That second house is fabulous even in it's burnt and the decayed state. The fireplace in the basement is to die for! You are such a sweetheart for showing us these old historical places that have long been forgotten, but remembered by all of us now.
I totally agree!! The respect and love for these houses shows through and I love that!! No disrespect, no BS. Just honest. Beautiful exploring. He is the best!!
Yall are really too kind!! Thank you so much!! I really appreciate that! It’s crazy to me sometimes how long we’ve all been exploring together!! Glad yall enjoy and thanks for sticking around so long!! :)
I agree,I also like that he considers constructive criticism one may have or request from viewers,I've seen others were you can say something as respectfully as one can and they get all butthurt.
Those walls! Those windows! The fireplace in the 2nd house. Wow. Pennsylvania stone houses are so beautiful. Developers are turning the East coast into warehouses and houses packed together. Just so sad.
I grew up very close to that second house, it's wild that you just happened to stumble across it! I read it was built in the 1870's but it honestly looks a lot older to me. There were plans to build a subdivision on the site a while ago but I believe those fell through. There was a second story porch that burned off in the fire, around 2007 if I remember correctly. The house was already abandoned at that point though.
Wow how interesting!! I would’ve guessed much older as well with the massive fireplace and old log timbers for some of the walls! Thank you for watching!! :)
Thanks for documenting these old houses. They were once the pride of their owners. Enjoy also you showing the out buildings. Spring Houses and Barns. Just think about what all these houses have seen in their day! Take care and stay warm!! Look forward to seeing your next find!!
Hi Kappy. I hope the first home was salvaged by the family, not a thief. The exterior was deceiving, making it appear more intact. Definitely some sketchy finds. Thanks for venturing in there.
That second house was an excellent bit of serendipity! Love the massive fireplace and the windows next to it. It was a very impressive estate back in the day. You are so brave walking around in these old places, we are all very grateful that you're able to show so much. Coffee and Kappy, my idea of a heavenly Saturday morning. Take care out there!
Yeah that fireplace was something else! I promise I’m very careful haha in another few years would’ve just been documenting stone ruins with these!! Much appreciated for the kind words and watching!! :)
I trust your judgment 100%, still gives me butterflies sometimes :) I've tried to pinpoint the cause of the fire in the second one, but all I can come up with is electrical. Strange there were no fireplaces upstairs. I found that one very interesting.
Hey Kappy! Two cool finds. Love the thick window ledges. The spring house in the second one was awesome. Imagined it all first built. Thanks for the double explore! Be safe. ✌️
We know you made it thru because you posted the vid, but I still get a bit of anxiety by proxy when you venture onto some sketchy floors! Thanks for being brave & courageous! We so appreciate your videos!! 👍
The 1st place wasn't as big as it looked from outside. Really fooled me. House #2 was pretty interesting. So much fire damage in both. While you were headed to the out buildings at #2, I kept thinking about the well. Scares me a bit. Those things are usually hidden in the tall grass. Nice finds Young man. Course they all are, and I'm glad to see them before totally being gone. Thanks for taking me along Mr Kappy!
This is one of those houses I love instantly. The color of the stone on the outside and the placement of the fireplaces and the thickness of the walls. I love the structure itself, very cool. Love the wallpaper when you first walked in too. Thanks for your hard work in the cold!
Looks like there might have been a fire in that front room that collapsed? The other room looks like the ceiling is black from smoke. Thanks Kappy! Stay safe. (First house)
I used to smoke 20 years ago, and when the shot of the screened in porch came on, I immediately thought that would be a great place for a cup of coffee and a smoke. 😮 thank you for your videos, Kappy.
You may have heard me....I was yelling for you to get out of that second house. No house is worth you getting hurt. We love you too much. Thank you for trying though. Those upcoming houses look fantastic! Can't wait.
Loved the fireplace in the second home. Remember to take care of yourself Kappy. As a mother to someone your age that has the same dedication, your health is more important and comes first. If it’s that cold, stay in! Lol. Thanks for sharing Kappy! Stay safe.♥️
I appreciate the concern!! I have the kindest audience in the world I swear! Thank you so much for the nice words and watching!! :) Gonna be a cold one this winter it seems!
Okay, so now I'm getting very cold just watching this. I am glad you got to look at this place, because it's very unusual to see these stone houses. I think this probably was a very nice place to live. I suppose in the end that slate roof did the house in.
Those slate roofs endure, the one side may have failed due to scavenging of the slate. Appears alotta wood trim and a room of wood flooring was scavenged.
Love that Federal style! Wondering...war, location, access, the Depression, kids married and moved to town? Looks like those places had some wealth once. Dairy farm? Thanks, Kappy-you make coffee time special. Hi, Ruby! ❄️
It seems to me that someone actually took the stairs and 2nd story floor boards out for some purpose in the first house. Both homes would have been lovely back when they were new, had some seriously desirable features. Large window sills and airy rooms. Thanks for sharing and have a great day with safe travels
Loved the stone work on the 1st house. Absolutely fabulous. The second house was neat too. But I got more of a salt box feel from that one end you called a log cabin. The fireplace on that bottom floor reminded me more of something from the 1700s. Big and hot.
Stone houses are my absolute favorite, i wish these 2 had held up better. Still interesting though. Must have been quite the Spring House at the second property. Thanks Kappy
Hey Kappy, no comment tonight. They've taken my beloved four hundred miles away, after they raided our checking account to pay for his care! Good thing the pantry and freezers are full! I'm feeling very blue and just plain awful! Love to all of you!
Pennsylvania is so pretty! I don't blame people for trying to salvage some of that old wood. All of those abandoned houses. Why is that? Thank you for your work.
I don't know about that. I have an old house and yes, maintenance is challenging, but it's cheaper than buying a new house built with code similar to pole barns. I'm a building inspector. Anything builds after 2000, unless it's custom or very expensively built will need to be demolished in the next 30 years. It won't last. @jeffreyhanna9538
I always thought that Quaker built homes were built to stand the test of time, but seeing this house I stand wrong 😂. Always enjoy when you post a video. I’ll see you on the next explore. Thank you Kappy 👍😊
They eventually fall into disrepair from neglect, but they last longer than any of the homes built in the 1970's. Most of those homes are gone in certain areas.
Me too! I’d assume from the advanced state of decay in both it’s been a good few decades! Only wish more items had been left to tell more of the story! Thank you for watching!! :)
Great video Kappy! Those walls took so much work to build. All those stones had to fit together, and they didn't get them from a hardware store! The inside is done, ready to fall in. BUT the exterior walls seem pretty darn solid. That is one OLD house, too bad they let it go. Best to explore this in winter, you'd never get near it in the summer.
Its always so interesting to see what the houses are made from and how they were built depending on where you're at in the country. Those are some thick walls! I remembered both my grandparents had springhouses beside their homes. Nice tour Kappy. I always look forward to what you find
Idk but the cabin house just a feeling,so wish these houses could have been saved. Lot history of lives from the past, just feels like gone. The first stone house was awesome, completely stone work. It's beautiful how they were built, lot better than homes these days. Thanks for sharing as always and taking time to show them.
Originally, I bet that two, possibly three, families (grandparents who built it, at least one child remained at home and married and raised his family, then at least one of youngest generation remained to carry on, etc.) lived in this house at one time. Great explore. Lovely ruins.
Ist house is beautiful even in its ruined state. Sketchy. I agree it won't last much longer. 2nd house wasn't much better either. Definitely fire damage. Probably why it was abandoned, too expensive to fix up. 2 awesome houses Kappy, thanks for the tours.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Urban Exploring With kappy thanks for sharing this video with me my friend it was a really nice video i don't know how you do your explores when you go into these old houses that look unsafe but thanks for sharing and God Bless
Two great places. If you use a little imagination you can see what they looked like back in the day. Think about the construction. They just don't build houses today with the same solid construction. None of the crappy houses they build today will be standing even 100 years from now. Great video Kappy. Be safe. We all love your channel and don't want anything to happen to you. See you in your next adventure and as always, thank you for finding all these awesome places. 🤠👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Dont worry about the floors if the house is standing then im sure it will hold you just stay on the wood planks there strong..it might be falling apart but it still will stand for some time..keep looking around up there in the mountains for some more old ones im sure if you drive around for few miles you will see a bunch of them you stay around here and youll have a ton of videos to put up..
I imagine it was bitter cold when people lived there because they couldn't flip up a thermostat like they do nowadays. When we lived in the country my mom and dad would pay for a core of wood and we had to be conservative on how much we used. In other words it was freaking cold all the time lol. 😊
Neat finds Kappy. However, you do make me nervous going to some of these places alone. Hope your mom kinda knows where you are in case something should happen.
There was a lot to be learned from both of these about stone construction. Very cool but a bit precarious in places. You always bring us something different and unique in every video. We appreciate your efforts. Stay safe! ❤
Thank you so much!!!! I really appreciate the kind words and thank you for watching!! :) next video will not be as ruinous as this one and in Virginia!!
That second house 15:40 wonderful, can't figure out why people didn't keep them in their families. Even if there was no family, why didn't someone take it.
LOL. You said "what a jungle" when you were leaving & saw the tall brush growing everywhere. You said it's awful cold, yeah Pennsylvania gets bad in the Winter. The outside of house still looks good, but inside does look too far gone to save. I like the wallpapers that still remain on the walls. Love those old wallpaper designs, but obviously they are from the 1900's & not farther back. But really, a man or a group of men could still save this place, if they wanted to. Even this damaged.
The first house looked like it had fire in the collapse part. I would like it to see the house rebuilt. Used the wood from the barn for the house. . You would have to bring in someone to check out the structure completely. Before you could do anything. The second house were you enter. That was the original kitchen. It looks that there was renovations done from either the late 1970's to the early 1980's. It's shame how extensive the fire was to the house.
The first house is definitely an old Quaker house. It was built around 1800 is my guess. They often used stones from nearby and mortared them in between. Look at how thick the walls are
Once a safe, warm, and cozy home built of strong wooden beams and heavy stone and with a slate roof to keep out the weather and provide for it's owners for many decades, now abandoned and left to rot. Imagine the work and craftmanship involved in placing all that stone, slate and wood! So sad that it will likely just be thoughtlessly bulldozed and have a concrete and metal warehouse slapped up on the site filled with junk for people to buy that they don't even need. Stupid times we live in.
Hi Kappy!! Happy Saturday to you! Thank you once again for another beautiful find. ❤ The first house Oh my gosh it must have been so grand back in the day! I love to imagine what it would have looked like. That first bedroom at the top of the stairs. Oh my gosh, can you imagine how that looked back in the day! The half log cabin half rock house.. oh that basement fireplace, gorgeous! Just fantastic!! Thank you for going out in the cold and showing us all of these amazingly beautiful places!! Have a great day and be safe out there!!
A shame they let this historical homes just rot. Thinking it will cost to much to restore an a waste of time. Just thinking about the mansion that a fisherman bought and took over 2 million to totally restore it. It was over in Pembrokshire, called the Big House.about 12 years ago but no updates. Very interesting videos. By Brigadier
Being these old homes have withstood the test of time shows how well they were built. Hey Kappy maybe in the warmer months you could bring along a metal detector and search for long and forgotten items buried around these beauties. Thanks for all the close ups on details as well. Stay safe my friend.
