Damn. Bob is old. But so am I. How did that happen. I like this bob. He speaks slower and moves slower. It bothered me when I would watch him back in the day. I felt as though he was always rushing. This was great.

It's great to see Bob Vila again. I miss his shows.

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⚠ Mr. Blades: Please ensure strong security - especially during public viewing - the unhinged "Left-Tards" are everywhere these days vandalizing our world's sacred museums... 💡 Mandatory searches prior to entrance may alleviate their potential paint-bombings !

To all those involved in "bringing White Hall back" thank you gentlemen 🙏...America owes you a debt of gratitude forever. Cant wait to visit it.

Thank you to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rutherford Jr. 🙏✝ for your patriotism in maintaining a fragile and exquisite piece of American 🇺🇸💪 history ❗

Great to see you back in the saddle, Bob. You and Norm gave my wife and I so much inspiration from watching TOH and Home Again. I know it will probably never happen, but wouldn't it be cool to team up with Norm one last time for a project or maybe just to reminisce about your time together on TOH, and your subsequent careers?

Bob is now 78 years old. Long time no see.

Bob Vila back on! Subscribed immediately. I have rewatched the original This Old House episodes many times.

You’ve always been the best…cheers to being back man!

This was very interesting

Bob needs a real live show. Way overdue!

It's so great to see Bob again! I learned so much from This Old House, and I have to thank him for asking the questions that we all wanted to ask. ❤🪛🔨🪚❤

Been there a must see.

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Mr. Vila looks great! Love that guy!

The fat person on the right seemed disgusted when she said the building was painted BROWN. How disgusting. But Hey, we knew what these crowd is up to.

These looks like the DeSantis crowd. Pale, angry and Sad.

Mizner looks like he liked eating alot. Why is he holding a monkey on his left shoulder? Is he trying to eat the parrot too? His picture is offensive

Tell us about the Native American Indians who were displaced by these ruthless European Wanna bees"

Addison Mizner sounds like a controlling freak. Really, a 7 seconds commute? From the second or third floor?

"...he wanted to provide an opportunity for guests to shop..."? AKA : bank on pretentious people

Via parigi? thats hilarious!!!

Yeah, how come all the children in the picture are white? Ah, we know...

Henry Morrison Flagler looks evil. Tell us about the Native Taino Indians eradicated in the area.

comical performance

Seeing Bob Vila again is like seeing an old friend after a long absence.

Wow Bob is so old now. I haven't seen him in a long time.

So nice to see Bob Vila!

The faux beams on the ceiling remind me of the dining room at Lyndhurst in New York.

Bob Vila is a gem.

Amazing craftsmanship! What a great company!

Awesome episode and upbeat energy. The home owner is a true Palm Beach Island treasure- genuine, brilliant & beautiful.

I spent ten awesome years helping to meticulously restore this architectural masterpiece.

Very interesting!!! Great piece on local craftsmen and women!

How many bedrooms?

the concrete mixture is so soupy, I thought that makes it weaker. they probably want it to flow easily into the mold but I'm surprised how liquidy they make it. I wonder what psi it ends up as

No, cast stone was NOT "...first used extensively in London in the year 1900". You're misinformed. There are many examples of cast stone that predate 1900. For example, one form of cast stone was invented in the UK in 1770 by Mrs. Eleanor Coade, and was already hugely popular by the 1810s (it was extensively used in the 1820s restoration of Buckingham Palace, and those elements survive to this day). "Coade Stone" was first used in the US as early as about 1800 (see Rossborough Inn on the University of Maryland Campus, and John Tayloe's "Octagon House" in Washington DC). The company that developed the secret process for making Coade Stone went out of business in the early-1840s, and those secrets were lost.

My ancestors were the amoung the orginal settlers of Lake Worth and Palm Beach. Harlan Page Dye built boats, operated a hotel, and owned a general store. His hotel, the 63 room Lake Worth Hotel was the largest in the area until Flagler built the Royal Poinciana.

Great story and history of the colony in palm beach Florida. 👏♥️🙌

Kessler's book uses this in the Dance of the Millionaires in Palm Beach Country Club. There is a rich person season that updates Thurston Veblen's conspicuous consumption.

That's what I always appreciated about Bob Vila on TOH and Home Again shows. He would ask questions that viewers might ask and, whether scripted or on the fly, make clarifications when necessary. He caught that oversight that it was iron that was bent back in the day and not aluminum.

I spent much of my childhood in one of Fatio's S Ocean Blvd properties. Coquina stone, carved relief figures, intricate arches etc. It's reassuring to see a strong ethos of preservation still exists in Palm Beach. It feels like one of the last remnants of an old-world romantic vision.

Fascinating-thank you!

Dear god he looks horrible now.

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Nice

Bob is loved and awesome. His voice not as deep as on this old house

My husband and I enjoyed living in this very special gem for 10 years. In fact our PH condo was featured in a decor magazine at the time. Your episode was very interesting and brought back many fond memories. Thank you!

Hi, My Great Uncle owned Hogarcito for several years, my Mother spent time in the house as a young girl when she would go visit her Uncle in the summers (she is 75 now), she said that she did indeed remember the murals in the dining room, and her Uncle purchased the home from Mr. Hutton’s Brother so the murals would indeed have to have been original to the house!!! My Great Uncle and his 2nd wife purchased Hogarcito so they could “winter” in Palm Beach where they were fixtures on the social scene and played golf at The Everglades club. Their primary residence was on the “MainLine” in Devon, PA. That house was much larger than Hogarcito and I believe that home also has a historical designation, sadly it is no longer in the family as my Uncle has long since passed away and his heirs sold both properties many years ago as the upkeep was immense, as you certainly can understand! If you would be interested in looking at the other home I would love to email you the link where you can look at it! My Mother and me were so THRILLED to stumble across this video on YT about a former family home! P.S. I asked my Mother if she remembered the tiny spiral stairs going to the bell tower and if she ever rang the bells, she said that she did indeed remember those stairs because she had to haul my pack and play portable play pen up those stairs to go to the 3rd floor when I was there as a baby (I’m 53 now), she also rang the bells!