The free-standing spiral staircase of the octagon house.

Looking up to the second floor.

Looking down to the first floor from the second floor.

Going down the free-standing staircase.

In the 1980's, these supporting steel rods were installed to help support the staircase.

Underneath the first few steps of the spiral staircase.

Looking at the balcony from a second floor room.

Only a few of the poles supporting the railing are missing.

A hole in the ceiling above the spiral staircase is where the cupola is located.

The stairs leading up to the cupola's windows.

Looking up through the whole in the ceiling.

Another view looking into the cupola.

The fireplace in this second floor bedroom still has it's original iron work.

Another view of the fireplace in this room.

The wallpaper and black ceiling are contrasting in the room.

A close-up photo if the doorway's woodwork of the room.

This room's walls were covered in blue wallpaper.

The closet door of the "Blue Room".

A different room had white walls and dark wood trim. This is the room's fireplace.

In the dark-wood room's closet is what we believe to be an old washboard.

The fireplace in the bedroom where the cupola's stairs are located.

The narrow stairway leading up to the cupola.

The boards of the wall supporting the cupola's stairway are a little wider that the others.

Behind the wall lays the structure supporting the roundness of the second floor.

The narrow stairs leading down from a bedroom to the kitchen.

Notice how the ceiling curves in the main hallway of the second floor.

The ceiling is also curved around the pointed windows.

Looking out the window to the barn outside.

A doorway connecting two bedrooms on the second floor.

From the bedroom out onto the second floor balcony.

This door leads to the "Blue Room".

This door leads from the dark-wood trim room to the room with the iron fireplace.

The floors are outlined in darker wood than in the middle of the room.

A look inside the walls of the Octagon House.

Another look inside the wall showing how it was constructed.

This rusty hook was found by an OES member inside of one wall.