I found another example of the same leaves, but with a mature trunk that someone had lopped off. It looks like an oak trunk, but then again, to an inexperienced eye, a lot of things look like an oak trunk, lol. Follow the link again to see the pics of the trunk. Thanks so much! This forum and you guys that help out so much are amazing! Here is a link that might be useful: mature trunk of the mystery tree

Thanks for the information! Could this be a Lincoln rocker without the rockers? It is very close to the floor! I am not sure if it would balance on rockers..... I am going look at the construction again to firm things up in my mind.... Thanks Again, Shawn

There are enzymes that claim to neutralize pet odors from urine. Perhaps one of these was used. Realtors often use ozone generators to eliminate pet and cigarette odors before listing. Absence of odor can be explained. I suspect that if you were to use a wood floor scraper to remove some finish and wood off one of the spots in the foyer, you would get an odor. Nothing you've suggested as possible causes would make those concentrated spots on the floor, especially when the surrounding areas look to be completely unaffected. As I wrote before "Maybe there was a leaky pipe at some point but it didn't cause these stains that are textbook examples of pet stains.". Maybe there's a leaky roof. Maybe there's been leaky windows. These should all be investigated, but with 36 years doing only wood flooring, and being called in to look at all manner of issues, I'd say it's pretty clear to me that these are from pet stains. I disagree with GreenDesigns somewhat. I don't know the pricing of houses in the area but being an hour or so from DC must affect prices. It looks like a cool house and property. Paint color is a poor reason to reject a house since it's easy to change (and most people want to make it their own). The roof looks sketchy but not too hard to replace. The foyer floor would have to be completely replaced, painted or maybe stained really dark. The other floor areas could be evaluated to determine whether furnishing or rugs would hide some of the stains, patch if necessary and refinish. Good luck!

They are clock outlets. You hang your clock on the hook and plug it into the outlet. They allow your clock to hang nice and flush to the wall. I’ve never seen the used for sconces. You can simply remove them and hang any sconce you choose on the electrical box these outlets are mounted on.