Come Tour This 341-Year-Old Home | So Much Character

[@norasmith4939]

What a beautiful home! Edit. I live in the Netherlands right across a castle built in 1407 until 1415. It still stands

[@sly5346]

The fireplace is everything.

[@deniseandros7082]

In the late 50’sand early 60’s lived right across the street, it’s located on Great Neck Road. Love it

[@bertroost1675]

Did you ever go in it? Did you know the occupant?

[@stevenlloyd39]

Every room with a fireplace

[@lapsedluddite3381]

Books were extremely important to our forefathers. The family library was treasured, with each generation adding to the collection as finances allowed. Every family endeavored to have a collection of the classics with Greek and Latin works, philosophy, the sciences, classical literature, poetry, books on art, language studies, travel journals, etc., etc. The people of the times were very well read and had a far better classical education than the average person of today. Those one roomed schoolhouses did a much better job of educating the children than many modern overcrowded, understaffed, underfunded schools of today. Remember too, the printed word and oral storytelling were the only "media" of the times, and large collections of books were not only treasured, they were status symbols.

[@swannoir7949]

This is so true. Your post is valuable to the understanding of the importance of books at one point in time. Loved the social media analogy, spot on, especially the one-roomed schoolhouse statement. I am a book collector by accident, due to my love of reading. I've found some many treasures at book stores. I have a few books that were printed in the 1880s. They sure are treasures, but the ability to Google, is eventually going to make books obsolete.

[@pippishortstocking7913]

Not true at all that education in the U.S. was high quality in the 1600 and 1700s. Whether children recieved "an education" was based on race, social class, and gender. Academics wasn't even the focus. Religion and moral code were the emphasis in so called education. Only half of the girls could read because they were regarded as nothing but future wives, breeders or general laborers for the privileged classes. Schools were sporadically existent. A lot of small communities had rudimentary places for students or none at all, meeting instead in the place that doubled as church on Sundays. Many places couldn't afford primers so students were taught to read by rote from the bible. Southerners had the least number of "schools" so what children learned was dependent on what their parents knew and passed on because. The eastern part of the country's communities had money for primers and writing materials. But again, it was race, class and gender that determined if children were educated but boys were the priority. To hear you tell it a bystander would think Latin, Greek, French, the arts, philosophy, mathematics and literature were commonly taught to students here back then🤪. I think you've watched too many British historical fiction movies and BBC series.

[@lindyc.2552]

I love American history! So wonderful that these old houses are still with us!

[@vickilindberg6336]

Surprisingly large. I wouldn't expect spaces that large that need to be heated.

[@ldqa2737]

3:01 This would be a gathering room. Chores like canning, needlework, sewing, Bible reading, etc.

[@judylapointe3507]

That second ""dining room" looks like a store. I see gift baskets. In my community we had an old building like that that was turned into a free, private, candy store and kids library. It was a 5 minute walk from my house and my kids just about lived there.

[@suzannecarrier287]

It was probably a work room for quilting, crafts, pie making, corn shucking., candle making.......anything that required long tables.

[@bluekatgal7300]

Or possibly also study room for family with many kids. Home school during inclement weather?

[@suzannecarrier287]

​@@bluekatgal7300yes! Most people tutored their own kids at home❤

[@xIIIQueenOfSwordsIIIx]

Presumably a museum house or something.

[@irenehartmann5249]

It sounds wonderful.

[@JNeil1975]

The coziest house I’ve ever seen! I would love living in this house. I really like the green in the living room.

[@republicunited2183]

American & EuroEnglish craftmenship and history is amazing.

[@llc1976]

How lovely. My ancestors were from Quebec same time period I wonder if their houses looked like this. Love this. I would have to try to cook in the fireplace

[@jeneendove906]

❤❤ I am just so amazed that these homes are still standing and still a good.

[@dianetheisen8664]

Usually houses of this age have very small rooms. Having said that, I love this house🏡❤️‼️

[@boondoggled1]

Wow…the wide pine boards in this one are amazing

[@CarlainMontana406]

I’m pretty sure that most homes had a small library because that’s what they used to get through those long Massachusetts winter nights!

[@twistoffate4791]

I must tip my hat to the giant pig in the kitchen. Absolutely worth a smile. Love the Windsor chairs. What an honor to get to see the interior.

[@lee3171]

I love the wide plank flooring in these old homes

[@dianeyoung8068]

I like the bones of this house but I am overwhelmed by all the collectables and baskets.

[@extraordinarynobody]

Just pretend you're at Cracker Barrel. You could even get some catering. Play checkers by the fire. 😂😂

[@annesmith7548]

I have a 17th century house.....so very much appreciate seeing others.

[@tonimonteith8125]

I absolutely love this beautiful home. They sure knew how to build them to last back then. ❤️

[@wendybutler1681]

I own that many baskets. I use them, too. Functional decor. Minimalist sister thinks I'm nuts. I'm drawn to anything woven and I despise plastic so I like baskets. I have baskets that were my grandparent's. They're all a bit special in a way. Lids, handles, materials, something a little special. Grandma's basket contains a variety of pine cones from the trees in the neighborhood I lived in for 34 yrs.

[@bonniemiller9197]

This home is so unique to have survived for so many years. I wonder what the original builders and owners would think about landscaping in our time versus the vegetation of their time? Thank you for keeping these old gals first and forefront for us to appreciate.

[@jawjagrrl]

I wonder that too. Our house is based on a MA pre colonial home in Deerfield, and those mostly have NO vegetation next to the house itself. Ours is the same, and we fight the urge to add it, but always decide not to. I grew up in a salt box home and it was the same way. In the deep south where the home is though it can feel out of place.

[@damedamsel3300]

I'm obsessed with this channel. I love old homes like this. I live in California, nearly have enough to buy land (I'm eyeing a 5 acre property) and build my own home. I'm going extremely old school. Lol these videos are a major help. Thanks for the content.💚✌️

[@SD-nh5yr]

What a great goal! Good luck!❤✌️🙏

[@dianepereira1860]

That kitchen isn't small...it's bigger than mine..lol.

[@Joycat510]

My sister lives in a home built in upstate NY. It was built in 1780 and my brother, an architect, teasingly calls it the sieve! It’s so lovely. I do hope you venture into the upstate area. I’ve fallen for your channel! Thank you!

[@weekendnomad5038]

😮😮😮 did not expect this beauty on the inside 😮😮😮

[@jrmillar03]

What a beauty! I am an admirer of super old houses and cottages. Love it.

[@jeanconneely3602]

That room. Basket making, arts and crafts ❤

[@SD-nh5yr]

Imagine living in a house like that with its history!❤✌️🙏

[@luciaconn6788]

'not a dinning room' might be a work-loom room, dressform suggests. Love the kitchen's indirect lighting

[@kailee5694]

When I saw that long narrow table, my first thought was sewing/quilting or basically the woman’s work room. Yes, I’m old. 😊

[@dianamorris5327]

That's a beautiful house. That long table is a harvest table, they were supposed to be like that. I'd love to live there.

[@rhondatrout1360]

I'm in love with that kitchen!

[@Unique-Rythmn]

What a charming lil place beautiful ❤️😍

[@TheEclecticPhotog]

This home is a dream. ❤

[@trishc135]

I love the kitchen and the fireplaces! I also love the original floors.

[@janet8982]

This is a very beautiful home. I sure wish we had the history of the original homeowners. Every room is so comfortable and the real fireplaces make it warm and cosy. I agree the outside of the home and gardens needs a refresh. Really enjoyed this video. Thanks for sharing it with us!

[@juleereeves]

Wareham Week has an article online about this house. It was in disrepair with boarded windows and a hole in the roof - good article. Only 3 families have owned it and the current couple saved it

[@janet8982]

@@juleereeves Thank you for the resource. I will check it out. For me a house is about the people who live in it.

[@janet8982]

@@juleereevesI found the article you referred to. Only 3 families have lived in this home! The home has been added onto by a master craftsman for historical homes. One owner was a Revolutionary lieutenant. The home is also on Zillow with 45 pictures from a previous sale. Current value is $896k. Taxes are very high in MA. Thank you for reference. I love history!!

[@juleereeves]

@@janet8982 Me too! Love historical homes

[@Danielle-co3uc]

Beautiful. Love to have a fireplace in my kitchen!

[@christianlibertarian5488]

I will speculate that the original kitchen is what they are currently using as a dining room. The very large hearth, with tools hanging from the side on pivoting supports, is what makes me think so.

[@lindaharris5704]

Very cozy. Love all the fireplaces.❤️

[@gayabele4]

Well done. If the original owners arrived they would marvel at the "modern" conveniences yet still feel at home. Love the pulled back curtains, gives me an idea for some windows in my home I've wanted to change.

[@debrademedici864]

This house is just beautiful!!!!!

[@candacerobertson4154]

Love the simplicity, character, & warmth of these old homes. Thanks for shining a light on these works of art! 👏👏👏

[@1summerflower]

Plants makes cities and homes nice!

[@lapsedluddite3381]

Agreed! While the landscaping could use a little trimming back here and there, it is a lovely frame for the house.

[@goeasyequine]

Yes and they are important for your carbon sink!

[@rhondatrout1360]

I would only use that table for Holiday gathering. I love everything about that house. It's so warms and cozy!

[@michelez715]

As a recent subscriber, I just have to tell you what a cordial, warm and friendly voice you have, Andrew. I live in Europe, and it's a real treat for me to see these wonderful old houses.

[@angelahart2064]

The long tables in that 1 room For me it would make the best For sewing room I wish I had that big of a room

[@brendasaunders4956]

Love the older homes thankyou for sharing. !!

[@dianeambrose683]

I would invite friends over to rug hook, quilt or appliqué in the room with the narrow table. What great atmosphere! Love your channel!

[@redburban1394]

If you are from the New England area you would know that these old homes had a library,it was the home entertainment center,before radio and television or the internet.

[@lapsedluddite3381]

This person seems quite unfamiliar with the actual lifestyles of colonial era families.

[@deeds517]

I’m sold on the kitchen ❤

[@jawjagrrl]

Excited to see rhis one. Our home was designed by my late FIL based on a Deerfield home and is similar in size to this one. I always pick up some bit ofnnew inspiration in terms of decor. It was intimidating to go from a little MCM home before I got married to eventually living on a farm in a home everyone assumes is over 200 years old. A portrait of Washington hangs in the front hall! Modernizing and maintaining the sense of period (and in a totally different region of the country) has been a challenge, but a good one. And after a hurricane left us powerless for a week, the fireplaces in all bedrooms and public rooms was a comfort as winter approaches. You asked about the room with the long, narrow table. Perhaps it's my status as a former teacher or my husband's homeschooling his kids, but this appears to be a perfect room to teach the children of the home. The library suggests affluence, so this family might have even brought in a teacher for their kids and those of any in their employ.

[@sylviacarlson3561]

Andrew, this was a great tour! I love old houses and this is a gem! Thank you!

[@janerkenbrack3373]

I'm no expert, but I am quite certain that almost no one needed that much space dedicated to book storage in 1683. Few people had more than a handful of books, if any at all. In 1790 Benjamin Franklin donated 116 books to Franklin, Massachusetts in lieu of the requested church bell, after the town was named after the great statesman and founding father. These 116 books became the library for the whole town.

[@lapsedluddite3381]

No doubt those shelves had been expanded over the generations. Each generation added to the family book collection as finances allowed, but affluent families would have had more extensive collections from the begining.

[@lynnedean8674]

What an enormous collection of antique chocolate molds in the kitchen! I only have 13 of them and they are hard to find! Great kitchen. A little too much clutter and baskets but still a wonderful house. Need to get the mold off the outside of the house.

[@wendybutler1681]

3:08. Large group dining, community meetings, religous services, classroom for children and as a workroom. That long table for laying out and cutting fabric is any sewer's dream, even in 2024. Braiding those big rugs takes up space, too.

[@wendybutler1681]

The rooms are far larger than I expected.

[@wendybutler1681]

Agree on outdoor vegetation. Sorry about being so chatty. I'm just really enjoying your video.

[@wendybutler1681]

I subscribed.

[@Emily_Paris]

This is an amazing house with all that beautiful wood. Your video came up on my KZbin feed and I enjoyed your video so much I subscribed.

[@oldNEhouses4947]

Thank you for subscribing! I am glad you enjoyed the video.

[@23Sinbio]

Wow, six fireplaces!

[@HBHArtLife]

I love the bedroom with the blue wall 🙂

[@sophie9951]

Unbelievable how well maintained this old home is , it's beautiful I wouldn't change much maybe the green room and blue to another color ❤❤❤

[@SpanishEclectic]

This house seems quite large, with good sized rooms for the period. I wonder if the room with the long table was used as a meeting room, social space, or even a church. I can imagine quilting bees, men shouting about Colonial politics, and even community dances. The workshop is a dream for any guy or gal so inclined. I also loved the bathtub nook, though I'd search out an actual cast iron tub. There seems to be a lot of moss on the exterior, which could likely be improved by cutting back the trees. Many 18th Century homes I've seen (photos of, as I live on the West Coast) don't have plants or trees near the house, but use gravel or paving for a clean look, with potted topiaries by the door. It's fun poking around these wonderful old homes. Thanks for the tour.

[@jeanberard2078]

Love minimalist rooms especially the bathroom!

[@beverlywright7763]

Love the wide plank flooring. Outside has so much potential.

[@valeriemarott1923]

Large windows! Must be a renovation. Yes, the uplighting shows off the old timbers beautifully!❤

[@ferrisulf]

That's quite a big house for what I think of for this time period. You mentioned possibly some of it being added on. What would the socioeconomic stature of the original owners have been? It's a beautiful house. I really loved the feel of the kitchen despite the size. The bathtub alcove was fantastic!

[@juleereeves]

Wareham Week has an article online about this house. It was in disrepair with boarded windows and a hole in the roof - good article.

[@lapsedluddite3381]

Would you happen to have a link? I'd love to track that article down.

[@juleereeves]

@@lapsedluddite3381 :)

[@candyvigil550]

The inside of the house is nice. The moss on the outside, on the roof and side of the house, needs to be attended to though. Quaint little home. Looks wonderful for its age.

[@jennoq1311]

I thought it was going to be small based on the thumbnail. 😮 I was wrong. It's huge! What a perfect home. I would kill for that bathroom and those beams, that wood.. all of it! 🩷

[@AlyssaFoy]

I agree. I would cut back on the vegetation as it will cause rot.

[@constance9789]

Beautiful house love the kitchen with more natural dark wood pioneer style

[@Michelle-qt4dc]

It looks great ❤

[@lorischafer9581]

That one room looks like a gift shop

[@sewcrazybaker]

I love this beautiful house!

[@cjphights8324]

Very nicely done not many houses are older than the one I'm in but you found one it's nice to see how restored this one is some has been done on the one I'm in needs it but I can only do so much. I've worked on my gardens and the over growth in the yard I love poking around out there.

[@suzandorn298]

I love the primitive style! This house is so cozy. Love all of it. Thanks for sharing.

[@irenehartmann5249]

Beautiful home with an acre of land....fabulous!!!

[@kenlandon7803]

Looks like a great room for a Pub.

[@marieboyle6183]

What a beautiful home! I WISH. ❤

[@melissahamm8122]

This is just beautiful

[@NYLADY13601]

Gotta love the chamber pots in the bedrooms! I agree with the too many baskets. Major dust and spider collectors.

[@carolweaver3269]

This truly is my type of home! Love the kitchen and library as love reading and yes, reading tool up much of their time. The dining room I think would stay where it is, and the other room I think would be great for a family area and/ or craft room. A place to make some special items or sewing or other crafts most would enjoy. The bedrooms were very nice sizes and do think the one room with wall paper would be a nice guest room unless needed for family member, of course. Not sure but seems another bathroom or two is needed and closets? Such a historical home and just a treasure, for anyone to own. Thank you for brining this lovely home to our attention!

[@RFergusson]

I LOVE THIS.

[@laurapieri6315]

Love this house and love this channel ❤

[@betsyross1621]

Beautiful

[@brendasaunders4956]

Love the inside !! 🎉 😊

[@moreplentyn]

The table in the kitchen is a work table. Like an island, but you can sit and work. That kitchen is not small if you realize the table is extra counter space.

[@catherineleslie-faye4302]

Lovely home... and the Keeping Room looks big enough for me to set up a loom and do all the other indoor work like basket making & dressmaking along with any food drying I might want to do. I would have the outside cleaned up and part of the workshop cleared out so a car could be put inside for the winter.

[@bookmagicroe9553]

I saw only two comfy upholstered chairs and no sofa. Chamber pots in the bedrooms is a historical touch.

[@lapsedluddite3381]

Straight chairs were the norm in colonial era homes.

[@lilykatmoon4508]

What an absolutely beautiful home! I’d repurpose some of the rooms. Probably get rid of the table in the kitchen and create a space for drying herbs and preparing herbal remedies. I’d definitely grow herbs and useful plants I some of those raised beds as well as vegetables. I think that third “dining area” looked like a sales counter but seemed to me they had items for sale in the background. Maybe they sell handmade, traditional goods. I’d definitely keep the workshop and add a sewing and crafting room instead of that third bedroom. That house inspires me to dreams ❤

[@firecracker3911]

Beautiful! ❤

[@cynthiablandford6213]

I am blown away by how old this house is! Absolutely gorgeous and its definitely haunted!!

[@tah2606]

I also love the feel of the yard. Like you are stepping back in times over the years. Think it would ruin the overall experience if it was really clean upped. I love that bench outside. I could see the families over the years enjoying their yard.

[@NDWest]

I'm in love with this home. Wow!

[@wendybutler1681]

My relatives arrived from Holland in 1654. They might have lived in this house. I gobble up every video showing what their times might have been like. Thank you very much for this slice of their lives.

[@wendybutler1681]

Josiah B. brought his 7 sons with him. Not a girl born to my branch until my great grandmother Anachin. They called her Nancy. I am 12th generation American. My immigrant neighbor with her fresh American citizenship is just as American as I am. I happen to think this is AWESOME! Our "Melting Pot" at work!

[@jacquelynsanders9576]

Such a cute house. I love it has a lot of character and the beams, you can see the markings on them. I think one of the rooms I would create a closet😊 . That larger dining area i would make into another type of living space, maybe take some of the space and add a half bathroom. And the outside has so much potential. Love the home. ❤

[@BonnyScotland17]

Have you been to Plymouth? If not, please try to find a house to give us a tour of! Also interesting would be Essex and Ipswich. Although my husband grew up in WA state, he has deep roots going back to the 1600's there. And believe it or not, my BIL is a direct descendant of Roger Conant who is credited for establishing the communities of Salem, Peabody, Beverly and Danvers. A well known gentleman in Salem, of course. He was known as a peacemaker in his time. Also a very fair man. It's too bad he died in 1679. Who knows? He might have helped Salem/Danvers avoid the witch trials. 🙂

[@MaiDove3]

Wow❣️♥️✨Love it!

[@melgewlas]

Great!

[@emilymann1175]

I love your commentary in these!!

[@debrap947]

Really "museum" like. Very cool and very large home.