I lived in the house in ‘86-87, with a couple of buddies. The owners rented it to us while they getting ready to renovate it and move in. Cool place, we played frisbee in the long tunnel, as well as rented it out to folks that wanted to store cars over the winter. The house was smaller then; the part to the left of the big carriage doors on the front of the house, as you look at the house, was added during the renovation. My bedroom is shown around 6:05 of the video, it looked out onto the back patio, and up the hill, where I could see the tower.

So a 3000 square foot home with 4 bed, 3 bath, caves, .4 acre lot built in 1926 all for the low price $550,000 with a two car garage. Wow. Cool place

I grew up next to the Plummer estate and am familiar with its history. There is another cave beneath the ponds in your video. For gas, electric lines and Dr. Plummer's research and refrigeration. And yes, where the 2 ponds sit was a limestone quarry from which native stone was used on the property and the lower gardens were created. Many similar caves exist in Rochester. Perhaps, ask to see the other cave and post. City owns the Plummer house.

If the pipes were attached to the water tower the medium one would probably be used for refilling the tank and the larger one for supply to homes and businesses from the tank.

They have never put fish in those ponds they put a dye in them that makes them extremely blue. You should really visit it during the summer. Best to book a tour of the Plummer because it’s a huge wedding venue during the summer season.

Nice! So, um, when ya movin'? Thanks for the great tour!

Interesting...thanks for the tour. Any idea what the temperature was in the tunnel when you filming ?

Great to know I can be a elite and get a self guided tour of the house through the vent shaft.

Very interesting!

Have you went through the streetcar tunnel below Summit Ave in St. Paul and across the river from downtown St. Paul is a series of caves along with Stillwater cave that’s right in town , it had gondalo boats on a river in the cave ! There are caves up on Lake Superior and large copper mines in the upper peninsula of Michigan also ammathist mines in Thunderbay Canada . Down in southern Minnesota there are state park caves in Harmony ! There’s a cool cave in Forestville Mn. And some in western Wisconsin also !

I wonder if it was a REAL speak easy? Oh wait, it would have a higher ceiling....

You could do so many cool projects in that cave

I've seen wood debris like that before, almost definitely Squirrels chewing through wood to get to a spot to store walnuts.

I lived there many years ago. It would have been 1969. I was invited to live there with the Artistic Director of the Rochester Art Center and his wife.

Thank you now I can learn to make a bat cave

Can anyone give a name to the owners of the house from, say 1955-1985? My hometown, I knew who lived in most of the homes south of 2nd St SW as a child......

ill bet it was a wine cellar

There is supposedly an ancient Egyptian cave in marion County Illinois around the city of iuka off of skillet fork and the little Wabash river there is a man named Harry hubbard who is the custodian of the cave it's called burrows cave if you could get a tour of that it would be a great video I'm still skeptical of its existence as that's the area I grew up in and never heard of it till I moved away

check out mayowood next time you're in Rochester!

Close the ventilation system!!! You can survive a gas attack. Look at the green street lights here in Roch and do the math!!!

There's a cave right next to the highway somewhere between St. Peter and Mankato on the right side as you drive from St Peter to kato. But you're gonna need real spelunkers to check it out. Not a walk in tour. I honestly don't know how deep or far back it goes. Maybe its nothing.

It's not a secret anymore

My brokerage listed this home last year, here is the listing description: "Nestled into the hillside just below the Plummer house and iconic water tower, the historic Plummer Pump House is offered to the public for the first time in 34 years. This beautifully preserved property in southwest Rochester offers flexible living spaces, privacy, and intimate outdoor areas. Designed by Ellerbe and Plummer, the home features original carriage doors and charming exterior details which enhance its beauty. Modern elements were designed with a nod to Rochester history - the period slate flooring and the sweeping floating staircase with brass accents. The lovely sitting room with fireplace has the original beamed ceiling and pegged wood flooring - Dr. Plummer was said to have sought refuge in this room when he needed to study in peace. Four bedrooms, three bathrooms, and 3000 finished square feet. One of the most enticing features are the attached caves, the opportunities are endless for this additional 3600 square feet of space. Own a part of Rochester's history!" Listed at $550K, sold for $600k. Dr. Plummer was a genius, not only a medical doctor, but an engineer and architect. My understanding is there is a tunnel complex under his home above, possibly tied to this cave system, that would draw air into the house in the summer, essentially creating natural air conditioning. I've also heard the Plummer House also had one of the first forced air heating systems, which makes sense with these cooling tunnels. The large piping was for pumping water up to the water tower above, hence the "Plummer Pump House". As you can see, the design of this home compliments the home above, all being designed by Ellerbe and Plummer himself. The caves you mentioned at Quarry Hill were for cold storage for the former State Hospital (Mental Hospital) that was just down the hill next to the current Federal Medical Center. When I was little, we lived very close by and my older brother would play in the Quarry Hill caves all the time. There is a fair amount of info online about these caves.

looks like a wine cellar or root cellar not a cave

Haunted af

Get your car windshield fixed.

That's a weed house.