The arms and headrest are hand- carved lion's heads. An ottoman type of furniture which Mrs. McCoy stood on while having dresses hemmed or made sits in one corner. Mrs. McCoy had a 22 inch waist. On the roof of the house is the black wrought iron widow's watch. From this peek you can see 65 miles around.
Bars are on some of the basement windows, just like the bank's windows next door.
Some of the more valuable things in the house are old books. One dated 1859 has beautiful sketches of birds and there is a Charles Dickens Sketchbook. In the downstairs living room, which is now the children's section of the Public Library, is the most unique fireplace. The fireplace has a window in it, something, Pemberton said, can't be found too often. An expert from Washington, D.C., said the wood mantel is so thick with so many crevices that there must be a secret passageway in it somewhere, but no one can figure out how it opens up.