Historic Home Tour - Loch Aerie (AKA Lockwood Mansion) 

historical preservation matters little when up against corporate blight, er.. might. Great job RareVictorian!! So many of us appreciate, revere and love getting into houses like this. Thanks for taking the trouble to make this presentation. An effort of love. And I wish to personally thank you sincerely for this glimpse into splendor past.

The mansion costs money,to maintain.hd pays alot in taxes, employs people,generates money money.they own the land.over the years ,the owners of the mansion saw fit to sell the land off.peice by peice.cant be helped.restore,then turn into something that generates income.b and b, restaurant,tours.change can be new life to a grand old house.if the house could talk, eternal silence,or long steady use?

MissJack5789: I agree.

MissJack5789 If you ever hear the words: “highest and best use,” get an attorney and form a protest group....something good is going under the blade.

If it saves from getting tore down and your pockets are empty what does it matter to you?!

Its where the deed was placed

The artisan craftsmen no longer exist. If we can't do it by machine, we don't do it.

Erik M boy r u a grump I would take that house over any modern house made these days

Chevelle Rose your right..everything is just fabricated, glued together and ready to fall apart asap.

Chevelle Rose i agree with you I also love old homes like this.

Everything today is vinyl, cheap pine and plaster board. Unless you are a banker.................

That's a great idea!

Now THAT is a truly great idea !!!!

Oh my gosh... That's an amazing idea!! Rare Victorian you should contact them! It might save the mansion! !

Are you NUTS !! HomeDepot they don't even know what size screw goes anywhere they will surely Kill the Damn House

@@annettes5866 LOL you maybe right but I agree with the others I think its a good idea,on paper at least!

Yes, I think the same...

Don't it always seem to go , that you don't know what you got til it's gone.......

With a boutique and a swinging hot spot, "and a Home depot" ? ? ?

Love that Joni Mitchell song, "Big Yellow Taxi" My 7th Grade History teacher, Mr. Abe (ah-bay) taught us to sing this song. I already knew it, because my parents were pretty much hippies (even though my dad was in the USAF), but Mr. Abe broke it down and explained what it meant. We threw our hearts into singing the song for him. That was 40 years ago... 2nd Verse They took all the trees, put 'em in a tree museum And they charged the people a dollar and a half just to see 'em CHORUS 3rd Verse Hey farmer, farmer, put away the DDT now Give me spots on my apples But leave me the birds and the bees, please CHORUS 4th Verse Late last night, I heard the screen door slam And a big yellow taxi took away my old man CHORUS (Final) Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone? They paved paradise, put up a parking lot (Shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop) I said, don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone? They paved paradise, put up a parking lot (Shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop) They paved paradise, put up a parking lot (Shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop) They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot Call me an old fool, but I think our children are definitely desensitized by all forms of media. Freedom of speech wasn't meant for cheap, tawdry, violent, hateful music, videos, etc. Schools refusing to teach History as it had been...destroying monuments that - excuse me - are NOT offensive. If they had been MLK and Malcolm X would've made a huge stink. My ancestors were enslaved for 400+years by the...wait for it..."AFRICANS" (because Egypt is in Africa, so we'll just call Egyptians, "Africans" because somehow, idiots didn't look at a map or globe to know this: Africa is a freaking continent, NOT a country or race!). Then my ancestors were slaughtered by the millions (between 5 and 6 million, some even say 8 million) by Hitler. Do I want history books depicting or telling of their enslavement and slaughter to be destroyed, erased, hidden? NO. Because when we try to hide or change what was, we teach the present and future wrong information. And, the best way of not repeating history, is to keep it front and center. The good, the bad, and the ugly. Germans are embarrassed by Hitler. There are no known monuments to him - except by several white-supremist groups. But if their adulation is not permitted, how then are we to know where they are? How can those they "hate" protect themselves, if they, too, are not being taught what to look for. Don't anyone get riled or pious - no one is pure. Every country (and Continent - except Antarctica) has spilled innocent blood. Some, by their own. But how does this tie in with the song and this mansion? We want to preserve a house, and that's lovely. We need to preserve our history, or it will be paved over, and become uglier in the short and long run of life. If not for ourselves, for the well-being and safety of the future. Sorry for the "rant."

Indeed!!!

The Socialist's did this in Springfield, Missouri also at 632 N. Grant St. they tore down 4 or 5 houses and put in a gas company parking lot. Thank you sheila!

There's a second video of the basement that's linked in the description. I'd love it if he would make and link a third video of the rest of the house so those of us with curiosity could see the entire house. It might be more interesting for us than he thinks! 😊

I agree man!

If you're going to do a historical home tour you need to include ALL ROOMS of the property which would include kitchen, walk-in closets, pantries, bathrooms, bedrooms, dressing rooms, entertainment areas, caplets and towers. A beautifully display of a documentary tour of a home is Chicago's Wrigley Mansion done by YoChicago. Please reconsider an additional video of the rooms that you considered NOT THAT ALL EXCITING. Although, to be able to get a completely accurate account and feel of the home people need to see. There are those who may have thought that they were exquisite and grandeur. The moldings were very detailed and ornate. It was nice to see the then and now comparison of those and other details of the home.

I am so confused as to why rooms/floorplan was not shown. Floor plans are very interesting in old homes.

Indeed! We want to see the whole house. No matter if does not seem interesting...we all want to watch 😐

and oftentimes, the brass 'button' could be removed whereby a hollowed out reservoir inside would hold the rolled up house deed, mortgage papers or architectural plans.

@@moodylicious Cool! Very interesting. Thank you for sharing that bit of info.

gosh, thats interesting!!!

@@moodylicious seriously?!!!! gees, amazing

it would have been painted originally. it's italianate design.

claudermiller yes, sad, but whoever owned this property must have sold Home Depot the land

This happens so much- the old property is reduced down to an acre or less, and they had to sell the surrounding land just to keep the house. Sad.

yes it is true, but if the landlord or owner needs to pay for a new roof or a nice paint job, always do the quality roof, do a cheap paint job and save the house it looks saved

yeh, white paint and a useless d.i.y.er the death knell of anything victorian in the house they are 'doing up'.

This can also be done for ornate antique picture frames, mirrors, etc that have pieces of the frame missing.

they need to hurry.

ClosetPopaholic because it is next to ugly commercial sprawl and a main road.

But what would they do with Home Depot and highway?? So sad.

I hate to say this...but...they will end up knocking it down to put up cheap office space!

People with a lot of money do not buy homes with a view of the Home Depot parking lot. Sad but true.

I think all white is so cold and hospital like. The homes with the earth tones were much warmer and inviting.

i was thinking the same thing, only i would have liked to see where all the bedrooms were.

I hope you checked it out. It's possible and if so you might have an opportunity to claim it. Good luck and God Bless.

I hope you have looked into your heritage. If so can you please share your findings? I thought my story was kinda cute; my husband's last name is Locke and mine is Wood. But then I read your post, yours is so much better than mine. Much luck in the exploration of your heritage; God bless!

It sure seems likely.

Hope you find out about being related. That would be so cool.

yeah, but at least the reno supplies are close! :))

Agree!

LR Gandy Not to mention cheaply made. $250K for a new house made of plastic, glue and staples.

I've heard that same thing from another source. I've also heard that the deed to the home was inserted into the newel post. I once saw a house of this same period with the ivory button.

Jayne bbs What's the museum's website?