A Vandal Free 1830 Abandoned Farmhouse Exploration

Check out this Vandal Free 1830 Abandoned Farmhouse!
Welcome to a New Abandoned Remains adventure. In this video I join my friends Matt & Jess as we explore an Abandoned Farmhouse that was built in 1830 and is completely free of vandalism. Places like this are harder to come by, and having just natural decay makes it very worthy of a video. Some of the unique features we'll see is a massive walk in fireplace, storm windows over the original wooden windows and a basement full of support braces. So come along with us as we see what is left of this vandal free abandoned farmhouse.

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[JPVideos]

Places like this are becoming harder to find. I hope you enjoyed what I was able to show & share of this once beautiful farmhouse.

[andrejcrans]

To think that GENERATIONS of families came and left this house, who once called it home. Imagine all the birthday's celebrated, the tears shed, the happy/sad moments shared, all their sucsesses and failures experienced, laughs had, holiday's spent, and possible goodbyes exchanged in that home. It's sad but all things must come to an end sooner or later unfortunatly.

[davidletasi]

In the 1970s, I owned a historic home built in 1828. I spent several years restoring it to the 1830 period. Much of its construction is identical to this house other than the wood frame exterior and not stone. The framework on our house used old French frame hand hewn logs from the 1790s. The beams were sagged out like this house, and I used steel expansions in the basement like the ones in your video. Fortunately, a cement floor was installed after its initial construction. The door frames and panels were identical to this house and all were original. The roof still had the original split shingles and then covered with galvanized steel roofing from the late 19th century. The back of the house had a brick extension circa in the late 1830s. We were able to determine the historic process of its modifications by several 19th-century hot air balloon illustrations in our historical museum. Civil War observation hot air balloon cartographers after the war would travel around America from 1866 to 1890, making these low altitude illustrations. Very interesting video!

[bethwishitwereviolet]

Time marches on, and at some point each and every one of us will be forgotten. Such a beautiful old home. Thank you for taking us along. 💕

[thecottage]

That walk in fireplace is what is called a " open hearth" fireplace. The inside was once open to a flue and was used for cooking. To the left appears to be a seperate cooking hole for bread or other items. At one time there probably were different hooks for pots to hang on. The stone floor in front was used to pull coals onto for dutch ovens and other cooking equipment. Look up 18th/19th open hearth cooking and you'll see.

[robertrosicki]

Makes me wonder how many families and people once called that house home . There were Christmas dinners cooked, homework done, laughter and smiles, tears shed and hugs given . People grew up there and moved away, some must have gotten married and started their own homes somewhere else . People I'd guess reached the end of their lives there and left that way . Now that old house that was no doubt " home" to so many over the years is only an empty house nearing it's own end .

[veronicaroach]

OMG - what a terrible shame - I would absolutely love to get my hands on that house - you can see just how beautiful it was before all the damp made the surfaces fall off. PLEASE somebody rescue this house !!!

[christypriest]

Breaks my heart to see these beautiful old places left to rot

[FussyFox]

I can imagine that was a gorgeous home at one time. I wish someone would come in and save it - restore it to its original state. Those are stenciled walls. Incredible time capsule.

[nysigal]

I get a feeling that this was a well-loved home that just got to hard to keep up. All those supports in the basement hint out foundation and first floor support issues. Such a shame, but most families can't afford these extensive repairs. Thanks so much for sharing so that it wil never be forgotten.

[susanharris]

I hope someone saw this video and decided to rescue that beautiful old house!!!

[marytramp]

when you see a house like this, when it hasn't been trashed by vandals, it is so easy to imagine how beautiful it was back in it's former glory. even before the updates. Because to be honest to have a farmhouse that large and to be able to heat it that efficiently would have been very difficult. the way they designed it with all the fireplaces and the way they were put in tobe efficient, yet not be obtrusive is quite amazing. it breaks my heart to know that a place like that will die a slow death and not be restored. i happen to live in a tiny little 1 room school house that is close to a 150 years old. completely redone of course on the inside, kind of wish that it hadn't been there would be a lot more room lol!

[brentoutashape]

It's amazing to see a house built almost 200 years ago in such good shape, the people that owned it must have loved it. Sad to see it deteriorating, but glad you were able to share it.

[adamtereska]

Sad to see the deterioration, but glad to see the lack of vandalism. Another great exploration.

[starvingartist]

I live in a house from the 1700's that has a lot of similarities! Its definitely stenciling! My mom and I would stencil the floor boards in the living area. Nice thing is our fireplaces are still usable nowadays. We have a little exterior rotting were fixing but for having lived in there all my life I would say it's in pretty good shape! Canf say the same for the cabin out back though lol. Great exploration, I enjoyed the video so much. I love when people explore old historic houses!

[barbara-pigeonbray]

What a shame this beautiful house and property has been abandoned .Too bad someone could not have saved it before now. Especially loved the deep kitchen window . Those walls are really thick . In all our video explores of old houses I've never seen a floor vent iike the one you found ....great idea . This is a wonderful old house . Can you imagine the life it has seen in its 192 years ? ( so glad it wasn't vandalized )..Thank you so much for documenting and sharing this historic gem before it is gone forever .

[KootenaysBCMountainMan]

Old houses are gradually disappearing on a a regular basis, sadly enough. Thanks JP for taking the time for documenting this old house.

[bulldog]

The front bedroom and bathroom were most likely originally built as one room. Based on the age of the house, it was probably built without an indoor bathroom, but had an outhouse. Several clues as to my conclusion are (1) the age of the house (2) the narrowness of the two rooms (3) the offset of the windows (4) lack of a closet in the front room. Most likely there was a narrow closet in the offset between the stairs and front wall.
This is really an interesting exploration! .. and reminds me of the long ago houses of my ancient relatives in upstate New York.
Thanks for a great video!

[gigicostlow]

Wow, what a find! The house was heated with coal at one time. It might also been used in the fireplaces. There's a coal chute behind the furnace. The kitchen would have been where the big fireplace is. There's a pantry and the entry to the cellar where goods would have been stored is also in the same room. Handy for getting coal from the cellar if it was used for cooking. The upstairs was remodeled when the bathroom was put in. There wouldn't have been a room like what you called the studio. There is no door or front wall. That room would have been part of what later became the bathroom is my guess. A shame it couldn't have been restored. Amazing it wasn't vandalized.

[batcactus]

what a beautiful house. My mother's ancestors built one like this in 1790, the 1-80 Progress Avenue on-ramp took it out. So yeah, the front door could be on the road.