Eau Claire: Chimney Locations

Chimneys are frequently located in the center of houses because furnaces are centrally located in basements for most equal-distance distribution of heat.  End chimneys are commonly used for fireplaces.  New England Colonial house styles, historically, had two end chimneys which allowed major room, downstairs and upstairs, to have a heat source.  Revival versions of this style frequently still have two end chimneys, although one is for looks only!

Look at the distribution by decade for

• END CHIMNEYS locations

• CENTRAL CHIMNEYS locations

• and a comparison of both: END AND CENTRAL CHIMNEYS.

Created by Chad Enloe & Kent Marcelle--July 1, 1996; Declan Green, Samantha Murray, Dave Whyte on 8 June 1997.