This Now ABANDONED Mansion Remained Untouched for 20 Years!!

The Raccoon Mansion
Built in 1983 and lived in for just 20 years before this mansion was abruptly abandoned. In 2003/04 after a small fire that started in the basement, this mansion received massive smoke damage and destroyed a lot of the owner's personal belongings. From notes found throughout the home, it looks as though they did try to salvage what they could before leaving. But with many personal items, kids' clothing and furniture left behind, this home was extremely interesting to explore. The basement was flooded at some point and pretty much everything is left down there.
Over the last 20 years the mansion has remained completely untouched but the roof has now begun to fail, there are walls collapsing and the bugs and raccoons have completely taken over the house since and it will never be lived in again!
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[@KarenLeeTLS]

It's amazing how fast critters move in!

[@StaticSpaces]

It doesn't take long at all and sometimes they move in while people are still living there. 😂 Thank you very much for your comment!!

[@stephaniemcquillan1930]

Hi James! Fire/smoke damage is always very creepy to see. Very sad when so many belongings have to be left behind and can’t be repaired and returned. I’m surprised it’s still standing and hasn’t fallen into the basement - yet. Glad no one lost their life or got hurt. Great photos you got as well. Thanks for the video!

[@StaticSpaces]

You know, after seeing that bathroom wall, I don't think it will be long before this place collapses. Glad you enjoyed the photos Stephanie and thanks a lot for your comment!!

[@redneckbryon]

Never say never if something can or can't be rehabbed. In the neighborhood I used to live in, there were 2 abandoned houses. Both were full of mold. Both were full of critters. Both were rehabbed. Both I featured on my channel.

[@StaticSpaces]

Ya, it does happen but this one was really rough and would cost more to renovate than to rebuild...so it just wouldn't make sense financially. It's an 80s house so it's doubtful that anyone would like it enough to save it. Thank you very much for your comment!!

[@deborahsmith7970]

Thanks for sharing this explore!!!❤❤ I enjoyed this one!!!

[@StaticSpaces]

Really glad that you did and thanks very much for your comment!!

[@SharonJones-ql8oy]

Actually that house was in pretty darn good shape considering it sustained a bad fire and has sat empty to the elements for 20 years! I live in Florida & see large spiders like that All the Time

[@StaticSpaces]

Up here we really aren't used to those kinds of spiders, so it was a bit surprising. Thank you very much for your comment!!

[@ShettikkaWoods-jl8iq]

Beautiful ❤️❤️ amazing. 😢 sorry 😔 for what happened

[@StaticSpaces]

Yes, house fires are awful things to deal with. Thank you very much for your comment!!

[@carlashepherd9362]

She was beautiful in her day! Awesome video bro! ❤️🤘👍

[@StaticSpaces]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks very much for your comment!!

[@jerroldmcley4347]

Wow 😮 I can't believe the deka in that place

[@StaticSpaces]

One of the worst places that I have ever been to! Thanks a lot for your comment!!

[@Xavierxavou]

Salut James , It’s a beautiful late 70’s house ! A david cronenberg ’s ambiance , like in ”the brood ”! Merci pour the Easter visite ! 😊

[@StaticSpaces]

I have not seen the brood before but will have to check it out if given the chance. Merci beaucoup pour votre commentaire Xavier!!

[@DirectCurrent4u]

Super cool Home back in the 70s! Loved seeing the Raccoons! 👍

[@StaticSpaces]

I really lucked out with those raccoons. I was almost done taking photos then opened the garage once more and saw them milling about. 😆 Thanks very much for your comment!!

[@amymays8727]

I’m glad everyone made it out safe.

[@StaticSpaces]

Thank you very much for your comment!!

[@thegrouchyfish]

Incredible explore! Thank you for fighting through the decay and spiderwebs to bring us this one. I'm so surprised it hasnt been demolished to make way for a new home. Great content as usual and we can't wait to see you at the next....... Static Space. 👍

[@StaticSpaces]

I am amazed it has stood there for so long too! Glad you guys enjoyed it and thank you very much for your comment!!

[@cyclefox1969]

Wow that spider is huge. And now I'm seeing spiders everywhere in the rest of your video, and your so nonchalant walking around with these tarantulas all over the house. Good job, like the vid.

[@StaticSpaces]

Well that's the only one I noticed during the explore but I bet there were more. I may have seemed relaxed during the tour but I was creeped out pretty much the whole time. Thank you very much for your comment!!

[@jerroldmcley4347]

Yeah that place was very creepy

[@StaticSpaces]

Thanks very much for your comments!!

[@fawnfredenburg5361]

Hello James 👋I’m watching the video now 👍❤️😎

[@StaticSpaces]

Nice!

[@fawnfredenburg5361]

👍❤️😎

[@fawnfredenburg5361]

What another great find James 😁

[@pollylewis9611]

Yikes, so glad there isn't smell-a-vision, I'm surprised at how much a fire can ruin a home with so much smoke damage just so sad. OK James you took one for the team for sure on this one, with the huge spiders, shudder and those racoons, nope just nope I would have ran out of there slamming the door behind me. Thank you for another great adventure.

[@StaticSpaces]

I'm surprised I got out of that place alive. 😂 Glad you enjoyed it Polly and thank you very much for your comment!!

[@mariagasperazzo8245]

Por fora e uma casa 🏡 muito linda tem uma paisagem muito bonita 💕 só por dentro que está muito destruída mais gostei do vídeo ❤

[@StaticSpaces]

Walking by this house most people wouldn't even notice it's abandoned. Thank you very much for your comment!!

[@katherinehocking8974]

Wow! This is a beauty!

[@StaticSpaces]

Glad you enjoyed it and thank you very much for your comment!!

[@billstill1794]

Don't forget to take those objects you showed us to the warehouse for cleaning and remember to list all the damaged stuff as well for insurance purposes!!! Liked the emergency lighting you set up through the house for filming too! ...Hey, you're gurgling - wait until that disturbance reaches your colon and wants to keep moving on! ... Those raccoons were so respectful - only pooping on 1 side of those stairs! ...I'm wondering if those were cobwebs or spider webs...

[@StaticSpaces]

Ha ya, if only that emergency lighting still worked. Raccoons are surprisingly organised animals, they usually keep their poop in one place. Thanks very much for your comment!!

[@sassysue6472]

Why did they leave this standing for 20 years? If I were living in that neighborhood I wouldn’t be too happy about that. The animals it attracts-can’t be too healthy. Looks like it was a nice home.

[@StaticSpaces]

There really isn't much you can do to be honest other than report bylaw infractions, such as unmowed grass or dead trees and the property was fairly well kept in that regard. But I agree, the pests it attracts aren't good for anybody. Thank you very much for your comment!!

[@jerroldmcley4347]

Oh yeah that spider looked huge

[@StaticSpaces]

It really was but hard to convey that in the video

[@nicolepowell5470]

When does the spider appear please. May need to skip that part

[@StaticSpaces]

Probably about halfway through but it's not too bad, I show it for maybe 10 seconds and it doesn't move at all. Although the info may be too late for you at this point

[@nicolepowell5470]

@@StaticSpaces thank you just didn't want a shock when I'm using full screen

[@StaticSpaces]

It's shortly after I show the box of shoes

[@illburnmyselfforreal]

19:02 very sad poor bear

[@StaticSpaces]

Yup, a lot of stuff left over at this house. Thanks very much for your comment!!

[@helenr991]

James Happy Easter

[@StaticSpaces]

Thanks Helen, Happy Easter to you too!!

[@kellyb3274]

I'm about 9 minutes in, what keeps sounding like something is growling? My last apartment my daughter and I lived in from 2011 to January 2022, the entire complex was evicted after Hurricane Ida. Some apartments look like this while others still look like the day we left. Mold is SO bad and spiders have taken over. I don't do spiders.

[@StaticSpaces]

Not sure what the growling was, unless maybe it was one of the raccoons? Crazy that some units in the same complex are completely destroyed while others are untouched. I don't do spiders either. 😆 Thanks very much for your comment!!

[@kellyb3274]

​@@StaticSpacessome apartments upstairs had roof damage. Squatters broke into many of the apartments so they were open to the elements. I have pictures of many of the apartments..

[@StaticSpaces]

That will do it, roof damage and squatters are always detrimental to properties

[@denisesmith2745]

Great one, James! What did it smell like? Fire? We really enjoyed this! Love from the Ft Worth twins❤

[@StaticSpaces]

It didn't smell like fire at all, probably because it had been sitting so long, it just smelled like raccoon, which itself is pretty disgusting. Glad you two enjoyed it and thank you very much for your comment!!

[@ctg6734]

I'm shocked, no freezer reveal!😁 Such a shame to see that nice place ruined by fire. Looks like quite a bit of charring throughout the furnace area, and heavy smoke/ heat damage beyond. Musta been an inferno down there! Would be curious to know what actually caused the fire. Also, with all the stuff that's left behind, I'm surprised you don't grab a broom or something to knock down the cobwebs as you enter a space!

[@StaticSpaces]

There was a freezer? I don't remember seeing one, otherwise I would have opened it! I am really curious what caused the fire too, maybe that one room was a sauna? Well that would be a good idea knocking down the cobwebs, but that would kind of kill the mood of the explore. 😂 Thank you very much for your comment!!

[@Happyland_Motel_Gamer_Cat]

23:00 "Hi...Welcome to my home"

[@StaticSpaces]

Hahaha, that sure was an unexpected and unwanted find. Thanks very much for your comment!!

[@CreepyComfortCrime]

I'd rather find raccoons than squatters lol Another great vid. 👏👏

[@StaticSpaces]

I'm with you on that one! Thank you very much for your comment!!

[@fawnfredenburg5361]

To bad this place is too gone and not livable James 😳

[@StaticSpaces]

Ya, it's a teardown for sure, I'm surprised it has been around for this long! Thank you very much for your comments!!

[@fawnfredenburg5361]

You are welcome James 👍

[@harrietlivengood6793]

That was one disgusting house! The deer heads made me gag. 🤢 I can see why this house needs to be demolished, hopefully sooner than later. The only thing I saw on the inside of that house that I liked was the staircase. That huge spider🕷😬, I would have filled my underwear! This was a creepy one James. I’m very thankful the family survived the fire.

[@StaticSpaces]

Ugh even the thought of that spider, it looked so evil! 😆 The staircase sure was nice though. Thank you very much for your comment Harriet!!

[@jerroldmcley4347]

What was up with that bright light across the basement

[@Bluerose888]

I was wondering that too.

[@StaticSpaces]

It was just a flashlight I used to backlight the scene for the photos. The basement was pitch black otherwise. Thank you very much for your comment!!

[@denisesmith2745]

That poor deer had to die twice😢

[@StaticSpaces]

Haha, it's kind of true

[@fawnfredenburg5361]

I see some kind of animal in the place 😊

[@StaticSpaces]

Oh yes, the raccoons have taken over this place

[@fawnfredenburg5361]

Wow a raccoon 🦝 that is crazy 😮

[@ryanh9262]

raccoons :)

[@StaticSpaces]

Oh ya, nasty little critters. 😆 Thanks a lot for your comment!!

[@marcelobravo4270]

Welcome to Racoon City. Population 2 ...

[@StaticSpaces]

😂 Thanks a lot for your comment!!

[@KimmyLove6932]

Man I hope you were wearing a mask in this. The stuff in here dangerous to inhale. Im amazed it is still up, could have been a nice place back in the dayThem damn Trash Panda’s, they are a nuisance. Again another great explore JH. Big Hugs 😊😊 P.S. I love that living room with all them windows. Nice and bright

[@StaticSpaces]

Yes, those raccoons did an unbelievable amount of damage to this house, I think they have been squatting there for a long time. I don't know if I have ever seen windows like that in an abandoned house before, they were huge. Thanks a lot for your comment Kimmy!!