What a sad situation having to leave because of eminent domain. It looks like they worked hard to keep this place up at one time. Thank you for presenting such a great video to us. You show so much care and dedication to your work in these videos.

Thank you for another beautiful find. The wood paneling used through out the house looks to be knotty pine wood paneling. The panels were real wood. It was popular in the 1940s, 50s and 60s. My first house had it in the kitchen and dining room. I loved the warmth and rustic feel it gave to our home.

It's sad that people had to leave their homes like that . You work all your life to keep a home only to have the government say" we need to put a road there . Now move!"

@jaycopper

4 жыл бұрын

agree. something sad and yet calming in these videos for me. can't figure out why exactly i like them so much.

@rsuriyop

4 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure the government pays them quite well whenever they make these kinds of decisions. Or at least legally they should. But you're right - it's still sad either way.

@williebeamish5879

4 жыл бұрын

@@rsuriyop Everyone merely "leasing" their homes from the govt anyway. Try not paying your property taxes and see how long you "own"your house.

@ptaylor4923

4 жыл бұрын

@@rsuriyop The government, whether city, state or federal often pays them 10 cents on the dollar. 🤣😂 "Really well..."

@karenpiotte90

4 жыл бұрын

Very sad!

That paneling doesn't appear to be fake...looks more like knotty pine or cedar.

@tinichiatowner1241

3 жыл бұрын

You are right. It does look like Knotty Pine.

that "knotty pine" paneling was super popular in the 1950s and early 60s. And, it's real wood! Keep the great work Kappy!

@leannacuddeford4973

4 жыл бұрын

REAL WOOD!

@donniebrown2896

4 жыл бұрын

Very sought after and very expensive

@estherholman2459

4 жыл бұрын

I was about to comment, that's not fake!

@psychedout1028

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. It is not "fake wood paneling", it is likely yellow pine tongue and groove paneling that gained popularity in the early '50's and through the '60's. This would have been an expensive upgrade at that time, particularly to panel as many rooms as have done in this house. I greatly enjoy your videos, but just an FYI, the chattering of your companions in the background detracts from this particular video.

@djberkey5449

2 жыл бұрын

I grew up with that paneling! My mom and dad were married in 1956 and had that beautiful paneling put in ASAP! After my dad passed, I was forced to sell the house because I couldn’t afford 2 houses so I sold it to a couple who came across with good intentions but basically gutted it erasing all the charm and character a 1910 craftsman style would have had. So everything went in a dumpster. Broke my heart.

I absolutely hate "eminent domain" property siezures! It's so sad and usually done in an overreach of government power.

@lvsqcsl

4 жыл бұрын

And it can be for anything like private industry, etc.

@hrhdianednum7203

4 жыл бұрын

But you can sue DOT and get closer to..70 cents on the dollar. And if you are a good lawyer you can get..85-..90 cents on the dollar and a new house! It depends on what state you live in. Personally I would demand so every state heard me to move my house add septic and well! So if you hear anything it’s probably me raising a stink!

That lighted Exit sign sure indicates that it was a commercial building at some point.

@Chrisss2112

4 жыл бұрын

Sandy Johnson I thought the same, plus the electric hand dryers in the bathroom

@tonycap49

4 жыл бұрын

Looks like it may have been used as an office building or rooming house..

I see about 4 different decades of fixtures and decor in the house.

The remodeling that they did makes it feel like a cabin inside. It's a cool house, but definitely different than what I expected to see on the inside! Thanks for sharing, Kappy! I hope you're staying healthy and safe!😊

@urbanexploringwithkappy1773

4 жыл бұрын

Great observation! Agreed! Thank you for watching!

@verabushey7089

4 жыл бұрын

Looks like my childhood home built in 1951 with the paneling, French doors and wall of Windows. Othe section looks much older.

Good morning gentle Kappy. Thank you for your newest presentation that takes us all back to a yesterday..not so long ago. And now..I watch...

I liked the little office at the top of the stairs in the first house. Such a good use of space.

It’s unfortunate that a beautiful home is left to ruin. They tried to keep it up but the 2008 crisis may have hit them too. Thank you for showing to us!

What a great place, fireplace was really nice ! The location outside with all the tree's is peaceful. It definitely has established year's of remodeling as well as additions but still a great find to explore!

I like the downstairs vintage bathroom fixtures. Love the wood ❤. Thanks Kappy! 😊

It appears it was used as a school or group home. It also appears the back part was an add on.

@janieclaypool9842

4 жыл бұрын

There were definite commercial aspects throughout.

I used to have a stove just like that,love that old thing it had attachments that went in the center for a griddle or grill or extra burner's

Beautiful bones this house. What a shame no one has restored it. So sad!!!

Earth to Kappy, Hello!! Those were not ' fake wood' walls!!

Trying to imagine how it looked when first built it had to have been pretty nice. Was it originally a home?

Looks like the house we see now was built around a cabin/log home. Very interesting as it ties in well together. Sad they had to move. Thanks for sharing Kappy! Stay safe and can’t wait to see your next amazing find. 😊

Great House, you always find the BEST ones! Please pan down and show the vintage linoleum floor cloths, they are from early 1900s. Always colorful and Great Designs, so rare and should be highlighted!

Thanks my friend for sharing Another video about 136 year old abandoned house up north owners forced to move out it was to bad the house was left to rot Kappy thanks for taking your time to share it with me my friend and i can't wait to see your next video and God Bless and thanks.

OMG. Dogwood blooms. How pretty. Reminds me of my mother. She loved those, as she lived in Arkansas when she was young. I'm planning to get a tattoo of a dogwood bloom in her memory. Thanks for sharing Kappy. Love that stone/wood fireplace.

Back in the 50's, 60's real wood paneling was what was used in many of the "trailer homes". Where as in today's times you observe more of the fake wood paneling being used as a substitute for the real deal. I believe the wood used in this home was real knotty pine paneling. Nice video, except I was amazed to hear so much background noise. Your videos are usually so quiet....... It is really so unfortunate there are so many people whose life intent is to be destructive to others properties. That unfuriates me to no end. Where is the respect?? Thanks for sharing.

Thankyou for sharing your visits to both these houses which seemed to share a theme of having extra/ dismantleable/ or folding tables. Nice clear filming.

Your commentary is very relaxing. Thankyou for the video.

That was a beautiful family home back in the days! We have so many homes in the south that ppl have kept up and are so beautiful. Enjoyed this

What a beautiful house it's so nice so long from the outside,situation with someone who comes in to vandalizes. The property looks great in the inside, it's just too bad that no one can come in and live in the house and take over? ☺️

the windows in the second half dwelling were classic 1950s ddesign.

Nice old house. It looks like part of it might have been used as an office or business? I like the exposed beams in the ceiling. Awesome as ever Kappy!

I've seen several explorers of these houses and they can't touch your work great job!

Kappy I always look forward to your videos! This old home had such possibilities. So sad how its trashed. Love that big fireplace and old doors! Looks like the last owners had alot of office space! Still a beauty in my eyes! Thanks again! 💖

Looks like it could have been a conference center; definitely some type of business. Sad the owners did not have it designated as a historical building.

@cashed-out2192

4 жыл бұрын

All to let it just go to ruin?

The second house looked like it might have been some kind of workspace with all those tables.

Another fine video Kappy. I feel so badly for people that are forced out of their home that they love because of eminent domain. That just doesn't seem right. Anyway, take care and stay safe. Truly enjoy your videos.

Looks to have possibly been a home business at one time. Sad. To have built a nice home and to see what became of it ultimately

@billl1127

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely a business being run there

Oh my the beautiful, beautiful landscape! You capture the most breathtaking scenery pictures! Would of liked to have seen these homes before the remodels. Thanks for sharing these! Enjoy your weekend 🌻

One thing I know about you is that you love door knobs. I see them every where in antique shops. Beautiful!!

You amaze me with cool houses on every video! Thanks Kappy 👍❤️😊

I don't know why, but built-in cabinets get me excited!

Hey, that's our local newspaper! Glad you were up our way, Kappy, come back soon! 😊

Beautiful fireplace

Very interesting set up going on with this place... another great find Kappy , thanks!

I usually love your videos and the gentle way in which you go about chronicling people’s lives in the homes they once held dear. This time was different for me. In the first house I could hear your crew in the background talking loudly, stomping up and down the stairs, making jokes etc. You may want to remind them that they are lucky enough to be capturing a glimpse of people’s lives in the houses that they raised families in and spent their lives improving. Your crew may want to walk through the houses with respect for what is not theirs. They shouldn’t be pounding on anything and acting as though they are at recess in the school yard. There have been times when explorers have been disrespectful towards other people’s property and without realizing it, a spirit has followed them home to cause havoc in their lives. Please remind them to walk carefully through these homes and act like they have a bran in their heads.

@michellw19

7 ай бұрын

There was absolutely nothing disrespectful about what they did. They were carrying on normal conversations. It's not a church or a mausoleum. They didn't tag, graffiti or vandalize the home. What's disrespectful is a family being kicked out of a home over eminent domain. We're all lucky to have people like Kappy and his friends to film these houses for us to see before they're torn down and forgotten.

Beautiful old house. Love it❤️❤️❤️

Thanks for the tour.

Quite a find!- Looks like it was a home from back in the day then it looks like it was added onto at least 3 or 4 more times before it was possibly turned into a restaurant or a bnb but it looked like it was a wonderful place filled with love and family happiness 😊 there!!! Thanks for sharing this with us

What a beautiful find. Just love your videos and sceneries you put in. I always put my imagination to work every time you put up a new video. Keep on exploring.

What a nice video. As soon as I'm done binge watching your channel I'm gonna reorganize my collection of 1970s to 90s tabloids. I love your channel. Please always be safe.

I have lived in 3 houses with that wood and its not fake :) I loved the way it smelled.

This house is beautiful and I love that's woman's voice. It's musical.

The marble sink in the first house is absolutely gorgeous! 😍

Maybe one day local, state, and national government will be able to seize all property via eminent domain. Imagine that? Highways, Walmarts and their parking lots, and airports coast to coast owning nearly every square inch. And people will be living in cubby-hole apartments for $1500+ a month. After a long day at work in their wagey cageys they'll be free to get their experience out in nature by putting on their VR helmet and going for a virtual walk.

@thesun-N-moon8885

4 жыл бұрын

Evangel and then everyone finally lived happily in their "progression” of the “American Dream” 🙄

Hey Kappy, the pink sink, toilet, was the bathtub pink as well? The 🏠 I rented had a pink sink (tile) & bathtub. Thanks again!! No vultures!

Hey Kappy. Another great find. Sad that it went like this over time. Keep up the great work.

I love the knotty pine everywhere, and all the built in cupboards/cabinets/shelves. With a good cleaning, the inside looks moveinable to me!

Place definitely had a sad vibe! Thanks for the explore! 😀

Woah! Too brilliant! Just realized at around 7 minutes in that haven't seen you in all the vids watched so far. Good job! Stay safe out there bc you are fastly becoming my fav!😁🤘💖💯

Kappy - Were those photo's @ 0:49 that U did not show us?!!! F they were, next time, please show us. Seeing photo's of old occupants & possibly of the house & property is part of the heart & soul of it! It helps us 2 imagine who lived & how they lived there in these old homes! Thanx Man!

You go to some amazing places. They are beautiful.

Another tear down

We had knotty pine in the house I grew up in. I loved it. Great video.

That was used as a school or some sort of institutional outfit.

That wood paneling is from late 20’s 30’s . I worked in a lodge that was built in 1927 and had same paneling and stone fireplace .

Sad that it's empty now, a lot of hard work and imagination could make it real nice again. The fireplaces were great. Thanks, Kappy

With that exit sign over a door to the outside and all the floresant lights it seems like it was used for some type of buisness.

@crimsonrose2417

3 жыл бұрын

Where was the exit sign? I missed it. :(

@Sandy-pr5qq

3 жыл бұрын

@@crimsonrose2417 exit sign is at about 8:42.

It looks like some parts were updated in the 1950s (knotty pine real wood paneling) and used commercially as maybe deer hunter lodge or something similar. But there are many layers of decades of updates on an old home.

Yep that's so wrong....that's such a beautiful old home

Probably a roadside inn at one point

That knotty pine is really rustic looking. Lots of miss match remolding. Nice old hardware. Not a bad looking house of it's time. Nice find.

beautiful place

Cant believe, All The Old Abandon Homes you guys have down south...Up North, we have some too, but not Near as Many as you southerners...

@urbanexploringwithkappy1773

3 жыл бұрын

Usually are graffitied and vandalized up north as well!

Nice old house. Too bad they couldn't keep it up.

Awesome video brother. 🥰👍🏼

Another excellent video Kappy!

@urbanexploringwithkappy1773

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for watching!

I don’t believe that is ‘fake’ wood paneling!;)

That cookstove could be restored. I love the pink bathroom fixtures. I also like the old knotty pine paneling which is often seen in late 40s and 50s remodels.. Some fixtures could be salvaged, even the paneling if it is the old style..The background voices were kind of annoying.

Love my knotty pine paneling and that fieldstone fireplace. I liked that house, even with it’s many additions. No critters??? Thanks for the tour!

Kappy, that is knotty pine and from the 50’s and 660’s. That yellow stove is70’s. The pink sink and toilet are even older. I love how they went knotty pine crazy.

Those “fake wood panel walls” are not the typical 70’s paneling it is called knotted pine and was a better grade of paneling than those so called fake ones from the 70’s. When you speak of the 70’s it sounds like you don’t think very highly of those days . I was a teenager in those days and you make me feel ancient. Anyway it was a good video as usual. Thanks.

I loved the stair railing and hand rails. Awesome blacksmithing work.

The pink sink and toilet look to be original to the house. Neat find.

Yet another neat find Kappy. I wonder if this place was divided into 2 units, the second kitchen kinda giving it away. Another interesting thing was the first house didn't seem trashed like the other part was. Kinda weird huh?

WOW THAT IS CRAZY! At 6:49 I was looking at the date on that newspaper and it said Wednesday June 10, 2009 and I'm watching this video on Wednesday June 10, 2020...what are the odds of that?

Awesome, how can people put thumbs down! I didn't see you tape it!

So sad the government stole this house from the people, and then did nothing with it and let it rot

What an awesome house..

BTW-love how you delineate between up north and down south 😊

@TheCat72850

3 жыл бұрын

@@saltpeter7429 I like being a GRIT (girt raised in the south). My small town has a population of about 3000 out of about 15000 for whole county. My first 29 years I lived in MD (still south of Mason Dixon line-haha). The wide spot in the road where I grew up has been swallowed by surburbia. Love my little town.

The built in oven is definitely from the early70s. Or late 60s. I have one almost identical, my home built 1970. My oven still works great too.

Beautiful place

It's more beautiful if renovated

Waste of what was surely a very nice home. Too bad. Always enjoy your explores. Thank you

Thus is the first house I've seen that I immediately didn't like. Too much pine. It doesn't look cozy or cheerful. Something......just stuck me right away. But thanks, Kappy, for always having new houses to check out!!

Another two great homes left behind, I love your videos and I watch every one, is there anyway you can not cut out when you go to each room,? It would be so much nicer if you just walk through it without pausing your camera. Also I wish you would show the bathtubs and showers and just spent a little more time in the bathrooms. Thank you for these great videos, have a great day😄

Knotty pine cabinets typically came with that black pitted wrought iron looking handles with the pointy spade shaped end points.

That's Knotty Pine paneling, definitely real wood paneling and not the fake stuff. It was extremely popular in the 50's and 60's especially in dens and finished basements (doing a whole house in it is a bit much though IMO). This place must have been used as a halfway house, battered women's shelter or a business of some kind since there are exit signs and commercial soap dispensers in the bathrooms. Looks like people stayed overnight there but it doesn't look like an apartment setup. Very nice place, I love the fireplaces!

What a shame they had to move!

@urbanexploringwithkappy1773

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Eminent domain is a pain in the neck. Thanks for watching!

@mogulmaster1925

4 жыл бұрын

Hello Kappy! 🥰🥰🥰🥰

@hrhdianednum7203

4 жыл бұрын

But you can sue DOT and get closer to..70 cents on the dollar. And if you are a good lawyer you can get..85-..90 cents on the dollar and a new house! It depends on what state you live in. Personally I would demand so every state heard me to move my house add septic and well! So if you hear anything it’s probably me raising a stink!

That's real PINE panelling from the 50's .

@patmurphy389

4 жыл бұрын

I know one of my neighbors in panama city, florida had his living room re-done in pine this was in the late 70's. The house eventually burned down.

@marcboulware6242

4 жыл бұрын

@@patmurphy389 Yes, "Knot-Hole" Paneling was very popular once. When I was house-hunting about a decade ago I only found 1 or 2 houses that had it.

@oldenweery7510

4 жыл бұрын

@@marcboulware6242 You're right, it was very popular for a rustic look. It was called "Knotty Pine," or as one of my girlfriends called it, "Naughty Pine." This wasn't the fake paneling but real tongue-and-groove or overlapped boards. The parents of a buddy of mine covered his bedroom walls with the stuff, but it was the only room in the apartment that had it. His mom was very artistic and when his dad took out the section of wall between the kitchen and living room to construct a built-in counter, with wooden stools to go with it, she painted the arch around the table white with sort of Swiss-looking flowers and vines. (Other than that, she was an even worse housekeeper thatn my ex-sister-in-law, about whom my brother said, "She swept so much dirt under the rug that it was uphill to the kitchen.") Stay safe.

Beautiful old house.

Usually they would have to leave because highway being built.But.... Very nice on outside. Your volume low,but I enjoyed!