Progress on the work in progress

We have lived in our home for 2 1/2 years give or take and every day the 200 year old house reveals another side of itself to us.

I was inspired to start blogging because today was revelation day... what I suspected from the time I first went into the front room of the house is now visible... our second fireplace!

The mason pulled out a ton of old brick that was obscuring the firebox.. and dumped a ton of soot in the hosue but there, in front of us was a working, drafting firebox which was used for coal....  and a brick dated 1917 :)