The House of 10,000 Chairs: Talbot House on Long Island

[@JustJoCyn5386]

The woodworking! The endless rooms of antique furnishings! Absolutely stunning!

[@David-tm8sl]

Such a shame that not only the house was lost but also all of the artwork and furnishings.

[@jatkinson6958]

I LOVE this one. Especially the exterior. But those chairs, I literally burst out laughing at one point!

[@rosepelzel4244]

I'm thinking that their games of Musical Chairs went on for weeks!! 😊 I would say that wisdom wasn't his strong suit ...!!

[@califdad4]

I've always been a fan of Tudor homes , so I liked this post

[@mileshigh1321]

I hope a lot of the chairs and other antiques had been sold off before the boiler explosion! I can't imagine Louis XV furniture burning up! That would be heartbreaking !

[@andreaberryhill6654]

Everyone has a quirk. 🙂

[@stevenkaskus6173]

Very beautiful house and grounds

[@mikenixon2401]

I do enjoy seeing the historic buildings, but I still ask why? I guess I'm simply not a "show off what I have" person. Good tour, Ken.

[@sharksport01]

Oh no! That's my house, only it's all vintage modern design chairs. 😮

[@lawrencesiskind3554]

My first art-history teacher in prep school told us that we studied art-history so that, after we made a pile, we wouldn't buy or build a Tudor house in the suburbs. I kind of liked this one though despite the antique mall going on in all the public rooms.

[@georgiasmalley8984]

Interesting story.

[@alex0589]

those chair-full rooms are just odd ahaha

[@anteeker]

I`ve been in antique shops that had less clutter. I liked the outside but the inside was kind of a disappointment. A shame about the loss of all the art and antiques.

[@rajashivan1]

Thanks ! That was fun!

[@roeshelleclevinger8414]

I have a chair problem also.

[@dmd5645]

Oh!!!. I get it!! A chair fetish!!. Ya gotta know when to say when! Oops, I forgot, money was no object-so spend away maestro!!. Just assinine!!. 😂😂

[@garryferrington811]

Very good at spending OPM - other people's money.

[@peterlarsen7779]

Judging by the photographs, those coffered ceilings seemed rather low. It wasn't quite as grand as I was expecting, though that could be down to the quality of the photographs. Ken, did you mention as to how acres the estate was?

[@ThisHouse]

I couldn’t find an exact number, but I would estimate about 10 acres based on the size of the 3 estates that were built in its place.

[@peterlarsen7779]

@@ThisHouse - Mmm.... I checked on Google maps for _Cederhurst, Long Island _ and was struck that it was in the Southern side of the island.... Is that correct? If so, it's not far from JFK International...

[@cynthiajohnston424]

Interesting in that I too wondered about the " low " ceilings . Perhaps due to photo angles ? 🤔

[@ThisHouse]

That is correct! It is all the land along what is now Longwood Crossing where it dead ends (3 modern day estates) just past Meadow Way.

[@janedee6488]

More is more

[@dmd5645]

Wow! What is that dreamy white confection at 1:40 in the Victorian Society piece?? Name? Love it!!!

[@ThisHouse]

That is the California Governor’s Mansion kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZfIYn6rgtV1idE

[@dmd5645]

@@ThisHouse wow!!. Thank you for that info!!!. And the link to the video!. 👍👍😁⚜️

[@paulalim1476]

For a minute I thought you might be referring to my house……waaaay too many chairs.

[@johnvonundzu2170]

I would love to know how many fakes there were in the house. If he was as good at wasting money as Ken says, Talbot's expertise was probably a little vague.

[@AnnaBrown-h4e]

Over my life rime I have meet several people that knew hoe to make money but had no ideal how to handle it, they just spent it!!😮😊

[@gandfgandf5826]

I like to sit down but the number of chairs seem a tad excessive. Odd house of odd proportions. I like it.

[@garyolsen3409]

These places deserve more than a six minute video. What a shame.

[@dmd5645]

Holey-moley!!! Stuffed library, anyone?!? That's insane! and a little ridiculous! How does one move around in there? Obviously no running in there!!. Lol😂

[@lindarutledge9104]

Would he have been considered a “hoarder”?

[@kathleenadams3770]

I guess you can’t have tooooooo many chairs🤦🏾‍♀️

[@EcceHomo1088]

... Come to realize we are living through the Preface...

[@danabe3220]

He was a chair hoarder.

[@asylumlover]

IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, SHOULD THIS GUY BE REFERRED TO AS THE "CHAIR"MAN OF THE BOARD?????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Tim1963-u6n]

I think the only thing worse than fire would be mother nature

[@bjkjoseph]

I’m sure he had insurance and I would bet most of those chairs were cheap fakes when it went up in flames

[@thomascefalo938]

I don’t like the crowded furniture in some of the rooms

[@heru-deshet359]

Although beautiful, it was terribly ostentatious. Too much furniture and collections.

[@cmecre8629]

seems a lot of rich folks have materialistic disorders

[@garygloska7396]

I always thought women had boudoirs not men