Couple who bought 140-year-old Victorian manor reveal they have found slew of ... trends now
A couple from Kansas have shared the mysteries and hidden treasures of a Victorian manor they bought two years ago in Leavenworth.
Thad and Robin Krasnesky moved into the vast home and set it up as a sanctuary for rescued 'cats, raccoons, and fish, and even rats', updating fans on an online page.
But the 140-year-old house has continued to amaze followers as the couple uncovers the carefully-preserved history of the home's past owners.
First bought in 1885 and kept within one family until the 1970s, the Krasneskys are the most recent owners of 9,000sq-ft treasure trove of secret rooms and hidden wealth.
They spoke to DailyMail.com about the rare and puzzling discoveries of the 'Krasnesky Manor for Wayward Cats'.
The beautiful 'Krasnesky Manor for Wayward Cats', bought by the couple two years ago
Simon (pictured) helps his owners sort old keys to open a mystery box in the house
The couple have found many old coins dating as far back as the 19th century in the house
Thad Krasnesky spoke to DailyMail.com about the discoveries at his Kansas home
The Krasneskys moved into the house in 2021, ten years after seeing it for the first time and 'falling in love with it immediately', Thad told DailyMail.com.
After leaving the military, Thad found the house had finally been listed online and became 'emotionally involved in the purchase', against his intuition.
'If you see the house though, it is easy to see why,' he said.
Thad and Robin moved in on December 20, 2021 and moved in just in time for Christmas as family began to arrive: 'It was chaos, but it was wonderful.'
They then made their first discovery when Thad was dusting a 12ft-tall bookshelf and found a presentation cane from the Civil War and a pocket watch.
He was able to track down the owner's heirs and return his findings.
He told DailyMail.com that they had also found a box full of equestrian ribbons from the 1930s, and 30 or 40 old license plates going back to the 1960s that had been stashed on shelves in one of the rooms in the basement.
From here, the house started to reveal its hidden secrets.
In the attic, Thad found a loose floorboard. Pulling it up, he found a 'little shiny thing' stuffed in at the back.
'I stuck my hand back in there and pulled it out, and there were two jars of silver coins,' he told KCTV.
They also discovered a gaze of raccoons had moved into the attic.
'Not an ideal situation and we are working to rectify it,' Thad told DailyMail.com, 'but our organization focuses on animal welfare, so everything we do is done with the animal in mind to ensure they are not harmed.
'At this point, we have limited any further damage, and have come to an uneasy détente with them.
'We even decorated their attic space for Christmas and put up lights and a tiny little tree and tiny little stockings.'
The family found silver under the floorboards and raccoons living in the attic, for whom they put up a little Christmas tree and some festive lights after moving in
They started finding ancient treasures after dusting a 12ft bookshelf in the house
Beautiful decorative items found by the couple throughout their house. On Facebook, fans speculated the item on the left might be part of a necklace or earrings. The right is a ring
'I hope to find the story behind this chandelier in the boxes and albums left behind for us,' they wrote online
Elsewhere in the house, they found books dating back as far as 1907, including
