Russian Billionaire's $16,000,000 Abandoned Mansion

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5 ай бұрын

Today we are exploring a massive lakefront mansion that was Built in 1897 and was designed by a very famous architect. Not long ago a mysterious Russian billionaire purchased the mansion for 16 million dollars. No one knows his plans for the property other than demolition of the mansion. Locals believe the owner fled the country to Russia and abandoned the project all together. The last owner to live in the house was in the 60’s till recently. They managed a Christmas company together until The wife passed away. Then he passed away a few years after. The mansion sat vacant for many years until it was purchased by the billionaire.
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@LeighPhillips78 4 ай бұрын

How could ANYONE demolish this? I am completely in love

@user-cp5yy2hz6l 4 ай бұрын

I hope someone buys this place and brings it back to life it’s beautiful

@luciatam6143 Ай бұрын

Yehua and Jesus willingness and understanding 🙏 🙌 ✨️ ❤️ ....psalm 40...

@808G8GT 4 ай бұрын

Amazing how many "abandoned" buildings still have electricity on.

@onurscofield5178 Ай бұрын

its such a waste of electricity

@jungleboots 5 ай бұрын

It would be an addition if you went with someone who lived pre-90s who could answer some of your questions, lol. This man might have been a McDonalds' franchise owner? Truly a pity to see such a beautiful house torn down. Thank you for sharing it's beauty with us.....gives it a sort of legacy left behind❤🤙🏼

@gjr614 5 ай бұрын

That hanging vine stuff in the basement is a type of mold I believe.

@qshiqshi2958 5 ай бұрын

It's definitely a collectors house. There is so much evidence like the Postmarks Book or the Michael Jordan collectors card. Also the basement; a collectors wet dream for storage. But one note: There was definitely no room for a TV on these basement walls - TVs were huge back in the days. Flatscreens only exist since the early 2000s.

@persephone342 4 ай бұрын

My friend still has his old tv! Lol! We’ve rebuilt it several times over the past 25 years. It was my cousins originally, but he left it to his best friend. He and I owned a trailer in the middle of 177 acres. Man, those were the days! We had orchards, crops, cattle, and we grew a shot ton of the best marijuana in the US. We won the Cannabis ball 3 straight years in a row!! I’m the sole owner of that estate now. It’s been in my family for 200 years. I’ve portioned a 100 acres off and brought my Lebanese cousins in to build an exotic hunting lodge. We’re equal partners in our co-venture. I portioned another 20 acres off to house elderly family members and friends that lost their homes. I and several of my family members moved into the family estate that was built in 1836. These billionaires are freaking idiots for not taking care of their family and friends. I’ll put it this way, I don’t have to hire contractors for anything. My family and I have maintained and worked on that land together. I put many of my cousins through college. I was 20 when I inherited all of it. I couldn’t have done all that I have without my family, blood and found. It’s a shame to see such beautiful estates destroyed or abandoned. That home could have house several families or turned into a home for the elderly, orphaned, or mental health facility.

@kimgregory3509 4 ай бұрын

Can't believe it's gonna be torn down 😢😢. So sad to see such beautiful Old homes torn down. As old as it is, should have filed to make it historical place

@dvdvideo10 5 ай бұрын

Such a beautiful estate! The details and the woodwork are amazing. It's still in so good shape. I know it'll come down to this but still, it'll be really sad to see this house trashed and decayed in a few months or years.

@roxtar10870 4 ай бұрын

Amazing to me to see houses constructed like this contrasted with the HGTV shit that's being passed off as new construction today.

@durmaxrules 5 ай бұрын

Who left that chewy box there

@Blazesy0 5 ай бұрын

What is chewy box

@holyboiamethin2790 5 ай бұрын

@@Blazesy0 chewy delivers pet stuff to homes. They sell toys, treats, food and other products one may need for their pets

@yourbud123 4 ай бұрын

At 1:10

@clort123 4 ай бұрын

Uhhh who's cleaning the carpet? Way too clean to be a real video

@kelseyfitzgerald872 2 ай бұрын

Was wondering the same lol

@amandakuecker5075 5 ай бұрын

That's seeded glass...the box in hall's coving a radiator..that's a butlers pantry....who left that gorgeous place!!!!!!!! ❤love it and power on too

@katanaa2187 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for this!!

@marckaufman2556 3 ай бұрын

Well said. My grandmother's house had a butler or maid's pantry. Russian bought it and will tear it down, who knows what happened to the prior owners. Would be nice if the content creator got and included more background. The 1st video short of his I saw was of a "Jewish mansion" with lots left in it. I doubt it would be difficult to get a history of owners of such properties then research a bit. I have a suspicion that they don't do it because leaving it to people's imaginations means more people leaving speculative comments. $$$

@Albanyoregonskywatcher 4 ай бұрын

I NEED that library with the fireplace in it!! So beautiful!! ❤

@faker3882 5 ай бұрын

This is beautiful I dont understand how something like this could be abandoned

@Jason-rn4jk 5 ай бұрын

Too expensive and dated for anyone to afford.

@tsminnal 5 ай бұрын

Would you live if the place had negative energy and haunted?

@namotka875 5 ай бұрын

@@tsminnal bruh

@kimberlyhemminger3822 4 ай бұрын

@@tsminnalwho ever said that? Love how you make up your own story

@avanett1 4 ай бұрын

A TV? I don't think those were spaces for tvs as this was designed before flat screens ever existed 😂

@kimberlyhemminger3822 4 ай бұрын

I read this right as he said that and I was thinking the same thing.

@marckaufman2556 3 ай бұрын

He said at the beginning that it had be lived in during the 1960s then again more recently, but wasn't specific. Flat panel TVs come out in 1997. 🤷🏼‍♂️

@avanett1 3 ай бұрын

@marckaufman2556 so you're telling me that they renovated that basement and put all that shelving for storage and randomly added a blank space for a big, heavy flat screen TV from way back when? And they are going to sit down there amongst all the storage and watch their weekly sitcoms?

@marckaufman2556 3 ай бұрын

@@avanett1 Though the year is not specified, he said that people lived there recently. That would likely be after 1997. The wood damage to the shelving, cleanliness, and other evidence does lead me to believe that "recently" means more than 25 yrs ago. Depending on the wood used, those shelves could easily damage in under 10 yrs. What is your idea of why it would be longer? What are your ideas of why those spaces exist? The only other way I've seen such spaces in shelving used is to hang art surrounded by books. The house has a library on the first floor. The owners could have been avid readers and used the shelves downstairs for overflow. To me, those look like "man caves" that would have been added more recently. The regular shelves could have held tools, hobbies supplies, models, collectibles, etc as well. In general, that house has an exorbitant quantity of shelving, much of which is in areas visit wouldn't go when having formal parties. Why does anyone need that much shelving, beyond all the cabinets and closets, in a house with that quantity of bedrooms. There's only 5 possibilities that come to my mind: books, collections, models, and/or hoarders. I had friends who were collectors and had a house built in the 1800s. They were more classy regarding how to display the collections, most were in a piece of furniture usually used in a formal dining room used to house/display the fancy china, of which I've forgotten the name at the moment. They had them all around the house. Besides looking nicer, there's less work to dust.

@TwinkleToes-tr1me 3 ай бұрын

Lolol right 😅

@deanna5090 4 ай бұрын

I have never seen so many shelves in a house

@RabbitWatchShop 5 ай бұрын

It would be a dream to live in this house as is after repairs. I’d get lost in it and would probably rarely come out.

@1232lyft 4 ай бұрын

The funny part is everyone I’ve ever known that have homes like this are in them maybe two weeks a year . All wasted

@jeremyoboe 5 ай бұрын

If the electricity is on, it's not abandoned...

@mugwump242 5 ай бұрын

Yes, people really should use the word 'disused' instead of 'abandoned' (although 'disused' isn't commonly heard in the US lexicon). Based on your comment, it sounds like you already know this but, in the US, there's a set, legal protocol of succession so no real estate is ever truly abandoned. The idea of real estate with no owner is against the government's interests. If nothing else, in cases nearest to people's imagined concept of 'abandoned,' the law authorizes the County government to sell the real estate in order to pay the property taxes that become in arrears.

@jeremyoboe 5 ай бұрын

@@mugwump242 Exactly, this video is actually proof of B&E... Unless of course they somehow got permission to record there... They show that the door was supposedly open but we all know that the property's condition is too nice to have all the doors left open.

@andreamcfall3819 5 ай бұрын

Did anyone else see what appeared to be a blue chewy box next to the front door? I doubt think it would be perfectly untouched next to an "unlocked door"

@mugwump242 5 ай бұрын

@@andreamcfall3819 Upon review, I saw it. Missed it the first time. It was, indeed, a Chewy box. Good eye and thanks for pointing it out!

@kherise 4 ай бұрын

Great point. And also everything looks pretty clean for an “abandoned” house. I watch many urbex videos and you can see when houses are really abandoned

@Reeganthomas-fj9ll 4 ай бұрын

I love your vids man, keep up the good work

@Reeganthomas-fj9ll 4 ай бұрын

Who would leave such a place like that

@modest_meghan 3 ай бұрын

wow! you're right, a TON of character in this one.

@Haydenmonroewood 4 ай бұрын

So sad that people wasted money on a beautiful house and abandoned it😢

@jasonaldenhaley1 4 ай бұрын

Hate to look for the Elf on the shelf in that pad. ...it could be... A N Y W H E R E

@LedePat 5 ай бұрын

1:24.....weird

@travelerforever8849 4 ай бұрын

OMG its so beautiful.. the pink wallpaper...

@GetRichOrDi3Tryin 4 ай бұрын

Hey man im new to the channel but if you could give us some info about who left it abandoned and why would be a nice piece to the videos but keep up the exploring and the vids 👍

@vyegaming63 5 ай бұрын

Nice video💯💯

@willwick4353 4 ай бұрын

I hope you were wearing a mask the spores from the mould in the basement could be very harmful

@michaelburnham7245 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this however it's impossible to enjoy the filming due to the camera shaking everywhere it makes you very dizzy and therefore you really can't enjoy it... A steady hand with a calm flow will be great...

@victorylovelace 5 ай бұрын

I would love to refurbish and old beautiful house like this someday.❤😊

@pyrexmaniac 2 ай бұрын

The shelves lining every single wall of that basement are strange.....what on earth could have filled all of them?

@romalacroix8162 5 ай бұрын

Sorry ! your flying camera makes me dizzy. .

@mharvat 5 ай бұрын

Yes, I made it to the 9-minute mark before I had to stop watching due to motion sickness.

@arkox8 4 ай бұрын

Amazing!

@rickroberts7611 5 ай бұрын

Local news website that i got this from thinks its in a suburb outside Chicago..Being its lakefront a little detective work it could be found lol..Mfers have way to much money..Smoke detector drivin me nuts

@kherise 4 ай бұрын

How is this abandoned if everything looks so spotless. If it were abandoned for at least some months, it would show on the dust everywhere .

@SteelCityPGH 4 ай бұрын

Exactly. Also noticed that the dawn detergent on the sink is Dawn Platinum foaming detergent. Somewhat recent. It's what we currently use. This video of an "abandoned" house isn't passing the smell test.

@kherise 4 ай бұрын

@@SteelCityPGH great observation👏🏻I didn’t get to finish the video 😅but tbh it seems kind of a sketchy video or at least clickbait

@thesandqueen2559 3 ай бұрын

The heater thing you saw when you came in was a cover for a radiator, I think. I had some just like that in my apartment in Chicago. I think the white pipes in the basement were the pipes that carried the hot water to the radiators.

@kathyshipka8965 5 ай бұрын

Acoustic ceilings, not pipe insulation. Served no purpose except that it was very popular in the 70's. Very dirty and a pain to get off.

@na143... 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely beautiful estate! I'm no expert but looks to me like it could've been from the late 1800s early 1900's though some parts/appliances seem to have been updated. The small kitchen and basement storage probably would've been for servants. I wonder as well if the bricked room could've been for meat.

@Cassi-taylors_version- 5 ай бұрын

not the chewy box 💀 ps u can see the box at EXACTLY 1:08

@ChevyCeeLo 3 ай бұрын

Central State Hospital: Milledgeville Hospital in Milledgeville, Georgia would be a good one it's basically an entire city

@wakeupsunnysideup 2 ай бұрын

for the viewer, a wider lens would be cool. just a tiny suggestion.

@jakebingaman9455 5 ай бұрын

Yo man my question is how do u find all these places in really wanting to get into exploring more but I have a hard time finding locations!

@staciemae 3 ай бұрын

They have some on their instagram account.

@RV-in2mc 2 ай бұрын

This house has a beautiful energy ❤

@HellPaul. 5 ай бұрын

Hi, I wonder if you ever had any paranormal experience in the abandoned places you've been through!

@kelseyfitzgerald872 2 ай бұрын

Art collector that had storage in the attic for his art

@kedarbarve5884 5 ай бұрын

It doesn't look abandoned, clues : Patio is clean , Tiles are clean , No dust over most of the rooms . If this house is being torn down for commercial property then owner won't renovate it , just try to keep it clean . Obviously cleaning staff comes every 2 days otherwise they clean certain rooms instead of whole house in single visit .

@sherrilynnevonch 5 ай бұрын

Will probably be fixed up someday for historical.

@wach761 5 ай бұрын

Please close the door. Thanks for the video do appreciate it.😊 .

@BrendansMomFitnessOfficial 4 ай бұрын

Fascinating

@jm329 4 ай бұрын

I like all of those shelves.

@MustBePerfectForever 5 ай бұрын

Amazing.

@Lilmissdangerous 5 ай бұрын

So, my guess on the stalagmite (not sure if that's the right one .... I think it kinda looks like sap oozing over a long period of time. 🤓

@Saturnthedog 2 ай бұрын

The Ghost:oh! Visitors! Come inside you can look around!

@ChiefinPack 3 ай бұрын

Minnesota when?

@mark-js4qk 4 ай бұрын

Look in the toilet tank for the date! Inside were the water is,back or the top of the tank, has month and year it was made!!!😂

@lashundralloyd9724 4 ай бұрын

Why is there so many shelves?

@nwoizaakgoldmann4519 5 ай бұрын

I am always impressed by how cheaply houses are built in the USA. Europeans make a lot of jokes about the Americans and their cardboard houses, but a villa costing 15 million should be built with much better materials. When I see how the tiles were laid in the kitchen, I can only scratch my head.

@onism8906 4 ай бұрын

also thats an extremely cheap 16 million dollar mansion a house that size should be wayy more expensive but its probably due to the time difference and currency changes

@lorenzozarini1493 2 ай бұрын

Che bel posto io avrei restaurato la casa dalla cantina ci avrei ricavato una taverna e dalla soffitta un bel mini appartamento. Ho amato la carta da parati e lo stile classico della casa

@gjr614 5 ай бұрын

I believe that Glass is called seeded glass.

@arkox8 4 ай бұрын

Do you need some kind of special authoration to enter there? Or anyone can get in?

@moenesca 19 күн бұрын

Just a tip. You do not need to describe everything you come across. We can soak it in by ourselves.

@AB-these-handles-are-stupid 4 ай бұрын

Hanging stuff is moss or lichen.

@rosscarter24 4 ай бұрын

What's with all the shelves?

@Katski001 3 ай бұрын

it feels to clean, there not really any dust.

@SanchitSinghal 5 ай бұрын

what was in the refrigerator?

@stampedeize 24 күн бұрын

И все это за наш счёт. Чудесно. 👍

@shambobhattacharya3674 2 ай бұрын

Living in a masion like this in the middle of a forest like area will definitely get cursed and someone will die eventually

@Salamander2165 4 ай бұрын

weirdcore vibes😁👍

@AB-these-handles-are-stupid 4 ай бұрын

White stuff on pipes is either just paint or a type of fireproofing. Edit like the texture before paint

@trentdawg2832 4 ай бұрын

Asbestos

@marenmom 3 ай бұрын

What are all the shelves for?

@Zackery-Zakerson 4 ай бұрын

1:08 why there a chewy box?

@rdhartsel 4 ай бұрын

What is up with all the shelves? Noone has that many nick nacks.

@yennhinguyen6746 3 ай бұрын

Bro, love your videos, however could you improve your filming technique or invest in a stable stand? Watching your video makes me dizzy, I have a weak cerebellum.

@onism8906 4 ай бұрын

10:56 lmao tvs that size did not exist

@mangos2888 4 ай бұрын

I wish this could be saved, not abandoned 😢

@moenesca 19 күн бұрын

I feel nauseous. I think you need to increase the fov a little bit.

@jenniferfelts 3 ай бұрын

Curious why you put the state these places are located in? Ive never seen anyone else do this and a certain KZfaq Channel was finding such location's and telling everyone and the places were destroyed in a couple weeks. Curious is all..

@robbyjay8119 5 ай бұрын

I hope that dusty layer isn't asbestos..

@CHRISTANDCHRISTALONE 5 ай бұрын

It's hanging mold

@skeetermcswagger0U812 4 ай бұрын

I got a feeling that entire basement was full of trophies and sports memorabilia........ Originally that staircase from the basement to the 2nd floor was probably for the hired help and maid services...a d

@courtneylogan5362 4 ай бұрын

I feel like you left out a room...when tou went through the pocket doors, straight ahead there was a doorway

@courtneylogan5362 4 ай бұрын

So many doors not opened ☹️

@Komainu959 4 ай бұрын

Interesting place but PLEASE slow down the camera movement as it really detracts from the video. I would have watched the whole video but instead I had to quit after about 5 minutes.

@spaceglidinmio2388 4 ай бұрын

The fridge is still there I wonder why no thiefs would stole those

@ChrisP.Bacon1 4 ай бұрын

The mj card would of came with me lol

@danakendrick2749 5 ай бұрын

Abandoned but yet a Chewy box sits at the front door.

@SanchitSinghal 5 ай бұрын

best i can do is $600

@nostalgicgamer1363 3 ай бұрын

Cities should make these homeless shelters

@angielala9453 4 ай бұрын

Odd place for a tv lol😂

@1Joni123 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful house But why human beings want a big house and abandoned so other beings live ghost Scary place for us Be safe and careful sir

@hollysmith1347 2 ай бұрын

I think if everyone had enough they could make nice houses to. I know I would. I have old world tastes.

@user-wv4ze9fk2v 4 ай бұрын

how an abandoned house still has electricity? who pays the bill??

@courtneylogan5362 4 ай бұрын

And what are alll those shelves about in the basement!?!?

@pat2964 3 ай бұрын

Too bad you couldn't airlift a house in its entirety and plop it right on the property you'd like because I would love that house to be put right up in Maine. You can sell it for 3 million and someone could fix it up for another million