Thank you Kevin for the great little tour. Sharing some of our American history with the same passion you show in your British tours is wonderful. I do love history, thank you very much. Cheers from San Angelo, Tx.

Welcome to the USA. Those radiators look, like steam ones low pressure but wonderful even today on a real cold night. I grew up in a house built in the 1920s much less grand, with those radiators

Hi Kevin, great tour. You and I are about the same age, I was born in 1956. My grandparents, who lived in central Louisiana, didn't get running water, gas(from a large tank outdoors), or electricity until the mid 50s. They didn't get a bathroom or telephone until the mid 70s. It wasn't because of poverty, it was simply because they were in a rural area, and the utilities hadn't quite reached them yet. It was only about a mile from the nearest power lines, but they would have had to have poles erected and wires strung at their own expense. I remember having to bathe in a large wash tub in the kitchen. Prior to getting the gas tank installed, my grandmother cooked on a wood fired stove. They never did have air-conditioning or central heat, and only got a TV in the early 60s. I made my living building and restoring custom furniture. I did a lot of carving and custom finish work to match existing fixtures on old mansions that our shop contracted to restore. In fact, while we would build for anyone, almost all of our clients were very rich. They were easy to work for as long as you gave them 100% what they wanted. Not 99.9, but 100%!

No work on this cold Friday morning, Kevin brings us the warm light of knowledge

This home is nothing short of EXQUISITE!!!❤ The opulence is simply breathtaking! It was unique to have such amenities as electric lighting, running hot and cold water and a full bathroom with flushing toilet and bathtub, many sinks throughout the home, a telephone, gas heating, gorgeous fireplaces, etc. etc, for that time period. What a gem! So glad it was preserved and the water-damaged room was renovated perfectly.😊 Thank you so much Kevin, for this tour! P.S. I ❤❤❤ your little dog, so obedient!👍

Your tours Kevin are very interesting and informative. Your little cavalier pup is just the cutest 😍

What a beautiful home. You and the missus instantly took us right back to the days when it was occupied by the family. Wonderful storytelling!

I took a class a few years ago at college on the history of Victorian America, and I was amazed at the number of things that you could purchase through the Sears catalog. When rural free delivery kicked in, they literally gave these catalogs to all the pharmacies and shops, allowing people to order anything they wanted. If they ordered one of those Sears homes, the house would come in on a train with everything needed to build it, including nails and wood. A few days later, you'd receive the blueprints and instructions in the mail. There are still Sears houses standing today. The Sears catalog was very helpful because it offered people a way to order things, but it also spent some time in the outhouse, if you know what I mean. It was a thing for little kids to daydream with. I used to do the same thing when I was a little kid with the RadioShack catalog. Only imagine what these Victorian children, young adults, and even the adults experienced. Think about how much fun they had browsing through those catalogs-essentially window shopping.

Instant subscribe, thank you for this interesting tidbit!

The Adams House is really beautiful. It looks very modern. If people didn’t know the history of the place, it looks like a regular home.

I love the way they made things back then, like the door handle so much detail usually not because it was expected but because that was a way of displaying pride in their skills. There is so much lovely workmanship through out the house. Wish you could still order things from a place like Sears, seen catalog from them where you could order a full house shipped in sections as you progressed. Wish your buddy happy holidays to your companion.

What an extraordinary home and really a wonderful Man to take such special care for his household staff! I just love your Beautiful Dog 🐶🐾🐾

An amazing house! Because this is a tour lead by Mr. Hicks I was totally expecting a dungeon to be there somewhere! LOL

Your love of history, art, and craftsmanship is always apparent! You have such a talent for bringing the past to life. I really enjoy the creativeness and attention to detail in all of your content! Thank you Kevin, for allowing us to share in your passions ❤

So awesome. Looks like you are having a load of fun.

EXCELLENT tour! I love all your videos, Kevin! You make the castle or house come alive with your attention to details - often small things that are SO unique and/or important! Thank you so much for allowing your viewers to tag along in your travels! Best wishes! 🥰

Nice to see you again! Love your little Cav-what a sweet breed, what is the dog's name? Taps=Faucets...makes me laugh. When my English sister and I get together we laugh about speaking the same language, but not really. I was raised here in the US, she was raised in England. So many different words/names for the same thing! Loved this house and the history you provide. Thank you!

what a great way to start the day after a feast last night. thanks Kevin!

As a woman, I knew what that little dip was for, I never wash my hands with rings on. Thank you for the tour.

Thanks for sharing your tour of this stunning house. It's amazing the amount of detailing that went into this private house, like a small version of one of our stately homes. I can relate to your story about how different it was from your first home. I was born in 1950, and until I was 7, we lived in a two up, two down terraced house with one cold water tap, a tin bath and an outside lavvy. To think people in the "Wild West" had central heating and hot and cold running water in the late 19th Century.

Always wanted a house like this. They always make me feel at home, yet under dressed at the same time

Did a tour there a few years ago and if I remember, it was haunted. The only reason I remember is that a rocking chair in one of the bedrooms started to rock when we were in there, and nobody touched it.

Thanks for the tour, Kevin; I can only imagine what you left out for brevity. My wife is a big fan of both home design and the Old West, and I look forward to sharing this with her. Cheers! =^[.]^=

It’s always a good day when I see Kevin has made an upload. Let the learning commence!

Welcome to America!! Absolutely love your show!

One of the most beautiful houses ever built!

I’ve watched so many of your videos and I must say, to have a tour from you in literally any historical structure would be an absolute honor! My wife and I will be headed to Scotland next year. I’m not sure if you’re still doing tours but I would love to hear your take on the historical events and places in Scotland and Northern Ireland. You are truly a wonderful and inspiring human being, Kevin! Stay well and keep safe!

My wife and I were in Deadwood South Dakota last August. It was awesome!

Mr. Kevin, you have a real talent. Thank you

What a beautiful house. I love historic homes from the early 20th/late 19th century.

Thank you!! I really enjoy your travels and story telling!! Thanks so much for your service and career as as a policeman!! Really enjoy the castle and archer tales! God Bless!! ❤

What a beautiful old home, it's just lovely to see a part of history , Thank you very much, Kevin 😊

Absolutely beautiful. The house.. and the way you presented it . Thankyou from Kylie in Brisbane Australia.

Kevin as always you make it really engaging.

Thank you immensely. Your attention to detail, your research, your time,,,,,,,,

What a stunningly beautiful house. Thanks for the tour.

Wow! There is ONE thing that I wish you had been able to show: The Basement! All the plumbing, wiring, heater, etc. The 'structure' of the house. Still and all, what a treasure.

This was lovely to watch! I’ve found a new channel to enjoy, yay! Also, your pup is adorable.

What a beautiful dog and story.

A very beautiful house, thank you!

Thanks, Kevin, for this excellent film. You seem to be at home wherever you find yourself.

Thanks for bringing this to us Kevin

What a beautiful house! I have the same Victrola, and I bought it from an estate in Oregon and I'm the second owner of it. I think it was originally (mine was anyway) from Sears too. In those days, I guess that's how people out west got these lovely things. I had the whole living room set from the original estate but lost some of it over the years. Everything in the living room was from 1915 or so.

Awesome tour. Thank you!

What a splendid 'walk and talk', Kevin. I so enjoyed viewing the property with you and your wee dog. I too have a music room though sadly not circular. I've the entire room decorated in the Edwardian era (my favourite) so I've a very similar gramophone player and a delightful German Grand piano. Tucked away and well out of sight, there's my rather old Bang & Olufsen stereo (1989 model). So, that's where the similarities stop, alas! I loved the local craftsman's work above the doors and as for the decorative sinks with the 'ring keepers', well, that's all news to me. What a great idea. Thank you for the video, Kevin, it's left me with some fresh ideas and I've the pen and paper at the ready as I plan on writing to Santa Claus! A belated Happy Thanksgiving Day to you and yours. Kind regards, from Scotland.

Sears & Roebuck had several houses you could buy from the catalog. There are some still standing from the 1890's to 1910 or so in north St.Charles county, Missouri

What a lovely home! i love the dining room! For the time period, the house is lovely.

Heyo Kevin, really glad your in the states. A lot of interesting places to visit, well not as old as your used to but beautiful nonetheless. When I saw your new video on my feed I instantly got excited and clicked on it immediately. Keep on makin the videos and I’ll keep on watching, liking and commenting. You the man KEV🤙

What a lovely house. Thank you for the tour, so interesting 😊

I have been to Deadwood, but this house was not open to visitors then. I grew up in a house that was built only 15 years after this one. Many of my grandmother's and great-grandmother's friends lived in houses very similar to it. I have always thought houses built about that time were very comfortable to live in and very attractive. I had not seen the faucets with the built-in ring holders before, though! Something that did look very familiar was the round button light switches. Those things make a loud snap when a light is turned on, and will break a girl's fingernails off if they possibly can!

What a marvelous place!!!😍

What a lovely video, presenter and doggy! Keep up the good work and thank you!

That was fantastic, Kevin. Rest assured- what interests you, will interest us. Excellent

I always enjoy your "little videos" Kevin!

Excellent tour😊

I've heard you say a lot of things, but hearing you say there's gold in them there hills was fantastic. Thank you as always for the great videos.

I absolutely love your videos thank you so much I have always been drawn to midevil times since a child im 42 now and found your videos by chance and can't stop, just wanted to say thank you for sharing your knowledge. It's always been a dream of mine to visit Europe one day I hope to do it before its to late

Great video. I love seeing others passionate about history like me. It's great that there are channels like this as well.

Really great video tour Kevin. You always take the time to appreciate and share the craftsmanship. The lattice work above the doors is beautiful. What an amazing homestead that is. The editing, script, research and camerawork you and Julie put into these videos is just top notch. Thankyou.

Wow! Welcome to the States.

Another spectacular show Kevin!! Thank you I love it.

Oooo KZfaq Grandpa has another bedtime story!:D Time for a listen as I go to sleep! :)

Wasn't too long ago we were looking through that Sears catalogue to make a Christmas list for Santa.

They really had a sense of style in those days!

I love these stories! The "family homestead" (as I call it), though built in 1925, was purchased by my grandfather sometime after WW2 and has been in the family ever since. After my grandmother passed away in the early 2000's, everyone jumped in to...well, not "renovate", but at least give it a new coat of paint, so to say. What cracked me up - having grown up in the 1980s there when it was acceptable to smoke indoors - was how tobacco-stained the walls were, whenever we moved a picture or painting. And, no illusions, this house is on a 1/4 acre lot and you could spit from one side of the house to the other - the old coal chute is still there, too! That all being said gets to my main question - where are all the tobacco stains in these historic homes?? You KNOW they were smoking cigars in there!

Another super interesting tour with Kevin, the greatest tour guide this side of the milky-way 😋✌😊

Nice house and tour.

This was a cool tour of this lovely house. It does have a warmth to it and looks homey!

My brothers and I used to go through the Sears catalog at Christmas time looking for things we wanted, and this was the early 1990s. Wild to think the catalog was from the same company as all of those decades ago. It ceased being made withing the last 20 years I believe.

Deadwood is my birthplace. I miss the Black Hills!

Of course no castle and not medieval. But a piece of the Wild West, the frontier- my other love. Therefore many thanks for showing us around and giving us the opportunity to learn about what was possible on the frontier at that time.

Such a wonderful view into the past, thank you :)

Thank you for your reverence and keen knowledge of history, Kevin! Your passion for the human experiences of the past and your retelling of history is always extremely engaging. It’s very exciting to see you state side and visiting these historical locations. I grew up in northern Iowa and visited the Black Hills many times on family trips and camping trips with my Boy Scout Troop. Very cool to know I’ve walked those same streets as you have in Deadwood. If you find it piques your interest, you should take a look into the Glensheen Mansion in Duluth Minnesota, if you don’t already have knowledge of the place. My wife and I visit there virtually every time we find ourselves on the north shore. The history of the founding, the lives lived there, the influence in Minnesota politics, and the tragedy and murders that occurred there is nothing short of incredibly fascinating. Not to mention the beauty and opulence of the property and house themselves. I hope you’re doing well, Kevin, and I look forward to your next video!

Enjoyed tremendously! You really know how to bring history alive with your backstories. A lovely jewel of a home in remote Deadwood. I, too, first tuned in to your channel for enlightening on England's castles and history, but, as everyone can see, your talents extend to any part of the world. Thank you ......

Such an opulent home, and what's amazing is that it's in what was once a rough "Wild West" town. So glad the home has been preserved and taken care of!

Thank you, Kevin. Wonderful tour!

Wow!! Thank you! You are the best!😂🎉❤

Beautiful house. Thanks for the tour. Love your little companion. 😁

Excellent as always!! I remember going to Deadwood when I was young, but I don't remember seeing that house!! Thank you for this special tour!! Have a wonderful day!!🙏💖🪶💞

She is a beautiful old home. I absolutely love seeing the workmanship. Thank you for sharing.

A wonderful house Mr Kevin. I wish I had the same. A great description.

Next time your back home Kev , make a film from the jewellery museum in Hockley

What an amazing house!

An architectural and history lesson in one ! Fantastic on a frosty Thursday morning at minus 3 in the UK (*_*)

Lovely informal tour and chat

What a beautiful house

Cant believe i missed the upload thankfully ive seen this and the one youve uploaded today thanks Kevin and co . Keep them coming ❤

Kevin, Cheers from Lubbock, Texas ! I love this type of stuff ,no matter where. Boy do I miss those old Sears catalogs. They came in handy back in the day in my family. In the Outhouse

Such a wonderful video! Thank you!

Love the video. Thank you for sharing this with us!!!❤❤❤

Great vid as usual -cheers. Reminded me of a great song by Shakin Stevens !! and also this one-"[Verse 1]Their house is a museumWhen people come to see 'emThey really are a scream The Addams family"

This video is so awesome! I love the Deadwood television series and really would love to travel to this place someday. Also, your dog is very cute. :)

Lovely video. Thank you.

Excellent video sir. Enjoyable as always!

Well I'm glad to see you over here. And I'm glad to see things about my own country that I have not ever seen before.

If you ever get a chance, visit the Stark House in Orange Texas. Town isn’t much, but the house is one of our local historical sites and it is beautiful. So much history, antiques and the lady of the house had it overly designed and decorated. Her story is a bit scandalous too, so that’s a plus.

My grandparents house (built about the same time) had very similar radiators. They still heated the house (and did a great job) until my family sold it about 10 tears ago

I live in south Dakota and I loved this tour!

Amazing house. Kevin, if you ever get a chance, come see the Hearst Castle in California. I believe there are 3 different tours, one cannot see the entire place in one day. It is fantastic.

Great video👍 It's amazing the things you could buy through the Sears catalog, even a house.