The house and its contents are so well preserved that it would make sense to turn it into a museum. Thanks for sharing.

@vickikuykendallgillette5215

9 ай бұрын

I agree a museum for sure

Absolutely 100% a museum. I think the train ticket idea is a great idea. What a remarkable piece of history. 💖 From Australia

Was so very excited to see this. I'm a Kuykendall, a descendant of Abraham Kuykendall (1719-1812). He was awarded 600 acres by the state of NC in the late 1780's for his service during the American Revolution in Flat Rock NC, not far from where I live today in the Mtns of WNC. Don't know much of my heritage but long to know more. Just wish I knew how the families tied together! Thanks so much for sharing this!

@toddkuykendall6030

9 ай бұрын

Me too....we're in Oklahoma

@vickikuykendallgillette5215

9 ай бұрын

I'm a Kuykendall also I'm sure we are all family Abraham is down in my family line to

@vickikuykendallgillette5215

9 ай бұрын

Hey cuz I put my email on here for her. We found more family yes

@zaftigshiksa

9 ай бұрын

Hey Cousin! Are you a McMinn?

@zaftigshiksa

9 ай бұрын

Cousin! Abraham is my 5th Great-grandfather. So cool!

I would lean towards a museum. Please don’t make new holes in anything or fill in any wood as in the floor boards. Love to see how everyday life effected the house’s components. What a national treasure and I hope it survives another several hundred years. Thanks to the max for taking us along from WA state 🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸

@yhwhschannel7062

8 ай бұрын

You messed up the bible! It was intact until you touched it and opened it... leave it alone.. 😐

Looks like "Edna" scratched into the stone, which was a common woman's name back in the day. That thing shown near the beginning with the 4 shallow impressions is an egg poacher, I believe. I have an old timey kitchen and use something similar to poach just one egg at a time. I sure vote for a museum, possibly with some living history. Was so very cool to have someone with you that has memories of the house.

@keeperofthedomus7654

9 ай бұрын

I agree. I think it's an egg steamer that you would lower into a pot.

@gantain

9 ай бұрын

I also agree, it looked like Edna to me.

@WestVirginiaDee

9 ай бұрын

I agree with both. Edna & poaching or steaming eggs

@byrdsdoityourselfgarage7330

4 ай бұрын

Either that, or a lid to a bed warmer, which they would put hot coals into, and insert under the mattress in the winter

Could the state help with grants? This place is a rare gem. Incredible place. Fantastic video Todd

@TheSouthernLady777

9 ай бұрын

If the state helps with grants then they could have control over the house at some point.

@Sky-cz9lj

9 ай бұрын

Excellent thought. Oh to see it restored would be a miracle indeed.

This house looks so well preserved. Like a 18th century time capsule.

@annetegernaey8191

10 ай бұрын

The small clock is a carriage clock. Taken by people in the carriage if they traveled. The wooden piece in the kitchen you thought was a cradle was a bread mixing bowl.

@chadsimmons6347

9 ай бұрын

Imagine waking up, having to go outside in harsh winter for the toilet, but then hot coffee ham, eggs, toast.

@user-ch4kt4gt8j

9 ай бұрын

This is my family’s home. I am a descendant on these Kuykendalls😊

@vickikuykendallgillette5215

9 ай бұрын

Hi I am also a Kuykendall several of us in Oklahoma. We don't call our name kookendall we call it kuy.-ken-dall. So are we distanct family?

It's not mud that joined the stones to build the barn. It was lime mortar, and the reason that the walls were so thick is that the crew who constructed it were from the British isles,where they would have been building castles 🏰 and churches ⛪️. I am a Historian, and as soon as I saw the architecture, I guessed who built it. This is my first time watching your channel and I will subscribe! ❤

Todd, I am in awe. This was so interesting. When you have an opportunity to help save, and possibly restore a historic home and property as this, then it is a day's work well done. Amen.

@ladygreeneggs

9 ай бұрын

This is so precious to the area and needs some archeological research to fully show the heritage of the area. Maybe build the restaurant next to the house?

This is Historic site and should be kept as a wonderful museum of the past History just the way it is like a time capsule to pst lives.

I really enjoyed this. I think the home should be turned into a museum. There’s so much to learn from visiting this site. I think more people would have access to it as a museum. Thanks for posting this video.

Its great to see this property with open pasture and no modern buildings, electrical or cell phone towers in sight.

Very interesting! So much history should be preserved for posterity. A house museum with a restaurant would be ideal. Kuykendall is originally a Dutch name (from the Netherlands) it used to be ‘van Kuykendal’, meaning that the name signifies a place or district in the country. Kuyken means chick 🐥 and -dal means valley. In the Netherlands it is now spelled as Kuikendal. On the internet you can find a family tree of Pieter Jacobsen van Kuykendall, born 1698, in Ulster New York. That area was previously Nieuw Nederland and the city of New York used to be Nieuw Amsterdam, before the English decided it was theirs. I very much enjoyed this video. Keep up the good work.

@amandakuykendall2911

9 ай бұрын

Our ancestors actually trace it back to Van Juykendall.

You had me at 'there arent any roads that lead to this house'. Mesmerizing stepping back in time!

This was amazing. Seeing the history in the house and stonework on the property was such a joy! Thanks for taking us along!

Such an amazing place, should definitely become a museum for its protection. It has so many stories to tell ❤

so beautiful, trying to imagine the people that lived there and what their daily chores consisted of and what their lives were like all those years ago. what a wonderful trip back in time.

Please continue to keep this place safe. Too many places in WV have been ruined by vandals. Enjoyed coming along on this adventure with you all the way from Texas!

@staceymurello9367

9 ай бұрын

Shared this on Facebook so friends and family at home can see this as well. One of the best tours I have seen on KZread and it helped to alleviate the homesickness that sets in this time of year. Thanks again for obscuring the exact location to preserve its integrity.

This reminds me of my uncle Rex’s house. It was wood but it was loaded with antiques from the 1700’s. He ended up allowing the Smithsonian to catalogue and use several pieces for their museum. Is this in West Virginia? That’s where my uncle Rex was. Edit: This channel was just recommended to me. My family has been in this country since the first ships for Europeans and Africans as well as the Native Americans. We’re the “Melungeon” of the Appalachia’s. If you want some more old places to explore, go to Logan or Wayne WV. I used to spend summers in a one room log home with my great great aunt. Zero modern amenities and I loved it!

@AppalachianHistoryDetectives

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for checking out my channel. I used to live in Huntington not far from Wayne and had a field office in Williamson...spent many days in Logan (Chapmanville).....beautiful part of the country.

Absolutely incredible amount of history that should be preserved!!! Thanks for this marvelous tour!! I hope something can be done to keep it as a museum.

I do believe this video tops any of your others. This is absolutely beautiful. I can only imagine what it was like back when it was occupied and the family was going about their daily lives. Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful, huge home.

@AppalachianHistoryDetectives

9 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!

What a peaceful beautiful place. It is fortuitous that there is a tourist train route right by this place. Keeping a place like this even minimally maintained is far from free. It would be great if it could be shared with more people! Thank you for sharing with video with us!!!

I think this house should be a museum so many people can see it possible!

Your background music was a perfect match to the scenery, both inside and out. The artifacts took you back in time as well as the music. Very well done.

I used to live on Kuykendall Road in Cookeville, TN. I wonder if perhaps the person the road was named for is a relative, perhaps a descendant of Isaac's. It's not a common surname, so it might just be possible. Thank you for sharing this. I have tears in my eyes - the stories those walls could tell!

@vickikuykendallgillette5215

9 ай бұрын

Cool I'm a Kuykendall too

One of your best shows to date and love the 1780 K House. I wish these comments would allow photos, but since it doesn’t I will try a description. I own a book called “Practical Housekeeping” dated 1883, one of the chapters called “Kitchen Luxuries” page 481, shows that cooking utensil as an egg poacher. The book shows some small individual, low cups that fit into the dipped sections. Can’t guarantee it but the one you showed today is very similar. Hopefully this will help 😊

@AppalachianHistoryDetectives

9 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!

Thank you for this amazing video. What a gem of an old place. Hard to believe this place hasn’t been turned into something. I would love to visit it.

It's amazing the house is still standing, let alone all the treasures left inside.

Thank you very much Todd for showing me this old house! It is amazing how much has change over time and seeing how people used to live in colonial times! Me liking antiques and being in this old house with you is just, a blessing 😊🥹!

It’s an amazing old house! And as well preserved as any I’ve seen. It’s important to preserve all the out buildings and wells etc… so the train station does not need to go where the ice house was. I hope it can be saved. Thank you for showing it to us❤️🤗🐝

That place is amazing! Needs to be a museum. That place is well preserved for its age

I can almost imagine living an 18th century lifestyle on that property. Thank you for sharing such a gem of our history.

The round rock found on the windowsill was not handmade. They find them in a river where for some reason a stone or rock sits where it “bubbles” and they begin to roll around being polished or worn as they turn. I saw some in Virginia that had been collected. I think maybe they are found where a water wheel dumps water in one spot or at the base of waterfalls.

Thanks for that historical, incredible, and exciting tour. I enjoy it to the fullest!!!

I love the "Hollow at the end of Train Stop" idea. Not only would it bring tourists, it would make for a great day trip outing or longer with a place to stay and eat with the history and stories. It is in prestige condition and with the item's there, it add's to the time line of stories. What a great find...

Speechless on this one Todd. Holy Cow what a place. A museum tied into the train line. The Wayside idea is a good one. Tie it in with the train line.

Missouri. German side settled in Pocahontas Missouri. Farmers. Church built 1789. Still there. Beautiful . My Great Grandfather was one of I believe five/ six families that settled there. Thank you for showing how ppl lived . ❤️

Oh, that HAS to be a museum! It is amazing! ❤

Stunning! Absolutely breathtaking this house is basically in original state! So many artifacts contained within for eons too! It's been untouched, and any improvements should be carefully undertaken. Hopefully it will be kept out of the way & remote for its own protection. It's just so lovely and intact, it should have controlled access, which only a railway could do. I could spend all day there! (The name looks like "Edna" to me.) PS Thank you for taking us along Todd!

Love this old house, so well preserved. I went to high school with a Kuykendall, but I can’t remember his first name. This was 45 years ago in Jacksonville, Florida. The last name is so unusual, I wouldn’t be surprised if they were their descendants. Hope it’s made into a museum. 😊

@Meganhopekuykendall

9 ай бұрын

I’m a Kuykendall! How cool is this?

@jonkarlkuykendall9444

3 ай бұрын

Was it Ronald, Ron or Ronnie?

@avondalemama470

3 ай бұрын

@@jonkarlkuykendall9444 I’m pretty sure it was not any of those, so sorry. 😞

@jonkarlkuykendall9444

3 ай бұрын

@@avondalemama470thanks! I thought it might have been my dad. He was in Jax around that time

Oh goodness. Most amazing thing I’ve ever seen. Please, please preserve this home. There’s historical house museums but this is indeed a home. Beautiful. ❤

I hope it's made into a museum! I'm amazed it has remained intact for so many years. Anything out west (where I am) would be destroyed very quickly once people knew it was empty. Even if it becomes a museum, someone should be there at all times to guard it.

It should be all three. Wow. This was wonderful. I’ll come take care of it. Todd, you never fail giving us the quality, videography, and content we want. Thanks for the adventure.

What a place. Incredible video Todd. So much history. The music the 🖼️ facts and everything just incredible. Thanks Jeff and Brayden!!!

Wow Todd, maybe one of your best videos yet. As far as for an old historical house an all of its belongings from so many years gone by. You just don't get to see many of these places anymore, especially it being in such great condition. It's in the right stages to be restored back to its former beauty. What an amazing homestead Todd. Such an amazing place. I'm sure you will find many unbelievable/amazing relics when you detect the grounds. It really does need to be brought back to its amazing glory for sure. Wish i had a couple million to give them to get started on it. Todd, another amazing video my friend. Have yourself an amazing weekend an we shall catch you on your next video. 😁👍👍

Thank you for a wonderful video! And I’d like to thank Jeff as well, for the tour inside this historic property. Wow!

Wow buddy! This is by far the true exhibition of a fine architect and historical teacher. Ooohhh and film maker! Nailed it! This may be my favorite.

This house deserves a whole series with historian’s , what a fascinating video!

Absolutely beautiful this place needs to become a museum!Please try to Save it! Thank you for showing this to me God bless Janet Sarlo

Amazing, thanks for the tour! Truly captivating!

Thank you Todd for sharing this adventure with us!!! I thoroughly enjoyed it!!! I definitely think that this place should be a museum!!! God Bless Us All!!!

Coming from England, I found this a fascinating video. I love pioneer days of both America/Canada and Australia and how each country evolved, but more so how people survived, coped, birth and death and there are so many untold stories out there. For some reason, I have an affinity with West Virginia, even more so with all things Appalachian. Who knows, maybe an ancestor of mine went out there and it is in my genes! This house is amazing and all the artifacts left behind by inhabitants of years gone by and also, all your reactions of awe. Naturally subscribed and look forward to watching your other videos so many thanks for this upload.

I was informed today that the Kuykendall's are my Granny's great grand parents, supper cool thanks for sharing this

I does my heart good to know that there is still at least one place out there untouched by time.

This place is beautiful! And should be saved and preserved, ❤

This place deserves to be a museum with all those amazing antiques. Beautiful. I really enjoyed this video

@AppalachianHistoryDetectives

9 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Utterly breathtaking property and home. The treasures inside give us a rare view of family and home life in history. I pray this is preserved and shared with future generations ❤

Watching this was a joy. I grew up in a 1790s house and currently live in an 1812 house in Vermont. I was thrilled to see all of the marvelous items that have withstood time. I hope very much that the owners are able to get a nice (tasteful, to go along with the house) train station with a place for coffee or light lunch, and restroom facilities. This would allow the house to be made into a museum with the least amount of “damage.” Unlike a B & B, which would require the installation of modern facilities to pass inspection. Thank you so much for taking the time to film and post this!

@AppalachianHistoryDetectives

9 ай бұрын

Thanks...

Awesome video Todd . That looks like an awesome place to do some detecting. It was great to get a tour of a place so old. Thank you for what you do.

I'm so glad KZread brought this up for me so randomly. I really enjoyed the video. WHAT a treasure that house is and filled with historical domestic treasures to boot! Thank you so much, Jeff, for making this possible. And kudos to the film crew. Perfectly chosen music and calm, warm presentation made this a relaxing journey to such an idyllic corner of WV. Thank you!

@AppalachianHistoryDetectives

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment. Have a great day.

This is beautiful!! The doors and windows need refinished to match the original design and the house totally sealed so no one can get in. I know you said it is under video surveillance but there’s sooo much irreplaceable history there. It definitely needs to be made into an museum and registered as a monument with the national historic society. Thank you for sharing this amazing history with us all!! ❤️🤍💙 Laura from the Tristate of Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia

This was built by my 4th Great Grandfather Isaac Kuykendall along with his brother. It is just so amazingly beautiful. Thank you so much for creating this video and showcasing the timeless construction and all the other historical items and buildings.

@AppalachianHistoryDetectives

20 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

What a great video! I love seeing wonderful places like this honored and preserved! I hope it's turned into a museum! I'd sure pay to ride the train and visit it!❤❤❤

Oh my, what a treat that was!!! Enjoyed immensely. Thank you for sharing!!! ❤

Wow. That was just amazing,such a beautiful kept place. I loved they way they lived so simply yet beautiful, I have always wanted a one if these old homes . Just gorgeous.

Such a beautiful amazing treasure for sure. I believe the name in the porch is Edna. Thank you for sharing this. Definitely should be a museum!

Absolutely astounding Todd! Thank you so much for bringing this exploration to us. I've learned more useful history by touring old homes and buildings than I ever learned in school. This is how history should be taught and learned. I would love to see this site historically restored and opened as a museum. It is definitely a destination not to be missed! They could absolutely make it a working history farm and yes, serve meals much like Michie Tavern in VA. Build new historically relevant buildings to open as the catering area. Move buildings from other sites and have a blacksmith and other skilled workers showcase their trades. The right organization(s) could absolutely make this happen 😊

@lynnerodgers4461

10 ай бұрын

Can't wait for Part II❣

Really enjoyed watching this look back in time I'm from the UK northwest Stockport Cheshire and we are a very old Town and have some amazing building's from the past that are still in a time of it's Era was great to see every day things that could still be used today 💜🙏💜

Very interesting video! It’s nice to see a home as well taken care of as this one is. Just beautiful.

Great Video. Enjoyed it and the histroy!! Beautiful home and and the location is Awesome!!

Lovely & fascinating. Thank you all. ❤️

What an amazing video ,and amazing house ,and all the belongings !!! I love history so much !!!

I love this so much!! As a history major and a collector of antiques, this made my heart so happy to see. What a blessing to have this in the family! I must tell you though, I also collect very old books and if you guys don't get them out of the dryness of that home, they will be lost forever. Please see about pulling the important books out and have a little restoration done! (those are worth saving!!)...antique books can't be in this type of dryness and last. The other items can hang on but those important books can't. Get that little one out and the Washington one for sure. I have had to carefully do restoration work on many of mine to help them last. :) what a fun trip to travel on a train, and even better if it would stop there for a little tour! Tour guides should be in period clothing! fun!! thanks for sharing!

@AppalachianHistoryDetectives

9 ай бұрын

I agree. Hopefully they take special care of the items and should move them off site and into a climate controlled location.

I love the history inside the house. I think it would make a wonderful museum.

Todd This is the creme de la creme for videos! I'm in total awe of that house and the view. That would make for a fantastic museum. Build a welcome center/ restaurant by the ice house for the train to stop by. House the artifacts in a place where they can be preserved and viewed by the public. True gem of a house and everything there. It needs to be saved and preserved for the future.

@jeffp6013

10 ай бұрын

Todd lets hope the owners see the gem they have on their hands and save it. @@AppalachianHistoryDetectives

Thanks for this tour this place is gorgeous I love the paint colors in the interior just lovely

Thank you for documenting this beautiful place. I hope to be able to see it in all its glory one day. ❤❤❤

I hope this kind Gentleman will see his dreams come true. It would be so very much worth it. I liked the idea of a train coming, dropping folks off, even if they could have a sleep over or two, have a wonderful meal and just spend the rest of the time looking at all of the treasures in there. I think it would take more then one day for a person like myself who likes to take their time slowly, not missing on single item to admire, take a photo. I personally would love to love at all the things in the linen cabinet, both trunks we got to see. What a wonderful magical place this would be to me. Thank you ever so much for showing us such a well preserved home from the 1700's era.

I stumbled upon your channel by accident as I love anything that has to do with Appalachia. This old house has been lovingly preserved. Though it will take an army of volunteers to restore the property and other buildings, it Can be done! --I was a volunteer at an old Manor House in N.E. Ohio, built in 1834, for numerous years until the pandemic hit and we fell into hard times and with other under handed things that went on, eventually lost the Manor. While devastating, in the time that we had the Manor, were able to save her from falling down, and her Carriage House as well. This one video has prompted me to subscribe. Thank-you for gaining access to this old beauty and being permitted to film it. Do they have a Foundation where folks can support it financially? I certainly would like to contribute to her further preservation Thank-you!

Wow! I could spend days there just looking. I think it would work best as a museum tied in with the train. I would love to stop by there and enjoy a meal or spend the night there. What a place. Great video.

Great video Todd 😊 I loved that boat and train ❤ so much history there 😁 HH and take care 🙂

Hello my friend. I think it’s amazing it should be a museum. I remember some of the things that were in my grandma house. Absolutely amazing. Stay safe my friend and say hello to the family for me.

What a beautiful home in excellent condition. Thank you for sharing. Unfortunately, I had no idea where and what state it's in until you started talking about the railroad. Not everyone automatically knows where these wonderful homes and locations are.

Absolutely amazing. The skill and beauty of this thing takes my breath away. Now I understand why masons were such a respected brotherhood. Lost skills. For the first time in my life, I think I want to visit West Virginia!

Incredible. So many things of value the house and its belongings is priceless

That was such an awesome video of how things were in the past. Thanks for sharing. Wow factor in every turn.

I was in awe just watching this video. So much beloved history. My favorite part, was the little red photo album & Ms. Peters (Mt. Vernon) 1815 Bible.

This is an amazing place. I hope it can be restored so people can visit. Thank you for posting this. A glimpse of the past so rare these days it has not been altered.

@AppalachianHistoryDetectives

10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Hopefully this is preserved as a Historical site. Amazing that a home that this old is in such good condition

I have Kuykendall ancestors who appear in Sumner County Court minutes (future Tennessee) by 1787. Thanks for this video!

Todd thank you for sharing with us.God Bless y'all.

Great to see somebody at least got the inside videotaped. We need more places preserved cause people today just take to much for granted of what they have. Thank you for sharing.

Thank you Jeff for sharing your families old home.

Amazing….Thanks for sharing!!!

Truly appreciate this video. Thank you for showing such an amazing home

@AppalachianHistoryDetectives

10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

What an honor to view, thank-you!

It definitely needs to be a museum for all to enjoy.

Thank you for sharing this beautiful piece of history. A muesum would be wonderful

Outstanding video. Keep up the great work.

What a wonderful presentation! Thank you!,,,