Fireplace facts for kids
A fireplace is a structure made of brick or metal that holds a fire. People use fireplaces mostly for heating their homes. Sometimes, they can also be used for cooking food. The part of the fireplace where the fire burns is called a firebox or a firepit. Above the firebox, there is a chimney or flue. This part helps the smoke from the fire go safely outside.
Fireplaces Through Time
For many years, fireplaces were very important. Until the early 1900s, most homes had one or more fireplaces. They were the main way to keep a house warm. Imagine a time before modern heaters!
Modern Heating Arrives
In the middle of the 1900s, new ways to heat homes became popular. Things like gas, oil, and electric heaters started to be used more often. Because of these new options, fireplaces were not needed as much for heat. By the late 1900s, new houses were built with fewer fireplaces. Today, fireplaces are often seen as a nice feature or for decoration, rather than the main source of heat.
Images for kids
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Modern open fireplace
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An outdoor fireplace
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A fender (colorized) is set in front of the fireplace to contain embers, soot and ash
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Cooking over a fireplace
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Fireplace with tubular grate heater, with a high surface area in its heat exchanger and a lift out ash tray to simplify cleanup
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Enclosed wood-fueled fireplace equipped with a blower fan which takes in air through the bottom vent, blows it around the firebox to heat it, and releases it via the top vent
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Traditional Himalayan Tandoor
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A gas-powered fireplace
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Electric fireplace
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Traditional Serbian Ognjište
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Marble fireplace in the green dining room of Catherine Palace. Neoclassical decor by Charles Cameron, 1779
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Fireplace in the banqueting hall of Cardiff Castle. Victorian Gothic decor by William Burges, 1873
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Maiolica fireplace "Volga and Mikula". Art Nouveau decor by Mikhail Vrubel, 1899
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Victorian style "sitting room" with a fireplace in the Sherlock Holmes Museum, London
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Fireplace in a bedroom at the Sam Bell Maxey House
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See also
In Spanish: Hogar (fuego) para niños
