That hidden room with no entrance other than a punched hole in the dry wall was cool - and creepy! Listing link: www.zillow.com/homedetails/1881-Oak-Mountain-Rd-Shiloh-GA-31826/105294190_zpid/ Channel Donations: www.paypal.me/rwrightphotography Follow me on my old farm: kzread.info/dron/56vh2L-M0czmoTRLhSMaxg.html eBay Shop: ebay.com/usr/sidestep-adventures-official Join The Official Sidestep Adventures Fan Group: facebook.com/groups/561758371276581/?ref=share_group_link Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/SidestepAdventures Mail: Sidestep Adventures PO BOX 206 Waverly Hall, Georgia 31831

@larryhankins7466

Жыл бұрын

Strange for sure.

@fastsetinthewest

Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the Thomas Jefferson secret room at Monticello.

@XPFTP

Жыл бұрын

so cool.. someone who loves attics ... so many channels dont do attics ... that was a cool attic..

@splitraven7060

8 ай бұрын

Cool the house sold $59,000 in July!

Wow! Such a cool house, and only $114,900!! Here in British Columbia we can’t buy a mobile house in a trailer park for under $200,00. Time to pack up the dogs and move south lol I would love to see someone buy that house and make it a home once again.

That closed off room looks like a pantry. Kitchens didn t use to have cabinets. When it was updated, they probably closed off the old storage room.

Back about 1980, 43 years ago, the state had a program to assist the elderly with home repair. My wife's Uncle John's old house was built sometime back in the early 1800s. I think 1848. Seeing the attic in that old house and the mud dobber remnant on the rafter remained me of his home. When they showed up, the attic was full of mud dobber nest. It took over a week to remove one and a half tons of mud from his attic. We really miss John. He was a character.

@traceym.8680

Жыл бұрын

What is it a Mud Dobber?

@joycecooper7654

Жыл бұрын

@@traceym.8680 a mud dauber is a type of wasp that build their nests from mud.

@traceym.8680

Жыл бұрын

@@joycecooper7654 Sounds Very Nasty, and I bet hard to kill..

@kc-qu2vh

Жыл бұрын

@@traceym.8680 a wasp that I think makes their hives with mud.

@rbnhd1976

Жыл бұрын

Mud dauber like it daubs mud..

What a great old house! Someone, I hope, is going to enjoy living in it. I would love to live in the last remains of a town full of forgotten history. I'm weird that way, I guess. So much to explore and learn!

@johnblack7696

Жыл бұрын

You and me both. I would love to live somewhere like that too.

@bennetts-revenge_2

Жыл бұрын

Me too

We have in our 1880s Farmette a Hidden Bedroom too that you can only access through a small tiny door...The room is Huge and it's filled with old Military stuff and it had some Gorgeous Antique Carved Wooden Beds that I personally got out and gave them All away...

I'm a New Englander... my house is 120 years old and there are houses dating back to 1760 in the neighborhood. I guess age is very regional indeed! As someone who enjoys history I also try to envision things as they once were from remaining clues, and I enjoy watching you do same.

Great tour! Seems to be in pretty good shape. Discovering the changes over the years is always fun. The fireplaces were usually the first to go when a "new" heating method came along. Out with the old and in with the new! Now we all want the old to be in! 😊👍👍

Having completely gutted and renovated 5 houses for rentals, the interior of this one looks better than I expected!

Thanks Robert and mr Tucker really enjoyed the house tour

Awesome house for the age. Lot of good items in the attic. Love the old kitchen cabinets. Has lots of potential

To the new owner... please make a KZread channel of your renovations! Or at least frequent photos of your progress. 😊

ty Mr Tucker for allowing us to see this old home. Cross fingers someone purchases it and it comes to be a great home once again.

A love project. First, rase it up with a new foundation and go from there. And, let the fun begin.

Love these old farm houses, reminds me of Grandmas time.

Appreciate you sharing this

I knew you were going to go under that house! LOL Great place!

It could of originally been what is called a Dog Trod house . The kitchen and dining are on one side the bedrooms and living room on the other and a porch in the middle . There were two separate entrances to each side . Just a thought

@DeniseBrawn

Жыл бұрын

Psst - It's dog TROT. ;-)

IT WOULD BE REAL NICE IF SOMEONE WITH THE MONEY TO DO IT ,COULD FIND THE PLAINS FOR THIS HOUSE AND RESTORE IT BACK TO IT’S ORIGINAL LOOK AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE .

@AdventuresIntoHistory

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@haroldcampbell3337

Жыл бұрын

@John Last name That's always my reaction when people plead, "Someone needs to fix it up."

@annabrahamson4320

Жыл бұрын

I am from WI and a couple I know always dreamed of buying this old farmhouse they saw riding the school bus as k8ds. The people died and they bought it. The house wasn't in good enough shape to rehab it, they found the plans and rebuilt it with the original way with modern updates

@cindysavegan511

Жыл бұрын

@@haroldcampbell3337 same

@virginiamccabe3073

Жыл бұрын

@John Last name If you don't think that it costs anything to repair an old house, you have not done one lately. I saw blue sky from the attic, We have done many in my lifetime and where we started with the roof and moved down. Have you priced a 2 X 4 or a 2 X 6 lately? Frankly, I loved this house. I am now 76 years old and I wouldn't tackle this for anything but you need to get with the times. 2023 times, I don't mean to be ugly to you but you need to understand today's prices are outrageous.

That's an amazing house and a lot of history involved. If only walls could talk!

Considering the age of the house it has stood up pretty well over time. I hope someone comes along who can restore it as much as possible .Keep Safe❤Keep Well❤

A great old house. This was very enjoyable to see & try to imagine what it was like back when...oh if the walls could only talk

The original home you described sounded a lot like my grandparents' home. Oh, the memories I treasure of those days in that old home.

enjoyed seeing this. This house probably has alot more secrets

Nice place. I hope the next owners are kind to it. Thank you, Robertson

Whst a lovely house.

Man if history could truly talk , love this type history . Great job .!

I like it. I live in Grayson County VA. at the foot of the Iron Mountains, and my house is also 122 years old.

If i had the money i would by that house in a heart beat its a beautiful home i would move down there

Love your videos and enjoy watching them every time they come on. Bringing out the past history. May the Lord bless and protect you

I love the front porch. I also like the layout of the inside.

Such a beautiful old home with lots of History. That's awesome you got to get in there and check it out, thank you for sharing it with us

I'd want a structural engineer to inspect the house for any and all repairs to the foundation and interior walls. Those fireplace mantels should be taken out of the crawl space and installed back in the house. This house will require lots of major work done to it to include possibly a whole new roof. Everything needs to be updated and replaced with wiring & plumbing. All this needs to be taken into consideration with respect to the asking price. With all this done though you could have a very nice place to live.

How interesting n a bit confusing with this house. I liked it especially the porch. It would be great if someone would buy it n try to bring it back to its original plan. It was confusing as you walked around looking at the bedrooms n so on. Looks like it’s on a nice piece of property n rather large too. Im sure that there’s wooden floors as you could see from under the house. It would break a bit of my heart if no one buys it n they end up tearing it down. The younger generations today don’t give a dang about a part of history. This house has a history n it needs to be told n saved. Thanks Robert for a great video. ♥️😊👍👍👍👍🌟 PS. If I hadn’t promised my house to my son I’d sell it n move to Georgia. I always wanted to live there. ♥️

Interesting exploration. You're getting good at "reading" old houses and puzzling out their histories!

Another Cool old house!! I just love your videos! Even Under the house!! That’s the neatest attic I’ve ever heard! ✌️

Really nice house has lot of rooms, it's livable, it's a great price 🥰♥️👍

In old southern homes sometimes the kitchen was like a separate house with a covered breezeway (under a common roof for the whole house) between the kitchen ‘house’ and the rest of the house. This was done as a fire precaution in case of a fire in the kitchen. From the attic tour that is what this house appears to have.

@aloysiusdevanderabercrombi470

Жыл бұрын

Having a breezeway kept heat from the kitchen out of the main part of the house.

Lovely place. Thanks for sharing

How cool that those mantles are still there. I hope you get a commission for selling this house! I need to go up in my attic. Haven't been there for 20 years.

Very interesting that both you & Brian chose to post old-house tours up for sale, on the same day!---True to form, gotta check out the attic and crawl space!---I'm hoping to check out the listing to see how fast it sells! Very kool!

Thanks for the tour. I hope someone fixes it up.

That is a neat old house. I hope someone buys it who will love it and respect the historical integrity of it. 😊

Lord if we didn't have So Many Grandchildren, I'd be Very Interested in just buying this place right now even though it doesn't have much land!

I’ve heard the section between the main house and the kitchen called a Dog Trot.

Thank you Robert. Really interesting. Why would they not clean out the hidden room. There was also a window. I got a chuckle seeing the bird cage.

Very cool. But I've said this before. I find the farmhouses down there to be very strange, compared to what I'm used to up here in NJ. Ours are two story, wood or brick, either side hall or center hall, and with basements. My grandfather's farmhouse was built around 1900 and had a side hall with the living room next to the hall. It had a pretty high-pitch roof, so the attic was huge. The stairway to it was in the bedroom above the dining room, and was a full-size staircase, but fully enclosed. The basement was smaller than the footprint of the house, indicating that it replaced an earlier house. I shared pictures of that house with Walter, a while back. So maybe he'll share them with you. Anyway, hopefully the new buyer will be interested in history, and make that place really nice.

Loving your channel from Seattle 🙏🏽♥️

This place is so beautiful. I love old houses … I lived in one in Blair County here in Pennsylvania, ( a good 156 years old ) for most of my teenage life. The Italianate was I believe built by a German architect by the name of Andrew Meyers , the man built a lot of the homes on our block . I love seeing the alcoved ceilings and the seams where the old meets new . .

@sheilam4964

Жыл бұрын

Was it 156 yrs old when you lived in it or is it 156 yo now?

@makeupboss3568

Жыл бұрын

@@sheilam4964 as of this year , so “ now “ it’s 156 years.

The kitchen was not in the house but was attached by floor and porch. This was to keep the home cooler. My son lives in a home that the porch is in a L shape. The porch goes across the main back of the house, the porch turns to go beside the house and the original kitchen is across the porch. The porch continues on the side of the kitchen. The home has been remodeled and the kitchen and bathroom has been added inside the back of the original house. The old kitchen is being used for storage purposes.

The additions will take the brunt of the weather over the years

This is beautiful I do hope so one will get it thank you God bless you 🙏❤️

Robert, your like me. I like to poke around attics and basements. By the way, even though I was born and lived most of my life in Atlanta, I did live in Columbus for 14 years. Went to Columbus high school. I have always loved your channel.

Hi Robert 👋 you could make something really great of the house nice layout inside I hope some one buys it up all the best Andrew south wales uk 👍 👌 😀 🇬🇧

There was an old house being renovated in Pennsylvania in the 1990s. The contractors were finishing up the house when one of the helpers accidentally put the ladder through the wall. They stuck their flashlights through the wall and saw circles on the far wall with things in them. After getting the owners permission to tear down the wall, they entered the room and realized cans lined the back wall and there were envelopes inside. They blew off the dust and saw the envelopes were addressed to soldiers. The old house was being used as a post office during the Civil War. Most of the letters were delivered to the ancestors of the soldiers. The rest were donated to the Civil War museum. Someone I worked with had told me this story. He was the contractor who was working on the house.

Whoever buys that house is getting some cool stuff in the attic with it ! WOW ! Too bad its been altered so much and is in rough shape.

WOULD BE A GREAT FIXER UP BACK TO THE CHARACTER OF THIS OLD HOUSE!

Enchanting!

Cool house to restore

Interesting home

so much fun to watch 8 minutes of B S so Byyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

It still looks good 😊

My thinking is that the original home was a Dog Trot style home. Thank you for sharing with us!

Because of this i like youtube!!!!

Maybe a Dog Trot at one time? The storage room???? WTH? Total time capsule.

Great video I am house shopping but I am staying up here but that is a cool house

Interesting, will definitely need some stabilization done. Thanks Robert. Central California watching.

This is James Barrow it's a cool beautiful house it can be saved and restore and for sale

Cool

crazy layout

I wish I had the money to get this house 🏠

@marymcguffin9370

Жыл бұрын

Don't we all, I love old houses, but I live in Michigan, so it's a bit of a drive

@dorthymartin2425

Жыл бұрын

Me too

You're looking at a money pit in this old place! Even if you had all of the skills to rehabilitate the place yourself, it would take lots of cash to buy all the materials needed to restore this old puzzle. My hat is off to anyone willing to take on this project!

What a cool house!! I might have missed it, but how much land goes with it? Thanks for taking us there!

@deestrawser2423

Жыл бұрын

The listing says 5.3 acres. See the link in the first comment.

Be me I’d open that small room back up from the outside and use it for storage it definitely needs a bit of work though hopefully someone saves it

I'm totally interested!!

The two walls facing each other in the attic? Most likely that house was originally built with the kitchen separate from the main house. And there might have been a breezeway added between the 2 at some time to connect the rooms. Houses were built with kitchens separate back then in case of fire in the kitchen so you wouldnt lose the whole house.

Love the details of the front porch

@ihave35cents95

Жыл бұрын

Circa 1990

That blocked off storage area could be a nice walk-n-closet. Fix, insulate and drywall it and tear out wall that is blocking it.

I would absolutely love to do a live-in restore and bring that house back to life.

You can get Grants for Historical Home's and have them done as Retro Fitting 💕

The last few minutes with the flashlight are like an epileptic’s nightmare lol

Sad about the pictures left behind. What I wouldn't give for pictures of my grandparents, great grandparents..... Thanks for the tour

Place looks to be huge

when you think of a 122yr old house you would think charming, but the updates have made this house just feel like a normal house and not a old old one.

Looks better inside than out

I certainly do enjoy watching your videos, you have such a passion for preserving what is old. I do have to ask you one question that I would appreciate an answer on. Who are all the folks at the end of your videos. You always have an in memoriam, that would in my estimation make those people very special or dear to you, am I correct? Thank you for your answer, be well, be safe

Have you been to Dug Gap Mountain. It has some cool Civil War fortifications. Their are some less known about fortifications near there just off the Pinhoti Trail just over the other side of the mountain. There is an old grave there as well.

Probably was two parts. Detached kitchen, separate from the house so that the house doesn’t get too hot. It was joined together later on.

OMG, That one fireplace mantle, [ in what I am calling the green room ] is almost the same as the one we have here in our home, same sort of art deco style . except our " blocks" on either side are a bit longer. that poor house, looks like a whole lot of rooms and none of them make much sense, just a bunch of rooms added. Would love to see it stripped down and made back into what it used to be Originally, and reopen that one section of walled off storage space, and use that again. right now the house is really chopped up. would love seeing the original floors. nice piece of property just needs a clean up, and taken care off..

All you need for an old house is lots of $$$$$$$. You are looking at $200K putting it back to original with the modern conveniences. We have done many of these. When you take out the old HVAC and use split systems you have real attic access without the ducts.

From 1901. It's interesting. A lot bigger than our old 1960s tiny dump. Someone could also make pretty gardens outside eventually too.

Most likely the house was two sections. And then joined together. It was common to have the kitchen separate from the main house. Since the most likely location for a fire was the cooking area. This way the main section of the house could be saved from a fire. Also in a lot of the older houses you could see a steel loop stick out of the side of the chimney. This was so if there was a chimney fire, you could pull the chimney away from the house. Saving the main building.

Seems crazy to close off perfectly good storage space! Who wouldn’t want a pantry? Such a shame someone replaced the original windows with vinyl ones instead of restoring them. New windows are expensive and not actually more efficient.

This would be lovely to restore!

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I saw dandelions blooming just today!

I would open up more than one of those fireplaces.

Interesting how names intertwine like Oak Mountain Estates at Waverly Hall, Georgia. Eaglegards...

You need to mow the lawn make it presentable. Nice old home.