Steve, I lived on this property in 1993 for a year with my in-laws who lived here for ten years (1987/88 - abt. 1998.) They moved after Walmart purchased the property, also known as the Indian Run Farm which bred Morgan horses. The original owner and subsequent generations, had this "country home" to raise horses while they resided in Philadelphia, it was later purchased by another family in the early 1900s). We lived in what is known as the tenant cottage (now Maggie Moos) and from what I was told, is where the family often lived/stayed. The wood cutter cottage, is actually a wood cutter's shed. The trees are over 200 years old. It is rumored that William Penn gave the large oak trees that line the drive as a gift. If you notice the oaks line the drive toward the cottage, as the manor house was an after thought to accommodate family and visitors to their summer place. The stone house with the garage that you mention, was the caretaker's house and when I lived on the property it was recently vacated and there was a horse drawn carriage in the garage area. The barn was a 4 story structure with horse stalls on the lowest level (access was along the side of the barn which faces Rt 30 bypass.) The upper levels were accessed by the large doors and ramp used to drive tractors and such into the barn. The "Manor House" as I knew it, was divided up into, I think, 5 apartments. Once Walmart purchased the property, most people vacated the apartments. It was empty for over a year when my husband and I briefly moved in with his parents and then, He, his friend and I walked through some of the apartments which were a mess. Originally, It was a manor house with the two porches, upper and lower, a kitchen added on to the right side, along with servant quarters. Most of the buildings were occupied and used up until at least 1993 while I lived there, when the original owners still kept and bred Morgan Horses on the property. I remember the horses being in two of the three pastures on the property. One pasture was along side of the cottage all the way up to rt 100. The second pasture was across the road (which made a loop around the property and is mostly still there) to the south side of the barn facing Rt 30 bypass and ending near the bend in the road by the grounds keeper's house. It butted up to the Foote Mineral Company property that was where the current Main Street at Exton center is located. The third pasture is the now open field you find in front of the Manor House. The first pasture I mentioned is where the current "park like" area and pond are. If you look closely toward Rt 100, you will see a rise in the elevation/hill that has a wide space carved out of it. That was the original entrance. The road came up and met with the road that is in front of Wendell August. It made a large backward "P" shape on the property. As you entered the property road from Rt 100, the "drive" was lined on both sides with post and rail fencing like you see at most horse farms. Along the fences were large honeysuckle hedges that smelled wonderful in the spring and summer! To the right would be a pasture and to the left, the pond, which at one time was stocked with fish. The drive went straight back to the manor house, but first made a left turn to the stone cottage, a bend to the right to head around the barn, and another bend to the right to arrive in front of the caretaker's house and then to the Manor house. The buildings are supposed to be preserved, but they are to be leased out and then they will know how to update/alter them. The Manor house will require extensive remodeling and repairs. I am friends with the former township supervisor and at the time he told me that the Manor House was slated for possible offices?? Time will tell, but it would be nice to see them preserved in some manor. Thanks for the tour!
@AbandonedSteve
8 жыл бұрын
wow that is awesome, do you have any photos of the place?
@wayne1955
10 жыл бұрын
It's a shame how people let these magnificent old homes just sit and rot, yet they'll spend millions to have a new one built that is no where near the quality of the old ones.
@AbandonedSteve
10 жыл бұрын
i agree wayne. Makes no sense at all
@wayne1955
10 жыл бұрын
Abandoned Steve I live in a small town of less than a quarter million people here in Virginia. People started settling here in 1740, in 1838 the County of Roanoke was established and then in 1852 the city was Roanoke was established. So we have some beautiful old homes that date back hundreds of years, many of them massive in size. For a long time they were just going to pot or being turned into apartments, or offices. But about 15 years ago now they started the urban renewal program offering low rate loans on these homes which included the money to fix all that was wrong with them. We have had a glut of people moving here from up north in the medical field and they need places to live, so the program has done well. The only problem now is that so many wealthy people have moved here that the average person has a hard time affording to live here now. But I guess it is as they say, you can't have your cake and eat it too! =)
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
I went around when I was doing my pictures before I did the video and I actually (shouldnt of since a camera was looking at me) looked at the 3 doors, 2 up front, one in the back. They actually had two to three layers of boards on them. It was covering the entire opening. The back door had a master lock on that was a board over another board with another master lock. Im not kidding lol they went pretty overboard on this one. I did go up the stairs but same door situation there.
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
That tarp on the roof is all the township does to the place. They try to protect the roof so water doesn't damage the interior. It then gets tears from the wind and rips off which you can see from the video. They usually fix it but it happens every year. That is all the works I ever see done to the place.
@DavidLeslie65
9 жыл бұрын
that item in the back you weren't sure what it was is an old oil fired boiler with a modern burner on it
@uncommonsense9452
9 жыл бұрын
Yea!!!!! Strip malls for all!!!!! What the hell is wrong with this country?
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
Almost all these locations that are abandoned are owned by someone. It can be a private owner, township, state, or government. Some locations can vary. My goal is to ask for permission especially in area that are highly guarded or owned by the government (you do some hard time if caught on there property, i don't need that). I post that info in the beginning to warm new comers that this is not as easy as it looks
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
Same here, I really wanted to get inside of that place as well. I have heard past stories on my facebook of people who use to be able to get into this houses 10 years ago when the area was all woods. Now it nearly impossible which sucks since they built that shopping center and new police station right next to it :(
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
I have found that these type of places owned by the township and out in the open in public eye are like that. Have you seen my Exton witch house video. That house is right down the road and they are using 3 heavy duty master locks, the ones you cant cut, on each door.
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
Yea i was very disappointed when i saw and found out about it. PA has a lot of history and a good amount of it is just sitting there with no love or effort to keep it in good condition
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
good question. Most of the buildings were built from stone in the ground in the early 1700s. Later on in years, I am sure building material was imported or made.
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. Means a lot. Yea this house sure had many of those horses and probably luxury carriages as well. Yea i really wanted to get inside of this one
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
haha ppl were small back at that time. Then again, they had no purpose of a living room, dining room, bathroom, kitchen when it can all be in one room.
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
haha ppl were small back at that time. Then again, they had no purpose of a living room, dining room, bathroom, kitchen when it can all be in one room.
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
yea I really was hoping to find some opening to that place but i found nothing. I am sure it has some amazing architecture inside
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
There is another one of these in my employee house video that was converted but much bigger. Thanks for the info
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
Your welcome. I really enjoy doing the buildings that have a lot of history in them. Thank You for the kind words
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
They are using the tarps to protect the roof from letting water in but of course the tarps keep ripping off
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
Yea I was hoping to get in just now way to. I hope they fix it up. The township tries to protect it
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
just the history of who owned and built it had to do with why the land it resides in is here today
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
Yes there are many in exton. I still want to see the small one that covered still
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
Def beautiful. Someone mentioned it looked like the house from Amityville Horror
@chickapey
10 жыл бұрын
beautiful house. I bet it was stunning in its time
@AbandonedSteve
10 жыл бұрын
I am sure it was. It is pretty big when you see it in person
@libertygiveme1987
6 жыл бұрын
Actually, 'Farm Houses' are usually large! I believe it was to accommodate the many guests and children they would have.
@RobobinAnne
8 жыл бұрын
An article written about the last family that had it under private ownership and how they used the property. www.pottsmerc.com/article/MP/20030203/TMP05/302039940
@laven111
9 жыл бұрын
kind of sad to tear an old house that has lasted over 100 years. then build a house that will not last for 30 years
@AbandonedSteve
9 жыл бұрын
Jack Brown I agree, i am not sure on the state of this house. It is still standing
@pikaluv43
8 жыл бұрын
it looks dangerous you did the right thing by not going in i care more about all you ubexers
@reginabundy5139
8 жыл бұрын
your right by not going inside. it looks pretty beat up.
@asankaw1
10 жыл бұрын
Looks like somebody is going to renovate it...and keeping the garden maintained. ..
@Zoie12
10 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this video even though you couldn't get inside. I like the pictures you show at the end. It gives a whole different feel to the house/property. I will definitely keep watching. Thank you
@AbandonedSteve
10 жыл бұрын
Thank You Patty!
@aimeejohnson8072
10 жыл бұрын
Can I go exploring with you?
@angela_67
9 жыл бұрын
Loved your video!!It is too bad you couldn't get inside but it was still interesting ..Thanks from Canada!
@AbandonedSteve
9 жыл бұрын
Angela Nunya Thanks I wish I could go inside as well
@robertburns2297
8 жыл бұрын
glad they only painted on the plywood
@juditht6867
10 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful home
@kardro1
8 жыл бұрын
Interesting history.
@SnickasBah
8 жыл бұрын
Looks like it was originally a 5 bay dutch colonial, then a 3 bay addition to the left side.
@AbandonedSteve
8 жыл бұрын
+ucgrad you could be right!
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
My type of exploring is I dont break and enter but I do try to find a way in. I usually take advantage of other ppl work of getting into the places but since this was is pretty open to the public eye and police, I can see why nobody attempted to pull the boards down. I do check all doors which is how i got into that last house I posted. I usually look for basement access doors but this place had them filled up with dirt. My goal is to get into a house someway without breaking and entering
@RebeccaMoody21sm01ur80f
10 жыл бұрын
that would ,make a lovely be and breakfast place...
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
Thank You. Yea the reason why this building has not been ripped apart (boards removed) like normal places is b/c the Township Police headquarters is a stone throw across the street with a camera on it. I just found that out through a friend who works in the building. Sadly he cant get me access to it :( bummer
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
I agree with you 100% and Thank You so much. So many of these types of places in Pa and all around are just being wasted. They have the architecture you wont see in newer homes today and it a shame for the township to not put any money into this as it was a major part of why the township and the land exist today.
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
Not sure on a revisit. this area is so open to everything unlike most places. It in the middle of a very active shopping mall, next to a major road and the township police is a stone throw across the street. I did not go up the steps b/c of the cameras and did not want to look suspicious.
@bxx32
11 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this video Steve. You did the very best job you could under the circumstances. Beautiful old house with some excellent history attached to it. Also, amazing photos you captured.
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
i hope the township does the same. They have done it to the barn and another smaller house which is an ice cream shop in that shopping center. Money is obviously the issue
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
Thank You. I try my best to get inside of many of these place but I do find ones I cant still deserve some spotlight on you tube b/c they are unique and have a deep history
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
Thank Raven, yea this camera not bad with wind but when it really blowing, that a different story. House is awesome and I would still like to at least peak inside
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
Thank for watching! I want to go in so bad but I will need a saw, crowbar and hammer but I dont explore that way. That on the same lines of Burglary.
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
Really anything can be rebuilt. The barn on the property was fixed up and that was probably in a much worst state. They use the barn for stores right now.
@buddylight2191
11 жыл бұрын
That was an old coal fired boiler for heating the radiators but was converted to oil fired. If you look you can see the oil gun assembly was mounted in the access door where the coal would have been shoveled.
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
Thank You William. Ben and Tiki both helped me start this journey from watching their videos and I am glad you enjoy mine!
@sharonrock53
9 жыл бұрын
Wow that was an awesome trip through time and sure wish you could have got into it. These old places just mesmerize me! I really enjoyed it from Canada!
@AbandonedSteve
9 жыл бұрын
Sharon Edwards me 2, i would love to been able to go inside. Thanks for watching
@nathanmarberrymarberry1037
7 жыл бұрын
Sharon Edwards Are you the sharen Edwards from Rockford Illinois?
@brett6626
9 жыл бұрын
Really old cool looking house abandond steve
@brett6626
9 жыл бұрын
It's to bad you didn't get permission to go in side
@redneckbryon
11 жыл бұрын
At least at one point they were trying to save the building. That piece of equipment near the house looks like a gas or oil fired boiler.
@metersocket00
11 жыл бұрын
Amazing video! Is this right by SAMs club? I was very tempted to go there but I thought it was too exposed. Thanks for sharing!
@dianelang9473
11 жыл бұрын
PS .. I am STILL not over that stone house being bull dozed near the Franklin Mint.. can't get over the fact they flattened it .. .what a beautiful place. Georgia has some abandoned buildings but most have been turned into homes or offices .. still see old home places though when you ride horse back in the country side. I cam across one place that had been part of a plantation ..one of the largest in Georgia. Found old plates and even a pipe bowl while rooting around near one of the places.
@livinsun88
11 жыл бұрын
Not an inside guy but I am an inside girl, lol, but if you can't get in, you can't. Loved the video anyways & all the history you knew about it. If you look on Google Earth, with that house sitting on a main road like it is, you might be able to see that first small house without the tarp covering it. It's been about 5 or 6 years I think since Google Earth took photos & I doubt it's been covered that long, although I heard their taking new photos.
@GoogleUser-up9ps
11 жыл бұрын
I don't know an address but its literally like 10 feet from lima estates on the middletown friends meeting side, you can see it from, 352 but theres vines and trees over it. It was a house that the guy that invented matches lived in and it was saved and even given a plaque, but the building was never restored and its a wreck now. Just to make sure we're on the same page here, it doesnt look like the house in your video, its just in a similar situation.
@smilinachya
11 жыл бұрын
Incredible job on this as always Steve-o. It's awesome to see a house that has been standing on earth for so many years! I could just imagine horses and buggies pulling up to that house and ladies running around in bonnets! I also just wanted to say that I'm sure nobody wants to get inside that house more than you do - but I appreciate you driving around to all these places even if it only means we can see the outside. Thanks for the time and effort you put this, Steve! Steve
@AbandonedNorthJersey
11 жыл бұрын
Awesome looking house .No doubt the tin roof has helped preserve the house a few extrra decades . Very interesting .
@TikiTrex
11 жыл бұрын
What a gorgeous mansion and property! I appreciate the time and work you put into looking up the history of these places for us. Thanks for showing us this lovely estate.
@stevenkreiss2113
7 жыл бұрын
Are you still doing videos. I love your old videos.
@tealapowell5241
11 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful piece of property. I imagine the house in its day would have been a masterpiece. It would have been awesome if you could have gone inside, but completely understand why that wasn't possible. I enjoyed the walk around tour and the history of it. I loved the ivy covering some of the house and windows and the photos you took were great!! Thanks for sharing!:)
@dianelang9473
11 жыл бұрын
Nice property. I wonder why they don['t renovate and turn it into a doctors clinic or something .. seems like a waste. Here in Georgia a LOT of old properties.. homes have been saved by turning them into office space or doctors clinics. We have entire streets of them near the town square. It could even be a restaurant or B and B. But something .. seems a waste.
@cwb0051
11 жыл бұрын
Wonderful Video..I Loved It!..The Most Awesome Property Ive Ever Seen...It Should Be Preserved....sad that our country doesnt do much to preserve these beautiful historical places...yet waste millions of taxpayers money on stupid stuff,,This is our countrys history and Should be Preserved!..Thank You Steve For Posting This!
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the kind words! Yea if i had the money I would do a lot to save these places.
@TheLadybbird
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video Steve. It looks as if they intend to do some work on it, as the grounds/lawn appear well kept If the original builder came from Europe how and where did he and earlier immigrants obtain their materials to build some of these old properties
@cwb0051
11 жыл бұрын
maybe they want to In Time to preserve this Beautiful mansion since they preserved the barn...Hopeful Thinking!! the Township Should apply for grants if they havent already...If I was a millionare I Would Without a doubt!!again thank you Steve for your videos and passion for history...I have the Same...
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks, i agree, not sure who or what they use to do this but it not working of course
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
no I have no, can you send me a message with an address. I would like to check it out
@jasoncarpp7742
11 жыл бұрын
That makes sense, to ask someone for permission before just entering someone's home. I agree with that.
@IslandGirlTCFamMember
11 жыл бұрын
Beautiful house! My imagination was running wild about the inside but not to worry about not getting in.
@vondakayissweet
11 жыл бұрын
u should have gone up the stairs and seen in there was a balcony door to go inside. Will u do a revisit soon? The lawns were kept very well. I would have loved to see inside the house. It must be so nice inside. Hope u revisit.
@leppel22
11 жыл бұрын
Nice house and great story. Sad that Sam and his club have invaded such a beautiful setting. Thanks for all of your great videos and the history lesson. Love them all. Don't let the haters get you down !!!
@adamdemichael6182
8 жыл бұрын
Lol this is right near the Maggie Moos and Walmart thanks I have always saw it as skid when me and my family went to Bucca Di Peppo and I always would wander about it
@AbandonedSteve
8 жыл бұрын
+Adam Demichael yes it is
@alibabafurball
10 жыл бұрын
Best thing for this house is if the preservaton society raises the money to fix it. Sadly rich folks want new houses of thier own and in a "better" neighborhood. It will only be a business or rich ecentric that will save these places. Looking into this a bit and will offer them help. I have been involved in resorations from the middle ages to the roaring twenties(don't like art-nuvo but it paid) I did see a way in without "breaking" and entering.....the northeast corner of the roof has an opening...lol. Awsome vid and info Steve
@GoogleUser-up9ps
11 жыл бұрын
Have you ever seen that house by Lima estates that they saved but failed to preserve? This house kind of reminds me of that but hopefully this one is saved before it goes beyond repair
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
i so want to see it to but cant seem to find a way in. Thanks for understanding!
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
thank you for that clarification. I thought it was something in that category!
@JenJen88
11 жыл бұрын
The barn is now a store and there is a maggie moos (icecream place) behind it which was a old building that was there not sure what it was but they added on to it.
@LeDiskoLove99
11 жыл бұрын
It would have been great to see the inside, but for one thing it seems incredibly dangerous and hey the outside is quite beautiful, so still a great video!
@sting64az
11 жыл бұрын
Nice video footage..They should of got a professional company to preserve wrap that house and not some local amateurs that don't know what they are doing..
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
yea i see that. that is an outdated photo of course. Def an awesome house
@carolehayden8566
11 жыл бұрын
Guaranteed if people could enter, there would be vandalism/graffiti and theft. i enjoyed roaming around these grounds an hearing the history. Thanx.
@lynne6495
11 жыл бұрын
Sometimes it cannot be helped if you cannot get inside. Outside tours are just as good.
@jasoncarpp7742
11 жыл бұрын
What I don't understand why it's illegal. Dangerous, yes, absolutely. But why illegal?
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ben. It deserved the spotlight as almost any abandoned structure
@stutzman2
11 жыл бұрын
Too bad you couldnt get inside, but on the bright side seeing the how well secured it looks, perhaps whoever owns it plans to renovate it.
@williamgriffin6515
11 жыл бұрын
great job steve, you and ben and his friend are good people....i like all of you and ben's video's you guys keep up the good work.
@TheLadybbird
11 жыл бұрын
Im glad they do, historical buildings like these are so important. Thanks for the video & for investigating its history Steve
@sueishere25
10 жыл бұрын
Pretty house. Such a shame.
@AbandonedSteve
10 жыл бұрын
sueishere25 I agree. Thanks for watching :)
@carolneaves3630
10 жыл бұрын
Many thanks Steve, for loving these once beautiful homes, as we do. Please keep sharing your adventures.
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
Cool, Thanks for letting me know. I wasnt sure about it at first
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
i plan to soon. They were there 2 weeks ago tarp the roof again
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
i hope so as well. Not much has been happening to it recently.
@BECREUL
7 жыл бұрын
Nice video, thanks
@AbandonedSteve
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@bamfan36791979jmp
11 жыл бұрын
Hi Steve, I seen that you have a Goole+ and your on hangouts, well so am I and I'm going to add you.
@livinsun88
11 жыл бұрын
Found it & it's covered on Google Earth too. Bugs me because I want to see the old small house too.
@Phynix0228
11 жыл бұрын
I dont really care if its inside or outside I enjoy the videos and story anyway. Keep the good work.
@blondiesunshine6873
11 жыл бұрын
I have always wanted to see what was under the tarp. A coulple amazing old homes in Exton.
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
i live in the area and if they uncover it, i be back
@AbandonedSteve
11 жыл бұрын
yea i hope they get back onto saving this structure
@jenniferklover7004
11 жыл бұрын
Its amazing, would be cool if some rich bastard out there would buy it and fix it up.
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