Exploring an Abandoned Mansion from 1915 - Found evidence of child abuse

An ornate marble checkered floor greets you when you enter, and to go upstairs, your own red carpet. As you'll see, this mansion is filled with many details done into with master craftmansshift that is from a century ago, such work that could never be replicated today. The home was first built for a politician in 1915. Later, it was sold in 2020 and left abandoned. The land was recently bought for 15 Million dollars, and plans for demolition of this home were just underway. That's where we come in and document what's left inside this beautiful old home, which is basically ready for a move in ! All it needs was a little TLC, and it would've made a very nice vintage property. Sadly, the home has since been demolished.

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[sandysimmer]

Update. This home belonged to the Averett family (Elliott and Martha)and is located in Dixiedale, New Jersey in Chatham township. It was sold to developers and they will build duplexes on the property and maintain the home as a part of the community. They plan to use the lower floors as a meeting place and the upper floors as condo units. Have heart dear readers, this home will be restored and continue it's beautiful legacy!!!!

[NanaPapa]

The handicap rail in the bathroom next to the pink carpeted room, leads me to believe this was an older person's room. Back in the day, married couple often had two identical beds. My guess is that as one (or both) of the people aged, the outside lock was placed. You can tell it's newer and certainly far from an original fixture. Probably the person had dementia or something and would wander the home and fall at night. The lock may have been to keep them from breaking their neck going down the stairs at 3 AM. The "urinal" is a bidet and is commonly used all over the world, just not as much in the USA. The sun porches were also used for sleeping (sleeping porches) when the family would have an overflow of guests, such as the holidays, or in the summer months when it was hot. The upstairs room with the sink and counter could have been used for hand laundering dainty things as well as ironing and even polishing shoes, etc.A pity this home is scheduled to be torn down. I hope woodwork, fixtures and such will be salvaged.

[devonboulden]

The item in the bathroom was a bidet. The lock outside the 'girls' room door looked new (no oxidation). If you hire contractors, they need a safe place to keep their materials and sometimes their tools. That's where a locked room like that comes in. It's not the safest if the building is basically abandoned, but it makes it so they don't have to move everything in and out of a job site every day.
I wish you would have searched for a basement. I wish you would have also shown parts of the attics, but I suspect you didn't have the lighting for that.

[Kuma]

This is so no vandalism, and everything preserved for years in decent condition. Love the old floor tile and stairway as you mentioned. Can't believe this place is scheduled for demolition.

[misslora]

Glad to hear this stunning old home isn't going to be destroyed. I sincerely hope the builders maintain the original beauty and character of the upstairs as much as possible when they convert that portion to condo's.
Loved seeing the old push button light switches and glass doorknobs. My aunt's old house in Indiana still has those same features.

[moonwalker]

I kept shaking my head the whole time I was watching this, wondering why anyone would want to tear down this magnificent home :o( Such a timeless beauty and in such pristine condition. Great tour, thanks guys.

[theoutlaw]

I've been to this house. The land around it is being used to build a private community, and the house was to be restored as the main building. I don't think it was torn down.

[Sewtangle]

I live in a mansion that had been abandoned and rehabbed by my husband. Not as big as the house in this video, but BIG. It was supposed to be torn down and the people in the community stopped it. My husband bought it and here I am. It’s been beautifully restored to period but lived in. Enjoying every square inch of it. It’s a Victorian Greek Empire with mansard roofs and unfortunately, a very sad past. I cry when I see homes like this get torn down. 😢

[hannahpricekarlsson]

Beautiful old home! The thing by the toilet is a bidet. The padlock on the outside of the girls’ room was much newer than everything else. I’m guessing the last owners may have used that area for storage when they had to abandon it, and put that up to keep people out until they could retrieve everything. 🤷🏽‍♀️ Very glad to read that the home ended up being saved!

[Goldrefinedthrufire]

8:33 I believe these are the doors for delivery for the butlers pantry. This is where they bring in groceries directly to the back so as to not disturb the family members. I lived in an old mansion as a teenager. We had similar. It would be so neat to see photos of the house when it was thriving and had people and furniture.

[tiffany]

I can’t believe they are going to tear down such a beauty. What’s wrong with the developers / property owners nowadays…

[loosilu]

The room with all the windows is called a conservatory, what we would now call a sunroom. It would often have a lot of plants in it.

[truepenny]

I can't believe people would want to tear this down. Really a masterpiece.

[DebraDollJordan]

This literally made me sick to my stomach that they would tear this perfectly good home down! Why?!!! I think there should be a law that before a house like this can be torn down that it has to be salvaged first. There are so many architectural elements that could be saved. Thank you for the tour before it was destroyed. 😢❤

[gabriel.]

Thanks for sharing this video! A word of caution: be careful making claims regarding child abuse. If you find evidence or suspect child abuse, you must report it to the authorities. Could lead to some legal issues, just FYI. I would def remove the claim from the video description.

[bakerbarb]

It’s a beautiful home. They could at least let someone salvage the claw foot tubs, fireplaces, marble and whatever else is in good shape. They don’t make houses like this anymore. Thank you for the tour!

[ronj]

It'a a shame to tear down such a nice historic home.

[deidreborriello]

This is way too beautiful to tear down 😢

[cross]

I'm glad to hear that they are going to maintain the home. It has so many fixtures and such beauty that it seemed such a shame to tear it down.

[cherylpesutimassie]

It breaks my heart knowing this grand old home was destroyed. I think they were built better than today's homes and are so beautiful. They had character in the details. I love all old places like this. Thank you for filming your tour. At least you preserved it on film, even though it's gone...