: He worked in isolation for months, constructing a 20-foot tall structure with two complete 360-degree turns and no visible center support.

Today, "buying" a spiral staircase is typically a more logistical process, though it still transforms a home's functionality.

: The man disappeared without ever asking for payment or revealing his identity. Modern engineers still marvel at the design, which was built without nails—only wooden pegs—and uses a type of spruce not native to New Mexico. Modern Buying Stories & Considerations

: The sisters prayed a nine-day novena to St. Joseph, the patron saint of carpenters.

In the late 1800s, sisters at the Loretto Academy found their newly built chapel lacked a way to reach the choir loft. Carpenters claimed a staircase would take up too much room in the small space and suggested a ladder instead.

Buying a spiral staircase is often a "once-in-a-lifetime" purchase that homeowners undertake to save space or add a unique architectural element. Beyond modern renovation stories, the most famous tale regarding the "purchase" and construction of a spiral staircase is the of the Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico . The Legend of the Loretto Chapel

: On the ninth day, a mysterious stranger appeared with only a donkey and a toolbox.

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