THERE ARE FOUR, IMPRESSIVE FIREPLACES ON THE FIRST FLOOR, ONE IN EACH OF: THE DINING ROOM, MUSIC ROOM, FAMILY ROOM AND FOYER. DIRECTLY ABOVE THESE, ON THE SECOND FLOOR ; THERE ARE FOUR, ADDITIONAL FIREPLACES; ONE FOR EACH OF THE BEDROOMS. ABOVE THESE, THERE ARE THREE LARGE, BRICK, DOUBLE CHIMNEYS THAT PROVIDE FOR THE NECESSARY VENTILATION TO THE OUTSIDE. FIREPLACES GIVE A WARM FEELING THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE. HOWEVER, IN WINTER, WHEN NOT IN USE, COLD WIND ALSO BLOWS THROUGH THEM MAKING THE HOUSE DRAUGHTY AND UNCOMFORTABLE. BOTH COAL AND WOOD WERE USED IN THE FIREPLACES. THEY WERE DIFFICULT TO KEEP CLEAN AND EMITTED SMOKE THOUGH THE CHIMNEYS, WHICH TODAY IS NEITHER ENVIRONMENTALLY BENEFICAL NOR PRACTICAL. NOW, FIREPLACES ARE MAINTAINED FOR THEIR DECORATIVE EFFECT, AND THE HOUSE IS HEATED BY MODERN MEANS.