Grandpa's Abandoned Farmhouse

[@kimthrower2169]

I'm pretty sure on the newspaper on the kitchen table I saw in an ad as you were flipping the pages, "1933" that would match up with the old stove and stuff. This house was amazing at one time I'm sure. Now just a shell of it's former self. Thank you for sharing your explore!

[@jerroldmcley4347]

That car is not trashed its what you call a barn find it is a perfect restoration project

[@gbltheolechurch5acrehomestead]

🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦🎥🎥🎥🎥Great old building! If only the walls could talk…love the old stove and chrome table set!

[@blaze3884]

Now this is what I'd call truly vintage. Some people who explore "old houses" say abandoned 80s 90s houses are vintage and they are not. This however, in my mind anyway is truly vintage. The old wood cookstove, pantry, windows all vintage. Really nice video, 😊❤️

[@FarmHunter]

Thanks bud! Glad you enjoyed

[@samanthashepherd78]

This was so cool! Was there an outhouse? I didn’t see a bathroom in the house .

[@FarmHunter]

I didn't see an outhouse. Maybe I didnt look hard enough? 🤔

[@MidwestFlesh]

You always find the spots!!! thats why i missed you when you werent on! so happy your back out in the decay brother! Wouldve been cool if there was a hand in that shirt sleeve! lol

[@Sandy-pr5qq]

That was a great old house. it looked like the vandals hadn’t got there yet. Always glad to see when you upload.

[@MickeyNixonFilms]

The foliage enclosing this gem is awesome. Inside is well preserved. Seeing those ties lay there was touching. The hidden bonus at the end was incredible. Parked and forgotten about. Another quality walk down memory lane.

[@ianrjm969]

12:30 they literally taped the wall together with duct tape. 🤣🤣🤣

[@aliciabruce3330]

I didn't see a bathroom. Love those really old places. I just imagine what life was like then. Thanks for the explore!

[@FarmHunter]

You betcha! 🙂

[@levilam522]

You didn't see a sink either, no running water in a lot of houses before the 40s.. ever use an outhouse? Stinking and spiders in warm months..

[@FarmHunter]

@@levilam522 I built an outhouse on my property. Next to my garden. My house only has one bathroom and I hate having to take my boots off to go inside and use it

[@Chrisssy2112]

Loved the explore, especially seeing the super old tv’s! 3 hour drive to get there…thank you for your devotion documenting these homes for us fans!

[@FarmHunter]

Thanks Chrissy!

[@Kimberly-uf9dj]

This was an awesome find! I love these old farmhouses. The low lighting from the sun going down and the sound of the crickets set the mood. So neat!

[@FarmHunter]

Thanks for watching 🙂

[@paulinegulas3565]

I bet that it must be really neat to go and explore these old houses, I would love to go one time and see,,

[@marybethsmith6458]

Wild grapes. I saw the vine when you were looking at the big mound. They make good jelly, jam or juice. I had a nice one til my former husband cut it down.

[@wondergranny2299]

I love these humble cozy old farm houses. My grandparents had metal bed frames like that.

[@SES8856-z5u]

I think the tiny window near the top of the ceiling in that room was to let heat into the next room. My brother made a window similar to that to circulate heat in a house last year.

[@FUNKRUBICON]

The grapes vines were neat having that much fruit on them, the wild grapes are smaller and have seeds but are usually very sweet. Here in the forests in PA you can occasionally find wild grapes growing up in trees that are 100 ft tall and the vines are so thick you can swing on them!

[@thecottage4493]

Nice little house. Only a 2-bedroom house? Love the cook stove piping going through the bedrooms. I didn't see a furnace in the basement so that cook stove was the source of heat. A rare gem, a house that never had a heating system put in.

[@cristinaalsos4197]

Wow. The first “big screen” my dad bought in the 80s was a 32” zenith we had til the early 2000s. Memories. Thanks for sharing

[@PhilipMarcYT]

Seeing all these abandoned houses is kind of depressing. If at least we knew told _why_ , but there's no explanation. Humanity feels like it's slowly devolving, sadly. Thanks again.

[@FarmHunter]

Devolving, yes. We're on a downward slope...and humans aren't capable of reversing course.

[@janwarriner6554]

Older house with stone foundation. Also old doorknobs. That vine is kudzu. Grows like a weed and swallows up everything. Almost impossible to get rid of. Makes you wonder what happened to owner. Good vid.

[@jillybean9329]

Oh my GOSH!! This is my FAVE so far...its just frozen in time 💕💕💕💕. Your thumbnail is PERFECT in black and white too...awesome job!!!

[@FarmHunter]

THANK YOU! 😁

[@explore71australia42]

Finding that old Ford was an awesome end to the video mate 👍

[@GtotheC88]

Amazing to see the car still in the garage

[@jimford2432]

Excellent, thank you for zooming in on that old TV to show the model. I am very interested in vintage electronic and I get frustrated when they are just passed over. Awesome as always Farm Hunter.

[@cortrichards8179]

Yes, those are grapes. The other vine is Virginia Creeper.

[@carolvandyke6926]

Table and chairs are from the 50's -60's. The stove looked like a old cook stove ! Wish you would have looked at it closer !

[@mikecroaro519]

Decent size rooms thoughout the house.

[@bleekblaw5446]

Those are concord grapes! I have them in my yard and make grape jam every year!! It's phenomenal!!!

[@FarmHunter]

I went back! Keep an eye out for an upcoming video 😉

[@donaldclay158]

We call those small wild grapes possum grapes here in louisiana. Glad to see you back

[@bbwvelvet]

Thanks!!!!

[@FarmHunter]

You betcha 😉

[@jennfierkrueger8302]

the grapes are concord they are edible very sour and very good when used to make jam. we have these on our farm in southeast minnisota . also some great abandoned houses :)

[@FarmHunter]

Thanks for watching!

[@aliciabruce3330]

When you go on these explores can you please walk up the curve staircases. Usually these are in the kitchen as servants staircases. I just love those old staircases. Thanks

[@Juju1212012]

Wow !!! Thanks for taking us along!

[@FarmHunter]

You betcha!

[@waynebender8835]

The kitchen table looks like from the late 1950's. The B&W Cabinet TV might be worth something. The refrigerator is from the 1950's could be refurbished. Both stoves are a pepper delight. The Ford most likely a big block engine. If someone had the time and money it could be a project car. If someone owes the property might seeing about getting a few dollars on what is left.

[@Granny2470]

Great find!!!! Thank you for taking us along!!

[@FarmHunter]

You betcha!!

[@oogabooga9079]

I could listen to those crickets forever

[@FarmHunter]

☺️

[@MartieMc]

He could make great asmr videos with just the sun dapples from the leaves, sound of breeze in the trees, and those awesome crickets.

[@jodydavis1384]

Yes grapes. They make delicious jam!

[@coreydempsey4660]

New subscriber here, loving your content.

[@FarmHunter]

Welcome! 😁

[@loosehandle1]

I think that was a Wisconsin engine in the barn likely from a hay bailer etc.

[@MartieMc]

Beautiful piece of property. To me nothing in that house seems newer than the early 1960s. Wonder if it's been empty that long?

[@R32R38]

Based on the pointed hood the Ford appears to be from the 1970, 1971 or 1972 model years. Based on the ad for Stub's Marine (still in business BTW) the newspaper must be older than 1996 as that's when Alexandria changed its area code from 612 to 320. My guess is that the last occupant left in the late 1980's or early 1990's. Something about the style and layout of the newspaper seems of that time period.

[@FarmHunter]

Good detective work!! 👍🙂

[@MaxZomboni]

It's a 1968 Ford Custom 500. The Zenith TV was also 1960s. The other TV and everything else was from the 1950s or before. I don't think that place was lived in after the 1960s. You are right about the newspaper though. It's newer, probably 1990s. I think that was planted there by somebody. I don't know why people do that.

[@arassnibbor5327]

I was about to comment the same thing. I noticed the Stub’s ad had a 612 area code so that newspaper is from the early 90’s at the latest.

[@R32R38]

@@MaxZomboni Quite possible. Also note that the red cups on the table seem newer.

[@wondergranny2299]

Rescue that TV set! Here's why: take the tube out of it and use the cabinet for a raised pet bed!!!

[@PhilipMarcYT]

He doesn't steal property and it wouldn't be appropriate, but that's a good point. It just saddens me how many abandoned houses exist and there's no info about the people who lived there. Moreover, he posted a video somewhat recently of an abandoned house and it looked like there was blood around the house. I hope that was animal blood, however, it's still pretty shocking and someone hurting a poor, innocent, defenseless animal indicates what that person could do to a person. 🙁 Sorry about this wall of text.

[@wondergranny2299]

@@PhilipMarcYT I suggested he rescue the TV because that house is left to rot down on top of whatever is in it. There's a difference between rescuing, or saving something and outright theft.

[@GreekGypsy]

I love these old houses.

[@randyc8171]

Grandpa kept the young girls chained up in those stalls.

[@MaxZomboni]

Wow nice find. Almost everything was from the 1950s or before. Except for the 2nd TV. The Zenith TV, it was 1960s, and the car was 1960s too. My guess somebody died in the late 1960s and left everything behind, or maybe they moved to a rest home. Either way the house was left pretty much as is. Except for a few things looted out of it.

[@susanmontgomery3968]

The newspaper would be pre 1996, because that's when that part of the state moved from area code 612 to 320, and Stub's Marine is listed as 612 there. Per Stub's website, they opened in 1972. I looked up the State Farm agency. It's still in the same building, but Schuette is the only agent there now and he looks to be an older gentleman (65+); it was likely a newer group when the paper wrote the article. I'm going to guess the "florist blooming after 69 years" is Anderson's (maps match the photo pretty well.) According to the county records, the house and three buildings went up in 1915. Six more buildings added in 1930. Five green houses were added in 1990 and one in 1994. In comparing the photo in the paper with Google maps and the land records, I'm going to guess the paper is between 1991 and 1993. I can see where they may have written about the "new" greenhouses that went up in '90, but don't think the one from '94 is shown in the photo.

[@FarmHunter]

Wow!! Thank you for the fantastic detective work!! 😀

[@MaxZomboni]

That is great research. Unfortunately I think that news paper was planted there at some point. Because everything else in the house looks to be much older then that. .

[@susanmontgomery3968]

I can see where it seems like it may be that way, but I don't think it is. There are two more likely explanations in my mind. (1) It's a paper left over from when they packed up some of the housewares. While a lot was left, it was mainly dated furniture, TVs, and clothing. Not a lot of dishware, food, knick knacks, etc. were left. (2) It was one of the last papers the resident(s) read. I'm in my late 40s now, but my grandparents were likely around the same age as the home owner(s). Three of the four died between 1988 and 1992. One set of grandparents were farmers, and all had been in their teens and early 20's during the Great Depression. They were very thrifty and many of their home items were from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s (same with my great aunts' places, which I helped pack up -- they had things from the 1940s). They also held onto a few sentimental items from the previous generation. Items, particularly appliances, were also built to last vs. the planned obsolescence many manufacturers have now. So if items were still useful, they kept them. The farm crisis of the 1980s didn't help matters (I'm hesitant to add external links, but I'll do it as a sub-comment, so Farm Hunter can delete it if he prefers), so someone who was already older and who'd been through the 1930s economic downfall would have been extra cautious about spending during the 1980s with the huge drop in farm income. Even there being three TVs in that house would be unusual for the time, but I think it has to do with how good farming was in the 1970s.

[@arassnibbor5327]

@@susanmontgomery3968 I agree! That generation didn’t upgrade things “just because”. They wouldn’t buy a new tv or stove, or anything of the sorts unless it broke and there was no fixing it. Totally plausible this was an elderly person who was content with their outdated appliances and still getting the weekly paper mailed to their house.

[@davezepnick1161]

In my personal opinion food just taste wonderful coming out of an old woodstove like that specially the bread it just floats out of the oven

[@jamesjamm]

Based on the back end of the car and the "script" on the Custom 500 it looks like it is a 72, the taillights are like a 71, but the 71 had a different "script" then the 72. My guess is it is a 1972 Ford Custom 500. The Zenith tv is from the 60s and I know one of the others was older. I had to chuckle, I didn't notice a bath room either and then wondered if they had electricity .and then I remembered...um, they had TVs and you showed the wires on the side of the home at the beginning. So, yeah...but so many old school cool things. :-)

[@Chrisssy2112]

Hi Farm Hunter! A tiny transom is a first for me 😁. Ok, on with the rest of your video…

[@MaxZomboni]

Actually those were pretty common. When I was a little kid we lived in a basement apartment that had those. My bedroom didn't have any windows, but there was one of those between the kitchen and my room for airflow. Everytime my parents went into the kitchen late at night I could see the light come on. LOL.

[@7viewerlogic670]

Great find. Can't believe the car was there. Should have looked at the license plate to see when it was last on the road.

[@FarmHunter]

I'm finding many reasons to return....

[@FarmHunter]

1993 tabs on the car 😉

[@7viewerlogic670]

@@FarmHunter Wow, cool!

[@elbrianromo1585]

ANOTHER GREAT 😃👍 ViDEO..💯

[@mrngwood]

I think they're Valiant grapes. Grow well MN.

[@breakfastsurreal5650]

It's a touch worn to be in my higher tier locations to explore but a cool find nonetheless. You were definitely correct about the creepy vibe. The combination of the sun going down, the chirping crickets, the foliage blocking the windows...definitely creepy country IMO.

[@HeyItsCharlie]

The grape Vines are amazing

[@idontanswerquestions.271]

Really good explore video.

[@ohioyodertoter6827]

that old ford would run i bet makes you curious if the floor pans are still good jessee duke drove a black one just like it in one of the first dukes of hazard shows

[@wondergranny2299]

Those look like mustang grapes. They grow wild in Central Tx.

[@nonyabizness7355]

Where did they go bathroom, wash-up, or take a bath? If they had a TV, why not a bathroom?

[@ladybistana]

Its toooo quiet! No birds sounds. Nothing.😮

[@Ellenslife851]

I’ll take that little gas stove and the fridge raider I wish I could get access to a place like this near me that had this kind of stuff still in there and work out a deal for it because I have always Wanted a 1950s fridge raider and gas stove to refurbish for my own future house building plans I am going to live a vintage lifestyle but I want something like that and the color white that you would see in a farmhouse

[@Moe_Fogerty]

Believe it or not, that car is in better shape than you think it is. Having been under roof, it has stayed in decent-ish shape. Kinda disappointed you didn't shut the drivers door. If you had pushed the door handle back down it probably would have latched. Please don't take this the wrong way.....I still love your content.

[@FarmHunter]

Yeah I thought of that while watching the footage. Should have shut that door. Smh 🤦

[@FarmHunter]

I went back. All closed up now. Found some cool things that I didn't notice last time. Keep an eye out for the video coming up 😉

[@Moe_Fogerty]

@@FarmHunter I wondered if you would go back. I'm glad you did. You've always been very respectful of people's property. Can't wait to see the next vid!

[@FrankTech]

Huge missed opportunity here.. lol.. OPEN THE FRIDGE NEXT TIME!!!! lol and i'm impressed that nobody claimed ownership to that car.. im guessing that place has been vacant since at least the 70s.. crazy how when some people pass on.. relatives.. (if they have any) just let the estate rot away.. but you would think somebody has to be paying taxes on the property, unless the state takes ownership after some time??

[@FarmHunter]

Yeah!! I had a major facepalm moment while editing. Things like this always happen. Things I notice while reviewing footage. There's so much to take in at a place I've never been before that seemingly obvious things get overlooked 🫤

[@FarmHunter]

A couple people grabbed info from that newspaper and placed the year of abandonment somewhere between 91-93

[@FarmHunter]

When I'm in the area again (next weekend 😉) I could always stop back. And to close and latch the car door as someone pointed out. And to search for the outhouse!

[@R32R38]

The local or county tax assessor would have information on the current owner, though I'm not sure if it's available online.

[@stormchaser300]

You dont need a full frame camera .you just need a wide angle lens 😁😁😁😁

[@FarmHunter]

True 👍

[@stormchaser300]

@@FarmHunter COOL OLD CAR IN THE VIDEO PITTY YOU CAN'T TAKE IT AND DO IT UP.

[@Julz99907]

Looks like a horse barn to me.

[@craigbrowning9448]

I didn't notice a Bathroom.

[@levilam522]

Not a transum.... a vent for heat to move to other rooms... wood cook stove for winter cooking and heating.... propane for warm months... no other heating system in houses from the first half of the century..

[@williamgriffin7584]

Please be careful friend

[@BlazeDuskdreamer]

12:30 Better hope no one clips that! lmao

[@jerroldmcley4347]

Really cool 😎🆒 place nice find but your zoom on your camera is annoying

[@nathaliebeaudry5058]

I think you have a voice at 14:43. i'm not sur but listen that. i believe i listen (look hight)

[@JoJo-ie8sl]

A time capsule :(

[@DennisShook-k7w]

drop a match on your way out.😮

[@carrieashley6465]

It got night living died feeling go there really cheapy watching this video FH make me I wasn't there hair stranding up on your neck ???? They choke grapes they grow wild ps look stall horse and milk cows in big barn

[@sandrapayne9833]

You should never go to these places alonr