25 greetings from the past, accidentally discovered in old houses (26 photos)

Many old houses have a special charm and rich past. If you settle in such a house, you can even—what the hell isn’t kidding— find a real treasure! Or accidentally stumble upon some other surprises, abandoned by previous owners.





1. “My grandparents have an old glass well in their kitchen.”



“They bought the house 10 years ago, dismantled it and then found this mini well. They thought it was completely unique and decided leave it as some kind of “trick”. It is about 8 meters deep and connects with a small old river.”

2. “I helped my father move into his new office. We found a hatch in the floor, and it led to the basement."





3. “Finally, at least one story about a found safe with a happy ending.”



4. “This vintage space-themed wallpaper was found under 3 layers of other wallpaper in an old farmhouse.”



5. “Found a paw print on a brick wall.”



6. “I picked up the carpet in the house and guess what I found!”



7. “We found a small pool/bathtub under our living room.”



8. “My apartment is an old police station, and there are up to The original cell doors are still there, but they have been painted.”



9. “This is a table in an English pub. And in the center of the table there is a well, and it is made so that it is visible.”



10. “A friend was renovating his new house and found this under a layer of wallpaper.”



11. “An intact 1800s cemetery remains in the basement of the high-rise building built above it.”



12. “In our new apartment, under the cabinets there is an old small the door is for picking up bottles left by the milkman"



13. “I found a real treasure in the bathroom cabinet.”



14. “It seems like hippies once lived here.”



15. “I found friends in a one and a half kilometer long tunnel that runs under my apartment building.”



16. “The 100-Year-Old Elevator Handle I Saved”



17. “My friend decided to replace the old carpet. Found the entrance to the basement and a cool surprise"



18. “These Tom and Jerry mouse holes are chewed through a house built in 1741.”



19. “Found some cute drawings under the wallpaper I’m taking down.”



20. “This building has original electrical switches from 1909.”



21. "Discovered at a construction site in Times Square"



22. “My house used to be a bank, so we use the old safe/vault as a basement.”



23. “My house still has old-school light switches from when it was built.”



24. “I’ve lived in this house for a long time and just noticed that the handle on my back door is made of a spoon.”



25. “We were renovating the basement and found this painting on the cement behind the wall.”