Abandoned Virginia : Exploring the Selma Plantation Mansion

[@MomTheEbayer101]

If that land and house could talk!!!! I'd love to hear the stories!!!

[@BrianSterowski]

you and me both!

[@TechGuy-rj1jz]

It would say "I was built in 1909, and I am not a plantation or was ever was housed by slave masters!"

[@time2danz441]

TechGuy1986 fyi...Selma Mansion is a historic property dating to the 1700’s and is located in Loudoun County, Virginia. The former plantation home of Armistead Mason,

[@time2danz441]

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[@learning2lovemeplus-size738]

Mom The Ebayer I can't stop crying...

[@rouser301]

Incredible - no asinine selfies (despite how many mirrors you passed) no dumb narration, and best of all no stupid music added. Because of that I felt like I was there with you... THUMBS UP!

[@karencarter8029]

Well maybe a little bit of history about this place or maybe the location would be nice😁

[@jimbobf8017]

Kinda did play the piano a tad bit 😂

[@mfitzburger5137]

@@karencarter8029 the history would basically be "this rich guy and his family moved here, and got slaves" soooo....

[@MLM111]

⁠@@mfitzburger5137There is so much more to the southern plantations than that. I live in Virginia and the history of these plantations fascinating.

[@MLM111]

@@karencarter8029I know a little background story would be nice…

[@konghammer6061]

That place is in remarkably good condition for it's age and lack of maintenance.

[@trey1977]

Couldn’t happen with construction and materials of today.

[@Bab3tina]

It's called quality!! ((*_*)

[@jeastwood2737]

@Mara L ... 30? I think more like 50... That looks like 1970s wallpaper to me

[@treemarie213100]

Millionaires bought it and completely rehabbed it and it is breathtaking today

[@treemarie213100]

Check out selma mansion rebirth on Facebook

[@nancymiller7294]

The home is beautiful and I am happy that someone was brave enough to save this piece of history. I hope a video will be made once the restoration is finished.

[@christinajebali9201]

Yeah I'd love to see it when all restored. I wish I could own a house and grounds like that.

[@Jason-ni5wh]

With so many horrible things happen in that house how would anyone oh I forgot white racist mfers would love it

[@soniayoung5097]

I love that you showed all the place in quietness!

[@BrianSterowski]

Thanks!

[@anaximandertheraven]

Birds did all the talking 🤣🤣🤣 No, seriously though, I agree! Great job! 😎

[@harveygirl64]

I agree, great video

[@thomasfranklinhowardjranna3075]

Ai is thomas franklin howard jr from MD Annapolis June 22 1978 inbody tracking mindreader bens hitching post campground silver springs florida lot 35 rv living

[@thomasfranklinhowardjranna3075]

ANNAPOLIS MARYLAND BORN ANNAPOLIS HOSPITAL 6 22 1978

[@Leeza-G]

Thanks! That was a great tour and the place not having been vandalized makes it so much sweeter!

[@BrianSterowski]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@TheDianne888]

Wow, that mansion was certainly a place of grand splendour in it's day. The rooms are endless as are the fireplaces! I really enjoy watching these videos and I wish I had some interesting places to explore but none where I live. Good video, thank you!

[@BrianSterowski]

+Dianne B. Thanks Dianne!

[@melbabowen4389]

I am SOOOOO RELIEVED AND GRATEFUL THAT GORGEOUS MANSION IS BEING SAVED AND RESTORED!!!!!💖💖💖💖

[@synchronicity1470]

me too. it was in very very good shape, all things considered.

[@HawkinaBox]

ME TOO! Was this the same staircase in which Scarlett and Kathleen walked up?

[@Jason-ni5wh]

That shit should be burned to the ground

[@jamesgarland393]

Very nicely done. Thank you for not babbling or adding ridiculous music to this video. Lovely old mansion with lovely vistas.

[@elizabethlavender5548]

+James Garland I couldn't agree more! Music often makes such videos extremely hokey. Thank you, Mr. Sterowski!

[@Nytea1982]

yes. the horrible music makes these videos unbearable.

[@faithismine128]

+Nytea B Skee Try turning the volume down or off.

[@MimiJoys]

James Garland I wish he'd slow down the camera. I wanted to see the old cabinetry, that long white one with all the places that had the different cupboards and drawers. The arched doorways, the claw foot tubs. Just slow down and make sure the camera has a chance to focus on the details.

[@janeburton7647]

Thanks for posting this wonderful old plantation house! So thankful it’s getting restored!

[@donniegray553]

The FIRST thing I notice about this place is there's NO GAFFITI. And that's a good thing. Thanks for the upload. I love the iron stand-alone tubs and the exposed plumbing. And the wood works is amazing. In a LOT of the videos I've seen posted there's so much graffiti the structure is practically beyond repair.

[@TechGuy-rj1jz]

That's because thugs and vandals did not know it existed.

[@jillybean3688]

@@TechGuy-rj1jz and racists too

[@blueriver4484]

Gaffiti

[@bertroost1675]

@@TechGuy-rj1jz I wonder if the reason for no graffiti is due to its location? It's not an urban area so people who showed up didn't think of bringing their spray paint them and when they got there it was too far to go back and get it.

[@bertroost1675]

@@jillybean3688 huh?

[@cant144]

Bringing this beauty back to life will be quite an achievement.

[@BrianSterowski]

March 2016 UPDATE: The mansion is going to be restored and work has already started. PLEASE DO NOT trespass! There is a security guard now posted on site. All updates can be seen at facebook.com/SelmaMansionRebirth2/

[@wandahwisdom5646]

+Brian Sterowski You know... think it was either one of those 'list25' videos or 'VSauce' where they said that it's more abandoned houses in America than there are homeless people. Then one of Bro Sanchez vids, where they were giving homeless ppl water, a homeless guy mentioned how many churches there were in that state vs how many homeless people there are there... then asked "So why is there any homeless people?" Sigh...

[@BrianSterowski]

+Dorothy Breitenstein no

[@bslaydon7023]

+Brian Sterowski According to their facebook page, they will arrest and prosecute anyone found trespassing on the property.

[@gwtwmom2]

So glad to hear it's going to be restored!

[@bslaydon7023]

+gwtwmom2 You should check out their FB page. They have ALOT of pictures showing how far they have progressed.

[@janiehelms4895]

Wow I could live on side of this house and my husband could live on the other side How lovely is that

[@asafaust8869]

May not be so good for the marriage. But, sometimes, spouses need their space without leaving home.

[@michellebehr7669]

Sounds nice!

[@monicacaldera2408]

I love your idea 😅😆

[@marisamcbe1335]

Shoot when i thought about living there ...i didnt even include my husband ! 🤣😅

[@totaloutlanderobsession8013]

Well during 2020 pandemic I would say that’s a fantastic idea, I’ve been stuck with spouse since March both of us out of job!!!!NOT FUN !!!

[@markjeffels3327]

Well worth a proper restoration! Stunning property! Thank you for posting!

[@SteamControlValve]

That top floor view was incredible. Beautiful old place.

[@terrifuller]

lived about 10 miles from this my whole life - so glad to see it being restored now

[@katielynn6859]

hey it's terri did someone buy it and restoring as a house or what ?

[@dianeschultz3229]

I would love to see a video of it after the restoration, I love old houses much better than the ones being built now, back in those days it took a village and a lot of blood, sweat and tears to build a house and they were built to last for generations, now you can buy a house building kit from Menards or get a home 2 pieces at a time and they put it together for you, so how good is that workmanship going to be on houses like that, give me an old farm house any day of the week!

[@nickismith7487]

hey it's terri ... did anyone live there then?

[@bslaydon7023]

Diane you need to go their facebook page: Selma Mansion Rebirth. There are hundreds of pictures and videos from the beginning of the restoration until now. They post more pictures and videos every day. This place is AMAZING now.

[@sandradelgado6151]

hey it's terri . Would be as kind to pass me the address. I want to purchase that place thanks a million.sandra

[@merrillbrown6032]

What character and quality this old home was graced with!! What a shame to let it go because they don't build them like this anymore. It is not beyond repair....just needs someone with money and a good heart to bring it back to it's former glory!! So sad to see a fine home in this condition!!

[@user-zt2bc1fc8f]

In 1990 I attended the wedding reception of a congressman's daughter there. I remember approaching the house on a driveway that seemed to be a mile long. We had cocktails in the room with the piano and tables were set in that beautiful foyer for dinner. It was a relatively small group of about one hundred people and we all had a wonderful time. The house was magnificent! I never would have guess the house would ever be in that condition. What a shock to see it in this unbelievable state, but so very happy to see below that it is now undergoing restoration. The sense of history and the architecture are two of the things I miss the most about living in the Washington, D.C. area.

[@raymondfrye5017]

Beltway Princess?

[@Tonytalkstoeveryone]

metal detecting the grounds is sure to yield some interesting finds

[@melissamclelland4922]

thank you for not talking through the whole thing like most people do. The house was very cool.

[@BrianSterowski]

glad you enjoyed it!

[@marlenevalle2597]

these abandoned beautiful houses just makes me think we don't take our ritches and wealth to heaven afterall.

[@kingdeecash0074]

Marlene Valle or hell for the rich and slave owners who lived here lol

[@slk1805]

Duh

[@groundtofu4238]

Who told you that

[@kurtlovef150]

That was a good comment

[@jillybean3688]

Yep, there are no luggage racks on a hearse...

[@transformationcoach1948]

This house is still full of life.I can still feel the enrrgy.

[@blacknefertiti]

I can only imagine the type of spirits that are in that house .

[@florahavor644]

All that work being done free labor hard back breaking labor probably was build and the owner of the house couldn't keep it when the slaved was freed all plantation labor stopped .such a beautiful place.at our ancestors of blood and sweat .

[@moorpinklillies2152]

Black Nefertiti former slaves all slaves

[@rachelolvera4495]

I can feel slave spirits as I saw the mansion at the beginning of the video

[@diannegarcia273]

Gorgeous house!

[@jagurllxav2923]

YoU see these things never lasted Slaves worked Killed And now they cant live no more

[@briannatomas7326]

if i we're to restore this beauty I'd keep it as vintage as possible fill it with antiques . I'm in love with this gorgeous beauty Selma

[@janne1232]

I can never ever bring myself to the point, why these magnificent houses can be left from glory to decay and totally fall along the way. How come some houses are left for vandalist's, and other's can keep very old fine furniture's and other stof inside, and nobody removes them, are they not all to respect as past living homes for somebody. When I se the video from ,Belle Grow' in the south I cry, because it is obvius, that it does not matter, that an importent piece of history, ends up in decay and fall. Thank you for showing these forgottens places, hopefully the goverment's around the world, who look the other way, will come up with a better solution than decay and fall. There are so many beautiful homes all over the world, just left to slow death, and yet millions of people are living on the street's, I dont get it at all......

[@BrianSterowski]

+Janne Petersen Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and comment :)

[@janne1232]

Hello Brian, I very often go to you tube, just to watch all the sad houses. mansion's, and even castle's, slowly going down in ignorant carelessness, because history meen's so little now a day's. We dont know this problem from Denmark, where I am from, because it is a very small country, and prominent houses are well garded, even they are empty. As I wrote yearlier, 'Belle Grow' makes me so sad and angry, because she must have bin the history from the south, if any. I also think about the Byron House as well, sad as it is, the mansion is almost gone, keep on the good work, I follow allmost every day, because I read with great pleasure about forgotten times. Regards Janne....

[@MrSinister89]

+Janne Petersen Yeah well people and times change. You can't save everything and everyone. Hope you learned something because next time it could be you're families house on youtube.

[@TMIDiva]

+Janne Petersen I agree that it is a shame that these old homes are left to rot. You can just imagine the halls filled with elegant men and women. When you refer to a historical significance, you have to also acknowledge that plantation life was comfortable for the people owning the land and not so much for the people toiling that soil. This is not so much a remark about slavery (although that is also the case), but of the decadence enjoyed by individuals who benefitted by a system that impoverished a whole class of people. There was a great migration and the fall out meant less income and less of the workers who serviced these people because they lacked options or education. Some of those old plantation homes should rightfully return to the soil.

[@Maine24512]

+TMIDiva This looks like a yuppie renovation that got abandoned in the 2008 fall. So your observation is not relevent for this time

[@gwenscoggins1]

Thank you so much for sharing ! I'm so glad you took film instead of pics it made me feel I was there ! OMG what a beautiful old home ! I wish some one like Nichole Curtis would get it and restore it to it's former glory ! But can you imagine back in the day you've just come down all those stairs realizing you left something behind in your bedroom then you have to walk up all those stairs again lol ! Thank you so much for sharing this I love old houses !!

[@BrianSterowski]

+gwenscoggins1 living there as a kid and running up and down the stairs would have been fun :) Thank you for watching!!!

[@Mamadukee1]

What a beautiful house,if I was super rich,I would restore it,but it would take a lot of money,and a lot to maintain it!!!!!!!🤗🇬🇧

[@definitelycortez3408]

What an amazing place. While I'm glad it will be restored, I'm really enjoying seeing it as it is. Those fireplaces are Magnificent.

[@fokkerd3red618]

That place is huge. It would be interesting to know the history of the house and property. Thanks for the tour.

[@sandyjuntunen4088]

This home was bought and restored by an author, Sharon Virts. She restored it and it is absolutely magnificent! She has a Facebook page, where you can see how beautiful Selma is now. She just released a book on the history of Selma too, called Masque of Honor.

[@sandradelgado8236]

I will check it out thanks .😊

[@LovelymaidenJacki]

the bathtub looked like was showing a creepy crime scene history-

[@Allieclaire26]

it's so sad to see this place abandoned. i wish someone would buy it & then fix it up. it would be beautiful

[@BrianSterowski]

allisonclaire I agree! I think the problem is that the current owner isn't selling. Instead they are letting it rot away :(

[@dharkling890]

***** unfortunately that is how people in that area believe. I live in NC and have often travelled to VA. When I first moved to the area, I asked that question and was told people would rather see them rot then to sell "grandma's " house. Is this place in eastern VA?

[@MeadeSkeltonMusic]

Carol Dharkling its in northern va, near DC.

[@Mycroftsbrother]

Carol Dharkling Yes, that's true... but also, due to its location, just the land is probably worth a fortune... so they want to hold it as an investment. Problem is that most of these old mansions are impractical today. They cost a fortune to keep up, heat, cool, etc.. as well as taxes and insurance. So there's a lot more to saving one of these mansions than just repairing the structure and decorating. Someone would have to have VERY deep pockets to fix it up and live in it... what a shame. If I'm not mistaken, Leesburg was traditional hunt country... horses and hounds. I think the Kennedy brothers lived around there when they were senators.

[@dharkling890]

Mycroftsbrother I know you're absolutely right. It does make me wonder if this illusion we call our world is better off with today's technology or that from long ago.......

[@dianemoorhouse6802]

What a beautiful place. Imagine the stories those walls could tell.

[@reverie6034]

So glad it’s being restored!!! That staircase broke my heart

[@treshellsmith74]

This was actually a beautiful house. I'm very fascinated by these houses and their layouts

[@lynnrose7562]

I can only imagine how beautiful this mansion was in it's time!

[@bslaydon7023]

Look up Selma Mansion Rebirth on Facebook. She is a stunning piece of work now.

[@nathandunlap6957]

Lynn Amidon or still could be

[@nathandunlap6957]

Lynn Amidon there a movie with that Morgan chick or Catherine with a old house late 1950 to 1960 movoe

[@groundtofu4238]

Lynn Amidon this property was built post slavery and in this day and age you’re not gonna find any land where a life hasn’t laid.

[@dawnryan4975]

Wow homes built with quality

[@colleen3107]

I was so glad to read in your description that this gorgeous home was no longer abandoned and was being restored. Very elegant

[@nikkil764]

so glad to hear it's going to be saved. It breaks my heart when I hear about historic homes falling in disrepair or worse torn down. That is a national tragedy.

[@josh3326]

That’s the largest bird house I’ve seen. Look at all those monitors. The bird has a lot of computers.

[@Rob774]

Love the fireplaces in each bedroom. I'm old enough to remember houses with the "feeted" bathtub.

[@sandradelgado8236]

Beautiful mansion . i would love to buy. Thanks for sharing .

[@holly939]

Thank you so much for your work. I appreciate that you have added no commentary as that allows me the opportunity to feel like I am having the actual experience without someone else's input.

[@BrianSterowski]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Deborah-cu9rs]

@@BrianSterowski I really like your video, and, can't wait to see more of your work. The fact that you didn't have commentary, was wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

[@jeansmith162]

Beautiful old home if someone had the money to fix up. The view from the upper windows is breath taking. Thank u

[@WhatNow858]

Such a grand old place. I am very glad that someone is restoring it! :DD

[@catherinemelnyk]

I really this beautiful, elegant home was rescued by the right buyer. Stunning! Thanks for posting.

[@evaj.8799]

Thank you for not talking.

[@TT-zm8np]

Eva J. I wouldn’t talk either big homes like this would make me paranoid to even make a sound lol never know what’s hiding in those places

[@onionpeeling5822]

He let the walls, insects noises & foot steps explaining the sorrows some people went thru in that hell house

[@blossomhousetv8260]

My first thought.

[@bonniebeams504]

@@onionpeeling5822 Why do you say "hell house"?

[@onionpeeling5822]

@@bonniebeams504 coz slave master owned

[@bellagrace9812]

Imagine drinking your coffee in the morning and all the fireplaces are burning and your taking in the view with that long driveway right in the center. Yes, I'm there now.

[@toddly1133]

Ditto! I'll go for that Bella Grace.

[@itsmyparty4637]

@Surfers Rule UCLA Marie is a lucky girl then:)

[@BreeBrog]

@Marie Ferguson ok I'm there now 😀

[@rustyaxelrod]

Imagine carrying in all the wood for the fire places, getting the fires started and making the coffee. If you did it yourself it would be lunch time before you sit down. This place is massive and would take a crew to keep it going.

[@monicacaldera2408]

Peaceful & beautiful indeed

[@shanechilders8164]

That staircase, oh, to see such a beautiful house fall into ruin!

[@BrianSterowski]

+Shane Childers Thanks for checking it out Shane!

[@murieltainter5936]

Have you checked out Selma's facebook page? Her repairs are almost complete. Beautiful.

[@catherinehermansen4376]

@d campbell not as many as you would think. Google it. It is in Loudoun county va. You can read its entire history.

[@Rtv1ComCHICAGONEWS]

@@BrianSterowski spooky

[@jillybean3688]

@d campbell pretty sick thoughts my dear. Call your psychiatrist because something ain't right in your head.

[@AnglovesLife888]

I love that you got in to document this home before it was restored! Thank you for sharing!!

[@tomlampros7122]

No old mansion would be complete without the classic pyramid of computer monitors

[@Sam-rq4yc]

Modern art masterpiece

[@bonniebrown6960]

LOL!!

[@frankdenardo8684]

Tom Lampros looks like the haunted mansion at Disneyland.

[@lauraowens473]

😂

[@feediamond8209]

I noticed that. As well as the hot water tank in the basement. I'm also really surprised by the indoor plumbing that each bathroom had with toilets.

[@betsycollins601]

It's really important for people/banks to move these places on if they cannot restore or maintain them. At least the former occupants' personal things were dealt with. Not all people are so fortunate. We used to live next to a huge abandoned mansion in Cobbs Creek, Virginia that was owned by the Meade's. Unfortunately, they died childless and left the old place to a "loving" nephew, who "honored" the couple's memory by immediately calling in an auctioneer to get rid of their most valuable things, leaving the place so unlocked that raccoons and vines moved in and entwined themselves on drapes and furnishings, and allowing his aunt's personal hygiene products, cosmetics, and old love letters to be strewn about the house for years. He just let it sit open for quite a while before he cashed the property in with a buyer. All of these things were found when the local volunteer fire department eventually came to burn the place to the ground in a training exercise (and to solve the demolition problem of the new owner). People who walked through the home before the blaze could not believe how the Meade's heirs (among whom there was that nephew) had treated their personal things. Makes the childless think twice before willing money to a relative just on account of blood relations. If you ARE fortunate enough to be left property, do not let it rot away and more importantly, spare your relatives the dishonor and posthumous humiliation of having their unmentionables and personal items displayed for the general public.

[@basstrammel1322]

Places like this cost a fortune just to keep them running on a day to day basis, so maybe he tried to raise the money so he could live there one day? Either way, it's a shame to let personal belongings float around. And it is a tragedy that they burned it down.

[@largofella]

Betsy Collins wow I just learned something about the meades. In relation to fort Meade correct?

[@betsycollins601]

Jeremiah Byers No, sorry. The Meades I were talking about had a big mansion on the Piankatank River in Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. had no children and left everything to a nephew who really let the place got straight to Hell, never took proper care of their personal effects, and cashed out big time when he could. The house was burned (as I said above) as a fire-department training exercise and because it was far too gone from having its doors left wide open for two-three years. The rubble was used to fill in the two basements, and a man who had the contract for security cameras on navy ships bought the plot and built a huge monstrosity about 500' closer to the river than the original house was. Please do tell though, what you have learned about Fort Meade!

[@dellahicks7231]

Betsy Collins How awful that he cared so little, for an aunt & uncle who obviously thought something of him, to will him their home! So much disrespect!

[@kazzuo32]

that is such a sad story, especially I will love to inherited a house like that i will even read those letters one by one, if it was money what he wanted he could call a bunch of antique collector and sale them to people that will appreciate those things and not to a jerk that left doors open.

[@Csb1289]

I love the wallpaper, such a beautiful home. I'd try to restore it to its old look the best I could if I were a renovator!

[@monkeygraborange]

What a magnificent house. One can only wonder how it ended up neglected and abandoned.

[@meritofapproval]

The views from the windows are spectacular! 👀

[@kimmiekoolbeans]

That is really cool!! I can't believe how many of the finishes are still there. & in pretty good shape. It's a shame no one loves it enough to fix it up. Also super cool no one has came in & stole all the pretty molding & fireplace mantels. Thanks for sharing! Love it! :)

[@kimmiekoolbeans]

+Leif Binckley I'm with ya! I thought it was really wonderful too! Wouldn't it be so wonderful to have it restored back to it original glorious self..

[@stude1953]

+kimmie koolbeans Probably now after they see this video they will! Did they have permission to go in there? Hope so because if not that's breaking and entering and I don't care what excuse they come up with!

[@phoenixman8569]

yes, thank goodness they are still there, but being realistically the only reason they are still there, is that their is not any value for those type of things in the stolen goods department, thieves only want cash, bikes, electronics and copper wire pulled out of the walls to pay for their drugs, sad but true.

[@JustMeELC]

Thank you for this... real life Gone With the Wind

[@kimberelydavis379]

Oh my gosh! How is no one not restoring this house?!! It’s absolutely gorgeous!

[@janetleslie3917]

This place has now had a million$$ restoration. It’s fabulous!

[@pinklemons6895]

Nothing about this will ever be “fabulous “

[@Existentialnausea]

Link?

[@Davilow]

Would have liked to have seen the room at 4:03 and a full pan around in each room is always nice, but an enjoyable video nonetheless. Beautiful old place and glad to hear that it's going to be restored.

[@jercasgav]

Wow, that house has some amazing, old architectural details still intact. In particular, it is especially awesome to see sooo many bathrooms with their turn of the century tile work, sinks, tubs, and even toothbrush holder mounts STILL in place!! It is nearly always the kitchens and bathrooms that lose their period details first, so it is a shame to see a home with so many old details decaying away. The staircase is impressive too. Thank you for showing us such a unique and lovely, large old home! One last thought too...I live in a circa 1913 home and have many period details that I need to put BACK into my home. We don't have many architectural salvage yards in the Denver metro area, and it would be great to have access to more materials at a better price. I sure wish there was some way to obtain the architectural salvage items in these old homes left to decay into oblivion, and instead transfer them to lived in homes for further use. The quality of many old items is far superior and more unique/beautiful than most of the garbage we make today....and at a minimum it is also easier on the wallet and helps spare the environment when old materials are repurposed. So why is it not more common that these sorts of old resources are pooled, sold, and re-utilized?!

[@kennethcarroll2041]

A real Victorian home that was built only for Virginia. I cannot even fathom all that took place there from years gone by. A true landmark in time for all to enjoy and wonder. Thanks for sharing.

[@abandonedsc4261]

Wow unbelievable. What an amazing location. Great job Brian covering the place. Thanks for sharing!

[@BrianSterowski]

AbandonedSC It is! Easily my favorite of the places that I've explored so far! Thanks for watching :)

[@bangasou12]

***** ever went to maryland? there this guy that found stuff from the 1800 and a really old car. theres a video of it

[@RandyGent]

bangasou12 Where is that video? Thanks!

[@BrianSterowski]

bangasou12 I haven't...I need to see if I can find that video you are talking about.

[@jayjay8330ify]

+Brian Sterowski were you alone during this as you got the top of the steps there was a female voice

[@lesliecraig559]

Glad this beautiful place is being restored

[@lyndybinder4733]

So glad it's being restored and that there was no graffiti sprayed all over the building. It is a beautiful property with some beautiful views

[@Inthelifeofkera]

Just like the history right 😊

[@carowells1607]

That dampness sure didn’t do the house any favors.

[@raelenelabby6407]

Great video. Perfect length!!! Thank you 😊

[@wayasaunooke3424]

This house is absolutely stunning, I would love to see it when the restoration has finished!

[@itsallgood4093]

Look at the Facebook page for Selma Mansion.

[@emerymitchell844]

Of COURSE WHITE FOLKS WILL NOT FEEL THE PAIN SOME!

[@NinasHere4U]

I am in total love with this house! If I were rich I would buy this and bring it back to it's grander. Thank you SO much for sharing!!

[@BrianSterowski]

+Nina Reeder Thanks for watching :-)

[@NinasHere4U]

My pleasure!

[@charlielynne7550]

+Nina Reeder I agree 100 percent!

[@imrlaps7097]

+Nina Reeder Id have to agree. I really appreciate that it still has alot of its old fixtures intact.

[@NinasHere4U]

+IMr LAPS it sure does, If I was wealthy I would love to take on this and restore it, I hope someone does in my lifetime, I would love to see it back to its grand self!

[@williamconstantino1852]

I've watched this video at least 6 times and still is always good.

[@BrianSterowski]

Thanks William!

[@1028dianemarie]

I love The fact that you don’t talk. Some of the guys that do these videos are so annoying. And you hold the camera steady. Thank you so much. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@PrairieDodgers]

I really enjoyed this one. Great explore!

[@BrianSterowski]

PrairieDodgers Thank you!

[@willyboy6126]

Boy. if only those walls could talk. I can just imagine the grandeur that this house once was...and can be again! Awesome to hear the mansion will be saved and restored! :D

[@bbarr9592]

So happy someone saw the value of this wonderful home and restored it.

[@emmaknight3890]

It’s so good to see a grand old house that’s NOT completely trashed and riddled. Thanks for showing this.

[@udotolearn7792]

So so sad. As a builder this video breaks my heart.

[@patrickmahan351]

Apparently this place has been all fixed up now! It looks great.

[@paigecat9104]

Such a crying shame this house is abandoned. It needs someone to bring it back to it's former glory so pretty. Someone rich buy this house and fix it!

[@TechGuy-rj1jz]

facebook.com/pg/SelmaMansionRebirth2/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1512625499044844 Already almost done

[@truthdeliverer983]

when I saw this place and the view from the front door takes you back in time of o ce was and visioning the beauty. I would love love love to have the money to purchase this and as much land as possible. true beauty in how the south once was.

[@truthdeliverer983]

+H.G. C. maybe look into streaming tv cheaper and better. maybe

[@truthdeliverer983]

+H.G. C. you just do that. whatever floats your boat.

[@truthdeliverer983]

+H.G. C. I'm so happy for you. it takes an adult to be responsible. bless your heart

[@pameladilley8515]

these houses are always so beautiful so sad in such disrepair

[@kittypurr11]

It's restored now and gorgeous! loudounnow.com/2017/09/20/restoration-returns-historic-selma-to-stately-but-cozy-stature/

[@BourneAccident]

Were those monitors left over from the Plantation days?

[@tyssed]

Yes

[@GaGa16]

It was used as Venue for weddings and the like sometime during the 80's I believe that is the date. You can see picks on Google of an event or 2. It's sad that those people left that crap in there.

[@slygi4]

+Tammy Faulkner I would love to google it and see it. What search term do I use? Does this place have a name?

[@GaGa16]

Selma Mansion, Loudon County VA

[@slygi4]

Thank you so much!

[@glasslinger]

Good to hear a rich person got it and brought it back to life! So many of the old mansions are left to rot because of the incredible expense (millions!) required to restore them.

[@01Mary02]

I was just waiting to see Scarlett O'Hara sitting out front with the Tarleton twins.

[@raymondfrye5017]

That was Hollywood's idea of the pre-war South and aftermath. Please read the book. It caused quite a stir when it was published as a novel: Gone With The Wind. Margaret Mitchell wrote the text while a reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Regards

[@01Mary02]

@@raymondfrye5017 I did. First read it when I was 15 years old.

[@raymondfrye5017]

@@01Mary02 That's the one thing about a classic: it's timeless. Reading it in later life, brings out more as one gains experience. Kind Regards

[@louise-yo7kz]

Lol@Mary

[@gmack3883]

Raymond Frye what is up with the "kind regards" salutation? I cringe when I see it. Almost as puzzling as when people say "I'm well" in answer to "how are you?" Pretentious nonsense and inaccurate to boot.

[@barbfrank917]

I could see someone doing a piano solo with a sad melody in that room. Good to hear someone renovated it.

[@Cwgrlup]

So glad to hear someone is restoring this beautiful home! It is amazing

[@skinni_the_P00hBear]

I thought this was Selma, Alabama at first before reading the description. I'm like, "I've never seen this place down here before in my life" 🤣🤣

[@melissamelissa2603]

Thank you so much for showing us this amazing history and not ruining it by talking.💗

[@jeffwarren6906]

Thank God it has been rescued & saved ! Well done video Brian .

[@BrianSterowski]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jeffwarren6906]

@@BrianSterowski - Yes sir , I absolutely enjoyed it .. When I was a young lad , we lived in South Carolina , Georgia , Mississippi , and Alamba , { this all takes place in the 50s } as my father played professional AAA Baseball in the " "Grapefruit League" , and the "Sally League" before getting picked up by the Cincinnati Reds . We moved 13 times over the decade of the 50s . Although it was a bit annoying to be constantly moving and leaving friends behind , one good thing was seeing alot of historical sites simular to the one in your video . Many were abandoned and my brothers , sister & I would adventure through Mansions , old stone farmhouses , barns , etc .. This was before vandelism become popular with young idiots , so even though they were run down & decaying , they were intact and quite a magical place to roam through . Thank you again Brian for all the effort you put into your productions .. Sincerely , your friend Jeff P.S. - I ended up living in Oregon , and there is nothing like what the South has here .. God bless you Sir

[@lisastallingskeelor3328]

That view is awesome.

[@brendajohnson1]

I love how there are so many fireplaces in the home, and it's very well built. I just wonder why the current owners haven't bothered to keep the property up? Interesting! Thanks for sharing.

[@MAGAISKLAN]

It's probably very expensive to refurbish and keep the place up. It needs to be sold to a preservation or historical society.

[@josephinamungaray6118]

Someone fixed the house and lives in at. The pics are beautiful...

[@wendycrawford1792]

BG Johnson. The ‘current’ owners could be dead!!

[@wendycrawford1792]

@@josephinamungaray6118 Someone fixed the house and is leaving bing in it??? From whence came this unrealistic delusion??? Living in it-fixing it???? Where are their beds. Some of the rooms have totally collapsed!!!! It would cost millions to repair and restore it to its former glory.

[@sacredlovetarot1971]

Selma is now a private home and absaloutly stunning ❤❤❤❤

[@giovanna722]

@Mary's Spirit Have you been inside it? Or seen pictures?

[@debbieroberts5866]

Who bought it?

[@myfathersdaughter6983]

I so glad to hear that

[@ChristopherSmith-gv4yc]

giovanna they have a face book page just look it up it’s amazing it chronicles all the work they did to the mansion over the pest 3 years

[@66gema]

Thank God someone saved Selma!👍

[@wendystinton1791]

What a beautiful place such a shame, I bet it's got a lot of stories to tell. You can just imagine how wonderful it must have been to dance and live there.

[@my2beagles535]

This home by as been completely restored and is absolutely fabulous. They did an amazing job. The link to the photos are linked in one of these comments... this was a real labor of love

[@karenwhalen8231]

I'm so glad someone is restoring that lovely house. I just love it.

[@imanuealinassem4341]

Karen Whalen fuck that slave plantation

[@Alex-st1hd]

Imanueali Nassem it's not a slave plantation. This house was built in 1902. The original house that sat on the property was a slave plantation.

[@faithismine128]

+Alexandria Greene You can't reason with a reverse racist.I let my girlfriend handle them,she is black and it seems to really confuse them when she gets out of my truck,with Confederate battle flag front plate.

[@kerryincolumbus]

Hey Nassem grow a pair - slavery was a big part of America back in the day- it's about time to get used to the idea. The house that stood here before this place was built, was built by slave labor and from all accounts it was absolutely beautiful! So, to me, if slaves built something that nice, then SOMETHING good came from it all.

[@michaltaft2972]

Stunningly beautiful home. Imagine it in its prime.

[@itsallgood4093]

There is a Facebook page showing the remodeling they have done. Selma Mansion, it's stunning.

[@denisesmith2745]

Love, love you!! Thank you for no noise but your footsteps. I subscribed! Beautiful home and really made me feel I was there

[@jeanbush8791]

Beautiful, haunting and sad. I'm from Arlington and wish I had known about this one. It's surprisingly intact. Do you know when it was built, who the last family was that lived there and why it was finally abandoned? They spent quite a bit of money modernizing the plumbing and kitchen. What is the name of the plantation?

[@musicsuxnowadays]

+Jean Bush that is a great question and one that i hope he answers. i was curious as well

[@elizabethlavender5548]

+musicsuxnowadays The name of the plantation is Selma. I included more information in a comment above :). It looks like a lot of people are interested in this property... I hope someone finds success in relocating/finding the realtor and purchasing!

[@jeanbush8791]

+musicsuxnowadays en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma_(Leesburg,_Virginia)

[@musicsuxnowadays]

Jean Bush THANKS. that was interesting read.

[@jeanbush8791]

You're very welcome.

[@BillieJean2.0]

I got freaked out when I heard the piano keys, I thought a ghost was playing it until I saw their hand 😂😂😂😂

[@EdWood1st]

Are you serious? What a week mind you have!!!

[@Jin04115]

I feel the spirits in that house

[@adityaganjoomech]

What in the video makes you feel so??

[@imjustbeingreal100]

No you don’t lol

[@julianharris6698]

@@imjustbeingreal100 how can u tell someone what they feel 🤨

[@tammyhall2584]

I do too

[@anitasnider8494]

What a beautiful home... Im sure it has a very sad past...if those walls could talk oh the stories it would tell.. I would love to know those stories.. Thank you for sharing with us.

[@grady.stu.8300]

I just looked it up online to see it when it was nice. Beautiful house. I love those old homes. I read a US senator lived there in 1816. Pretty cool that house is at least 200 years old. Also I really like how you didn't talk the whole time!

[@lorna1000s]

what’s so beautiful about this house? Do you even know the history? After you find out, let me know how beautiful it is

[@jasemans7817]

Lorna Georges ya know just because it’s a plantation house doesn’t mean you have to say it’s terrible yes the people that ran it were terrible and what happend there was probably terrible but the architecture of the building is beautiful and southern culture is wonderful besides slavery which was awful

[@lorna1000s]

@Mary P now tell me what does MY BODY have to do with MY COMMENT that I left under a video about a PLANTATION? hating much? hmm... but further more, my tits look so gorgeous in my beautiful black bathing suit! I’m unsure what you look like... maybe Princess Fiona from Shrek? good night.

[@riccardo50001]

It would be interesting to see it in its restored version, or even in progress.

[@sabrinaevans2547]

Happy to read she is getting restored.

[@sabrinaevans2547]

+Leonard F Yes really I stated that. really what?! I never said it wasn't cool. For the record I did enjoy the video, thumbs up. I think it's "cool" exploring abandon places. I don't. I do love old homes and rather see them restored than just falling apart. That is all.

[@terryanderson5947]

WOW such awesome beauty. Thank you for the video.