[5] In 1847, Andrew Jackson Caldwell laid out the foundation for a distinctive new family home.

[2] During the Civil War, Octagon Hall served as a hospital for both Confederate and Union soldiers.

[citation needed] Harriet Caldwell lived in the house after her husband's death in 1866.

[7] Director Billy D. Byrd has operated the site as a non-profit museum and local attraction,[8] highlighting the paranormal experiences he has reported there.

[9][10][11] Currently, it is the site of the Octagon Hall Museum & Kentucky Confederate Studies Archive.