This beautiful old house actually started as a log cabin, then had some massive updates in the late 1800’s I would assume. Very unique front and exterior. Thanks for watching! Like & comment & subscribe if you enjoy!
I’m sorry for your loss. I pray the home is restored and saved but wanted to record it and save it for future generations too see our beautiful American architecture! Just in case. See too many beautiful old homes torn down nowadays!
I especially like that you don’t play the loud, crazy music. Also the first staircase you showed to us was so interesting to me. The rise was not very high and the run was wider which makes walking up the stairs much easier. When we went the coliseum in Rome the rises were not very high and the run was very. It made you feel like you were walking on a sidewalk.
Tower vs turret: Towers start on the first floor and connect to the ground. Turrets start higher up and have empty space below, no connection to the ground. This house has a Second Empire (1860s - 1880s) style tower.
Hey Kappy! This is in my home town! I’ve driven past that home countless times! A lot of the old town style houses in town range from early 1800s and 1900s. The man who lived in that house was the fire chief!
I thought he said that too! I kept looking on the floor of the Attic to find the "turd" he kept mentioning. 😂 It didn't help that he said "oh gosh, it's nasty up here, ergh" right after the first time he mentioned the "turd". 14:51
This is my hometown, from my understanding when we had a mayor way before my time. This used to be his home. There was someone restoring it but I believe that fell through I drive by it daily almost and it’s such a shame to see the condition it’s in.
Hi cousin! I am with the Juniata County Historical Society. This was Dr. Greenleaf’s house back in the day. (Like he rode a horse to make house calls timeframe.) He had no heirs, so his housekeeper, Katie Kepler, inherited it. She had another home so she just rented this one out in the early 1900s.
Imagine my surprise. I pass this house all the time and wonder why was it left to die. Located in Thompsontown Pa. settled in 1755 and incorporated in 1867. It's located on old route 22 between Port Royal and Millerstown. The house is across from the T.town corner deli and the local park. And up the street is a Chevy dealership. There's not a street light in the town. I guess that's the way the house likes it, like the good old days.
I live in west Michigan on a farm. My house was built in 1885 and all the outbuildings and huge barn were built in 1900. I see a lot of similarities in this house that are in mine. Like the one commenter said, I wish these walls could talk! Edit: I kept everything as authentic and restored as I could and it always gets people talking 😊 I love history and I love your channel. You and Ruby keep up the fantastic work!
Have you ever found the garbage pit(s) in the back a few yards away from your house? We owned a house built in 1884 on Hemingways Plat (yes, the Ernest one) in the village of Lake Orion in Oakland County. The first church ever built in Oakland County was right across our front yard. Our dogs kept digging up their dog pen and there were little artifacts here and there so we dug up the entire garbage pit! We got so many artifacts from it.
Look up 2nd empire strikes back its a play on words as house style is empire. It's in st Louis and he's even doing the plaster walls they would have been done
Good call on keeping it authentic. When I see someone look at an old house with character and start talking about updating everything, I want to slap the shit out of them.
I wish that we still made houses like this and others shown by this channel. They all have so much character that you just don’t see in modern constructions. They were also built to last longer by using of higher quality materials. My husband and I just bought a colonial foursquare that was built in 1910 that I love dearly, which has made my love for old houses even more pronounced.
This makes me so sad. This house was featured last year (I think) or maybe in 2020 on a wonderful website called Old House Dreams. It was listed for sale and we were all hoping that someone historically minded would be able to restore this incredible house to her former glory. I guess that never happened 😢. I'm so glad that you are able to document her before she is gone forever.
Is there any way you can take these pictures to the historical society to see if they could save this house.. ? That is a national treasure. Not many log cabins have survived
I have a strong feeling that this log house started out in the mid to latter part of the 18th century as a settlement cabin. PA was then known as New Sweden, and the Swedes brought their log house knowledge and skills with them. One of the clues lies in that stairway that is outside but under the roof and enclosed between the two "pens". That was typical of "saddlebag" style log houses and would speak to the first of the additions. It would have been taken up to a second story sometime during the 19th century. And, then, somewhere between 1880 and 1890 would have been tricked out in full Queen Anne glory. The "pretty thing" at 7:20 that Ruby was holding is the handle to a handsaw. They used to have beautifully carved and ergonomically designed handles, back in the day. My granddad had three of them with various sawblade lengths. ... Nice tour, thanks!
This beautiful huge Victorian mansion, or farm house like you call it, deserves to be restored and pampered, as soon as possible. With all it’s elegant character and architectural features, you can tell that this iconic place use to dominate the whole entire land all around at one time, until these neighborhood little houses came along, throughout the course of the years. Hence! I want to take this special opportunity to thank you for bringing us so much entertainment and for taking so much pride in the the kind of work that you do, as you remain the ultimate presentator of this show, Kappy. All the best to you. Johnny, Montréal, Canada 🇨🇦
The size of those 'logs' is impressive... (those were not Spring Saplings!) However old that house/cabin is, the log materials represent ages of old growth! Not to mention the hours of hard sweat put into just shaping that hard wood, swinging the adze, as fueled by homemakers producing rib-sticking food and care for aching muscles! (those folks didn't need for a gym membership cause they worked to live, building structural monuments to their courage, persistence and raw strength. Something's from this time period, we really ought to get back into. A couple hundred years from now, a gym membership certificate will be nothing to show for, considering all the hours consumed by it. We really need to get back to building basic monuments of our lives, be it dwellings and/or families....
My generation or the generation of today will never know the labor put into these beautiful homes. But time marches on and everything changes. My Dad knew this kind of work. I loved to sit and listen to his stories of life growing up. He would have been 101 years old January 10. He passed two weeks shy of his 97 birthday.
@@kathyvenable8793 Wow! He was a product of vigorous and constructive times. I'll bet he had some fabulous stories! The kind like Hollywood would never think up! It's such a great loss, losing our elders; they're the last tangible threads to a more wholesome world and times. So sorry for your loss. I envy you the stories he left to you. Ours is a Good Lord that made sure we have memories to embrace, in such times of our lives. God Bless you and your memories.
Good old elbow grease was good for the soul in those days. Life was a little more simple. Sorry to hear about your dad. He saw many changes in life I am sure. I bet he was a wise man.
Hi Kappy and Ruby. That item hanging on the wall was a handle for a hand saw. My dad had one. Loved this place with the log cabin interior. Also loved the turret. You and Ruby make a great team. Been enjoying hearing her talking with you. Looking forward to the next adventure.
"Now I'll go down in the basement, I said I would. You don't have to come down here Ruby" Kappy, you didn't have too get Ruby on camera, I KNOW she was right behind you!! When that log cabin part of that house was built, I'm betting there was a wagon path going up to it. There was a poetry book on the end of that row of books, they are highly collectable!
Wow if those walls could talk, oh what stories they would tell. I wish I knew who all lived there through the years. It looks like it was a very interesting place. I'm sure the original owners are still there. They put a lot of hard work n love into building that home. It's special.
I am with the Juniata County Historical Society. This was Dr. Greenleaf’s house back in the day. (Like he rode a horse to make house calls timeframe.) He had no heirs, so his housekeeper, Katie Kepler, inherited it. She had another home so she just rented this one out in the early 1900s.
Hey Kappy and Ruby. Beautiful house. Did look a bit haunted! The first item was a saw handle. Great find on the amazing wallpaper. (And the attic stairs, Ruby) Thanks again for the explore. ✌️
@@jeanbowers3569 I have a back saw that has a 16" blade. It is shorter than a convention saw but had doesn't bend as easily. A back saw is used mostly for sawing moldings.
I love seeing these old homes! Looks like the highway out front was widened after the house! You could walk out the front door and get hit by a car! Makes me wonder if they sold the place when they planned to put the highway in! I see many old farms sitting vacant because the highways bought them out. It's sad because they put the big highways through and years later the house still sits there in disrepair! Thanks for the tour! Stay safe! 😁. Claw foot tubs are rare finds.... especially when they are that old! It's sad someone couldn't remove it to be salvaged to be put in someone's home. They are truly diamonds in the ruff, especially if they have all four claws! Beautiful find!
Update on the house. I was just there this morning 12/16/23 and talked to a contractor that bought the house to restore it. He said give it a year and it wont look the same. Can't wait to see the progress. The house deserves it.
@@wandamontgomery6030 ,The cupola has been restored but no windows yet. Foundation repair looks completed, there was an obvious "drooping" effect going on that I don't see now. The front, side and rear porches are gone due to rot I'm sure. I will have to visit Thompsontown on a Saturday to see what progress is being made inside the house. With that said, the progress made thus far on the house looks great. The contractors have worked wonders. I'm anxious to see what will become of the house once finished. My Grandmother would say, "It didn't get that way overnight". Take care.
Very polite ghosts 👻 This was a gorgeous house at one point in it's lifetime. Thanks for the showing! Next time, please remember to say thank you to the ghosts...it was most likely a previous home owner showing you around. When they open doors for you, they are welcoming you. If they slam doors on you, they want you out.
ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO OF A VARY OLD HOUSE ! I SURE ENJOY WHAT YOU SHOW US. & HOW YOU SHOW IT ALL TO US ! GOD BLESS YOU🤗❤️😇🙏👍 & KEEP DOING WHAT YOUR DOING ! I LOVE IT SO MUCH! GREAT JOB HI TO RUBY !👋❤️
Interesting house. Thanks to Ruby for pointing out the wallpaper and other items in the house. I always like to see the old wallpaper. I love Kappy's sigh and resignation when he discovers a house has a basement, lol. Thanks for taking us through these old houses!
Would love to go to ALL the places this guy films. What a cool exciting hobby to be part of these historical places & his gf is VERY LUCKY to be able to accompany him in his exploration
I do believe the front rectangle was the log cabin with 2 up and 2 down as in rooms originally. It was very common practice for a couple to build what they could starting out and as the family grew and they prospered over time they would add on to the house and upgrade. That's why u will see odd lay outs and short up and down set of steps leading to rooms in in-between levels in these really old houses. It looks like the last big upgrades they did were during the Victorian period. Really interesting house. To bad there's no history on it.
I am with the Juniata County Historical Society. This was Dr. Greenleaf’s house back in the day. (Like he rode a horse to make house calls timeframe.) He had no heirs, so his housekeeper, Katie Kepler, inherited it. She had another home so she just rented this one out in the early 1900s.
Sorry for spamming but.. You're going to be busy if you stay in PA for a while, PA is chalked full of old places like this. 🙂 Also most old houses in PA only have crawl spaces, so if the "basement" is taller than kneeling, it's been dug out by an owner at some point 😋
I think the item Ruby found hanging on the wall at 7:24 is the grip portion to a hand saw. You put the metal blade in the slot and the pins go through to keep it onto the handle. It looks beautifully hand carved and used for many years too. Ruby has a good eye, she points out lovely things when she is with you. 👍🏻
Awesome place......spotted a light anomaly/spirit orb coming out of the floor and going upward in front of that little cabinet at 16:07 Great Capture!!
At 15:19 & 15:55 you can see green lights which are typically light refractions from the cameras. Because of the shape of the light at 16:07, it could be the same thing but you never know. So much history there and homes are living breathing entities in their own rite. Everything is energy!
Thankyou Ruby. I do like to see the old wallpaper designs. I like to think of people choosing them for their home, for the look they wanted. Then times move on & there are different looks, covering earlier looks up & then decay. An accaptance of the movement of time is not always easy to achieve.
The "firemen" jacket hanging up looks EXACTLY like the jacket my tow truck driver friend wears for work. Thanks for the video! Your videos are my favorite😊
The doors were called "pocket doors". They would slide into the wall on each side to keep heat in different rooms without taking "swing" space that normal doors take up. The wooden thing you thought was cool and hung back up on the wall was saw handle. The outside doors often have small upper window above regular door to add light, and some would open for circulation. The first stairway you came to off the kitchen was often built for the servants. Great old house!
What a beautiful relic. When you get that spooky vibe and doors are opening on their own, there's a reason for that. Definitely still inhabited. I love the way you show these old houses.
I don't believe in ghosts, but it was creepy the way that the doors of two separate rooms, opened inwards slightly, when he was walking towards them, as if they were beckoning him to come in the room, lol.
I actually believe in the paranormal, but the cause of these doors opening has a natural explanation. It was the vaccume of the other doors opening in the wind. It was a cold windy day. Thanks you Kappy and Ruby for exploring these old beautiful pieces of history.
Very interesting. We always love it when you come up and vist us in PA. It makes my day when I see you post a new video, hope you never run out of cool old houses to show us.
Down here in Georgia we have houses like this. Most of them are antebellum homes. They originally started out as a dog trot log cabin. As the family prospered and got more money they eventually built bigger houses around the original log cabin. I have a friend of mine who purchased an Annabellum home. When they went to start the renovations the two front rooms of the house were discovered to be original log cabin home. It was built with two rooms with a connecting roof. Between the two rooms was a passageway called a dog trot. Overtime the dog trot was enclosed in and turned into the main hallway and a second floor was added.
I can only imagine this house in it's Glory years...and to me it seemed to give a contented feel, as though no matter her condition today, her purpose was fulfilled as it was intended. I believe she 'could be' saved, but I'm not sure she really wants to be. Au revoir beautiful, may your remaining days be peaceful.
Very fascinating!!! Never would have guessed a cabin could be turned into a beautiful Victorian home👍 Sooo many bedrooms!!! You could definitely tell that this place has been added onto, remodeled then remodeled again!!! I’m sure very haunted…with no wind or breeze & doors were opening by themselves 🥺😳🧐 The hand hewn logs were craftsmanship & talented workmanship!!! The wooden piece that Ruby picked up was a handle to a hand saw! The medal blade & teeth were missing! The kitchen could have been bigger & designed better fo allow for more cabinets & a possible island! The outside kitchen door let a lot of cold air & mice in!!! The gap was enormous!!! I’m sooo very glad that Ruby is along with you on your adventures Kappy, it’s good to have a partner 👍🙏❤️
Thanks Kappy and Ruby for another awesome find!! Ruby has a great eye for the things that make this house a home. The thing that she hung back on the wall is a handle for a hand saw. By now I’m sure you already know that! Lol. I lived in an over 200 year old log cabin for years. It was just beautiful with all of it’s charm and imperfections. It still had the ladder to get upstairs. With the size of the logs it stayed nice and warm in the winter. Especially upstairs. Y’all stay safe out there together. Looking forward to your next find!!
Beautiful old house just sitting there among newer homes. In the background I could see a modular home park. Cookie cutter houses. Wish someone could at least save the logs.
Hey Kapps! Awesome exploration! You know, that house reminds me of the time I spent a long day at work and was in a hurry to go back to sleep. It helps to keep track of your progress on a daily routine and get your thoughts on the topic of your business. Anyway, my husband has been dissolved for a long time. Bye Kappy!
The basement has field stone walls & maybe floor too. Some of it looks like what we call a michigan basement - low ceilings and poured walls half way up in some of it. Neat house with log cabin walls ! Really old ! Thanks!
Love it! So interesting a hidden log cabin. I see several chanels of people showing old vacant homes and I like the way you show the house structure and house details the best. Thank you so much
WOW love this one!! Very unique- looks like there was a squatter living there for a bit. Thank you Ruby for finding the attic stairs, that turret was a must see! Loved it! Thank you!
Aloha, thank you for all of your wonderful videos. I love how you are so respectful and appreciative of these Jewels. I’ve always adored old homes. Your presentation is great in that you don’t detract from these beautiful homes and surroundings by having loud backgrund music and loud noises and interruptions. You flow so smoothly and take your time so that we all can really breath in the magnificence of these treasured structures.
I'm sure in its day, it was a beautiful house. It still has many fine details. It surprises me that no one has stripped those details out to use in other builds. It would cost a small fortune to rebuild it. Thanks for the tour.
One of the most unique houses you've shown us. I have never seen one exactly like it. I kept wishing all through the video that it could be dismantled and the original log cabin reconstructed in a quieter setting. I'm sure the house was there before the highway, but could you imagine listening to that road noise all the time?
Guys you never disappoint and this home is no exception. Wish we could have seen it with all its porches intact. Again you bring us unusual architecture. Thanks again for documenting American history that is rapidly disappearing. Log cabin then a Colonial then a Victorian .
Thanks for sharing another great find Kappy and Ruby. Those walls were a surprise! 😯 Loved the art deco sculpture and the pink floral wall paper. This home was loved.
I lived in an old log cabin turned into a bigger house. One wall in the dining room was an outside wall at one time. So cool. Also had old stone walls in the basement.
Hi kappy, considering the age of this house,it's in pretty good shape! The wood in the log cabin part,if not demolished could last another two hundred years! No house today could last that long.love the turret, pretty but a little Erie,thanks kappy
I LIKE that!! Seeing the original logs, that is SO COOL!! It looks like if what you say about it being a farm house, seeing all the other buildings around that land from the farm got sold off. So it would make sense that the place is that old. Watching this and seeing how close the road is to the house, I'm imagining what life was like back then. I'm sure looking at that bathroom shower that the house didnt have indoor plumbing way back then. Definetly a cool old house!! LOVED the tour, Thank you!!
The handle you found on the wall goes to a saw blade. My Poppa had one of those. I knew a couple in Thornville Ohio who had a log cabin in the front part of their home also but don't remember how old it was but early 1800's. Ohio became a state in 1806 so you can get a good idea of when that home would have been built. It needs to be preserved! At least the log cabin portion. Oh, and those old houses always had doors that opened and shut on their own. Ha! Ha! I grew up in a house built in the 1840's. We just named our ghost George.
Wow very cool log cabin! This place could be restored, looks strong still. Thanks, Kapp! And, Ruby! I'm sure someone has probably said it, but on the off chance they haven't.. that wooden thingy was a handle off a hand saw, and that thingy in the basement is a sub-pump to pump the ground water out of it so that it doesn't flood.
This is such a wonderful video. The house seemed to open itself to you because of your respectful approach and appreciation for its former beauty. It's like someone smiled while showing you around.
These ild homes are all our young country has for its history. Its a shame they aren't treasured like they should be. Thank you for paying them the attention and love they deserve and should always have had :(
Our old apartment was a renovated farm house. Kind of reminds me of the architectural design a little. We live in York County Pennsylvania… the barn that went with the property was torn down… before they tore it down, our neighbor had some old wood and a door from it with German writing on it. It was really beautiful. This place is so cool.
What a cool lady! 1st a cooling room/ basement to dig and rock up, what must've been a big log cabin for its day, then a typical PA house next to the carriage road, then Vitorianized! Still wish someone would save it! E as that a Hoosier cabinet upstairs? Pretty wallpaper. Ruby! Love and thanks to you
