Uncovering the Chilling Secrets Hidden Inside Abandoned Homes You’d Never Expect
Ever wondered what secrets your walls might be hiding? Most days, a house is just where you hang your hat and stash your shoes — plain ol’ bricks, boards, and whatever odd tchotchkes you’ve collected. But sometimes? Well, sometimes it’s like your home’s got a double life, a hidden backstory buried in attics, behind baseboards, or tucked under floorboards. Curious minds in the Facebook group A House With History have been sharing these eerie, baffling, and outright quirky relics they’ve stumbled upon while poking around old, forgotten nooks. From mysterious little doors made for sneaky cats, to rusty wheels that once controlled unseen mechanics, and even shoes tucked into walls (because hey, who doesn’t want a little good luck and a witch-proof house?), these finds make you pause and say, “Wait, what’s the story here?” Ready to peek behind the wallpaper and see what tales old homes whisper? Dive into some of the strangest and most surprising treasures ever uncovered inside the places we call home. LEARN MORE
Most days, a home is just a home. Walls, bricks, doors, windows, and whatever we’ve filled it with. But sometimes, there’s more to it than meets the eye.
In the Facebook group A House With History, curious people share strange things they’ve come across in their own homes or while exploring old, forgotten places. Think secret rooms, hidden tunnels, odd objects left behind—anything that makes you stop and wonder what really happened there.
Here are some of the most surprising finds.
Found In The Attic Of A Condo That Was Once A Very Old High School
Window openers, sometimes they were used to open the transom above the old doors
This Is Interesting. It Appears To Be Attached To The Wall
You can sit down and take your shoes and boots off, after hanging up your coat and hat
Those were the days
These Little Doors Are Located In The Rooms Of An Early 1900s House. Any Idea What These Are For?
People put them in for their cats to be able to get to the cat box and other areas of the house without the heat, leaving the room. They want the door closed and the heat in
This Walkway Is To A House From The 1930s. Why Do You Think It’s Like This?
It’s a driveway with steps between the tire treads. Used to see that quite a bit.
Old House Mystery. This Is Located At The Corner Of The Baseboards In An Old House. Looks Like It’s Been Painted Over A Lot. Any Ideas What This Is?
It’s a damper for an old gravity furnace. I’d remove it, clean it up, polish it and reinstall it. It would be a lovely talking point! I’ll bet it’s a beautiful brass piece.
Who Knows What This Is? Located In The UK
Digby Lock-Up, also known as the Pepperpot, located in Digby, Lincolnshire. It is a Grade II listed building with historical significance.
Originally a 17th-century wellhead, it is made of limestone and stands 2 meters high.
It may have been used as a lock-up for petty criminals or drunks, especially during the Napoleonic Wars.
If You’ve Seen Our Video On Crooked Chimneystl Then You Might Know What These Windows Are Called
Witches window. They believed witches couldn’t turn and fly through them when they were opened.
Any Idea What This Wheel Is For? Located In An Old Farmhouse But Doesn’t Appear To Currently Be Operating Anything
My Grandparents had a wheel with a sprocket on it on 1st floor. Sprocket had a chain that went thru floor to stoker in the basement. Turning the wheel caused coal to be fed to the stoker which increased the heat fed up thru floor registers warming the home.
Old House Mystery. What Is This? Found Under Carpeting And Linoleum In A Bedroom Of An 1800s House
It is a hole to allow heat to pass from 1st floor to 2nd floor. I have one in my bedroom of my 200 year old house.
Found In An Old House. Do You Know What This Is?
This little device was a grocery list checker. Dates back to the 1920s and people kept it on the kitchen. Probably why these are found during kitchen renovations.
This Very Old Shoe Was Found In A Wall Near The Fireplace. Do You Know Why They Hid Shoes In The Walls? Specifically Why They Hid Them Near Fireplaces?
Often, when a house was being built, a family moving into the house would hide shoes in different places. There were children’s shoes on the walls of the children’s rooms, women’s shoes next to the fireplaces and kitchens. Men’s shoes were hidden in the attic. The purpose of these was to bring good luck to the house and drive away evil spirits.
Old House Mystery. Found During A Kitchen Renovation Of An Old House. Anyone Know What This Might Be?
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