Photographs: First & Second Floors
This side door was used most often to enter the castle during our visit.
The castle’s main entry and foyer area.
A closer look at the awesome woodwork of the castle’s front doors.
The majestic entryway from the front door to the main staircase.
The castle’s dining room was well-lit by the large windows.
Above a window was this stained glass picture of knights. (Pythias maybe?)
A duck about to take flight was displayed above the other window.
This painting was 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 foyer doorway.
A closer look at the buffet’s brilliant woodwork.
A decorated radiator provided heat to the main foyer.
The chandelier above the foyer area, next to the main stairway.
Even the hinges on the doors of the castle were a piece of artwork.
Notice the “KP” enclosed in the stained glass of this door off the foyer.
This mess hall was just beyond the dining room. It was used for the nursing home.
This area served as an office for the nursing home.
A meeting area used by Castle Knoll.
The ladies restroom was 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 was 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 had a bay window with stained glass windows along the top.
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 of the rooms on the first floor had high ceilings.
The library’s fireplace and chandelier.
A closer look at all of the books on the library’s shelves.
Another view of the library fireplace and the mirror above.
The tall doorway from the foyer to the parlor room.
This organ sat in the corner of the library.
The doorway from the foyer to the library.
A closer look at the library’s chandelier.
The elegant main staircase swept 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.
Look at the detail along the wall going up the stairs.
Standing at the bottom of the staircase looking up.
Standing at the top of the staircase looking down to the foyer.
The second floor foyer area with stairs leading to the first and third floors.
The second floor foyer area as seen from the stairway to the first floor.
This fire hose was along a wall in the foyer area.
A large cabinet left behind by the Knights of Pythias.
An old photograph of what we assumed were members of the club.
Another photograph of former club members with more beneath.
Steuben Lodge was inscribed at the top of the cabinet.
Most of the doorknobs in the castle were similar to this one.
Some of the doors that led to rooms were numbered.
Most of the bedrooms had a sink.
The fireplace and lighting fixture inside one of the bedrooms.
This smaller bedroom was being used for storage during our visit.
This small room contained bedding from the nursing home.
An old bathroom with a tub, sink and toilet (not in photo).
Some of the cosmetic damage to the ceiling on the second floor.
This bedroom was being used to store Christmas decorations.
A glimpse into the Christmas decoration room with a creepy light fixture.
The fireplace and radiator inside yet another bedroom.
Each bedroom had a small closet for clothing to be stored.
This hallway led to two bedrooms.
Back into the hallway.
A closer look at one of the doors on the second floor.
Some of the woodwork around the doors.
This room was uniquely carpeted and stored lots of artificial flowers.
A Pepsi sat on the fireplace mantle of the flower room.
The lighting fixture, radiator and bay window of the flower room.
A closer look at some of the detailed woodwork on the second floor.
Some more cosmetic damage to the castle’s interior.
A locked door on the second floor. We weren’t sure what was inside.
A second floor foyer window looked out to the road below.
A look out the window revealed the U.S. flag and the smaller Mast home.
The stairway to the castle’s third floor.
Photographs: Third & Fourth Floors, Elevators & Miscellaneous
The view of the castle’s third floor as we came up the main staircase.
The stained glass ceiling had been boarded over to protect it.
The boards were on the other side of the beautiful stained glass.
A look at the staircase area of the third floor foyer.
The third floor was being used to store old nursing home equipment.
Canes hung inside this old closet.
Tons of old equipment filled this former bathroom.
Some more of the equipment in the bathroom.
An old bottle of ink sat on top of a large filing cabinet.
An old filing cabinet that once housed records stood empty.
Some old books sat on top of the filing cabinet.
A small brochure for the Knights of Pythias.
This door was numbered and included a name on a sticker.
Yet another sink in one of the former bedrooms.
More equipment storage on the third floor.
This old lightbulb still burned. They don’t make them like they used to.
A look down the dilapidated back stairway.
Old beds and cots were stored in this room.
Interesting stuff in the fire-damaged room.
The room just below the fourth floor observation tower was fire damaged.
The fire damaged room contained a restroom. Notice the toilet’s tank.
This roll of prehistoric toilet paper had not been touched in years.
A couple of urinals in the restroom.
The stairway that led to the fourth floor observation tower.
The fourth floor observation tower was also damaged by the fire.
Some material that had fallen from their original locations.
A large cabinet in the small observation tower.
A look at one of the boarded-up windows.
The view from the tower was awesome.
A very close look at one of the chimneys on the roof.
Gutters were carved into the stone to drain water away.
Another look at the spectacular view. We could see for miles.
The entry for the castle’s elevator from the first floor foyer area.
Inside the castle’s old elevator…and yes, it still worked!
The plaque on the floor stated it was made by The Ohio Elevator and Machine Company.
To go up or down, we had to hold the button in. The elevator stopped when the button was released.
This shield was located on the elevator wall.
The elevator’s maximum capacity was 3,000 pounds.
A dumbwaiter in the hallway used to transport food.
An old fuse box in the second floor hallway.