Stone and Furniture Inside

The inside of the castle also features the fieldstone as well as southern white oak. In this main room, the ceiling are very high which allow the room to be visible from surrounding rooms on two levels. A staircase (seen below) gives access to both levels. When he hosted guests, Gillette would often view who was entering the room by standing on the upper level balcony and looking across to a strategically placed mirror (under the horizontal window in the center). In this way amongst many other, Gillette was very much like a real-life Sherlock Holmes.

In this picture, raffia matting can be seen on the walls above the built-in furniture. The matting for the walls was the only imported item that Gillette put in his home.

Seen here on the sides of the stone panels are hand carved wood designs and one of the wooden doors with its unique latches and designs.