Incredible Abandoned Log Cabin Older then the United States built in 1751

This historic old log house was built around 1751 by the original family of settlers in this area of Virginia. Nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains the same family would build a bigger and more grand Greek revival brick house nearby in the mid 1800’s as there farm prospered and the family moved next door and used the cabin as a rental/ tenant farm house for many years. Now the land around is sold for a new subdivision being built up and the fate of this old house seems very uncertain sadly. Really incredible old house with a massive central stone chimney and huge hand hewn log timbers. Maybe the house could be restored and moved away from the busy highway and suburbs forming around but just wishful thinking. Thanks for watching

[@williebeamish5879]

WOW. This house should definitely be saved and restored!!! What a piece of architectural history.

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

Completely agreed! Such history! Thank you very much for watching!! :)

[@sarndall]

Amazing!! The inside is in such good condition. I hope someone restores it.

[@KevinWhite-zb5os]

NOT a log cabin.@@urbanexploringwithkappy1773

[@scottsatterthwaite4073]

Yeah, you're asking a lot though. You literally have to unstack the logs and rebuild it, replacing bad logs as you go. Very expensive and usually requires help for a local historical society to make it happen.

[@donnalayton6876]

Wonder if anyone knows its providence.

[@JamesRising-vc2uu]

I bet the houses built today wouldn't last as long as this one!

[@leftofcentermo]

These new house won’t be here in 100 years the way they build them today.

[@gasparocelloman9852]

No, they won’t. They’re not designed to last, sadly.

[@CRUCIFi777]

Nah 2x4’s, plywood, cardboard and gypsum are good for housing bubbles and not much else.

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

Well said! Thank you for watching! :)

[@waskerbasket9601]

They last 30 tops

[@Steve-ow4jt]

That house is a living testament as to how well things were built back then when people still took pride in their workmanship. 272 years later and most of the house still looked livable. With some money and a lot of tlc, that place could make an amazing home once again. Sure is a shame to see such a magnificent piece of architecture slowly rotting away. Another awesome video. Will be watching for the next. Until then take care and God bless. Steve in Oklahoma

[@robertsaget6918]

Well that & the boards are made from trees that no longer exist on the continent due to these people logging all of them. That's why they're so huge.

[@tommas2674]

@@robertsaget6918 seeds drop all the time, and too America has always had stringent policies on logging. the problem is over regulations sent our industries and all our mfg of what we and our military need every day, thus good jobs, quality independence security, voice in the world, and the left wants more regs "to finish the job" of finishing off America with their other tactics, with their same ole fake virtue propagandas different name, for having no real virtues, PEOPLE, Americans, but making us concrete from sea to shining sea for their pocket lining, lack of good jobs, and their "developer" buddies, NO PLANNING,

[@tommas2674]

@@robertsaget6918 273 years those seeds must have grown huge.

[@theoak64]

And yet they tell us how are civilization has advanced and things made today don't even last 10 years any longer

[@NS-hs6lt]

Yeah we completely clear cut and destroyed all the old growth from basic human greed. Places like this will probably never be built again really. Agreed what we build today is absolutely crap. But that is basic human greed. Nothing wrong with making a profit from your labor, don’t get me wrong. But we shouldn’t trust anyone who is so driven to accumulate money beyond what is required to live safe and secure and help those we love. Beyond that is just delusional greedy people. We shouldn’t trust a billionaire from New York just as much as we shouldn’t trust a multi millionaire from CT.

[@susanmiller4159]

This one looks like the right person could move and save it. Would def be a labor of love. Can you imagine how many children were born and raised here? Wonderful find. Thanks for sharing. ❤

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

Definitely would be worth while saving with over 200 years of history! It’s incredible to think ! Thank you very much for watching!! :)

[@Crunchykyle]

damn near 300 years now....@@urbanexploringwithkappy1773

[@v.dargain1678]

Same . It comes with a nice piece of land too .

[@oliviarinaldi5963]

I am absolutely blown away by the condition of the floors in this house. They are so nice. It breaks my heart to think a house that is about 250 years old is going to be torn down. You didn't point it out, and I was wishing you would, but did you see the light switches in the house? My grandma's house had switches like that. They are so very unique. I live in NC and when my Pop was still alive, I would go to Ft. Lee in VA to get his groceries from the commisary for him. He lived 12 miles from VA border. This was after momma passed and he became disabled. I loved making the trip. I saw so many amazing abandoned houses and I used to wish i could explore them. I still have some in my mind that I wonder about, but it's been many years.

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

Agreed the floors were so solid still!! The light switches were very neat, think I’ve heard it called knob and tube wiring, but I could be wrong! Thank you very much for watching!! :)

[@ccrider00]

There's no other choice than to 'tear down the old houses.people dont realise these old houses are decaying from inside the walls out with black mold inside the walls that causes the wood to rot, a form of wood cancer so to speak. Can also over time be the cause of various health ailments to people who have to deal with this issue, many not realizing what's really going on where they live with the black mold issue right where they are living RIGHT NOW!!! Can developers lung illnesses that can lead to death!!!😮

[@georgenahodil23]

​@@urbanexploringwithkappy1773that is in fact knob and tube, probably dates from the nineteen tens or twenties.

[@CH67guy1]

This house will never be torn down. It will fall down when it’s good and ready. I see it happen in southwestern Pennsylvania where I live. Barns fall down too. Often with hay, equipment, and animals still inside or outside but not too far away!

[@swhod2190]

It really should be saved and restored! Metal roof? That saved it from total destruction. Great video! Thanks!

[@Cycology_Major]

I always love a standing seam metal roof. I love the look, the colors, they’re great on every kind of structure- wood siding, brick, stone, stucco… it lasts longer & works best in high winds & hail. 😍

[@CH67guy1]

@@Cycology_MajorMetal roof? Scrape, wire brush, and paint every 10 to 15 years. Same goes for the gutters and downspouts. I own a former dairy farm and I have standing seam metal roofs on my barn and farmhouse. In my part of Pennsylvania all the original style metal roofs are painted the same shade of red. Retailers have the tin roof red in stock and ready to go! I think even Walmart sells it!

[@makeupboss3568]

That’s an architectural gem ! Like a diamond in the rough, literally. Houses that old are usually falling apart, but this one has been made stronger. To find this one is amazing. Better than houses in our modern times , and built to withstand.

[@aprilfool8329]

From the outside, the house looks ready to collapse, but on the inside you can see that it is still in remarkably good condition for its age. I agree with you, Kappy, this house deserves to be preserved. I didn't notice any kitchen area or bathrooms in the house. Were there any outbuildings present that would have served those purposes? Thanks for sharing another wonderful old house!

[@Ikwigsjoyful]

He mentioned that when the farm prospered, this house was turned into a tenant farmhouse. My house (built early 19th century) was similarly turned into a tenant farmhouse and then sold off when the farm was subdivided in the mid-1970s. The people who we bought it from said that it was rented out into the 60s, but did not get any indoor plumbing until being sold off! So I would presume however long this house was rented out for, no one thought they needed to put money into plumbing, just like ours. As far as the kitchen goes, I expect that big stone fireplace that was bricked in was probably the original cooking fireplace. Kind of hard to say which rooms became the kitchen as time moved on and additions were put on, but my guess would be the room with the little staircase at the back. I hope it can be preserved too; it's a really well made example of log building!

[@JulianaBlewett]

In 1751, there wouldn't be a kitchen proper, but rather a workspace near the hearth. There would be no bathrooms, and most likely used chamber pots

[@kimjones846]

😎 🏠 Kappy !! 🎉🎉🎉

[@dianesaari3034]

Life was so simple.

[@TM39Chevycoupealtered]

Usually there would be a well near the kitchen and the outhouse would be a distance away from the house.

[@debrademedici864]

I love love this log home !!!! It’s just the perfect size for a small family !!! I can’t understand why someone can’t buy the logs and floor boards !! And that couch was a beautiful old one !!!! This one is a gem !!! Thank you so much Kappy !!!

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

Agreed! This one could be beautiful if saved and maybe moved away from the busy road! Thank you for the kind words and watching!! :)

[@Ikwigsjoyful]

However recently it was inhabited, someone was certainly having fun with stenciling! But the house looks to be surprisingly solid in spite of its age and having been abandoned. I'll bet it was a very cozy home at one time, and I wish someone would make it so again. Thank you for sharing!

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

Me too! Could be beautiful saved and maybe moved away from that busy highway! Thank you for watching!! :)

[@wendycrawford1792]

@lKwigsjoyful. Hello. One thing that struck me about this beautiful log home was the painted floor. It should be photographed and documented. What a fantastic example of pioneers making their home more cheerful by painting the floor to look like a carpet. In the early days and certainly before the turn of the 20th century, itinerant artists would travel and be hired by home owners to have their houses stencilled. Some artists became very well known by their stencilling and freehand paintings on walls. There are famous examples in the States . My feeling is that the stencilling in this log home was done in the early 1800’s. These itinerant painters would do portraits as well. The family would have to have the money to afford this. Early Pennsylvanian trunks are famous for their intricate patterns and are very valuable. Other items of furniture were stencilled as well. As with many trends, stencilling fell out of fashion." Cheers!

[@georgeelder8415]

Kappy, it's incredible! Once you go inside how much quieter it is! The logs are really soundproof compared to a modern stick house! She still has great bones! It's actually possible to maintain and improve this with some effort and a few bucks. The tin roof has really preserved this, home, all things considered. Would it be an old abandoned house without a bedframe in the attic? Really an outstanding find and a great example of a masterfully crafted home!

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

Right! Those old logs were so thick! Just incredible! Thank you very much for watching!! Glad you enjoyed!! :)

[@RevLeigh55]

When was it last lived in?

[@scottkrafft6830]

@@RevLeigh55 The Bud Light box was from the early 2000s, so I'm gonna assume then.

[@edwardgrogg-wg5ln]

Me and my daughter stopped and looked at this house a few years ago it is really nice to see this kind of stuff it took our breath away hope it will not be taken out like some of the other ones we have found

[@aliciabruce3330]

That was so cool! Love old log cabins too. So Glad that your're documenting this early american buildings before they are all gone. This reminds me of old voice recordings of people that were born in slavery that were recorded in the 1920's and 30's by journalist so we can have first hand accounts of what it was like for enslaved people. You are documenting this history before it's gone. Thank you sooooo much!

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

So glad you enjoy! Love finding the really old places! Just loaded with history and so many lives lived in them! Thank you for the kind words and watching!! :)

[@joanneclose7041]

Seem to me tis house should be on historical preservation list somewhere! Amazinging dry inside

[@tishmusso3949]

Poor darling little house, now squeezed between busy highways, just left to rot.😢

[@SRay-or3nc]

It is so great that it's not vandalized!!

[@jefflawrentz1624]

Now that’s my kind of house, Kappy! I’m surprised some log home reclaimation companies haven’t tried to buy that to relocate. Love the ‘winder’ staircases. Thanks for taking us along !

[@joycemcfee1829]

Yes, I was thinking of Mark Bowe from the series "Barnwood Builders." Every now and then he finds an old home which turns out to be a log cabin underneath the siding.

[@rockybernard2997]

What a Treat!! You brightened up my Humpday! And What a Find! some of those timbers looked to me to be extraordinarily solid! the short strokes of the adze back when they were shaping the wood makes me think that these logs were of dense, strong timber. The hardware throughout the house still working after 275 years! they don't make 'em like that anymore! I've never seen electrical light switches like those! These remnants of America's past really should be preserved, so generations after us can know what can be done. Hard to imagine a population that was versed in building their own abodes, let alone a structure that could last 275 years. There's an important message in this remnant for posterity: guard the knowledge as History repeats itself. Will we be ready? TY for the tour, Kappy. You always produce such superior vids. TY.

[@edcornwall8700]

Dear Kappy, This is amazing and you did a great job about filming the details. This house indeed should be saved from whatever the plans are on that ground and now you have 155K members it should be wonderful if we could donate 100 or 150 dollar to start a fund for saving this building. I would love to give money for this incredible rare and old house, respect!

[@OldCanadianguy953]

Why aren't local governments taking effort to preserve such historic monuments to the pioneers and all they built? That's shameful to let this amazing house fall into neglect.

[@johnharris8191]

Because X ammount would have to go in certain pockets. You know the deal.

[@dentalnovember]

The local governments do preserve some but there are many old places like this in Virginia. When they are torn down they are often documented and photographed for the historical record.

[@tallcedars2310]

Or at least take it down and reuse the timbers etc. Over time, I imagine these run down historical homes will disappear completely. In Canada this old house would be gold and restored. Put it up for sale in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton etc and see if it goes;)

[@yeahisaidthat3008]

@OldCanadianguy953 you must love paying taxes!

[@ittybittykittymama7582]

What a beautiful old cabin lurking under the siding! I'd love to see what's under there! To think that somebody built this place with no power tools, no plans, just their own family helping to put up these walls! What stories those logs could tell! Now, somebody's going to destroy this beautiful old piece of Vurginia history! Somebody ought to call Mark Bowe of Barnwood Builders, just over in West Virginia! Another video, too! Is this an early Christmas gift, Kappy? If it is, I LOVE IT! The siding on the house is lumber! I'd like to see what type of kerf marks are on its surface to learn if it was sawed by hand or sawed in a pit or if it was sawed on a water mill. That helps to determine the age of old lumber. Someone tried to restore this place, obviously. It would have been gorgeous! That mantel may be original to the cabin, but it's not likely. It is a style from the colonial period, though. The painted floor was very common during the Colonial era, as carpets were very expensive, far out of the reach of cabin dwelling folks. A later upgrade might have been a painted canvas floor cloth or even a rug, either of which would preserve the painted floor beneath. This painting appears, at the outer edges, to be quite old, though the inner area is newer. Scrubbing a wooden floor with sand, a common practice back when this cabin was newer, scratched the paint, dulling the finish and dimming the colors. Those old doors are simply wonderful and their period hardware is great! They've been there a while! Well, this is exactly how the front rooms looked before they were so carefully restored! Rustic, to be sure, but very beautiful! Someone was very proud of these stout walls a long time ago! A woman was glad to cook at a fireplace instead of over an open fire, where "savage Indians" might see and attack! I say that as a half blood Cherokee woman! The dark vertical marks on the beams are axe marks where the beam was squared up before it became a mantel support. The bark or the sap wood would be cut through with a hand axe or a felling axe, making removal with a broadaxe or a saw much easier. Oh, what beautiful hand painted stencils! Those are almost certainly not very old, but they harken back to the cabin's past and were painted by someone who was a master stenciller. Some modern pioneer was a stickler for the details! Well, at least you know there are stairs and there they are! Thar smell may be a critter or even a vulture upstairs! Look out! Oh, whst pretty wallpaper. Ruby will love it! Those wide floor planks speak of the trees being virgin timber! Those are some big stones in that chimney! They seem to be nucely dressed, that is finished to be squared and smoothed. They may hsve even been quarried nearby. Imagine getting those big stones up that high! This was the best exploration you've done, in my opinion, my friend. I'd have loved to poke around some more, to have examined the logs, the floors, the walls, the outbuildings, the well, the root cellar, the whole doggone place! Thank you so much for this one, Kappy! It made my day! Oh! The shot of a cotton field reminds me of my home in south Alabama/northwest Florida and of long, autumn days spent gleaning cotton from the edges of my uncles' cotyon fields, in the turns where the big combines would always leave plants full of cotton bolls untouched. I'd pick cotton until evening, then sit down and pull the cotton from each boll (its hard covering) carefully so as not to be cut by its sharp edges and points. I'd then remove the fuzzy little cotton seeds and put my cleaned, white treasure aside. Later, I was learning at my great granny's knee to card and spin the cotton I'd picked and prepared. Then I remember that my sweet geandmother's sister taught me how to use different plants and flowers to dye the thread I'd spun. After the thread dried, Auntie showed me how to set up the great loom used by generations of my family's women and to weave. All this I learned when I was a girl of seven or eight years. Is it any wonder that I became a fiber artist? It's in my genes and in my blood! Thanks again, my friend, for all the sweet memories. Much love from Tennessee!

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

You are so right about the Indian attacks, 3 nearby forts were built around same time as the log cabin in this area for that exact reason! All long gone now! Thank you for watching!! :)

[@TEAMWHAT99]

You should check out "The Barn Savers" if you like Mark's show.

[@_papad8434]

Maybe YOU should be doing tours, bc without your commentary here this video would have been just a boring video.

[@Bluerose888]

Those beams were huge, can you picture them lifting those back then. Just amazing!

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

Loved it! Thanks for watching! :)

[@user-uy1pt4fr3o]

This house is soooo Awesome and Amazing it is so old!!! I can’t believe it’s not being restored and saved!!!

[@denisewatson5295]

This log cabin house is so nice. Some one needs to restore this old house 🏚. I think that it's definitely worth it. They don't make houses like this anymore 😔 😪. It's in real good shape for it's age. Thanks for sharing 👍 😊 ❤❤

[@tallcedars2310]

I would advertise it in all cities to try and save it. There are a lot of people who might restore this as a weekend get-a-way.

[@CH67guy1]

@@tallcedars2310There are also a lot of people who’d say “screw this, this house is nothing more than a hole in the ground that you toss money into”.

[@tallcedars2310]

@@CH67guy1 Totally!! Far more people wouldn't buy it, but there is always that one person who has to have it.

[@jilldavis7229]

Unbelievable!!! For as old as this place is, that it’s in remarkably good shape!!! Sad to see it not preserved 😞 Thank you Kappy, for yet another wonderful adventure 👍🙏💕

[@DeniseHedberg66]

All those old huge beams and logs are why it's still standing. Too bad it's so far gone. Wonderful old house!

[@tammybaker6635]

Wow! What a place. My x redid a fireplace in a log cabin like this one back in the 80's. Simplicity and functional. The hardware. I imagine there was an old cookhouse thats no longer there. Probably an outhouse too. I absolutely love how well these places were built. Great video Mr Kappy! Thanks for taking me along! 😊

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

How neat! I searched around for any outbuildings around this one but couldn’t find anything! I would’ve atleast expected an outhouse but must’ve collapsed years ago! Thanks for watching! :)

[@lindyc.2552]

I love the unique personality and charm of each one of these old houses. What a testimony (this house) to the builders! Back in the day they really built them to last!!! As you take us through the house, I try to imagine the sights and sounds that no doubt permeated this place. I like to hear possible long ago conversations, laughing, children running around... I love to think about all the sounds of the families that lived here through time! If only these old houses could talk!

[@jennifergarrett6809]

I wish I had the money to buy that and have it shipped down here to Texas. That is just awesome. I love log cabins.❤

[@katbot2190]

When you show old log homes I always think it would be nice if the barnwood builders or someone else could take the house down and res-use it for another home

[@tammyasbury6517]

Brings memories back ,I loved with my kids in a little log house ,but you could see logs inside house and they were stained and white whatever they use between logs ,I lived there for 14 years loved it ,land lady passed away or probably still be there

[@tomwesley7884]

I think the white stuff is called "chinking"

[@carlanderson6205]

So cool. My family settled in eastern NC in the 1750s on a British landgrant. I have a copy of it. I always wondered what their house would have looked like. Bet it looked like that. Thank you for showing this one.

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

Well that’s awesome!! How cool have a copy of it! Thanks for sharing!! And thank you very much for watching!! :)

[@Kimberly-uf9dj]

Wow, what a great find. Felt like I was back in time. They really built those homes sturdy back in those days. With the thick walls and the beams. What a neat house.

[@thesilentgeneration]

My family was from Virginia and were around back in 1751. I live in the Philippines now, so it is great to see videos like this. I would never have seen this place otherwise. Thanks very much.

[@jenwatson5539]

Very save-able home! Great condition for its age. A well-built log house can live seemingly forever! Thank you Kappy!

[@kimhall5863]

The roof on that house is amazing for how old it is~ there didn’t look to be any leaking! Thank you for another great explore👍🏻

[@soniabennett1674]

Imagine how many families lived in this house. So many memories.

[@janewasson4845]

I was so surprised and pleased to see a new video today! So cool to see that standing bit of history, and think how snug and good smelling it was when newly built. I thought of a book you may enjoy: "Sod and Stubble" by John Ise. How these settlers went from a soddy to-eventally-a larger home, and their experiences. (like snakes falling out of the sod ceiling, and wolves) It's a true story of the Ise family. Great work, thanks, Kappy. Hi, Ruby! 🐿️

[@tomwesley7884]

Thanks for the recommendation, I''ll look that up sometime

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

Much appreciated for the book recommendation!! Definitely will check it out! Love learning about stuff like that!! Thank you for the kind words and watching!! :)

[@OliveDNorth]

​​​@@urbanexploringwithkappy1773 If you like to read - have you ever read Eric Sloane's books? Fascinating and highly educational. I grew up with one called A Reverence for Wood, but he wrote several others as well.

[@switchpathbyamypreston5428]

Thanks so much for this video! I am from Virginia, and this reminds me of my grandparents' home, just much smaller. Really touches the old memories!

[@1927su]

Awesome find!!! Gosh I hope it’s not tore down , if nothing else, those magnificent timbers and wide floor boards , any original hardware should be saved/salvaged! It’s remarkable!!! Thanks for posting this!!

[@raystory7059]

In 1638 a log cabin was built along Swedesboro-Paulsboro road in Gibbstown, New Jersey that still stands and is still occupied. I live a few miles away and pass by it often. The fireplace stones are not local rocks but thought to be made from the ballast stones of the ship that brought them..

[@donnagagne3813]

I would love to have this place. I already decided where to start. 🤣 Thank you Kappy. You made my day.

[@clairefunnell8481]

Don't make em like this anymore. Very well built and still standing. Thanks for posting Kappy. Inside looks really good.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@stevenkaskus6173]

Pretty cool place. Love seeing the original stone fireplace in the big bedroom upstairs and the stone chimney in the attic.

[@ladyhawk1083]

I'm happy to say that I live in a house about that old

[@stevenkaskus6173]

The dining room with the painted floor was popular way to paint a carpet on the floor to give a more formal finished look

[@Broadway789]

I had an antique chair like the one you saw in the first room. It was a rocking chair and I had to sell it before I moved. 🙁

[@anthonycoach4551]

Holy crap up in the Appalachian mountains boy it gits cold up there and wow is that cabin still nice inside that really shocked me from what the outside looks like geee..and that green chair in the middle of the floor is a theater chair i have the exact one in burgundy red same rounded back very very comfortable chair boy i wish i could buy that one..

[@melodyfisher1512]

Thank you for sharing this one with us, Kappy. Still standing tall and sturdy after all this time! This one has a sweet personality. Why do I suddenly want to binge watch Little House on the Prairie? 😊

[@user-ej1it4qh1d]

This is a real treasure from our early American history. So nice to see it untouched from those who lack respect and will senselessly defile a house.

[@elizabethnorth4604]

Too bad someone couldn't rehab this house, because of the History! That would be awesome! I'm surprised the State & City it's in doesn't mark it as an Historical place & want to renovate it!

[@ladytess23]

Thank you Kappy. Another great find and tour!

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

Thank you very much for the kind words and watching!! :)

[@peytonweb]

Aww man, I LOVE THIS OLD HOUSE!!😢❤

[@rockfangd]

Wow. I truly loved this house. I would make it a vacation getaway home. Very structurally sound for its age. Even the doors opened nicely. I am surprised they cut the rafter rather than the door lol. So glad you got to video this one. Hopefully someone saves this piece of history. Thanks Kappy

[@deboralintner6223]

What a gem! This had to be so cute years ago.

[@AdamsOlympia]

Looks like the house my grandfather grew up in, in the 1910s. (built 1800s) .. Still have a photo of it in my living room. beautiful piece of history.

[@joshuasjericho3915]

❤ Thank you sir for keeping it simple 👏! No annoying music for crazy nonsence speculative commentary about the previous owners! Love exploring 😍 ever since I was little!

[@joshriver75]

What an amazing find. Incredible this place is still standing this strong.

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

Built to last!! Thanks for watching! :)

[@lornahardin4563]

This old masterpiece looks extremely savable. Why is it everyone wants to destroy historic old homes to build new, blah, buildings. No class, nothing they build today will withstand what the old settlers built. This beauty is a story in itself, those hand cut logs are history to be taught. Thank God the graffiti losers haven't found it. Thanks Kappy.

[@pamraines5692]

One we will regret not preserving the houses of our past such history and stories we have lost

[@brianbloom1799]

This house could Be live in with Hardly any work, New roof siding, , Nice House, Don't you wish you could Be a fly in time In this home from The Beginning. Talk about Memorys

[@clairwaucaush7225]

Wow this is great! It looks like just a few families owned it over the years. People who lived and eventually died there. I say that because so little has changed. People with imagination in that town NEED to get ahold of that place and restore it. It would make a great living history museum of that era. There are probably other smaller building around there that could be saved and moved to the sight to 'fill it out.' This place is way too historical to lose. The huge chimney stack seen in the attic is typical of that era. Actually I thought it was going to be bigger. I read your blurb, a 'subdivision'...that's bad. Real bad. People who make those have NO IMAGINATION at all. Just want money, and will tear down anything that gets in the way...then they move on and build another 'sub-division' of houses that all look the same. Kappy you should make THIS ONE your project! Buy it and do videos of restoring it. I don't think you'd lose a single viewer!

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

I would love to buy it if I was a millionaire or even if I had enough money!! This would be such an awesome and worthwhile place to save! Thank you very much for watching and the kind words!! :)

[@sharondetrick950]

It looks like the smaller back portion of the house was the original log cabin and the front larger portion added on. I really enjoy seeing old stone fireplaces. Thanks for great work in showing these.

[@vickisawyer7405]

So simple in its design, no grand columns or verandas or upper porches. So beautiful and very sad if it's not saved in some way. Thank you for the video.

[@stevenkaskus6173]

Amazing that it's still standing

[@CRUCIFi777]

Very salvageable but for the busy noisy dangerous road.

[@lindaclark568]

So nice to have lived in a house like that was.

[@robertmanley7556]

Really heart breaking to see this sit like this the history here WOW 😳. What stories would the wall tell us if they could talk . Hope someone sees her beauty and gives her a second chance at a new life . Great video as alway's Kappy !!

[@domn415]

WOWZA..what a wonderful old log house.... From the outside would think it was in really bad shape...but...when you take us inside you can see how solid it really is... remarkable to see its random width plank floors are in such good shape as well as its doors....the walk in cooking fireplace would look sooo good if it was opened up....THis house looks like it would be an easy restoration...and even small enough to relocate ...It should truely be saved and restored! Hopefully it will be saved !!!! Thank you, Kappy, for a another great explore...If this house was in the North East someone would snap it up and make it beautiful again.. IT MUST BE SAVED!

[@DD-th2bd]

I Love The Old Dominion, they have the most remarkable houses. Its nice to see no graffiti and I'm surprised it doesn't have some kind of cellar. Great find Kappy!

[@jacquesrenou2850]

Old dominion, is that Virginia?

[@DD-th2bd]

@@jacquesrenou2850 yes, that is what Virginia is called

[@stevehurley4106]

Yep, a lot of money to restore to create cooking and bathroom facilities. Not to mention heating and cooling. But sturdy and well built. 😉👍❤

[@CH67guy1]

Who needs central heat? 😂 But you got it right: It takes a ton of money to get it right, at a time in our history when some people can barely afford food and rent.

[@michaelhilson4195]

I would LOVE to make this one livable. And live there myself.

[@redneckbryon]

A few days early… Very cool find. 5:47 that’s the fireplace mantle.

[@oceanlvr1967]

That's when houses were really built to last !! Thick walls, durable floors, everything practically off the land ❤❤❤❤ todays thin and fall over !! Newer not always better

[@juju-xx5xn]

That would be a great project for Barnwood Builders. They would be able to save that wood for building another log home somewhere. Save the wood!

[@kathejohnson4241]

It's a testament to the excellent building practices of the day that this house is still mostly intact two and a half centuries later.

[@paulademarco1585]

This is quite the home. ❤

[@peggyharris3301]

It is amazing how little was ever changed in this beauty!! Unfortunately, after surviving all these years, she’ll be gone soon.

[@peggys1140]

Just amazing thinking of the decades and centuries! that this wonderful old log house has seen! Thank you…

[@TammyV2122]

Love the house. It should be protected from being demolished. So much history. ❤

[@timaitken5539]

A GRAND OLD HOUSE INDEED , I FEEL ITS CRYING OUT FOR YOU TO SAVE IT , I COULD HEAR THE EMOTION IN YOUR VOICE AS YOU WENT THRU IT , ITS TRULY WORTH THE EFFORT TO SAVE IT , CHECK WITH ALL HISTORICAL RECORDS AND GET A GRANT TO SAVE AND PRESERVE IT AS IT IS , KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND DONT STOP ....

[@_Boadicea_]

It should be put on the Nation Register of Historic Places. I'm sure money is available through local, state or federal agencies. ❤️

[@malindahenke5724]

What an amazing place! I truly hope someone steps in and saves it! The worn steps that could tell so many stories. The beautiful hardware. Would have loved to see more of a close up on the interesting little table in the living room and that rocker.

[@berlieannapalmer1187]

it is in such good shap wow old darling

[@SRay-or3nc]

That's a wonderful place! Thanks so much Kappy for sharing!! The designs on the wall remind me of my dining room. That painted floor is wonderful!!! ❤

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

Right that painted floor was so unique! Wallpaper inside as well! Thank you very much for watching! :)

[@pamott1809]

What a treasure!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

Thank you very much for watching!! :)

[@sandyjohnson3183]

Amazing what a tribute to the building skills back then

[@nonyabisness-cg7mf]

It’s kind of gingerbreadie looking. The first fireplace, the doors and the floor in the second room. It got much quieter when you stepped inside.

[@DeborahFlorian-gy6lw]

Judging from the sound of the traffic, the house is probably very close to an interstate, maybe I-81? Constant noise. But given there's no basement, the structure could be moved maybe. Once again this would require money. But what a great old place!

[@noserly]

Having a basement wouldn’t mean it couldn’t be moved. Many home is San Francisco were moved after the quake.

[@paulademarco1585]

Thank you.

[@duckduckgoismuchbetter]

That is a historical house that could be legally required to be preserved! Someone needs to jump on this ASAP!! And get it on the Historical Registry!

[@CH67guy1]

But where does all the money come from to do this?

[@jeanlawson9133]

Virginia has many wonderful... things... Spent my best years in the hills of Virginia.... Nothing can compare.

[@amymorales4622]

I am trying to imagine all of the physical labor which went into building a place like that. The trees had to be felled and moved into place, the boards had to be cut and planed, the stones of the fireplace had to be moved and fitted, the nails were hand wrought by a blacksmith. It's just amazing. Thanks for showing this to us, Kappy.

[@AlbertoRodriguez-ju6hc]

For it to have lasted this long before it was abandoned it looks like a lot of love had to go into it's construction. If places like this were constantly being lived in they'd probably last forever.

[@jenimbusy6765]

:55 secs in and I'LL TAKE IT! ❤

[@RemusKingOfRome]

Amazing preservation, obviously people over the decades have made sure this house wasn't left to decay.

[@quiltr141]

Love the stencils on the walls❤.

[@bakerinthehouse5346]

Thank you @urbanexploringwithkappy1773 I love all your videos and appreciate your respect and joy when you find these gems

[@l.l.2463]

`What a great find! So cool you found some history and everything. Wish it could be moved and saved. I don't usually think that about most of them, but this one is truly historic.

[@mombradshaw5528]

Just incredible!🌄❤️

[@ckswat77zz51]

Hi Kappy! Nice surprise to see a video from you in the middle of the week. I thought it was a short at first. That floor was so creative. Cool. To see this cabin dry & intact shows the craftsmanship from the past. Take care & stay safe

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

Skipped the short this week! Trying to make KZbin algorithm happy! Going too post again tomorrow! Looking like a hard candy Christmas lol! Thank you for watching! :)