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House & Garden 
The supporting stone columns, carved 
wood mantelshelf and fireback in her¬ 
ringbone pattern make this a distin¬ 
guished fireplace. Walker & Gillette, 
architects 
(Below) In a remodeled farmhouse one 
may well preserve the sturdy old fire¬ 
places. This was done in the home of 
Webb W. Wilks at New Canaan, Ct. 
A room of such handsome proportions 
as that above is fittingly enhanced by a 
late llth Century Italian Baroque fire¬ 
place. Walker & Gillette, architects 
An authentic Colonial design, in the 
home of Lawrence M. Keeler, Whitins- 
ville, Mass., is usual for the wide open¬ 
ing of the fireplace. Joseph D. Leland, 
architect 
escaping through a hole in the roof, di¬ 
rectly over the top of the hood. These 
hoods were very beautifully proportioned 
and seemed to be an integral part of the 
great coved stone ceiling through which 
they passed at a vast height. They are 
still to be found in some of the old 
English Chapter houses. The hearth 
projecting out in the room from the 
wall, with a metal hood, sloping back 
to a chimney, is much in vogue today in 
England, especially in those charming 
smaller English homes designed by Ray¬ 
mond Unwin and Barrie Parker. The 
idea being that no heat can be lost up the 
chimneys. 
