Pretty 153 year old Abandoned Southern Farm House in Virginia

Filmed this a few months ago around Danville and wasn’t really happy with how the video turned out but figured I’d post it anyway Thanks for watching
House was built in the late 1800’s from what I could find out

[@sedoragreen8028]

Just think, you may be the last person to look out those upstairs windows or off that awesome balcony at what must have been a beautiful view. What used to be just a lovely old home. Days gone by .....

[@staceydowning2838]

imagine how haunted they must be.

[@marsha-madness-super-badness]

This comment gives me nostalgia for something I've never experienced 😐

[@staceydowning2838]

@@marsha-madness-super-badness déjà vu. You probably lived in something like this in your past life

[@madambutterfly5343]

The porch post and the beautiful corbels🥰, be still my heart! Why oh why couldn’t someone save those? I love the gingerbread porch decor on all these old abandoned beauties. The door plate was also a beauty. The coat on the hall wall hook. Seems like there’s always a forgotten left behind piece of clothing or shoes. Left in the very last spot of the person that left it there. I’m such a sentimental soul when it comes to the left behind everyday used material items. Thank you Kappy for another great video. Thanks for letting me tag along again on another one of your adventures.

[@williebeamish5879]

I think the lack of "modern" hvac and plumbing dooms these places. Plus isolation and poor internet access. Very expensive to retro fit.

[@madambutterfly5343]

@@williebeamish5879 most definitely! I know people who have spent a great deal of money on getting those very modern things installed in these old houses. It takes a very big wallet to upgrade and repair these homes.

[@Granny2470]

Beautiful place! So peaceful 😊 so sad it’s just rotting...it had some beautiful details! I bet the mantles were gorgeous... I loved the porches..could imagine sitting in porch swing or rocking chair enjoying a summer evening 🤗 Thank you Kappy 🤗

[@pbs4535]

If I were Samantha I’d twitch my nose and turn this house back to the beauty it once was. thanks for the videos Kappy we love these videos keep em coming. ☺︎︎

[@BennyLlama39]

If I could add one detail to that statement... I'd also make sure everything was up to code when it was restored. Including eliminating any lead paint and asbestos. 🙂

[@butcharmstrong9645]

If I had lived in this ancient beauty back in it's heyday I would spent all my spare time on that upstairs balcony. What a delight that must have been back in the day.

[@laurah.7696]

Was a gorgeous house at one time, love the second storey porch!

[@butcharmstrong9645]

That was my favorite place in the house. I would have LIVED there in my spare time.

[@lucybieller7604]

Absolutely loved the porches! Glad no vultures to greet you. Thanks for another awesome explore Kappy! ✌

[@flashstylepizzaz7772]

What a nice second level porch that was! The beauty of the old houses.

[@loraldinp2624]

I can see the beauty of this house, i love the fireplaces

[@jeantetreault132]

This house is a unique mansion of it's own kind. In fact, it must have been really nice and sassy, during it's heydays or it's prime time. That Philco télévision set was manufactured by non other than the Ford Motor Company and it dates back to 1960-61. A real treasure gem and such an utterly time capsule, despite all the decaying as well as for the disrepair. I sincerely hope that one day, they will restore this mansion... hopefully soon enough! Thank you very kindly for this marvelous presentation, Kappy. Like i always said, among all the other KZbin abandoned exploring chanels, you're truly and remarkably one of the very best! Johnny Montreal Canada

[@serenasapphire8883]

I was wondering about the TV cause it looked like the very last lived in room and thanks for giving us the clue! 🙏

[@sheliakathrynbradley391]

An awesome video. Thanks for sharing. I love watching the exploration!

[@wendycrawford1792]

Jean Tetreault. What l lovely location for this lovely home. Restoration?? I’m afraid it’s gone way beyond that possibility. Better to pour ones energy in to a lovely old home that is amazing n decent shape and wouldn’t take hundreds of thousands to restore. Ont. Canada. My daughter went to Concordia and still lives and works in Montreal. I adore this city!!! Cheers

[@susanmiller4159]

What a fascinating story this home must have. Looks like it came down to the little paneled room. That duct tape holding the ceiling fixture. And the curly lightbulb. There’s def a story there. And then the back of the house collapsed. Ouch. That whole area of Virginia is so interesting and sad. Mostly poor or well to do historically. I think this house went full circle. Thanks for sharing. ❤️

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

Agreed! Lots of cool old houses tho! Thanks for watching! (:

[@serenasapphire8883]

I agree- the beautiful hardware on the front door wasn't ever changed since building the house- probably a really old and very last descendant lived in that room with the TV at the very end 60 years ago! It'd be cool to do the research on that place...

[@shellymiller7101]

Grand old home she was at one time.. oooh the porches, and the beauty of the area...love to have coffee on in the morning...but as always everything must come to an end..hopefully someone will salvage her doors fixtures and mouldings so they can continue on....keep them coming you find the treasures

[@sandih9084]

It had that Walton’s mountain vibe. Beautiful 💕

[@bethshadid2087]

Could see myself sitting on the back porch or better yet the top back porch in a rocking chair....coffee in hand enjoying GOD's tapestry 💗🕊️

[@melissaboggs5176]

This home has definitely seen more beautiful days. There seems to be a heaviness here, not sure If anyone else can feel it. Thanks for sharing Kappy! You’ve brought us yet another amazing find! Stay safe😊

[@gillwyatt8103]

What a magnificent old home that must have been and in such beautiful surroundings. It's really sad that people can't afford to keep these places up. How I love those wooden homes in the States!! 😃 Gill 🇬🇧

[@anniebranwen4148]

It's sad that this home was aloud to fall down like this . Why is there garbage left all over , you can salvage the doors and hardware , this is so sad

[@williebeamish5879]

I'd love to have that woodwork and those doors to put in our old turn of the century farmhouse. Ours was badly remuddled with paneling, drop ceilings, and "mo-ho" trim and cheap hollow core doors prior to our purchase. Still ripping that stuff out after 2 decades of working on it (ourselves) to restore it. Lots of work.

[@NoName-hillbillybear1976]

It can be saved.

[@parapoliticos52]

Indeed. A Stairway like that to make easily would cost couple of thousands. Solid wood Doors and Frames are pretty expensive too. Even the windows could be saved(some of the m) due to the heavy varnish. That Tv is 70 years old(50s-60s). It's a piece of history as much as antique cars of the era are.

[@Slayerjane61]

This lovely old home in its beautiful setting is surrounded by an aura of peacefulness. I can only imagine the pleasure of living in such a place.

[@elizabethgregg1925]

beautiful house

[@crystalmcmahon302]

I’m sure this home was beautiful back in the day love seeing the old doors and door frames they don’t make them like that anymore 😊

[@MaxZomboni]

OMG what a time capsule, 1950s TV and furniture. My bet is that the 1980s magazines were dumped there after it was abandoned.

[@serenasapphire8883]

Yeah clearly the room with the TV was the last time someone lived there. And looked like the rest of the house had already fallen into disrepair by that time. I agree with you about the extra stuff added later maybe by squatters.

[@lorishiversdogmom]

Right at 2:31 after you entered the house... You can see a ghostly Willow wisp orb fly in a curved manner towards the camera and go up to the right. It's really cool. I study the paranormal and I recognize what that is. It's a ghost orb streak. Sometimes ghosts show up like that when they are in movement.

[@serenasapphire8883]

Yes I noticed the orb too in the hallway/ stairway! (And more in the paneled room or were those flying bugs?) Really cool when they show up on camera 👻

[@lorishiversdogmom]

@@serenasapphire8883 Yes it is. 🙂. Very cool to see. I had some in my childhood home and saw them flying around all the time. One of them I think was my mother because she died there. There were also men ghosts there from way back before the house was built. It used to be a dairy farm.

[@lorriesouthall7866]

I’m sure it was beautiful a long time ago, but age and Mother Nature took over. Ty for the tour. Tc and stay safe always.

[@JosieSchuller]

Nice old house, she must have been a beauty in her heyday. Someone took all the mantelpieces. You’d think they would have taken the doors too. They don’t make nice old doors like that anymore. I wonder if Oscar still loves Mozelle. 🥀

[@mattp3093]

That was a very nice place back in its day🏠turning into🏚😔

[@63connie78]

Another great find....especially like the Philco tv and undisturbed curtains......looks like tv hasn't been touched in 60 years....still intact...that's amazing. People were clever enough to install metal roof way back when ...... that's what preserved these classic gems long enough for you to document their decline and slow disintegration. Your style is unique.....don't change it plz.

[@tammybaker6635]

The fella who wore those bibs in the downstairs closet was a TALL drink of water!!! Looking through the lathes to the outside is kind of cool! Another great one kiddo! And, what do you know? You found wasps! Lol!Thanks for taking me!

[@NinfaCarpentergeorgia198]

What a beautiful setting!!!

[@kingtut4509]

Love you videos. It is sad to see these old home like this.. I could see myself on the balcony drinking my morning coffee. Keep up the good work.

[@towonawhite5451]

thank you for showing us these majestic homes. you can see the beauty and the love that was put into them. wish they all could be rebuilt and occupied again. we throw away too much of our history.

[@sheilarichier8809]

A classic beauty.Would have loved to have seen it in its heyday.

[@Chrisss2112]

The outside of this house is creepy cool! A lot of neat features, especially seeing a second story balcony! Thank you Kappy, thumbs up always from me! 👍❤️😊

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

Much appreciated for watching!!

[@fracturedfauve]

It sad to see so many of these wonderful old homes in a state of disrepair. I try to visualize them when they new and had families in them. It seem some of them could be restored while others are past that point. Thank you for another great tour of an abandoned house.

[@gaylehall8897]

You can tell she was a beautiful and grand lady in her day..The outside is mesmerizing..you could still see her beauty. Thank you Kappy for another great video...No don't wake up those wasps..I expect you would move out of there pretty fast...I know I would...You must be a southern man to know about dirt dabbers...lol

[@gaylehall8897]

Kappy I love the way you can see the beauty even in the ruin...great quality to have dear...

[@denisebolton7191]

Great find in Danville. The house is calling to you to come visit. The woodwork is simple but absolutely elegant and beautiful. The double balconies in the front of the house. Large bright rooms. The fireplace downstairs was awesome. So ornate in it's simplicity. The care given in the construction allows us a glimpse of the past. If only she could recite her history. You can see the grace of this old home thru the natural decay. It's very photogenic and it's got good vibes. It's a great video, thanks for sharing it with us.

[@rebeccakirkland1149]

I love that you show the wood work and plaster they both are very heart felt crafts

[@An-wk9ml]

I love the TV!!!📺 THANKS!

[@chaosdemonwolf1]

That tv is/was from 1957. The knobs on top was an option to prevent little kids from messing then them.

[@karenshawn8406]

the bead board on the ceiling of porch must have been beautiful in the building of this house. All of the fire place mantles are missing. the door knob probably had the date on it but it is gone too. I really think that this place is to far gone to save now. It would take millions to do it if someone wanted too. thanks for the tour. lean on God

[@katcallisto6478]

Always enjoy a new video from you. Thanks, Kappy! 😊

[@debbierichards6747]

These vids are amazing! I’ve found I have to view them with the attitude of “think of all the wonderful/loving moments the residents of these homes had over the years that the home was alive and well! “. And not let myself dwell on the sadness of it left to crumble down. Even some of the antique furniture pieces in some of these homes are so formal (as ppl did formal entertaining back in the day) that they may be very difficult to sell even if an antique dealer got ahold of them. Restoring these old homes get so expensive, it’s prohibitive to most ppl these days.

[@Dabonbonsings]

“very classy” I laughed out loud at that dry comment

[@transmeeshax6872]

You can tell they had class by how they ripped out all the old fireplace mantles so that they could cover them over with pressed-wood paneling. The 70s were a classy time, indeed q:

[@jilldavis7229]

What a once beautiful old home!!! I loved this place!!! Sadly, about the only salvageable items were the beautiful wooden doors, door casings, window, window casings & the hardware that accompanied those... I sooo hope that someone salvages them!!! Thank you for sharing this with us Kappy, I loved it ❤️

[@puca7908]

Dear Kappy, bet your happy to be exploring someplace warmer! I was enchanted with the woodwork on this beauty! I so appreciate your attention to trying to let us see what you see! Love your video content! My mind is absolutely boggled how anyone could give a thumbs down on these videos! What on earth were they expecting to see?!

[@serenasapphire8883]

I also wondered why anyone would give Kappy a dislike! They should just click off! 😠

[@sheliakathrynbradley391]

People that don't like these SHOULD NOT WATCH THEM. They are just negative and look for something bad. So sad.

[@stacylott7870]

I'm always so scared that you are going to fall through the floors. The House would have been so pretty in it's day!

[@prime63829]

Love the balcony here, bet in its day this house was beautiful.

[@lauradarnallterry5464]

What beautiful wood work in that old farmstead....

[@marilynpoitras7839]

I have the same porch posts and believe me, they are not cheap. We waste so much these days! All that woodwork inside could have been saved along with the stair railings. I would have loved to have the rosettes in my house...what a shame. Thanks Kappy

[@MichelleJohnson-tg5lx]

You had a spirit go by you at 2:30 mark . When you go these old homes Makes sure to Command any Spirit to not follow or attach to you in anyway. THEY do not have permission.

[@Kathleennebel]

I saw it too and came to the comments to see if anyone saw It. I worry sometimes when he goes to these old houses if he will get an attachment...

[@tashasmith6179]

I agree.

[@debraellison6255]

@@Kathleennebel I was wandering as well. That was a good size. No mistaking that.

[@Chrisss2112]

Saw it as well, was thinking it was a reflection? Idk

[@Velishea]

Listen with headphones at 13:35 👻

[@cannabiscatnip5677]

Love the location. All those beautiful panel doors going to waste. I’d love to have wood panel doors in my house. That place would’ve been the go to place in the neighborhood😃👍🏻. Why all these places you find just rotting. It should be a crime in this country to let these historic places fall apart like that. Give them to people who will take care of them. I would’ve for sure! Someone give me a beautiful home before leaving it to rot😃. Id even relocate for the one! I’d be the caretaker no problem. The money I spend keeping up this ugly modern home i could definitely use to keep up a beautiful home like that.

[@laurie4275]

The sound of crickets there for a moment. You can just imagine a cool southern summer evening on the porch in this homes first years of finery.

[@carmelasilvestri7710]

Thanks for the rosettes.Another great find.

[@josephmay9945]

Beautiful old home. So sad it was left to decay and fall in ruins.

[@kathycole4474]

Bet it was beautiful in the day..I cant understand leaving these historical home to rot. Always have dreamed of having one

[@dreamseer7]

It was a grand house in its day. Looks like some mold has really brought that house down. That next to last room had a beautiful view with the window looking out to the trees with the colored leaves. Wish you could just frame that with your camera and take a photo. Would be beautiful to hang somewhere.

[@PenelopePeppers]

Ever-After for Men---Avon Exclusive back in the day !!

[@nadinemasteller1089]

This beautiful place decayed right along with it's previous occupant. We had mud dauber nests in PA as well. Yeah, that used to be the kitchen. It has the big pantry along side it. The former owner probably would have enjoyed having someone appreciate his home and would have been glad to tell stories about it. I've met so many lonely old people who just want someone to talk to. Unfortunately for this house, It is definitely past the point of saving. On the front door, that was a faceplate. It was beautiful as is the door itself and all the other woodwork. Please, someone salvage the good stuff. What a peaceful, serene spot that was.

[@donnapurdy1546]

Thank you for these tours. You really are appreciated.

[@makeupboss3568]

Wow , that’s a beautiful place. It’s a shame it’s falling apart. It was probably a grand old home in it’s day .

[@Thetis058]

I can just imagine this home when it was loved and cared for . A family and Mom and Dad or Grandpa and Grandma sitting out on the port home sipping lemonade or ice tea relaxing or relaxing and reminiscing about the day’s past . I think if someone bought this house right today and stripped it down to the studs they might be able to save the ornate staircase banister as well as the details on the balcony gingerbread I think it’s called . Do you ever wish you could buy up some of these properties and either fix them for yourself or fix them and flip them ? Some of these homes I imagine the owner/s died with out a living relative still living .

[@nadinemasteller1089]

Yes it's called gingerbread.

[@mommaduck6308]

This one is a beauty! And of all the states I’ve visited, Virginia has the prettiest landscape 😍

[@nadinemasteller1089]

I have to state my preference for PA. Since I was born in that state and lived there most of my life, it's a natural emotion. This house is a beauty.

[@mommaduck6308]

Nadine Masteller PA is beautiful too. I always just look in awe at the pasture land and wonder how in the world those farmers bake hay on the sides of those hills like they do and why in the world aren’t the hay bales rolling away? 🤣 I love all the Dutch inspired homes and barns as well. 😊

[@wendyrutledge6622]

Oh and the address numbers still proudly hanging on the front of the house. I hate that people let these old places to rot. It does look like an older gentleman lived there, and at the end he was only in that one room. I am sure he did not have the means to keep it up.

[@shannabrowneyes]

Very cool find. Thank you !!

[@debralavorata546]

Good video kappy.NY mega million pot,which got up to a billion I believe was one,u can be sure if I won even a part of it,this would be restored to its former beauty and lived in ,the rosettes and hardware would remain the same,and definitely the two porches, I love porches to! Sometimes its hard to watch these videos because almost everyone I see,I want imaging what it once looked at and could be,thanks kappy

[@mr.alexchristian4267]

The doors and the stairs can still be saved. Looks like they are in goodshape

[@puca7908]

Let's hope someone gets a chance to salvage that beautiful and historic woodwork before it is lost completely! SALVAGE ALERT!

[@kimturrington8881]

Such a shame that no one wants to restore it ,such a beautiful place

[@riverc8379]

That curtain hanging out the window gave that house pizazz 😂

[@alisamapperson8807]

The amazing craftsmanship in this house is just beautiful, it must have been an incredible place in it's time.

[@gaylewilliamson9183]

I so love the architecture of the house.,the corbals the staircase is gorgous ,oh if walls could talk. Love this house and where it is.👍👍❤️

[@kimthrower2169]

That would have been a beautiful house back in the day! Thanks for sharing this beauty with us! Stay safe Kappy!! Peace, Kim ~

[@cecoya]

VA is seriously beautiful, the views and countryside. Lovely

[@jackielong9927]

Thanks for sharing! Another beautiful find. Stay safe❤️

[@wendyhaase4401]

I can imagine what it would you like to sit on the porches with a nice cup of coffee or some tea even just a glass of water during the fall of the year with all the leaves changing color wow and makes very beautiful picture too bad somebody didn't take care of it

[@jodiesutton7521]

Once upon a time was full of life and beautiful house.

[@twobrokeguyz1214]

Very fun explore! The decay on this was was epic. Thanks, Kappy!

[@jared1870]

Thanks for another adventure. Once again all of the mantles stripped. I was surprised they left the stair railing.

[@theseamstress6315]

By the looks of the TV it was 1950’s. We had a TV like that it was black and white. Nice explore.

[@rosaliebarry5995]

It has definitely seen better days but I can just imagine how beautiful it once was. Thank you for a great video!

[@jenniferlandon3755]

These homes are such historical works of art! It sure would be nice to see them repaired and preserved before they deteriorate as so many do. Love your videos Kappy! Thank you!!

[@l.l.2463]

Like so many artists you are probably your own worst critic. This video was fine. The house was beautiful and I can imagine what the view from that 2nd story porch was before all those trees grew up. Thank you Kappy!

[@maganevans5209]

That house was probably a beauty when someone first lived in it. It’s too bad it’s being let go.

[@rolfsinkgraven]

Very nice old place with very nice decay, loved the walls, a miracle you could walk in there.

[@deshannakirkland2936]

Thanks for sharing and it was a wonderful house at one time the stories it probably has I am sure who ever lived there lived it there .

[@sandraweaver8376]

This was a beautiful house and you can still see it.

[@robertmanley7556]

Outstanding video Kappy once again !! I couldn't wait to watch this is was great !! Sad to see another once grand home forgotten and left to time. I bet those mantels where beautiful , the two with the steel insert were very pretty !! Loved all the old doors and wood work ......and that upstairs porch WOW !! So pretty and what a view so so peaceful !! Great video as always Kappy !!👍👍I love your work !!

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

Agreed! I especially loved the second story porch would’ve been heaven when it was in better condition with that view! Thank you for watching!

[@patricialenaburg6553]

Thanks Kappy, another old beauty fading away..

[@Andy-From-England]

Hi another great video I was going to say left about the 70s or 80s with the wood look wall paper type ...........was big in the 70s here in the UK but seem to go through same trends with USA

[@Kimtwister]

aw kappy u did goood great find i love old abandoned plantation houses as always your a gratefully deadicated friend

[@jeansiegel4128]

So many stately homes around your area! Beautiful green tiles around that fireplace!

[@ittybittykittymama7582]

❤❤❤❤❤🥰🥰This is such a charming house! Its verandahs make you want to don your best Gunny Sax dress and sit down to tea in a comfy rocking chair! Perhaps Mozelle sat there waiting for her Oscar to return from town. How sad that the inside looks so bad and has been so disrespected by the house's previous visitors! Clearly, the passage of years and the ravages of the mountaintop weather have not been kind to this beauty. It appears that the plate on the front door may have been for a doorknob, as there is a center hole which has been filled with caulk or putty. It would have been so lovely in its original state. The actual doorknob and its plate are amazing, with the double key locks. I wonder if it was an early form of a deadbolt lock? It might have been nice to see that detail, or maybe I'm just fascinated with details! How unusual to see that type of lock, but it might have been necessary, considering the remote location of the house. Those back rooms are so filled with light, it would've been wonderful to wake up to the green serenity of the forest just outside the window. I get a strange feeling of sadness about this house. I wonder if Mozelle resided there in the beautiful house Oscar built for them to live in after their marriage. Not many men would build such feminine touches as those lovely front porches, but he would add them for his beloved Mozelle. Perhaps the handwriting on the kitchen door jamb was Oscar's way of honoring his departed but still beloved Mozelle, hoping that someone would read his message and know that they lived and loved and shared their lives in this pretty little house on the mountaintop. Though it's hard to read, the words say "To someone too sweet to sleep alone, Oscar loves Mozelle." Let's hope that, wherever they are, Mozelle sleeps once more in her beloved Oscar's arms and Oscar still loves his sweet Mozelle. Somehow, I think she loves him, too

[@sandra.wonderfulduetbull6469]

Thanks for the tour and for not getting hurt, wouldn’t it be wise to have someone with you for this adventure? 🎚🕊💐🙏🥀

[@brusselsprout5851]

That old tube Philco is great. The duct tape! 😂 yah that will do it! There is so many beautiful elements here though.

[@loritanner4478]

If I had all the money in the world I would go all over the country saving these beautiful homes. But alas I have not all the money in the world. So I and my hubby have been working on our 1916 farmhouse way out in the country for 28 years now. She has needed alot of work. And it seems like when you have some money, you dont have time to work on it. When you have the time, you dont have the money. Guess that's how it goes. We are working on our mudroom/canning pantry right now. It's getting almost done. Cant wait! Since I have waited 28 years for this room to get done. Patient arent I?

[@joannebarton9191]

The room with just the large holding it together was amazing 🍁

[@judyingram4846]

Beautiful old house ❤️

[@valeriaabrams4930]

This house is definitely too far gone to save. So sad these beautiful old houses are left to rot.

[@reesedaniel5835]

These old homes make my soul cry for a different time. Like that song by Montgomery Gentry called "Gone"....."Gone like a freight train, gone like Super Man, gone like a 59 Cadillac....like all the good things that ain't never coming back......."

[@valeriaabrams4930]

@@reesedaniel5835 gone like yesterday

[@jessyefarrar6744]

Geez, a gorgeous find!;)

[@lindagill1793]

When you can call a place like that " pretty" you've got vison!

[@juliacockroft8745]

Those look like Batchelder tiles on that first floor fireplace.

[@boxbackknitties]

Quite a lovely old house. Nice Kapper. 🙏👍

[@nancyladys8016]

I love your videos. Thanks for sharing Kappy. Saludos desde #Panama🇵🇦 👍