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The house is thought to be built between 1814 and 1825 is almost square in plan with five bays on each side, measuring approximately 70' by 72'. It is built in the peripteral style, surrounded by galleries with brick pillars on the lower story and wooden pillars on the upper story. The ceilings of the first floor are 10' and 14' on the second ...
Two unusual fireplaces brick chimneys, with multiple flues, project through either end of the central portion of the house and tower over the one story wings. [4] The two-story end pavilions and one story hyphens have brickwork in running bond. [5] A spacious hall runs the depth of the house with a large double arch dividing it equally.
On either side of the entrance are casement windows with decorative soldier course brick arches on the ground floor, and windows with dormer tops on the second floor. The interior also feature Tudor details, including a marble arched fireplace mantel in the living room and a cast iron staircase railing with spiral balusters. [2]
Arch—An arched top of the fireplace opening. [21] Ash dump—An opening in a hearth to sweep ashes for later removal from the ash pit. [21] Back (fireback)—The inside, rear wall of the fireplace of masonry or metal that reflects heat into the room. [21] Brick trimmer—A brick arch supporting a hearth or shielding a joist in front of a ...
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 keystone (shown in red) of an arch Dropped keystone at Colditz Castle. A keystone (or capstone) is the wedge-shaped stone at the apex of a masonry arch or typically round-shaped one at the apex of a vault. In both cases it is the final piece placed during construction and locks all the stones into position, allowing the arch or vault to ...