Final Tour of One of the Oldest Stone Houses in KY : The Abandoned Historic William Crow House 

Breaks my heart to see these old homes fall apart! I imagine all those walls have seen, & heard. So sad.

Thank you, this was such a wonderful piece of film, shot with sympathy and warmth. What an amazing house it must have been.

The stonework is absolutely amazing! It just astonishes me that the house was built in the late 1700’s and, although it is decaying, much of the stone structure is still standing. What craftsmanship on those beams with obvious hand hewn marks! I was born and raised in southeastern Kentucky and still live in eastern Kentucky to this day. I love how you are visiting these old homes and getting video and a record of them before they are lost to history! Keep up the GREAT work! If you’re ever in my part of the world, don’t hesitate to contact me! I’d LOVE to explore a few homes! Thank You for your dedication! Take care!!!

You have a very soothing and relaxing voice. The filming is haunting and beautiful and you're voice compliments it well.

Yes Thanks. As a carpenter I love getting glimpses of old school joinery etc when walls are exposed. A couple of well secured tarps on the roof of this place would have given many more years to its life. Thanks again.

3:22 The dead tree outside fits perfect with the home [ not a house a home ] they both have had their day in the sun ! And yes the feeling comes thru on this film that you feel , thanks....

A beautiful presentation; artistic and informative at the same time. I very much appreciate the attention to details: the old nails, the wood beams that show the marks of the tools used on them, the remarkably strong construction of those thick walls and strong floors. At about 5:14 I noticed a cross on the wall between the attic windows, maybe painted on. I wonder how long that's been there. Looking at this house you can almost see the people who built it. I love that view toward the driveway, it's so peaceful; I could sit there and look at that and the other views for a long time. Louisiana had Belle Grove mansion and Kentucky has the William Crow house.

Beautifully done....brought tears of appreciation. Thank you!

what ticks me off, knowing this is history and its left to freaking rot. why hasnt the historical society stepped in to preserve, repair this home. really irks the spit out of me. nice video, great detail to details.

Even though this home is in decay it is ABSOLUTELY astonishing, I can just feel the history, I understand how you feel about this home, sad that it was never restored!! Beautiful job great video!!

Beautifully done. The music added a melancholy and tender touch to the honouring of this ancient home I loved the winding narrow road that led to the home.

What a special place. You clearly love the house; what a pity you can't get some sort of grant to buy/restore it and live in it. It deserves you! Thanks for sharing.

🌿 I remember seeing this house when I lived in Danville. Fascinating beyond words and sad.... if those walls could talk! The music is lovely and well suited for the somber decay.

Always happy to see a new video! It was awesome, and I love your choice of music. Keep them coming, friend!

It's such a lovely old house and a shame it's caving in on itself. Through the video you can feel the weight of all the memories that family must have made there, heck you can imagine laughing children playing in those rooms. It's so eerie and amazing.

It's so sad to see an old historic house in ruins. I'm amazed that it was allowed to get to that point.

Always makes me sad to loose such standing history but, thanks to you, we can feel the spirit of the love and happiness that was shared in this historic and beautiful place.

Love the video! I live just a few minutes away from Danville, thank you for posting about this house:)

This was hauntingly beautiful to watch and to imagine what life was like for the Crow family. The long shot down the lane had me imagining a weary civil war soldier coming home up the lane. Thank you for a beautifully recorded video. A treasure! It's heartbreaking to see this grand old house was to deteriorate.

I love the fact that you have such a love for this home. It just makes me so mad that a place of such history is left to rot. Why can't some sports players get together and donate a little of their millions?? Has anyone asked? This is so sad I could cry. Thank you for sharing. God Bless.

Loved the music.I am new but the music slightly familiar from watching old movies and just the right volume as some, tend to display loud unwelcome sounds and yes I got your vibe and how you felt about this home just from the music was enough and the way it seemed to trail off and echo in the distance.So to a by gone time and with what little remained it seemed to be a well loved place. Really enjoyable thanks for sharing.

Lovely video with beautiful music & wind sounds. Fascinating house.

So incredibly sad, it's troubling History just gone ! LOVE your videos, curios for your next project !!!

+Kentucky Urbex thank you! Finally, someone who appreciates the architecture and actually shows the home in it's splendor as well. I understand what you mean when you speak about feeling a certain way in the home. I have something about old period homes, large mansions from long ago. Maybe a connection from a past life? Lol....anyway, I thank you for putting some respect and appreciation into your videos!

Thanks Chris!!!! This was BEAUTIFULLY and LOVINGLY DONE!!!! Would LOVE to have the stone and build a house from it!!!!

This is a amazing video! i love the music it really sets the mood! 😃

Yeaah! Amazing video!!

Beautiful old piece of history. Thank you for this video.

You did an excellent job videoing this neat old house!!

Breaks my heart ❤ to see historical houses & structures go by the wayside. Very sad. I grew up in the midwest in a 100+ year old farmhouse. Older buildings have so much character that you just can't find anymore.

By the by, well done. The music has the feeling of a dirge which fits the dying house crumbling around you. When you came around the corner and that disastrously compromised header over the stairway came in view, It was made even more clear the condition of the house. Glad you got out without the whole thing coming down around your ears.

Loved this. The music makes all the difference!

Awww, just found out this is my GGGG grandfather's house! It is incredible not only just recently discovering my lineage, but actually seeing a physical reminder. This is really wild. Sad it is in this state. Thanks so much for taping this. Great job. Would be so cool to get a brick.

I Love these Old Historical home, you should metal detect, youd be sure to find relics..Stay Safe..Great Work!

this was so sad, I got teary-eyed. I wish somebody would bring her back to her grandeur. and have people in the county have her refurbished. You could put baby chicks, goats, donkeys, and Cavs in these sweet cute animals would attract people for the tour. During the tour people could pet the animals like a petting zoo. Kids would love it. When you shop that view of the ground from going out the gate I could see snow all around and it be just like a Christmas card. It's just a beautiful beautiful Farm. The music you chose for background affect was beautiful. I love that kind of 20s flapper Deco era did music you chose for background affect was beautiful. I love that kind of twenties flapper deco area. even put a. Car and truck just for a effect and this would generate public exposure for the tour. But you're choice 4 the music you used during your flog I just loved. It could be done just try to initiate interest.🐮🤧💔🐎🐑🐇🐁🐀🦏🐖🐄🐤🐣🐾

What a shame no one stepped forward and saved this beautiful old home. Stuff like this makes me sick and makes me wonder who owns it now? Great video.

I love all these old houses.

Breaks my heart that these beautiful homes are just left to fall down.

Aye, my great great great great grandpappy Thomas Kennedy was one of these builders. Love ❤

Stunning

So important to record! Thank you. The music was it is somewhat heartbreaking!

U got some music producer in u. I like that music switch from outside to the lower sound and echo inside b4 u talk. Nice vid👍

That was really well done man. You have a nice speaking voice, good commentary and compelling music. I really liked when you focused on small details of construction like the plaster, T&G floor boards, dowels in the door frame etc. It was like watching a really good Indie short film. Thanks

Great video. Danville was a big part of Kentucky becoming a state. Nice historical house.

What a wonderful home! if u can understand where u came from it makes where youre going so much easier , people should be more gratefull for what they r given!

Lovely music of are history ❤❤❤❤

This is absolutely beautiful.i was mentally filling in what it originally looked like. Appreciate the work you do filming slow panning over so we see what you see.thank you.

Nice shots, nice job !!!

Fascinating , I just love history great view 😊

New subscriber. You are respectful and show great interest in these lovely old buildings. Looking forward to seeing more. Thank you & 👍

Go back today and revisit this grand place, the land has been bought out by a distillery, They are in the works of restoring this home now, A lot of things happening on this property now.

Your passion and empathy absolutely did come through, Chris. My heart was aching by the end of the video. That shot looking up through the house as the sun shown through was particularly moving. I've seen other documentaries of 18th century historic homes that were, believe it or not, in a worse state of advanced decay that have been shored up and stabilized awaiting a proper restoration project. Some have even had a temporary structure built over and around them to minimize exposure to the elements. If this house is as historically significant as you say, (and I do believe you, BTW), then a preservation group needs to petition the National Trust to step in and save this valuable piece of history before it's too late. IMHO, whether it's the oldest or 2nd oldest stone house is irrelevant. It is historically significant enough to preserve. Again, this was a very moving and heartfelt video. You have a gift in the way you are able to invoke emotion in your videos that most others that so many others are lacking. I look forward to seeing more in the future. Is your other project up and running yet? Please let me know, so I can subscribe to it. Thanks again.

Thank you for showing us this awesome house, I understand why you have a fascination with that house. I saw it in the video, I feel the same way, they are so solid and grounded, you just feel peace all around. Again thanks!.

I like the song and music to go with the old house.

Hello from Northern KY. What a wonderful old house. I just discovered and subscribed to your channel. Thanks for the adventure!!!

It broke my heart watching this once beautiful historic house end up this way. If walls could talk, just imagine the stories they could tell.

Kentucky urbex you seem to be a great romantic and that's a gift.

I just found this video. William was my 3rd GG Uncle. My heart is sad to see this home like this.

Beautiful old place.....Wonder what's under the hearth rock

A once- beautiful home.

Very sad. What an amazing home this must have been.

WOW, Very impressive video. Truly sad that no one has interest in history, for letting that house go as they have.. so thankful for people like you, who make vid's that we can see what we're soon going to miss..

Thank You❤

Sad, just think of all the families and children who grew up in this house. All gone now...

New sub! Found you by accident and sure am glad I did! This vid is wonderfully produced! Love the ombiance! Much luv and greetings from Illinois!

SO SORRY TO SEE OLD HOUSES LIKE THIS.......I KNOW IT WAS BEAUTIFUL ONCE...

Chris, I always was Fascinated by the Daneshall Estate back in the '50's when I lived in Louisville. It was nearby Seneca Park ad at that time was an intact Private estate. I believe the property was later subdivided and developed as a residential community, with the mansion remainig, and perhaps the carriage house too. If still there it is much like the other old mansions you document.

Loved the music in the beginning

What a shame it's falling down. Maybe you can take a piece of it home with you, a door or something. Thanks for the video. I subbed.

A lovely video....Thanks so much for sharing and looking forward to the next one :0)

I bet this place was beautiful in its glory days ... Thank you for sharing this .. I live not to far from Danville Ky..

Kinda looks like the wooden part was added later on which was the norm back then. When families grew, so did the house. No one moved, they just added to it

Won't be able to see it from the road pretty soon with the vegetation growing back. I really appreciate you sharing the footage you got there. I was too afraid to go inside of it but thanks to you I can actually see what I was missing. :) Can't wait to see what else you're working on!

Great video. Plus, I love your voice and accent. Thank you

That was so sad to see the house in somewhat it's former glory from your other video and then to what it has become!. The music at the end was very poignant. Superb musical choices! Just a fascinating and beautifully executed Vid! That's why I subscribed to your channel already!

Loved the video. You certainly captured the spirit of this once grand old home. Very nice!

Beautiful❤

I loved this too however felt a little conflicting about the Schindler's List theme. It reminds me so much of all the pain from that movie which is hard to translate to a Kentucky home back then! Anyway still loved it - and yes the lane/driveway was a great shot!

Your music choice was excellent as per usual. It just added to the melancholy state of mind one gets when watching the demise of this beautiful house. If it is the oldest stone house in the area why doesn't the historical board do something to save it? This just makes me so sad to see something of such magnificence just die and rot. I love your narrative. Just even knowing some history of the building adds such a personal touch. You went to the trouble to find out more about this building. It makes it that much more interesting. You give names and dates which means if we the viewer want to do more research on this subject hopefully we can but maybe not. Thanks for another amazing and entertaining video. CANADA

Thank you for sharing this wonderful piece of history with us. I would love to know the various pieces of music you've used for this video. In particular the string piece that starts around 3:04 and continues on. They are absolutely beautiful!

thanks for this beauty, Chris. incredibly beautiful video and sound track. I subed.

Amazing place

I'm enjoying your channel.

That site would be a great place to live.

Make your own history searching. Take photos of places you visit. And take some old things such as needles, anything and make your own little history museum. God bless

It's such a shame that Kentucky isn't trying to save her! 😢

why on earth was this home left to rot???

cool man i'm filming in Belgium now

Interesting explore great house.

So sad. It should have been preserved.

Why isn't someone restoring such an important home??

It makes me sick when an old treasure like this suffers from, "I don't want it but no one else can have it either," syndrome. We have a much younger house (1854) here in the Oak Run/Millville area suffering from the same neglect. When the previous owner bought the place he intentionally allowed the house to deteriorate like this because the County wouldn't allow him to demolish and build new. So our community loses this piece of our history because of stubbornness and greed. Such a sickening loss.

Hopefully someone can salvage parts or wood or stone etc that can be used to restore or add character to other homes. Lots of old brick in outer buildings might be reusd.

This 8s a tragedy to see a home this old just being demolished. Who ever owns the land where it sets ought to see it is made right or hauled away to be reassembled. Obviously it is from the founding of the State(D.Boone's time).

Man has great voice and accent🎈

How truly sad!

I love historic old homes - how sad when they fall into abandonment & ruin- you'd think there would be some way to prevent that

Class!👍

+Kentucky Urbex Is that the theme song from Band of Brothers? BTW, Love your videos... Just found them & will be watching all! Thanks for the great content & beautiful photography!

Interesting decaying place too bad its realy going too be history soon. thnx