Walking around a house built in 1856, you would expect to hear the floors creak or feel a loose board bend under the weight of your body. But the Octagon House in Cedar Point, N.C., named by ...

A typical octagon floor plan from the 1850s. Image via “A Home for All“ New owners purchased the property in 2001 and began a restoration to turn it into an inn. Now under new ownership, it is still ...