The Huge Breathtaking Abandoned Dr. Augustine’s Mansion Up North in the Mountains w/ Everything Left

[@thehonorablejiveturkeyspoo6370]

One can only imagine how stunning that place looked in its hay days

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

@@thehonorablejiveturkeyspoo6370 Well said! Thank you very much for watching! :)

[@DUCKDUCKGOISMUCHBETTER]

Agreed. The word is "heyday", btw. 😊

[@Joanipuuur]

That house is huge

[@gledmonson2243]

I will never get over rhe fact that so many once cherished things are just left. What a beautiful old home. The trash is just sickening. Thank you for showing this Kappy.

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

@@gledmonson2243 It really is incredible! So much beautiful antiques! Thank you very much for watching!! :)

[@tishmusso3949]

This is a home that should ave survived many decades longer. Tragic that such beautiful places are abandoned and desecrated😥

[@karenkittrell3591]

Kappy, Pin and cove joints on the drawer. First made in the U.S., Eastlake furniture abt. 1840. BEAUTIFUL old antiques in this house, so sad!

[@tammybaker6635]

Thank you for explaining this. I didn't have a clue!

[@asmodeus1274]

Also known as Knapp joints…

[@lornahardin4563]

And very valuable.

[@ihave35cents95]

Come on it’s a machine made joint. It wasn’t made till the 1870s 1840 Eastlake who the hell even heard of 1840 Eastlake. Charles Eastlake was only four years old in 1840.😂

[@MeMyselfAndUs903]

15:26 I’m not sure if this is the timestamp to where you referred to “pin and cove joints”, so I did a search on the term. At this timestamp, the bottom drawer shows pin and cove more precisely than the other open drawer. I found an example of pin and cove on the website “harp gallery”. The example they show of pin and cove was from a furniture piece dated from the 1880’s. Apparently, the 1890’s brought on the machined pieces of carpentry made possible during the Industrial age.

[@DonariaRegia]

To see homes like this through the eyes of a home renovator, I can see the vision of what could be, to imagine the finished product after all the design considerations have been made to preserve the history while giving contemporary comforts. It seems insane that in the richest country on Earth with over 300 million people, not one of us jumps at the chance to restore an old beauty like this. The woodwork alone would cost a small fortune to produce today, and modern wood is inferior to old growth that has twice the density and took three times as long to grow. The mills that produced the trim and spindles had either water or steam powered saws and lathes, remnants of a time that we'll never know except through writings and physical examples like the one you've archived here. It's almost like echoes of that era speak though each detail. Every original piece of that house is part of American history, a legacy that so few people today truly appreciate.

[@snowwhite5842]

My dad bought a derelict old house from a widow in 1975 for $16,000. It cost $250,000 to renovate it. And that’s 1976 money.

[@cb5156]

@snowwhite5842. Wow! 2024 comes to $1,385,329.53.

[@lauracoussens6207]

If our tax money stopped being spent for space travel and on foreign countries in the Billions...perhaps there could be a revolving fund...in the millions...that could be paid back when the property resells. MAGA...including the historical homes.

[@aliciabruce3330]

What a great find! What a shame of all the old furniture left behind. I love these videos of old abandoned houses but at the same time it makes me sad. Thanks for the show!!

[@1927su]

Go back & ring that doorbell for me! Lol! When I was a kid we lived in an old house that had the built in doorbell. A friend of our family owns it now & that doorbell still works!! I rang it when I was 5 & am in my 60’s now! Our house had the push button light switches too! What a cool old amazing place!!!! Thanks Kappy!!!

[@tammyasbury6517]

Great to be here this morning and to see your post,I don't get people leaving antique furniture like they do ,it's crazy the younger generations don't seem to care about antiques,love hearing a creek run

[@valor101arise]

Well, if there's no one to collect the items....there they sit. Or perhaps the relatives were unable to deal with the items afterwards

[@monicasanto4778]

That was my thought as well. The baby grand piano, the fireplaces, and all of that beautiful furniture just left to the elements. How disrespectful, that home deserves better. If I hit the lottery I would make it mine.

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

@@tammyasbury6517 Agreed this one was really filled with antiques! Thank you very much for the kind words and watching!! :)

[@melodyfisher1512]

Thank you for giving us a tour of this beauty! I loved the layout, staircases, and the bedroom furniture. Wow! Huge!😊

[@spiritchaser9826]

I love hearing the water and the birds. Beautiful landscape photography.

[@lisalamp3537]

I love that you still appreciate the wallpaper.

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

@@lisalamp3537 Glad you enjoy! Thank ya very much for watching!! :)

[@janetm5574]

This house breaks my heart. This so could have been saved. Must be family squabbling for this to happen. So much wonderful things left behind.

[@suzannefronzaglio2427]

This one speaks to my heart ❤️! I love the layout of the rooms, the windows (especially the beautiful wood around each and every window!), and the staircase is absolutely stunning! Oh if I had the money, I truly think that this one is worth restoring! It looks very structurally sound, and yes, there's some walls that are in pretty bad shape, but the whole house seems to have solid bones. I loved the very top floor (inside the mansard roof), this house just seems romantic to me. Thanks for sharing these tours Kappy, and I love how you do close ups of the wallpaper in each room that has some still clinging to the walls. You are actually archiving important information for designers and historians by being able to see original wallpaper patterns that were used in different periods! Even if some of these houses gets torn down, or falls in on itself because of time and decay, your videos have the information forever on them for reference! That's wonderful 😊👍

[@Tricia1969]

Beautiful old house with a lot of antique furniture. Hate to see it left to rot.

[@lonwaslien104]

Magnificent house filled with beautiful antiques. I hope some people can repurpose many of them. Thanks for sharing this video Kappy!

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

@@lonwaslien104 Glad you enjoyed! Thank ya very much for watching!! :)

[@jenniferspotten915]

Love that old marble fireplace surround! Thanks Kappy, for this explore!!

[@lisalamp3537]

Even the outside sounds beautiful

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

@@lisalamp3537 True! Thank you very much for watching!! :)

[@oskarsmom7552]

Oh to see pictures of this home even in the 1910’s or 20’s…the kitchen would have originally been in the ground floor. I’m sure the first floor kitchen was added much later. What a beauty Kappy! Thank you!!

[@Granny2470]

Beautiful house! The wood work and fireplace are gorgeous! Someone please save the furniture!! The bedroom sets were beautiful!! Thanks once again Kappy!!

[@cathleensteele6808]

This is an absolutely amazing house!! I can only imagine how grand it was in its day…And the furniture blows my mind!!

[@ihave35cents95]

$1000 in furniture if you cleaned it all up throughout the whole house

[@DonariaRegia]

@@ihave35cents95 The matched bedroom set alone would be worth a good bit more than that if properly restored.

[@ihave35cents95]

@@DonariaRegia antiques are cheap these days . I furnished 8 bedrooms for five grand. They practically give them away on Facebook marketplace.

[@SRay-or3nc]

I think I could take over a thousand photographs in that house and still that wouldn't be enough! 😯

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

@@SRay-or3nc Well said!! Haha very photogenic! Thank you very much for watching! :)

[@susiegnall3971]

It’s a shame no one took an interest in maintaining this home through the years! It has so many beautiful features!

[@denisewatson5295]

What a beautiful old house 🏚. I love the fireplaces and the staircase. I would love to see pictures of it when it was new. The old furniture is nice also. Thanks for sharing 👍 😊 ❤❤

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

@@denisewatson5295 wish I could’ve found some old photos to share! Thank you very much for watching!! :)

[@jeanburkhart2682]

The. bird song in the background was outstanding giving the house a little life for it's last few years.

[@tamarawalker8973]

Grand old house. Really a shame that no one wanted it. Could have still been great today. Thanks for the tour.

[@OnCallMamaw]

Someone, please rescue these beautiful antiques!!!!

[@vivianking8143]

It is very surprising that ones have not looted the place. In Joy

[@georgeelder8415]

It's astonishing, Kappy. The quality of the furniture, and the imported marble fireplaces... Next time you see lamps hanging down on a cord like that, remember they're adjustable! You can pull them down or lift them up. Someone tried to preserve the house with plastic over the windows... At least someone tried. Thank you for sharing your lovely find!

[@johncanetta6708]

Those light fixtures were popular in the 1950s-1960s.

[@sassysue6472]

Wow!!! What a beauty. The fireplaces and fixtures are so gorgeous. And the furniture! People pay good money for that. It’s solid and so beautifully crafted. Makes me sad to see it all just left. 😢

[@megfuchs9425]

I absolutely love this house! The woodwork is much darker than I like, but still beautiful! I would love to see what it looked like back in it's glory days!

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

@@megfuchs9425 Yes definitely some darker wood they used! I’m curious what kind! Thank you very much for watching!! :)

[@megfuchs9425]

@@urbanexploringwithkappy1773 I"m thinking maybe mahogany? I am nowhere near an expert on wood though.

[@rosemaryt3279]

Even in its current condition, you can see that this was once a spectacular home. A house of this size requires a lot of upkeep, that not many people could afford today. It speaks of a bygone era. So sad that it is dying. It was once filled with love and laughter.

[@Sandjan90]

So sad that the family didn’t care enough about the furniture to take it or even sell it so someone else could enjoy it. Great video, so much to see. Have a good week!

[@christinemaskell5518]

Stunning is the word that comes to mind when describing this house. The details are so rich and refined. A baby grand piano fits in quite nicely and looks right at home in one of the front rooms !! there is so much attention to detail everywhere you look. The built-ins, gorgeous marble fireplaces, woodwork, and staircase are standouts. I even saw a keyhole cover on one of the doors. I know it is a huge stretch and would take bundles of money...what a treasure it would be for it to be restored. The kitchen in the basement was a big surprise as well as the dining room, a first for me to see. Thank you for showcasing this old beauty, which still has a lot of antique furnishings. It was a delight from start to finish !!!

[@DonariaRegia]

Those imported marble fireplaces made me want to scream like a little girl. Not out loud but just in my head. 😋

[@danaMccabe-dagmarK]

LOVE the room divider with the built-ins. Thank you Kappy 🥰

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

@@danaMccabe-dagmarK Me too! Thank you very much for watching!! :)

[@jefflawrentz1624]

Fun explore, Kappy! The dresser at abt 15:34 was machine made with what was called a Knapp joint -popular from about 1870-1900. What a shame to let that furniture fall into ruin with the house. Thanks for sharing!

[@maryhall7464]

I wish someone would save those antiques. Especially the bedroom ones. Beautiful.

[@eviehaller8182]

Oh! Those marble fireplaces! 😮

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

@@eviehaller8182 right!! Just stunning! Thanks for watching! :)

[@lynnraynor2043]

Majestic old Oak tree ❤ Lovely home 🏠

[@fredalkent]

Wouldn't it be wonderful to win a billion dollar lottery and renovate the entire beautiful home.

[@tammybaker6635]

So much left behind. Tons of beauty standing the test of time. I did see at least 2 of the push button light switches you missed. 😊 So many pieces of furniture that still has life. What a shame. At least you are capturing these memories before they succumb to mother nature and gravity. Another great video Mr Kappy! Thanks for taking us along!😊

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

@@tammybaker6635 I really appreciate you saying that! My biggest goal just to document these historical old places before they are gone! Thank you very much for watching! :)

[@user-randi1987]

Beautiful old house, so sad about the neglect and mess its become. Some great furniture was left behind though. Really a nice one. Thanks, Kappy

[@carlawebber7635]

That old TV with no tube brought back memories, in the 70s we made them into aquariums.

[@Kimtwister]

wowww kapppy u did it again alot of old trinkets and the furniture was omggggg vintage and beautiful thanks for uploading beautiful home take care my gratefully deadicated friend jamming to touch of grey now take care kim

[@lisabrown1324]

Wow what a great find. At least the vandals didn’t get to it yet. So many great pieces of old furniture. The marble fireplaces were amazing. 👍

[@melanienance4920]

Thanks Kappy for showing that amazing old house. All the antiques and antiquety. You know it was grand in its day. Such a shame it's left to rot.

[@raallen1468]

There's a BIG truckload of fine antique furniture & marble fireplaces that are still salvageable! I'm stunned that the "owners" have abandoned this property & are allowing it to go to ruin. 😢

[@joanneclose7041]

I'm baffled by how these houses are just left! The marble fireplaces could be genomes & that wood furniture could possibly be saved. Thanks for the tour 🙂

[@MsLibby]

Another beautiful gem @Kappy ❤Sad to see it in such disrepair. Always looking forward to your next find! 😊

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

@@MsLibby Really appreciate the kind words!! Thank you for watching!! :)

[@kerri-annebarton9615]

Always enjoy your explores. Thank for taking us through these beautiful grand former homes! Love your attention to their crafted features. And the use of the stills so that we get an entire view of the rooms. I'm on New Zealand and absolutely love the American architecture of these houses. Plus exploring abandoned buildings is fascinating! So thanks once again 🙏🏼💯💕

[@Chrisssy2112]

Seeing so many visible features is amazing. I can only imagine how beautiful she was when first built. Thank you Kappy 👍😊

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

@@Chrisssy2112 agreed wish i could’ve seen it when first built! Thank you for watching and the kind words really appreciate it! :)

[@dadacari]

This house is unbelievable !!!! It’s a real return to the past that you made us relive, my friend. Without forgetting the decay which brings for us other urbexers, all the magic to this unique place. Fortunately, the house appears to have been returned but not ransacked. This house is a real favorite. How I would like to be there to put back in order what was trashed in order to pay him a beautiful respect.

[@cherylculbertson9414]

It is a shame to let that beautiful antique furniture ruin. I live in Greenwood, South Carolina and my town was hit real hard by Hurricane Helene. I was without power for 10 days. I turned 74 on October 8 and have never experienced anything like this. It was horrible. My prayers are for the people in western North Carolina and Florida as they were hit worse.

[@pammiejojobarrow34]

I love the fact that these videos are preserving the architecture of old homes gone by..... 😢❤

[@seethrucrew4092]

What a awesome old house. Love those fireplaces. Another walk down memory lane with kappy ❤👍

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

@@seethrucrew4092 glad you enjoyed! Thank you very much for watching!! :)

[@delorislee3100]

That house had to be beautiful in its day and all the beautiful antique furniture just left behind. What a shame to let a house so beautiful just decay

[@carlashepherd9362]

Wow what a grand beautiful mansion! How sad it’s abandoned! Awesome video Kappy! 👍👍❤️🤘

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

@@carlashepherd9362 Thank ya very much for the kind words and watching!! :)

[@gaylewilliamson9183]

The staircase is gorgeous and love the furniture and wallpapers.such a shame it was left to rot.👍❤️

[@paulaunderhill7739]

That was one of the greatest houses ever. Loved the video. I can't understand why it was abandoned ever. IT WAS WELL BUILT and so beautiful. And what a yard wow.

[@SRay-or3nc]

I just had to share this video with lots of the people on Instagram that I know would totally enjoy this! I am so happy for you that you found this beautiful place.

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

@@SRay-or3nc I really appreciate that! Thank you!! :)

[@cathybradley6500]

Thanks for exploring this beautiful old house. Definitely one of my favorites!

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

@@cathybradley6500 Me too! Definitely a favorite! Thanks for watching! :)

[@arleenhunt856]

It just breaks my heart to see such beauty go to waste and how anyone could leave that beautiful Furniture behind💔 well , thank you for showing us in true "Kappy Style , you take your time and show us the detail you don't miss a thing thank you❤🌲

[@ALICEY.SIMPSON]

A beautiful old home & I wished that their were pictures of it back then

[@bizzielizzie913]

Would live to see old pictures what it use to look like, beautiful house and property.👍

[@patkilmurray4702]

Fabulous old house which must have been glorious in it's time. Loved the basement with the butlers room attached, I can imagine the servants down there. This place is crammed with beautiful antiques, some of the furniture is grand, lovely French mirror, those fireplaces and even the ornate radiators. Loads of salvageable stuff but unlikely that anything will be saved. Sad. Thanks Kappy, this was a treat.❤

[@Cathy-f6m]

WOW! The bird song around that house is beautiful.

[@tonyahaley6900]

This was once a stunning show piece of a house, and I hate to see it left to rot. It's so wrong. The marble fireplaces, the beautiful spindles, the many antiques, everything just left behind. I wish I knew what happened, but does knowing really matter? We see the painful results. Poor house. But we get to see it because of you, Kappy, and know of it. Thank you.

[@johnnylingle9314]

Magnificent homes 💜💙🐾❤️🇺🇸

[@ramonasmith257]

What a beautiful and rare find! Even though the age of the beauty shows, we are still able to see tiny glimpses of its original state! This is so unusual. If I had been family, I would have loved caring for the antiques left there though.

[@clairefunnell8481]

Stunning. Too bad she's in such rough shape. Very nice staircase, love the Floral and Swan wallpaper. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@debradoodle]

Hi Kappy, thank you so much again for sharing these beautiful places with us. This house is so amazing. You can tell it was very much loved down to all the details. The woodwork the fireplaces. Oh my gosh. What a beauty. I say it so much but I wish the walls could talk!! Have a great weekend. See you next week and thank you again!!✌️❤️

[@Broadway789]

The furniture is amazing!

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

@@Broadway789 agreed! Thanks for watching! :)

[@mombradshaw5528]

WOW💎Isnt it strange..that when a home is lived in, it doesn't decay as fast..even when your not spending loads in repairs....its the dangdest thing..

[@deborahharker4392]

I would have to go get a U-Haul and bring out that old furniture. If someone doesn’t it will be lost forever

[@monicasanto4778]

I agree! Get that u-haul and Go save that furniture, especially the piano.

[@ihave35cents95]

Dime I’m a dozen go on marketplace

[@snowwhite5842]

@@ihave35cents95 but someday there won’t be so many antiques. Once they are gone, that’s it.

[@ihave35cents95]

@@snowwhite5842 there’s more Antiques out there than you realize younger generation doesn’t decorate with them. That’s why they’re so cheap.

[@michellelong9005]

Beautiful house, wish it could be rescued. Love it!! Ty for sharing😀👍

[@AbandonedSteve]

Love the look of this house. Thanks for sharing. Enjoyed the explore

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

@@AbandonedSteve Right! Second empire architecture is always so pretty! Love the mansard roofs! Thank you for watching!! :)

[@debrademedici864]

Lots of bedrooms and beds in this house , a big family I guess !!!! Thanks Kappy !!!

[@rose101dw]

This was a treat for sure, reminds me of the home my Grandfather went back and bought after retirement. He grew up in that very area. Love the nature shots at the end❤❤❤

[@DeborahPisano-h1p]

Beautiful old mansion!!! Love the original features thanks for sharing!!!

[@mombradshaw5528]

I know it would take a lot but someone could restore it before its completely lost..Those imported fireplaces, beds, tubs, piano ..all of them TREASURES that will be lost in time..GOOD GREIF!

[@Riverwalker44]

I’d hate having to clean this big honk’n house I def can see the grandness ! Thanks for showing.

[@margiecooper6045]

Beautiful old house. So many treasures left behind. Such a shame. Thank you Kappy for the look around it.

[@jasonkowitz4598]

Absolutely stunning place here. I could just imagine what it looked like it is heyday!!!

[@MattandEric]

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing! This house seemed to have some energy

[@Jean-sv6kk]

Awesome!!! The furniture needs to be saved and restored. You can tell those bed frames are French. What a great find, as always. Be safe and GOD BLESS 🙏🙏🙏🙏💜💜💜💜 ❤️❤️from Pennsylvania ❤❤ 😊😊😊

[@jennifergarrett6809]

This would have made a wonderful Airbnb. Loved the old furniture still in it.

[@lornahardin4563]

Tears are being shed in Heaven by the original family of this gorgeous home. Breaks my heart what these losers do to the historic properties.

[@rhyfeddu]

I love that you seem knowledgeable and appreciative about what you're seeing. So many other explorers of abandoned places i've seen often don't seem to know what they're looking at, just think it either "cool" or "spooky". lol Thanks for letting us tag along.

[@janedee6488]

The best part of this house is the staircase. Beautiful.

[@siameseblue4824]

Entry ways and staircases are always my favorite!

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

@@janedee6488 Agreed! Thank you very much for watching! :)

[@mirandarights9635]

Beautiful old mansion!! So sad to see it dying...😢😢😢

[@jillanzia6573]

The house I grew up in has so very many similarities to this house. The windows so close to the ceilings, the old wooden window frames and doirs, the spindles on the stairs and the stairway. It was gorgeous.

[@customscreenprinting]

Urban Exploring with kappy thanks for sharing this video with me about The Huge Breathtaking Abandoned Dr. Augustine’s Mansion i bet it was really beautiful back in the day kappy i gave you a thumbs up and shared you out on my community tab my friend and God Bless.

[@carolyncruse5495]

it makes me sad seeing this. that furniture is Beautiful

[@deidreborriello2328]

I loved it from the start of just looking at the front door!

[@wendy833]

The furniture and mantel are gorgeous, and so are the staircase railings.

[@sharonanderle4329]

Another good exploration! Thanks!❤

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

@@sharonanderle4329 thank you very much for watching!! :)

[@lorrainelewandowski8737]

So sad that someone wouldn’t save this old house 🏠 love all the amazing antiques I would love a home like this wish this included the history of its worth

[@oldfashiongirl]

I would love to get ahold of some of that furniture to refurbish it. WOW

[@sherleengibson8847]

Beautiful Antiques ❤.

[@perspectivesalad]

So beautiful. I always think how the beautiful parts of these old houses could be taken out and restored. It makes me sad to think they will be left there to decay.

[@cindyblair1283]

What a beautiful home this had to of been. The antique furniture is beautiful. Its really sad that the state couldn’t come in and do a state sale or something instead of letting it go to waste and rot. Thanks for sharing 🇺🇸

[@JeffreyStrader]

I made a file on my KZbin account just to save all of your videos Kappy.....Keep up the good work!

[@NativeNYer]

Good idea! Awesome!