The main stairs going to the 1st floor, but we'll stay in the basement for now.

Much of the basement is now used for storage.

Some old stenciling on remains on the basement walls.

A little bit of stenciling detail near the basement ceiling.

A rear stairway that leads to the floors above.

A closer look at the rear stairway.

More storage space in the basement.

A small storage space underneath the stairway.

The exit leading outside the rear of the castle.

Just a portion of the complex heating pipes running through the castle.

You can see steam rising from the leak in the pipe.

A storage cabinet on the other side of the room.

This is a side door that is currently used most often to enter the castle.

The castle's main entry doors and foyer.

A closer look at the awesome woodwork of the castle's front doors.

The majestic entry-way from the front door to the main stairway.

The castle's dining room was well-lit by the large windows.

Above a window is this stained glass picture of knights. (Pythias maybe?)

A duck about to fly is displayed above the other window.

This painting is above the doorway from the dining room to the main hallway.

The dining room's magnificent built-in wood buffet.

A closer look at the dining room's buffet. Notice the detailed woodwork.

Another view of the buffet from the doorway leading to the foyer.

Another close look at the buffet's brilliant woodwork.

A decorated radiator provides heat to the main foyer.

The chandalier above the foyer area, next to the main stairway.

Even the hinges on the doors of the castle are a piece of artwork.

Notice the KP enclosed in the stained glass of this door off the foyer.

This mess hall is just beyond the dining room. Its used for the nursing home.

Going in a nursing home's back office area in the castle.

A meeting area used by Castle Knoll.

The ladies restroom is located just off the back office.

This large portrait in the castle's foyer was left by the Knights of Pythias.

Also in the foyer is this dedication plaque for the Pythias Home.

This old, cracked bell was on a table in the foyer.

The men's restroom was just around the corner from the ladies room.

The parlor area has a bay window with stained glass windows.

A closer look at the stained glass windows.

The fireplace located in the parlor area.

The parlor's fireplace with a light hanging from the ceiling.

The castle's library. Notice that all rooms on the first floor have high ceilings.

The library's fireplace and chandelier.

A closer look at all the books on the library's shelves.

Another view of the library fireplace and the mirror above.

The tall doorway leading into the parlor room from the foyer.

This organ sat in the corner of the library.

The doorway leading from the foyer to the library.

A closer look at the library's chandelier.

The elegant main staircase sweeps to the second floor.

A closer look at the detailed carving on the staircase.

The railing of the staircase.

Another look at the breath-taking staircase.

Another piece of the intricate woodwork inside the castle.

Looking at the detail along the wall going up the staris.

Standing at the bottom of the staircase looking up.

Standing at the top of the staircase looking to the foyer.