Keeping up with the Joneses: Who Were the Joneses and What Happened to Their Mansion?

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Жыл бұрын

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Get ready for an adventure as we explore the long-lost mansion that inspired the phrase "Keeping up with the Joneses"! Join Ken on a journey through time, unraveling the history of the Joneses, their iconic house, and the legacy they left behind.
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@marcyking461 Жыл бұрын

I hope the developer who bought this mansion is successful in restoring her. It is ashamed to see all of that beautiful craftsmanship crumble with time.

@furtim1 Жыл бұрын

I know it. Old growth parquet floors going to termites and fungus? Damn shame. Those panels and moldings are just awesome. It is sad to think that nobody will cry such tears when the big homes and condos built today, with their aluminum studs, Chinese-made fixtures, and particle board I-beams, turn to rot.

@jacquelynsharp9354 Жыл бұрын

Yeah this story of greedy wealth,a rich lady's heaven,a shame her legacy x this house now neglacted,I don't know wuts worse,them,her,or persons responsible for its upkeep,all a waste,a shameful history,I hate rich people!!!😢always a waste,so many good women and men out there and this mansion rotted!!no benefit to anyone at all huh???!!!😢

@montananerd8244 Жыл бұрын

I understand fully the desire to preserve, but economically, it's impossible. Houses are not designed to last multiple centuries generally. We build and rebuild. I live where most of the town is still on its first build ever on the land (the traditional stewards of our land are the Apsaalooke people, who did a lot of awesome things and did not build), it's very interesting to see people want to save entire blocks, but only a few may be preserved. We only need so many examples of each era of social history, right now, it's important to focus on the 1930s-60s and buildings from past history that hasn't been preserved well. I'd trade in all our local preserved mansions for one preserved building from the complex that housed the Latino people who built our economy. We don't need Jones mansion...

@cosmosadorabilis7677 11 ай бұрын

There's nothing left to be restored.

@PassionJackson-by3qm 11 ай бұрын

The whole point is the mansion is there definition of worth....you can’t rebuild someone’s worth when yours don’t match its impossible...the mansion was going to eventually rot out

@jefflawrentz1624 Жыл бұрын

I’m glad there is a developer out there willing to see the value in what is left of this house. I’ve often heard the expression “ Keeping up with the Joneses” but never knew where it originated. Thanks Ken!

@christopherkraft1327 Жыл бұрын

The brick work on this house is spectacular!!! I hope that the ambitious developer is able to restore this amazing mansion to its former glory!!! I hope that he has deep pockets!!! Thanks for sharing this exciting video!!! 👍👍🙂

@mitchellbarnow1709 Жыл бұрын

Ken, it is so sad to see any home get vandalized and fall into ruins.

@pmn2821 Жыл бұрын

Those arched doors were magnificent.

@williamtyre523 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating story, thanks as always. It is very interesting how often these grand houses, seemingly built to last a thousand years, have a very short life span before ending up abandoned, converted to institutional or business use, or falling to the wrecker's ball.

@carolstephens-fortner6887 Жыл бұрын

Amazing brickwork. The dark paneling was appealing. Shame it's not been taken care of.

@midnightmadness5307 Жыл бұрын

In all my life I never truly knew where the expression "Keeping up with the Joneses'' came from thanks so much for posting this one!

@midnightmadness5307 Жыл бұрын

@@whatsup5791 That's cool too, thanks!

@thfield2417 Жыл бұрын

Wow. Imagine the people who had the talent to design the layout, and all those craftsman who put each brick in place.

@rayn8740 Жыл бұрын

I wish the developer success in his endeavor.🤞 The brickwork is incredible.

@midnightmadness5307 Жыл бұрын

Having worked for years in construction/development it's very feasible to restore and save this capsule of amazing architecture from so long ago. I too wish the developer well.

@furtim1 Жыл бұрын

In addition to the unavailability of old growth trees to replace the paneling and floors (which alone sabotages the entire restoration project), are there even craftsman available to do such wood, stone, and plaster work?

@mercedesvelasquez8781 11 ай бұрын

@@furtim1yes their are but their are far in between meaning their workmanship is going to cost a lot & rightfully so due to their being so few of them left anymore. It's kinda like my dad who is 68 he doesn't do as nearly much work anymore expect for a handful of jobs but he does costum cabinets but sometimes costumers complain that he works 5oo slow so his response is then go to home depot & get yourself a shotty pre-made cabinets & kitchen all together because what he does is by hand and takes a bit of time to perfect just perfectly right..

@furtim1 11 ай бұрын

@@mercedesvelasquez8781 Custom cabinets can be really nice. Many pre-made box cabinets can be really nice as well and sometimes indistinguishable from handmade, depending on how the craftsman applies his skill (joinery, materials, carvings, style [gothic, craftsman, etc]). Considering how many people now want to live in gray boxes (gray walls, gray carpet, square windows with no trim or mullions, no moldings, paint any wood surface gray, black, or white...no elegance or taste to ANYTHING). That's why I love these old mansions. The skills, artistry, style, and materials - just so gorgeous.

@elephantintheroom5678 Жыл бұрын

God! I hope they can save it! Thank Heavens this developer appeared on the scene! This is the most beautiful house I've ever seen. That brickwork and woodwork!

@brandys3764 Жыл бұрын

I walked around the 8 ft tall chain link fence that still surrounds the ruins in Rhinecliff a couple years ago. The weeds were taller than me.

@bronwynj5194 Жыл бұрын

Please follow up on how this unusual, beautiful mansion is restored to it's former glory 🥰🙏

@Emily_Paris Жыл бұрын

As I was watching the video, I was wondering if this mansion was demolished. To my surprise, it is not!! I never knew who the Joneses were or of their properties. I can only imagine how the developer will bring her back to her beauty and glory. Thank you Ken for another magnificent video of “This House.”

@Alavachemusic 11 ай бұрын

@@whatsup5791 the comic strip was the first thing mentioned in this video.

@jillatherton4660 Жыл бұрын

The exterior is a Romanesque marvel. 👍

@1aranel Жыл бұрын

Seeing this beautiful home in such disrepair, greatly saddens me. How I wish we could go back in time and see all these homes in their glory! I hope the developer is successful!

@bettymunguia2136 Жыл бұрын

Such a Beautiful home, I hope that it can be restored. Greed brought this treasure down 😢😢

@harlemslut 11 ай бұрын

Being a Jones myself I feel they had exquisite taste in construction. 😊 I love intricate stone work on a grand home.

@kathyrose1562 Жыл бұрын

I found this so sad! Such a beautiful home falling to pieces.

@janedee6488 Жыл бұрын

Hope it can be saved. Beautiful brick work.

@mstsp9546 Жыл бұрын

Great story! Caught my interest and some stunning pictures of a kind of gothic demise.

@robincrowflies Жыл бұрын

Hahaha--that last line was great. This caught my eye because it reminded me of Olana. Thanks for the history!

@danielkoher1944 Жыл бұрын

This is too Beautiful for words. Just imagine seeing this when newly built and furnished. ♥️

@simonestreeter1518 11 ай бұрын

I believe the author Edith Wharton was from this Jones family before her marriage. It's how she knew what to write about NYC's rich in books like 'The Age of Innocence.'

@MeMyselfAndUs903 Жыл бұрын

When I take a good look at the brickwork, it reminds me of geometry class and teachers commenting that you may find the information valuable later in life.

@briandoczahm Жыл бұрын

I grew up in Newport RI, (that was an image of Touro Park looking West towards the Brick Market Building, with the arches, it was where Amistad and Hocus Pocus 3 were filmed), and was led to believe the phrase originated in Newport. The same family have have has mansion in Newport as well.

@JamesBrown-ij1px 11 ай бұрын

Oh, this is heartbreaking to see the house as it slowly deteriorates over the years. I hope it can be restored.

@ML-xi2rt Жыл бұрын

Your video is excellent as always! I visited this mansion about 20 years ago when the building still had a few floors intact. The property must have been MAGNIFICENT as a lot of the paneling inside and the brickwork detail was breathtaking. I live in the Hudson valley and hope very much this landmark can be rescued. I always knew this home as Wyndcliffe.

@furtim1 Жыл бұрын

I don't understand how anyone could own such a property, do nothing to keep the property up and allow it to rot, yet not sell all the paneling and anything else of value.

@LlyleHunter Жыл бұрын

It’s a shame that while they were selling off most of the eighty acres not a single person involved thought of maintaining the house.

@anthonypopola5773 Жыл бұрын

You’re correct, Wyndcliffe

@diannenaworensky6698 11 ай бұрын

Most spectacular brickwork i have every seen. Hope it can be saved

@maryannruffini2169 Жыл бұрын

It must have been a spectacular house. I hope it gets saved. Thank you for the video

@lawrenceflynn2447 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting Ken…..never gave much thought to the origination of “keeping up with the joneses” now I know. I love those historical tidbits of information. Beautiful mansion - hope the developer can save it. Thanks❤

@clairwaucaush7225 Жыл бұрын

It does look pretty far gone, BUT they could shore it up, save it as a 'ruin'. It would still make a great tourist attraction with a nice park around it. It is a definite part of our history! ALSO you guys at This House should write a book full of pictures. All the interior shots used in the videos would be great. I think you'd have a few buyers for it! Haha! All your viewers!

@afterthestorm221 11 ай бұрын

I'm glad somebody else asked themselves this kind of questions!!

@BamBamBigelow. Жыл бұрын

Oh those rascally Joneses, always better than me. Edit: that is some impressive brick laying skillmanship

@Stephanie1016x2 Жыл бұрын

This makes me so sad. What a beautiful place. I pray the developer can restore this magnificent home. Thank you for sharing!

@hectorgarcia8691 8 ай бұрын

Excellent video, thank you

@cynthiajohnston424 Жыл бұрын

Thoroughly enjoy & learn from each & every one of your presentations , Ken . Also , the comments are interesting , especially by those who are familiar w/ the home being presented . Thanks to all .

@reneeleerykers6762 Жыл бұрын

That's nice that reminds me of Edwardian house is in Australia but obviously earlier.

@CC-si3cr 11 ай бұрын

I like that this video was short and to the point. I never knew about any wealthy families before the Astors and Vanderbilts. Now I know where Keeping Up with the Jones' comes from!

@LunaShimmyDiva 11 ай бұрын

So much for keeping up w these Jones’s!

@user-xt3gh6du9r 10 сағат бұрын

Great story, amazing home, and thank you

@whereswaldo5740 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Heard it often when I was younger.

@SymphonyBrahms Жыл бұрын

An interesting house. Hopefully it can be saved and restored.

@mkofftiger Жыл бұрын

The famous, important late nineteenth/early twentieth century authoress, Edith Wharton, was a Jones.

@chipvogt7655 Жыл бұрын

There is debate whether "these" Jones were the namesake of the saying. Another set of Jones', namely Pembroke and Sarah with their Airlie residence in Wilmington, NC, 5th Avenue home in New York and Newport Rhode Island mansion are also in contention. It's worth taking a look at Pembroke and Sarah Jones. Their homes and parties were legendary among the United States most wealthy and elite.

@tgmorrow 11 ай бұрын

Wow! What a history.

@rickyt3961 Жыл бұрын

5:27 that was interesting! thanks 👍🏾😉

@misterjones7522 11 ай бұрын

That house is a wrap and needs to go and be remembered in pictures and memories

@williamjones7163 11 ай бұрын

As a Jones I never knew where the saying "Keeping up with the Joneses" came from. Thank you.

@smrk2452 Жыл бұрын

That was amazing. I never knew about this. I heard about the comic strip but didn’t realize it was based on a real family.

@ecclairmayo4153 10 ай бұрын

This is such great history!

@Austin8thGenTexan Жыл бұрын

Didn't see any cracks in the masonry, and it appears that this house has very good bones. One of our family's mansions still stands at 1009 5th Avenue in New York - directly across the street from the Met. It has recently passed out of Duke hands, but is still there, more beautiful than ever. Another Duke family mansion exists a few blocks away. Other than this crumbling house, did the Joneses leave behind any other significant legacies ? (Other than driving needless consumerism?) We left behind the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation ($1.8 billion) and Duke University. 🤔

@regularity2556 Жыл бұрын

Still comparing I see 🙄🤔

@Austin8thGenTexan Жыл бұрын

@@regularity2556 Am I beginning to be some sort of trend ? Have no idea what on earth you're talking about... 🤔

@TVHouseHistorian 11 ай бұрын

Newly subscribed just 5 seconds ago! 👋. The title of your video drew me in, then the subject matter took me captive. If that wasn't enough, your delivery in this video is exceptional enough to get me subscribed and keep me coming back for more. Thank you 🙂

@ThisHouse 11 ай бұрын

Welcome to This House!

@edgarsnake2857 11 ай бұрын

The workmanship in and out is next level. Amazing that it could be left to decay. This is a nicely done video, Thanks.

@markherron1407 11 ай бұрын

Temptation's song is Don't let the Joneses get you down! Blessings and Hugs 💖💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕 Listen 👂 to their song!

@DLeadVox Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great insight! Love your channel! - DD☮

@jimwiskus8862 Жыл бұрын

Heartbreaking.

@jimwoods3742 Жыл бұрын

I hope he can once again be what it was its former glory and they have somebody the living and they loved it

@monkeygraborange Жыл бұрын

Like most upper-crusty types, that Elizabeth Jones was no great looker!

@CHET1 Жыл бұрын

I think Jay Leno is related to her.

@Steven-wm9vu Жыл бұрын

Always educational.

@donovanreimer2324 Жыл бұрын

Fun video. Well done on the succinct format again.

@alienmoosestudios 11 ай бұрын

Great video, thanks for sharing. 😁 I would love to see this house renovated to it's glory... Keeping up with the Joneses for sure 😊

@readergreg60 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating!

@MyTubeSVp 6 ай бұрын

Nice to learn where the saying originated, thanks!

@starbaby_DC Жыл бұрын

Really cool to see...well done!!!

@mangot589 11 ай бұрын

Holy moly. This was really really cool. New subscriber. Right on.

@astralenlightenment1743 Жыл бұрын

I watch ALL your videos. I always wondered where that phrase originated. Thank YOU SO MUCH for sharing your knowledge. My favorite KZfaqr. Oh, the irony in the last statement

@pauljordan4452 11 ай бұрын

My over the street neighbours WERE called Mr and Mrs Jones.

@honestmom1958 Жыл бұрын

Interesting to know where that phrase came from. I sure hope they can save that house. Isn't it amazing how humans, Americans at least, try to impress each other with material wealth.

@successmeditations110 Жыл бұрын

Video was well done, nicely researched, overall a good video, well done.

@debbralehrman5957 11 ай бұрын

Thanks this was very interesting. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@SN-sz7kw Жыл бұрын

Oh to live with some means in the NW U.S. in the 1800’s. All that glorious countryside and the fine architecture in still manageable cities.

@nerdfatha 11 ай бұрын

Fantastic video. Oddly enough, I want to find out more about the Finck family. They sound like they came straight out of a beer soaked soap opera!

@patricialong5767 11 ай бұрын

It's always sad to me when I see a lovely mansion abandoned.

@telam1744 Жыл бұрын

Well done!

@alexxstarr27 Жыл бұрын

Great story thank you.

@jflowj Жыл бұрын

Great, concise vid!

@marvinmoise6558 11 ай бұрын

Very. VERY, interesting fact!!!

@starriderkittykat9064 Жыл бұрын

Homes like this are town down to build apartment buildings, More people more money. Just watched a video about Shirley Winters and her home,which now sits next to and across from apartment buildings,she said once she's gone her beautiful home will be town down to build more apartments,it now sits waiting to be town down with art work still on the walls.. Makes me wonder what else will be destroyed inside..

@jennslifeinhuntingtonwv2678 Жыл бұрын

I learn something new everyday😁

@7viewerlogic670 11 ай бұрын

Great video!

@seameology Жыл бұрын

My daughter's last name is Jones. They built a new house, complete with a heated garage and driveway. I always said, "They ARE the Jones'". I had no clue of the origin of this phrase.

@annham4136 Жыл бұрын

I always love to have history put into perspective. It is a shame the house looks so far gone.

@katiefoster2317 11 ай бұрын

I always wondered how the saying came about thanks

@teeniequeenie8369 Жыл бұрын

Love the comment someone left in the building saying DIE HERE lol positive dude😂

@singularseeker Жыл бұрын

Good One...

@gregoryferraro7379 Жыл бұрын

It's a beautiful picturesque ruin. Reminds me of the historic ruins of Europe. It's a shame the house was left to rot, but hopefully its remains will be stabilized and it can be left as a romantic ruin.

@jackmeow8842 11 ай бұрын

I have been to this mansion a few times the most recent time about 3 or 4 years ago. The "developer" did put up some fencing but that had already begun to fall apart. Not much if anything was done to the building. There is nothing but the walls left for the most part. The biggest issue I think is because it's a designated historical land mark you can not just repurpose what's left you'd have to rebuild it which is far to expensive.

@genevawhite3178 Жыл бұрын

Great video.

@luckysmith9466 11 ай бұрын

BEAUTIFUL 😻 MEANING 😊

@denisemcdougal6445 Жыл бұрын

Interesting 😮

@gudrun5531 11 ай бұрын

As you were describing the social influence that Ms. Jones had with her parties, I had an odd feeling thinking about the book Rebecca and the kind of life someone like her (Rebecca) would have led. Not saying Ms. Jones was like "Rebecca" at all, but I imagined how much work Ms. Jones would have put into that first party to show off the house. It's overwhelming to think of.

@georgiasmalley8984 Жыл бұрын

Interesting.thanks

@ka-ren9987 11 ай бұрын

I think as it is, is a good testament to what comes of keeping up with the Joneses 😂😂

@annelefevre9457 Жыл бұрын

She cared about her homes and had style…..obviously “some” mine, too!

@annelefevre9457 Жыл бұрын

That’s money, not mine!

@eb9089 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@ThisHouse Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the Super Thanks! Cheers! -Ken

@eb9089 Жыл бұрын

I wish I could send more Ken. I will as my finances allow. But I personally want to thank you for all of your amazing content and let you know how much I enjoy it. Ed

@ThisHouse Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad you enjoy these videos! I understand that money is tight for a lot of people right now and I’m incredibly grateful for every bit of support! Outside of Super Thanks and Memberships, leaving a comment and a like are incredibly effective for the algorithm and helping the channel grow. Thank you again, cheers! -Ken

@brianwelker5166 Жыл бұрын

What a shame these beautiful homes are neglected and fall into such disrepair

@bryanparkhurst17 Жыл бұрын

I wish the developer all the luck in the world to save this wonderful edifice. That brick work needs to be saved for future generations to see.

@marquisdevereaux1407 11 ай бұрын

There is a property in Harlem known , commonly, as the Bailey mansion. It was once owned by the co-creator of the Barnum & Bailey circus. It is essentially the exact same design. Located at West 149th & St. Nicholas avenue