids who wanted to listen to it.
That main house is much older but the furniture and interior decorating, and remodeling was from the 1980's, those couches, the piano, the tile floor in the dining area/kitchen and the Vases on the chest of drawers upstairs are definitely late 80's, say 1988. Everything was beige interiors around 1990. 28:35 That's not a dresser, that's an entertainment center somebody used to stack knick nacks and dishes in. The main area with the doors is for the TV, the shelves underneath are for the VCR, Stereo deck, etc... and the sides are for books, VHS tapes, magazines etc. All the peripherals for CRT TV sets were big and bulky back then, so keeping them together and organized helped hide cords and made the room more attractive.
That mansion appears to be from the 1800s as my folks home was from 1879. The wood craftsmanship, windows and fixtures appear from that period. We had built in bookcases with glass doors.
The house with the radiators is the oldest home and the other one had electric baseboard heating. The one with the shiny wall paper was a look in a certain era maybe 1980s. The white kitchen cabinets with wood trim maybe was mid-90s. Two look like they were homes where maybe employees lived or family members. Nothing in the smaller homes looks like a cult. The big house just looks like a family’s home
Your RU-vid channel is awesome. I keep watching them and I'm hoping that I could see some old dishes and pots and pans that were made back in the day. Love watching these cool videos.
@@doublezero7852 good grief. There always has to be that one who appoints themselves the grammar police. 🙄 They we’re making a nice comment and enjoying and someone nasty like you comes along.
The mansion is so amazing. I absolutely love the pink chairs in the master bedroom. This whole property must have been so great to live in it's time. All the space for the kids to play in the yards and probably big get togethers and parties. I do have a question if you are able to answer it. I watch alot of explorer's and when a house is abandoned, does somebody own it? I mean I wouldn't think a property has no owner at all. All land is owned by a person, city, a bank or something, right? If I owned this place, I would try to sell the items inside. Especially all the China and vases it the big room way upstairs.
in great shape and very liveable - someone needs to buy it and live in it - I love the spaciousness and all the windows and the light - the floors are wonderful - what a great place!!!
To me, this is a very odd mansion. The woodwork, windows, and fireplaces are beautiful, yet the kitchen is so small and almost like what a restaurant would have. That whole breakfast area/kitchen is just strange. The bathrooms have nice bathtubs but are so impractical otherwise...little pedestal sinks and NO counter space with lots of wasted floor space. The dining room is so huge with one little tiny table. There are some very small bedrooms, and yet the master bedroom is disproportionately large. The attic reminded me of a meeting room where rows of chairs would be set up, all facing towards the fireplace, or maybe a church if it was indeed a cult. There are just some very odd spaces in that home. It's nice to see an abandoned place with no graffiti and no smashed glass though. If there are squatters, they're not trashing it. I'd love to know this home's history.
Oh yes I assume the kitchen would be a little more elaborate especially since he said that they used to be weddings there once you need like a bigger sink and a bigger refrigerator and all that for weddings but maybe they took some of the stuff with them that's what I was thinking about the bathrooms to maybe they had extra you know cabinets or extra tables like makeup tables and different things because people used to have like you know vanities and makeup tables maybe they took some of that stuff with them when they left
That main house is stunning. The last one you went in before the mansion was run down quite a bit. I am surprised a property developer hasn't bought the lot, spent a fair amount doing everything up including the pool and sheds and either on sold it or rented all of them out. If it was done properly, it could be used as a function center or retreat area for wealthy tourists. Be interesting to know how much land goes with those houses. Could also be used as farm stays. If i lived in America, had the money, it would be an interesting property to buy and do up
This is the first time I have seen your channel and I loved it! I always wonder what makes people just move and leave a house with so many beautiful things just left behind. The made up bed was kind of creepy and it looks like they left framed pictures of 2 children. Really beautiful architecture!! Fantastic find! Also loved the music!! I subscribed and can't wait to see the next one!
Right I was thinking the samething like is this in another land that we don’t know about looks livable to me lol some stuff is a little creepy but so cool
Just came upon your channel and I'm glad to say I'm impressed. That place is impressive. I must ask if you looked for hidden rooms? It seemed like that would have them. And I also like how the place was built opposite of today's architecture. That zebra was actually a pitcher just placed on the vase. The attic was awesome. I love both fireplaces, and I agree with you that the unpainted on was way better
I love watching exploration videos and can never watch because the camera are too shaky and make me feel sick...FINALLY I have found someone who knows how to keep a camera steady 😃
What a waste of beautiful homes. Here I am stuck in government subsidized housing, when I could be living there, I'd move there in a heartbeat if it was fixed up a little, I'm great at gardening, very green thumbed, then fix up the rest whi.e living in them. Thank you for being your amazing selves everyone, peace and much love sent from Ontario, Canada.
You guys are the best, unbelievable how many places you find that could house the homeless, but unfortunately due to greed no one can touch it, am I right saying that??, we have lots of abandoned towns in Australia, but you cant touch them, strange world we are all living in😥, really appreciate your hard work and effort 😊👊 Watching from Cradle Mountain Tasmania Australia here cheers 🍺🍻🍺🍻🇦🇺🇦🇺🤝🇺🇸🇺🇸😎👍✌
I sometimes wish the walls could talk, I always want to know the history of the house, who lived there, were they good people, happy? Just things like that.
The architectural style is reminiscent of the times of the American Civil War. I don't know exactly how old it is, if it's just a replica or is actually from the period. It seems to me to have been built later. But still: An incredible building. So much beautiful. I would like to move into the first house myself. It would be to my liking, but not for my wallet.
Im a new sub!! I absolutely love ur content. The videos go fast bcuz I get really into them. Im going thru a tough time and ur video’s literally help me escape, even if for just mere minutes or an hour… Ty!!😊
No matter what you're going through, the fact that you find a happy escape in a healthy online travel/explore channel= you're doing so much better than you think. you're very important to someone that you don't realize yet, so keep up your amazingness
Liked the mansion and the 1st house. Never seen a mirrored table before. That's a first for me. Pretty interesting property. Something needs to be done. I hope so too. Take care out there.
Those 'windows that are like doors' are french windows. Beautiful! Love them. The mirrored wall in one of the smaller houses reminds me of exercise rooms in the early 1990s. The size of the room makes me think that's probably what it was. The peachy leather sofas also look like they're from the same time frame, as well as the wall sconces. Same with the black jacuzzi tub and sink. I can totally picture a Patrick Nagel painting hanging in there 😄
Exactly. You'd think the power company would have sent out a bill, then letters warning of disconnection when it wasn't paid. Very odd. I suspect the place has been abandoned about 15-20 years judging by the TV.
I see so much potential with these homes and the land. I agree that most of them could be renovated. The land needs work as well. Maybe turn them into living assisted homes for homeless veterans. Tear down the barns and maybe one of the homes. Turn the whole area into a living farm. Raise chickens ducks and other small livestock. Large vegetable gardens where the pool is now. Have the residents learn to homestead and take care of the whole place. The mansion could be the activities building with offices of staff upstairs.
+Eyez Onyou- No. You're not alone. Like the part when he said "Here are somebody's boots. Clearly there is someone squatting here." Pans camera around 180 degrees to see a silent figure standing in the doorway with a Friday The 13th Jason hockey mask on and 13inch kitchen knife... Lol!
I’m so shocked how houses are just in the middle of nowhere and there so many homeless ppl and other ppl that are in need of a home😢😮 where is this at?
I have questions, does someone still own this property? How is the electric still on? Who was the cult that lived there? How long has it been abandoned, because that mansion is the cleanest abandoned place I've seen The floors, that piano, even the furniture doesn't look that bad. I couldn't believe how clean it was. The other houses also. Please give further details, I would love to research this. It really is a beautiful mansion and I hope it can be bought and restored, as well as the other houses. Thanks for the tour😃
I am new to your video and as soon as you said ice, I got so nervous for you. Your video is great just please be safe and take care. Also I didn't realize you had someone else with you and when you scanned around the pool and your friend was walking toward you, I held my breath for a second! Lol Keep up the great work!
It makes me so sad that houses this beautiful get abandoned and rot 😢 I’d LOVE to get my hands on just one of those houses to renovate and live in I swear
I always figured that I would have something like this. Meaning a family of homes for my children to be close. I just stumbled upon your page and I'm spending the majority of the day watching your videos. I'm really enjoying them. Can you tell me what state these homes are in?
Building a compound for your children and their families is an odd idea, if the in laws wanted to do the same how would they decide which 'compound' to live in?
@Janet Pendlebury how is this an odd idea? People do it all the time in the South. Having shared acreage where the In-laws or kids can build a home so your still close. I just bought 3 acres with 2 homes on it. I live in one, my daughter lives in the other and if my son wants to build a home on it as well, he's more than welcome to.
I would think this house would be for sale. It's in surprisingly good condition and could probably be beautiful again with basic cleaning and some painting. Is it tied up in litigation of some sort?
The main house is very nice. I did see another staircase, next to the kitchen. Maybe from the Master Bedroom. Thanks for a great video. What state is this property in?
Double doors to terrace used second set of windows as storm windows for winter insulation...and in summer they might use screens, so door could be wide open for cooling air, but keep bugs out. My guess is that one set of double doors to terrace used a different method so door to terrace could be used for access whenever weather was appropriate for using the outdoor terrace.
Where is this? I watch many of these videos and always wonder why you don’t post the address or at least the town. So many people would love to invest in fixing up these homes, especially since the housing market is so nuts now.
I just hate how there are SO MANY beautiful, abandoned places and homes and knowing there are many thousands of homeless out there. If everybody could just let go of the greed & repurpose these places, it could make one heck of a difference for so many.
My take on this property is it all started with the farm style house and as the family accrued more wealth they would bulid nicer homes around the property. Essentially a legacy property. Need to get a topical map of the property and what year each house was built. Courthouse should have all of that. Great video 👍🏼
That is the same couch the Elvis Presley has in Graceland. And that attic is like the movie: Flowers in the attic. Watch the movie if you haven’t seen it yet. Thanks for sharing this with us guys that was awesome!
