Exploring an Abandoned Gilded-Age Mansion with a Titanic Connection! - Lynnewood Hall - Pt. 1

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In this episode, we're exploring Lynnewood Hall, an abandoned gilded age mansion with over 110 rooms. The mansion was built between 1897 and 1900 with impressive architecture. After a troubled history, the property has been passed around between religious seminaries that have been unable to maintain the massive property and has been sitting disused since 2013.

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[ChizAfterHours]

Fun little note, the property was bought by Lynnwood Hall Preservation Foundation and is in the slow process of being restored for galleries and other uses. I believe they plan public tours in some of the better spaces.

[nikeeweston]

He left $700million when he died and none of his relatives could be bothered to look after this house, it’s such a shame. All his history gone and sold.

[rev.stevemccomas]

My Father went to Faith Seminary from 1961 to 1964. He was groundskeeper to help pay for his education, so I had free roam of the grounds and part of the building. For three months we lived in an apartment in a smaller building on the other end of the grounds. The ballroom (22:53) had a beautiful parquet floor and chairs. The carpet and pews were added much later. the ballroom was only used on special occasions .My brother's funeral was held there.
One frame had a copy of the Christian Beacon, which was a publication of Carl McIntire, who was affiliated with the Seminary. The video has brought back so many memories, including the elevator. It was a beautiful mansion!

[LMacNeill]

I love the fact that y'all don't just explore these abandoned places, but you give us an historical perspective on the past of these amazing old buildings. The production value of your videos, your research, and your clear love of preservation of old architecture are why I continuously come back to this channel over and over again. Very well done!

[Clare]

This is one of the most heartbreaking. The craftsmanship that went into building these mansions is something we'll never see again. I've gone through Biltmore and several others and I can only imagine what this place looked like

[ekc_sc.]

I don't know what's more heartbreaking. The general dilapidation from years of neglect and destruction or the modernizations that were done to this magnificent gilded lady.

[BerraLJ]

I like that floorplan of the house overlay you had up, was helpful so get a grasp about the size of that place.
Imagine being a child growing up in a place like this.

[pyro]

I'd love to step back in time to the early 1900's and see this place the way it was meant to be. 👍

[ZeliousX]

I find it funny that despite it be stripped down and vandalized, this mansion still has more charm and detail than the modernized glass-walled "Art" that is held as mega-mansions today.

[LoNeWoLf]

Built when craftmanship was king. Nothing today can compare.

[cinnimon]

If only everyone was like you guys. You go in and explore without doing any damage.

[trissdv]

As an FYI; you generally have to keep power on to a building to maintain insurance on it, it's one of the main requirements. Always expect power to work on a building you think may carry insurance.

[evelyn]

I went to college in Philly and one of my friends was was from Cheltenham so we'd drive by this place all the time on visits to her friends/ family. I was always so fascinated by it for some reason- even years later it would cross my mind sometimes. This randomly showed up iny recommended videos and it's seriously a bizarre dream come true to see what it looks like inside! Hopefully it will get the restoration it deserves one day.

[eicrusade]

Lynnewood Hall would be great repurposed as an art museum.

[ThLstnXD]

It breaks my heart every time I see such an amazing structure in ruins at the hands of humanity. I don't know how anyone could be so disrespectful to destroy it or even do anything but try to preserve its natural beauty. I would give so much to be able to preserve a home like this.

[littlemizredhead]

Makes me so sad that something so beautiful and full of history is treated so poorly. I wish someone would fix it up and turn it into a hotel. I would love to go there.

[LexLucario]

I really hope this place gets preserved and get's turned into a museum.

[mikaisepic]

I honestly love the long introduction style, it definitely makes me respect these palaces much more

[itschoechoe]

If I had the money, I would've spent every dime to restore this beautiful architecture. The amount of details that went into every corner of every room is such a waste.. so upsetting. Thank you for sharing this!!

[MrCarGuy]

The Gilded Age estates are one of the most interesting architectural subjects to me. It's so sad the US has lost so many of them (especially in the Long Island region).