Comments by "DeVonna" (@devonna6171) on "This House" channel.

  1. I am always uncomfortable admiring the homes and grounds of slaveholders. Though I found MUCH to admire about this beautiful home I can’t help but wonder how the “slave quarters” looked. Was the house built by paid, free workers? The craftsmanship is sublime and I am very grateful it has been cared for and preserved. Those library cupboards…❤
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  2. What a fascinating concept!…giving away billions of dollars! It would be a tremendous challenge. I loved their last “little” home the Weekend. It was charming and comfortable looking but still grand. This was my favorite. Although I strongly admire the Italianate outer design of the Manhattan home.
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  3. Happy Birthday, Dalton!🎉
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  4. Oooh…I really like this house. I especially like the look of the exterior. And the bedroom was gorgeous. I am going to look up the word “loggia” but it looks like a patio/porch area. Those gardens!! I want to wander them… Beautiful place!
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  5. Im not a fan. The house seems unwelcoming and harsh. Im disappointed at the interior design. “Cave-like” is a good descriptor. I would never choose to live in such a house, it depressed me.
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  6. Odd that I’ve never heard of this palace….it was beautiful in the old pictures. I dont like the scandal-monger aspect of the man who had it built. But now that it exists it should be refurbished and maintained. Perhaps opened as a museum? And rented out for events?
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  7. My favorite was the Nabisco house…beautiful. Im grateful so many lovely homes remain.
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  8. I like the look of this building. Second Empire you say? Well done. The rooms are very interesting, but I felt distracted but all the stuff. Each room was filled with knick-knacks, vases, chairs, etc. Too, too full. The architecture is very pleading. The kitsch? Not so much.
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  9. Vulgar excess…wasteful.
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  10. Gaudy
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  11. Springhill was a charming home. What a shame it wasnt spared the wrecking ball.
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  12. This is my favorite house featured thus far. Very pretty
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  13. I love that master bedroom….exquisite.
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  14. Wow! What a house….what a story! Thank you for sharing
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  15. Fascinating story filled with twists….thank you for sharing!
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  16. I was pleased to be able to visit the Huntington Library as I grew up in Los Angeles. The beautiful home and elegant gardens were a pleasure and a delight.
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  17. I liked the butternut room furniture and colors best. Did he ever get a chance to enjoy the home, with all his traveling and lobbying? He lived a good long life. One of my oldest and best friends had a grandpa who lived to over 100 yrs old. He told my children he traveled to Kansas City in a covered wagon as a teen. 😮
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  18. What a lovely home. I especially loved the library and the Dr.’s office. (Was that a Millet above the Dr’s fireplace?! Gorgeous!) The bedrooms were heavenly… Thank you Ken!
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  19. The house is genuinely and oddly interesting…thank you for sharing! What really struck me though were the comments. To me the house is interesting but never would I want to live in it. Too odd, clunky and DARK; to me it came across as a quirky little nightmare but other viewers loved it! 😮 To each her own. (It is sad the builder never got to live in it) thanks for sharing! Love the videos!
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  20. I LOVE your home
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  21. I thought the room with the pink silk wall coverings was very pretty. The exterior was OK…I’m not a fan of turrets but the limestone is beautiful and I love the many differently shaped windows. I would like to address the museum’s use of an American flag as a pool cover. A flag should NEVER be used in such a way. It is NOT simply a piece of cloth; our flag is meant to be displayed as a living entity; even to “drape” it as bunting goes against Flag Etiquette. To use an American flag as a pool cover is highly disrespectful, whether the disrespect is intentional or not. ( I am an American veteran, USMC, 1981-87)
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  22. Inter-marriage brought on mental illness. Sad
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  23. I love the library in Charles Jr’s home. I’m pleased that it survives to this day. I’d love to see more! Thank you!
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  24. The entryway was the best part of this house. Im curious to see what the interior is like today. Is it apartments?
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  25. What a grotesque example of selfish extravagance.
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  26. Im not a fan of “gothic” style so the house itself borders on garish-hideousness (in my eye) BUT efforts should have been made to save it from the wrecking ball. There is a government entity in Britain that has final say over the remodeling/updating/destruction of their historically significant buildings. Does such a “Department” exist in our country (USA)? Probably not. When I was a child growing up in Los Angeles my family visited historic districts (Olvera Street) and buildings (Pio Pico’s Mansion). The visits fostered a love of history and architecture.
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  27. What a beautiful estate. I really loved the look of the house…this style really speaks to me. I liked the interior as well. Very nice.
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  28. Finally some light-filled rooms!! So many of the featured homes are so dark and gloomy inside. This ones sunporch alone was wonderful!!
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  29. I loved Mansion Madness! I really enjoyed seeing the many beautiful homes and was shocked that I almost always picked the “losing” house! What does that say about my taste? Lol. I am not a fan of Gothic architecture so the Hopkins House was garish and overworked (to my taste). Still, its a shame to lose it like we did.
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  30. Beautiful!
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  31. that marble-pillared gallery was absolutely stunning… (Not gonna lie, I was hoping to see a gargoyle amongst the elaborate rooftop statuary 😂)
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  32. The rooms with the odd seating look like meeting rooms for the Masons. Was the owner of the house a member of the Masonic organization? It looks very similar to a lodge I explored once.
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  33. A beautiful palace. I wonder, did the king who built it ever live there? I wonder how many people it took to staff… Thanks Ken!
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  34. @ thank you for your answer! I still got a notification that my question was answered.
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  35. Now THIS is beautiful….ornate but tasteful. Im sorry but this estate puts to shame most of the gaudy older American mansions we’ve seen on this channel. Thank you for sharing!
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  36. I hope the Cliff House can be salvaged and used. Can you imagine the view?? I didnt know about your car accident….Im sorry you had to go through that. As an artist I feel it is your privilege to re-do any videos with which you are less than satisfied.
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  37. And how did his employees live? What did their homes look like?
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  38. I love the house’s exterior facade and the music room was dreamy. I wish we could have seen more of the bedrooms. Thank you Ken!
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  39. A grotesque example of a family with more wealth than common sense
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  40. This house is pretty on the outside but the clutter inside ruins it for me. It would be so much prettier if it was “cleaned up”.
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  41. I really liked the Long Island home…all except the dining room. 😊
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  42. That “Arabian Salon” looks very exotic and fun
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  43. The second, federal-style mansion is much cozier. I prefer it. ❤
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