one more old house from nj

larry@stinescorner · Jun 13, 2013

I took this picture yesterday after work,it was just renovated,I Know some of the people that worked on it.The little house next to it is not restored yet,it has what is known as a behive oven,I got to open the door and take a quick picture of the inside too.

Anonymous-0 · Jun 13, 2013

now there's some history there. I sure appreciate the old homes and such being restored but I could never do it.

Nancy Howell · Jun 13, 2013

That is a very nice house. I usually don't care for stone/siding mixes on houses, but that one is nice! Glad it got saved.

The Red · Jun 13, 2013

I bet that renovation and addition chewed up some big bucks. Looks nice!

SweetFeet · Jun 13, 2013

Wow! Just beautiful.

Wonder if they will save the small one? Pretty neat.

Richard G. · Jun 13, 2013

Larry, I am a fireplace nut. Please explain that fireplace and the chimney system in the photos. I don't understand the outside rock work behind the fireplace
This is a Rumford we built in my son's house
Thanks, Richard in NW SC

MarkWV · Jun 13, 2013

alway enjoy the pics, really like nice stone work, on a side note, lots of people in my area are using the "manmade" stone that is cast cement product, got to wonder about durability and color fading..... real stone looks better no matter how old, just adds character

larry@stinescorner · Jun 14, 2013

very nice! The old fireplace in the picture,the stonework in the back was a beehive oven built into the back of a fireplace they were used to bake bread,I have been told they had a fire going inside that round oven,get it good and hot,then pull out the fire into the fireplace a put the bread into it,I have nver seen anyone use one,but I did restore one onetime years ago

Bret4207 · Jun 14, 2013

THat's my understanding of how they work too Larry. There's a documentary series from BBC, "Tales from the Green Valley", that shows a similar rig in use. That's how you get the real good "artisan" type breads, sort of like steak over a wood fire, the smoke adds flavor.

Richard G. · Jun 14, 2013

Thanks, I still don't quite understand where the bread goes. Is the round oven straight back in the fireplace or up higher in the back.
Would love to see a close up pic if anyone has one.
I am going to build a fireplace at one end of my shop this fall and may be asking more questions.
Thanks very much.
Richard in wet, hot, humid, and stormy NW SC

Richard G. · Jun 14, 2013

Thanks,I will try to find it.
Richard

Bret4207 · Jun 14, 2013

You build a hot fire in the oven, it heats the bricks or stone, you scrape out the fire and plop the bread in. The residual heat cooks the bread.

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