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Inglenook in the Blue Bedroom of Stan Hywet Hall, Summit County, Ohio. An inglenook or chimney corner is a recess that adjoins a fireplace.The word comes from "ingle", an old Scots word for a domestic fire (derived from the Gaelic aingeal), and "nook".
The initial construction of the main house consisted of a single room which had a large attic or loft that was used for storage and sleeping and had a gable roof. There was a fireplace in the western wall which contained a large brick baking oven. Shows the east room looking west towards the fireplace. The oven is on the right in the fireplace.
Hohf designed the basic house plan where living areas surrounded a central atrium. Keck & Keck suggested floor to ceiling windows facing the atrium, but Hohf rejected the idea. Wallace, Atkinson & Fitzgerald, frequent collaborators of the Kecks, were tasked with landscape architecture and the Wieboldt Construction Company oversaw construction.
Modern open fireplace An outdoor fireplace. A fireplace or hearth is a structure made of brick, stone or metal designed to contain a fire. Fireplaces are used for the relaxing ambiance they create and for heating a room. Modern fireplaces vary in heat efficiency, depending on the design.
Natural looking stairs carved out of the rock lead up to this square, stone house. Originally, it had a flat roof, a door, and windows, but these were destroyed by vandalism and now only the main stone structure remains. There is a stone fireplace in the southwest corner of the building. [5] This structure was originally used to host guests for ...
The interior plan features interconnected larger entertaining spaces and smaller service spaces for the kitchen and bathrooms. The first floor encompasses the entry foyer, staircase, living and dining rooms, kitchen, maid's room, bathroom, and porch. The second floor hosts three bedrooms, a bathroom, hallway closets, and an exterior sun deck.
The two-story building sits on a 60 by 33 feet (18 by 10 m) base. All facades are made of locally quarried gray limestone.The since-modified original first floor plan of a center hall dividing a large room on one side from two smaller ones on the other is still evident in the basement layout, with the original winter kitchen in the southwest corner.
The basement features a large room with a fireplace under the great hall suitable for dancing, while other rooms were used for entertainment. A matching garage is nearby, with space for three cars with a basement beneath. An apartment is attached. The basement was to be used as a workroom and includes a fireplace.