Inside an Abandoned $15,000,000 Colonial Mansion that was once a Christmas Tree Farm | Untouched

[@lavenderandchaos]

We are in the process of buying a Colonial home and it’s so beautiful. I refuse to buy a new build, same with my partner. He loves the old architect just as much as me, there’s just so much charm and character in old homes.

[@lavenderandchaos]

@Troof Tent we live in mass so there’s tons of colonial homes

[@tarladearinger3210]

That second area was probably a nanny’s apt or servants area.

[@Grimmarox]

Are you going to fill it with period pieces? And linens?

[@taralewis2606]

@@tarladearinger3210 I agree, it was servants quarters.

[@ummiramli6554]

I believe old houses were built to last very long. Architectural aspect is rare nowadays. But please comment if I'm mistaken.

[@Canadaheather]

This makes me so sad. How could such a beautiful piece of property that is in such good condition we demolished? It just feels like the soul of our history is being torn away

[@tranzco1173]

Only way to get rid of the old people smell.

[@chelsmartin2393]

I can’t believe anyone would give a thumbs down with all the effort of this guy to show us a stunning home!!! Great job and I lied this is the house I would of wanted in my heyday!!!

[@truthseeker5833]

Most beautiful mansion I have seen! It's a waste to tear down this historical place! Built in 1915? This mansion is in wonderful shape, and wouldn't take a lot to fix it. I would love this place as my own! Thank you for sharing!

[@suzannebirkholz8757]

NOONE builds homes like this anymore, with such beautiful décor and character. What a dirty shame it is going to be demolished....

[@Grimmarox]

1000% agree

[@cynthiaburrus255]

This would make an incredible Party Space for the new development.

[@TheGor800]

I totally agree. So sad it is not being renovated for future use as a wonderful venue.

[@good1day726]

it really is; bankers and financiers aren't concerned with beauty though, they just need to make a new development with ugly dwellings. they'll trot out some twaddle about 'money and upkeep and repair too expensive' and people will repeat their garbage explanations while our choices more and more become soulless squares built with angles of sorrow.

[@EsmereldaIndigo]

Thank you for keeping the memory of this home alive!

[@crazgirl80]

My grandmother would have been 5 years old when this house was built . It is amazingly in good shape for it's age . I know if you start looking for weakness in places you would find it . The wallpapers blow my mind. Imagine how many tiny homes could be built with the lumber , windows ,doors , bathroom fixtures and the amazing wood from the floors.

[@luchied.3865]

What a stunning home. I appreciate the delicate design of the wallpaper; someone was intentional with that selection as it's easy on the eye. This home should be preserved and repurposed - it's so elegant. And those sun rooms - amazing!!! Every time I watch these videos I keep saying "If these walls could talk!" Thank you for doing this walk-through.

[@cadenrivera8602]

It could be a beautiful wedding venue!

[@heatherperry5621]

oh I was thinking the SAME thing!!! and THOSE sun rooms!!! they made me smile!!

[@LGMinnesota]

Thanks for sharing the tour, very interesting! Those wood closets were cedar closets & very popular decades ago. Cedar removes moisture from the air, so in humid climates, it acts as a natural dehumidifier keeping clothes from developing mildew. The house definitely had quarters for its staff, often you see small staircases for help too. That was a bidet. Bidets were invented back in 1600's. Sad to see it get demo'd.

[@georgannschultz3406]

Cedar is an effective moth repellent. Wools and other natural fibers would be cleaned, brushed and stored in cedar closets during the summer to make room for summer clothing. Did you notice the closets are not as large as in new homes? People did not consume and discard clothing like they do now. It would be stored seasonally (thus the massive cedar closet) and passed down through the children, or servant's children or donated to charity shops.

[@Love_jen_jen]

This house is so beautiful! It gives me bed and breakfast vibes. I wish it could’ve been saved. 😢

[@jill6694]

There needs to be a law about demolishing a home like that to build cardboard houses that won't last the 30 year loans on them.

[@kenosabi]

People always say stuff like this and it tends to highlight how little they actually understand about how anything in the world works.

[@tranzco1173]

Yeah, but how else to you get rid of the old people smell?

[@mntryjoseph1961]

The separate section "Whole other house" section, I believe would have been for the servants. My brother has a house (over 100 years old) with a separate section like that. The smaller staircase would have been used by the servants to get to the dining /kitchen area.

[@mntryjoseph1961]

The cedar lined closet would most likely have been used for winter clothes.

[@lcexplores6222]

Wow this is good to know thank you man

[@sallyniemzyk6964]

Yup, as soon as he opened the door to the "second house"...that is the first thing that passed my mind. It is the servant quarters with the back stairs for their use. Beautiful home to say the least, so very sad to see it destroyed.

[@Merbella]

Exactly

[@TheGor800]

Totally correct. Servants stairway and quarters.

[@marysmith232]

The thought of this beautiful, historical home being destroyed makes me so sad!

[@EmmyK.G]

Huge house..5 families could live there very comfortably..strange layout..love the sun rooms..

[@rhoniandjeff7453]

Man what a beautiful house! I can't believe they are going to destroy that awesome place. So sad!

[@Ramshead]

Truly amazing! I have to throw my 2 cents in here about the second house. Yes, it may have been for the household staff, but a lot of people of "means" back then would plan the house so that as their children grew and married, they could stay together and still have their privacy. There is an incredible Colonial home like that here in the heart of Lancaster City PA. The Father built 2 huge homes that connect for his daughter and her new family to live.

[@lavenderandchaos]

Back in the day, that separate side was probably the servants area.

[@sheilak3835]

Yes indeed see my post these video guys dhoukd give a summsry of ttl bedrooms and bathrooms too. Plus servants features...

[@kittykitty435]

The guy doing this looks kind of young. I doubt he's been in a lot of big places while growing up.

[@Merbella]

Yep! Could be butler, housekeeping or nanny.

[@connielong7475]

One closet/storage room on third floor, appeared to be a cedar closet. With a home of this magnatude I'm sure there were a lot of people there, even at different times. Proper bedding would always include plenty of quilts and aphgans and winter fur coats also kept stored safely from insects and mice, lol. Just a quick look is all you have but it's what struck me as you openef the door.

[@donnapallo4408]

What a beautiful house, I’m so sad it will be demolished. Just think how much love and activity there was there once. Nice job! Really enjoyed it😎👍

[@Annii_Oakley_]

5:02 Wow 😯 did not expect the wallpaper to be that beautiful… I love it so much. You preserve the beauty of things like that forever by doing what you do. Whenever you show certain detail in tile, floors or walls I screenshot it for when I design my dream home… One that stands out is the custom tile design in the bathroom that had floor to ceiling black tile. Each bathroom had floor to ceiling marble and it was a whole lux mood. Now someone, somewhere can immerse themselves in beauty that may have potentially been lost to time to demolition… You are a historian… proud of you. 💗

[@notever8932]

Dude, the range on the left at 16:13 is a Frigidaire Flair range from the 60s. It’s worth real money in that condition. You should try to buy it from the developer.

[@robertlyman9789]

My parents had a double oven very similar to that one, except the Burners were in a pull out drawer that needed to be pulled out to use

[@georgannschultz3406]

Ala' Bewitched. Samantha Stevens used a Flair to cook on in the TV series! They go for ALOT of money!! I was so excited to see that in that kitchen. It looks like bathrooms and kitchens were renovated in the 60's perhaps?

[@robertlyman9789]

When my parents died, we sold the house, and my brother took the stove. It had a matching metal storage cabinet underneith. My cousin has a Flair like that in Wisconsin they still use daily

[@mariewinterhalter9058]

Love how you had the back story of this beautiful mansion. So sorry to hear that it’s going to be destroyed. Thank you

[@mariandvorscak3483]

If the do demolish this house I hope they are saving more than that door with the green tape on it. The windows, the built in cabinets, the doors, the molding, the mantles of the fireplaces, the door knobs, hinges, there's so much that can be reused in other old homes that people are restoring.

[@sheryldupre-mercier7607]

I was hoping too that they will repurpose most of that home! Windows, doors, bricks ect.

[@sheryldupre-mercier7607]

Any updates? Did they demolish it?

[@katesutton1476]

Love this house. Colonial has always been my favorite. 1 request 4 u. Slow your roll a little and enjoy the architecture. Older homes always have high. Window counts. Some times the glass is a little wavy. Love 2 explore with u though u seem 2 find the most unusual housed😁

[@pamelawyatt577]

Servants quarters?

[@judykessinger3552]

This is a beautiful home. So much character and was once filled with love and memories. Should be saved and come back to life once again.

[@kellymcfadden7514]

Gorgeous! That other stairwell would have been for servants. I love old homes. So sad that it will be demolished.

[@DR-mq1vn]

Thank you for documenting this beautiful house before it is destroyed.

[@xrpjr2126]

It would be really awesome if you could dig up some more detailed history on the house about the family😊

[@BigBankz]

I told what I could

[@jeffbengert2863]

@@BigBankz Do more, BBz, really, this place is a beauty. I am sure there are people like us who appreciate such architecture and would buy it......

[@beverlys.peacockmccranie6522]

This is so much fun exploring with you!!!!!! Thanks for bringing us along!!!!!

[@sandyg3639]

What a beautiful home. It's a shame that it is going to be demolished. Thank you.

[@patricialeaper832]

The video wasn't long enough (could have spent at least an hour there filming)! The toilet and sink by the front door is called a "powder room" for guests and visitors (powder rooms are bathrooms without a bathtub or/and a shower). The smaller kitchen was for the family and the bigger one was industrial which was used for parties with many guests. The second floor with a door adjacent to another bed room was a nursery (note the toy train wallpaper) as the mother (or servant) could get into that room without going through the hallway. Many Victorian women had their own bedrooms separate from their husbands. The room on the second floor with the storage cabinets could also have been the dressing room (a room to dry off after bathing and have the clothes ready, especially if it had a laundry chute door somewhere in it). The "other house" was there servants quarters with their own bathroom and kitchen. Very rich people built this house!

[@blwolz8772]

Wow, what a house. Shame it will be demolished. It could house several generations living together. Each with their own space. I love it. Thalinks for showing it.

[@syedahmad4581]

I love these American Mansions. I wish that you show the outside architecture as well.

[@charmed2u2]

What a shame!! That house is so beautiful. Everything is old but in excellent condition. I love the sun rooms. The wallpaper is so unique. The black and white checker board floors reminds me of Alice in Wonderland. lol. Thanks for the video. I still can't believe it is going to be demolished. Wow.

[@donnawood3505]

harlequin floors

[@elizabethcarmack584]

Amazing home how could someone tear this house down and people begging to have a place to live .... I love this

[@sharonhagen8244]

Oh my. ❤❤❤❤ I so want to live here. Absolutely astounding ❤. Thank you so much

[@purpleraina7506]

I agree. Such a beautiful home. To be the age it is, in such great shape. Great tour. Love your work and looking forward to the next one.👍

[@michaelfarabee]

Thank you so much for adding Bible verses before the video's begin. Love the vids bro. --keep using the verses --they will take you to new heights for sure --God Bless and be safe

[@joeromine7777]

Thanks for capturing and sharing a piece of history my brother !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@pattycreighton4754]

Breaking my heart. I hope you win the lottery and can help save these priceless homes. The kitchen with the stainless counters made me think of a animal vet's office.

[@josephinemiller4780]

I’m guessing with all the keys, it was once a B&B. Someone needs to buy it and turn it back into a B&B. Looks like the foundation might need to be fixed but it doesn’t seem to be too bad. I would turn it into a B&B/wedding venue. I would definitely contact the historical preservation society with this house being as old as it is. The construction company are idiots for wanting to tear it down.

[@marilynmay8375]

A B&B is a good guess. I hadn't thought of that.

[@Canadaheather]

Yes definitely. It could have been a B&B. I would definitely reach out to your county and see if there’s someone who you can contact. Here in Canada often houses will be deemed as a heritage house and they cannot be demolished. However they can be turned into something else. There is a house here for sale in my town that I eventually want to purchase to turn into a spa.

[@GaryGrube1]

I have more keys than that in my home and my house is just a large home. A lot of my keys are for multiple properties.

[@DWS1435]

This house was never a B&B. A house this size has a lot of doors and locks. Many of the keys were for GM automobiles not the house.

[@josephinemiller4780]

@@DWS1435 you know 100% it was never a B&B? You need glasses. Most of those keys looked like keys for a home or apartment. They were all labeled with a tag. No one labels car keys.

[@aneta2293]

Demolish but why?!😔 THANK YOU! SO MUCH😊

[@adoeandfawn]

I want the sunroom windows! Would make such a beautiful greenhouse

[@kelly6988]

I have a family member who has a "smaller" house like this, and there is a whole seperate living area and seperate stairs like this one... and it was used for their serpents. Reminds me almost just like their house only a little smaller version. This is a beautiful home. This could make a beautiful bed and breakfast stay. Thank you for sharing

[@mavahuth5044]

Some people don't want anything with a history. I would move in it is really pretty. Some of the wallpaper is really nice. I really liked the sunrooms. Everything about was really nice. Maybe a bakery or something like that, there was a lot of room to cook. Sort of updated stoves. Great video.

[@BigBankz]

Thank youuuu!

[@debrabensinger1331]

Oh my goodness I love that kitchen. The house is simply gorgeous it has so much character to it. I really love historical homes my home was built in 1850 and it simply gorgeous

[@markgehringer6437]

Linda here...Another beautiful home to enjoy thank you for letting us see it! I liked the way you started this video saying you were going to tell us a story about a family. It was fun thinking about what it was like for the people who once lived there! You do a nice job with videoing and commentary but there was a room with an old sink (13:37) I would have loved to seen it up close, in fact while I'm at it could you please show the built in's and more architectural designs I'm hooked on your videos they're really interesting. Thank you Linda

[@tamtam777]

what a beautiful house thanks for showing it to us!

[@retiredhockeymom2662]

The 3rd floor room with the yellow walls and white trim reminded me the “Flowers in the Attic”.

[@amymays8727]

This is so sad 😭 it’s gonna be tore down. I love this house.

[@sheilak3835]

Yes. This msnsion is old though verywell maintained. I LOVE IT THIS MSNSION WAS SO WELL CARED FOR. NO ABUSE AND NEGLECT FABULOUS COLONIAL. WOW SO LITTLE FIXING TO BE DONE. BTW BIGBENZ THE SMALL BACK SECOND LIL STAIRS R FOR SERVANTS USUALLY A LIL.KITCHEN NEARBY A FEW STAFF SMALL BEDROOMS AND I SAW AS ON SECOND FLOOR. ALSO SOMETIMES THERES A CLOSET AREA OR CUPBOARD THAT WOULD BE A "dum waiter" cookd and staff put food on the shelf or food box and the servants pulled the box up to second or third floors by ropes. Unloaded and let the box down again to main kitchen. 2nd fl had a stove and sink maybe for older ppl re stairs!!! If look close u will find these. Later on DumWaiters got motorized

[@sheilak3835]

Quiet motors maybe the dumwaiter was carpeted and insulated... look for these very old attributes ive seen these THIngs UBREX GUYS DONT KNOW THESE THINGS EITHER.. VERY WEALTHY HAD THESE SERVANT ROOMS . SMALL HIDDEN STAIRS AND DUMWAITERS. IT WAS ELITEISM STAFF SKIRTED ABOUT BETWEEN FLOORS QUIETLY AND MYSTERIOUSLY😀

[@jeffbengert2863]

WOW, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE. Please do more on this property (history, outside property, why demolish?). And back when people wallpapered their homes - I loved that. Imagine the love in this house at one time!!!!! KEEP US UPDATED ON THIS HOUSE. BEAUTIFUL, shame no one sees this remaining and it is being torn down. Compare this beauty to the singer Prince's "mansion" in Minnesota....taste is subjective. Good job. THANK YOU.

[@rileysanders1997]

This house is awesome! Has a lot of history and style to it.

[@AmmosGirl]

This is really sad. Such a beautiful home! Enjoy all of your videos!

[@connieadams607]

Beautiful home. Sad it’s going to be demolished. Thank you for sharing. 🙌

[@zackdaniels6858]

And WE THANKYOU BROTHER for the hard work you do to show us these BEAUTIFUL MANSIONS and properties...These are NOT just buildings...They are BOOKS and DIARIES OF PEOPLE LONG GONE. (Sorry for yelling) Godbless ~

[@andijoss5804]

This home is SO WELL preserved!!!!! How incredibly sad that of all the abandoned homes I've seen on your channel the well preserved one is the one that's gonna be demolished?!!!! That irks me!

[@jeanettewhite2144]

Such a beautiful home so sad to demolish it. Thanks for sharing ❤

[@tinamenard4365]

Stunning. I'm surprised there is no historical marker on that house to where it could not be torn down. They probably had servants quarters that's why that odd kitchen on that second floor. That's a cedar closet to store clothes. If they had a tree farm that one bathroom, when you come in by the front door ,may have been for customers to use while they looked for trees on the lot. They may have also sold baked goods... If those walls could talk. Thanks for another great video God bless

[@marywilliams3570]

Beautiful house. Excellent find and thanks for sharing 👍 😀

[@nancyjones247]

Just found your channel! Love the Bible verseso at the beginning of your videos!! God bless you in your travels!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@loribranch1961]

So amazing

[@debraschnieber8140]

I love the archeture, the rooms and bathrooms are beautiful so So sad it is being demolished, and happy birthday 🎂🎉🎉 🎂 to you thank you for the video 📷 I enjoyed it a lot

[@BigBankz]

Thank youuuu

[@kennethmarquis6840]

Beautiful home. Kinda reminded me of the home in Driving Miss Daisy, especially the downstairs kitchen and sunroom.

[@haydeeandujo3923]

I agree, that is the best house you’ve shown. What an amazing house. So sad it’s to be demolished.

[@CarolHenning-pk6ih]

House is gorgeous luv all thecolors giant windows🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@shoanmarie5612]

I like your kindness. Beautiful home for sure!

[@dianebryant5056]

Such a beautiful home. It’s sad it has to be torn down. I wish I had the resources to buy and restore it.

[@keiraasta-ferrero9831]

Beautiful home! The "second house" was servants quarters. And that was a urinal not a bidet.

[@Annii_Oakley_]

9:40 Oh my god that wallpaper is GORGEOUS!! 🥹

[@pdiane8299]

This house is wonderful! Someone, please save it!

[@susanchurchwell3768]

Of course they would tear it down. It's historical and we can't keep that! What a shame!

[@elizabethlewis9765]

Wonderful, love it! The floor that looks like an apartment was probably the staffs quarters! This is why they have their own kitchen and hallways. Just saying.

[@donnaelkins186]

That breaks my heart that they are going to be demolished. I hate when it comes to out with the old and in with the new. Thanks for sharing this gorgeous Mansion. God bless.

[@dylanavaden1369]

Thanks for another great video. I love that you research and do a history of the homes you explore.

[@asilversurfer4372]

Love the videos,it's such a shame that house of that age is bring demolished, it's beautiful. Shame no one else bought it but developers are the ones with the money.

[@Serenavanderwoodsen.]

GREAT VID AIGAN LOVE IT!

[@BigBankz]

Thank you!

[@karenrunaas3571]

I love the kitchen.Thank u Mr. Bankz for the awesome showing.I really do like this house.B too big for me though.

[@northshoremoana]

That house is in amazing condition. To destroy it is a sin. Amazed at how well-kept and clean the entire house is.

[@sheilad83]

Servants quarters @12 mins in Prep kitchen+ pantry kitchen. Looks like a professional area, maybe since they sold Christmas trees they entertained folks also

[@marcellaharper849]

ABSOLUTELY LOVE this place! Wish you would show the door locks too.

[@ellen6229]

Thank You BigBankz I really enjoyed this house such a shame it is going to be destroyed ☹️

[@stephanieellison8913]

This is an amazing house. I saw it a while back and I was trying to find somebody to come in and show it completely. The one that I watched it through skipped so much and it made me so upset. I’m glad you did too at the house so I can see it. I saw the rooms I didn’t get to see, thank you so much because this is my favorite

[@georgannschultz3406]

Love this house and thankyou for your amazing videos! You may want to consider having an old gal or guy with you some day to help yranslate old houses! ;). But, having said that, I truly enjoy hearing the wonder in your voice on these videos, when you discover puzzling things that oldsters like myself used in everyday life or that our grandparents used! It pleases me so much to hear your live and respect for the homes you explore...especially the wallpapers...I have hung wallpaper for about 45 years and seeing that wallpaper in this home gave me chills! Please keep showing the closeups of the wallpaper! Oh, large old homes with the radiator heat, often had connecting rooms like in this house, I didn't see transoms above the doors though. This was done to facilitate air flow (circulation) in the summer to attempt to cool the house down. I lived in a home built in 1840 and they do present quite a challenge with HVAC and repairs! Thankyou again. Really enjoying your videos...big fan here!

[@valariewillis6815]

I am so glad you did more background on this one. Your videos are awsome- but usually lacking backstory.

[@robertaannmarziani8147]

The wallpaper in the pantry is so beautiful!

[@catherinekeddy2816]

That's heartbreaking.

[@sandicanzonetta2121]

And all those bedrooms oh my goodness I love the bedrooms.And there’s a kitchen up on the second floor there’s one on the first floor.

[@LW-wg4ny]

This reminds me of my Aunts house in NJ that my Uncle built. It was not as big as this, but it was a center hall colonial with lots of rooms and lots of character. They had 8 children and in the playroom my uncle built 8 unique pull down desks into the wall with their names on each one. It was sold 10 years ago and the new family took it down to the foundation and rebuilt a gaudy, horrible house in its place. Broke our hearts, that it wasn’t sold to someone that treasured it the way our family did.

[@Leisurelistsb]

The back staircase inside was for the full-time live-in servants. The smaller bedrooms most likely were for them also. Have you ever watched Downton Abbey on PBS?

[@brendastough2800]

Beautiful home wish I had it so big I love it !!!!!

[@georgettejames1996]

What a great place. Would love to pick my Christmas tree here and enjoy warm beverages and food in the mansion. Oh the possibilities

[@bobbiek1941]

I have watched so many of these videos and was just curious about staging. Won’t name the the one I just saw that had signs of staging. I enjoy your videos. Look forward to seeing more. 🦋

[@robertaannmarziani8147]

Such a beautiful house!! So sad it's going to be demolished 😔😔😔

[@michelejones5538]

How sad to tear it down. It’s beautiful. Someone should save it.

[@bryceharper446]

SO SAD! It’s gorgeous.

[@sassye07]

Absolutely loved this this ❤ Beautiful Home!

[@carolstafford6859]

Such Amazing videos Just love them

[@jennifergarrett6809]

Loved the intro to this one. The 2nd floor kitchen and that section most likely was for servants. But the 2 kitchens on the ground floor are odd. Unless they had made the place a bed and breakfast at some point. Or maybe a wedding/reunion venue. But definitely a great look inside.

[@danielulz1640]

Probably one kitchen for daily use and the other kitchen, the one with two stoves, would be a catering kitchen for parties and banquets.

[@juliecaswellscloset6669]

I wondered if they made goodies and sold them with the Christmas trees.

[@tinarawls4222]

Adorable home so. Sad

[@nancyreynolds1869]

The sun rooms are perfect for the layout of the home, So sad to see you it come down,Thank you for sharing this with us,It is perfectly beautiful,Never seen a home like it ever. Blessings everyone!!