What is Fireplace?
[[File:Fireplace_Burning.jpg|thumb|A fireplace]] A '''fireplace''' is a [[brick]] or [[metal]] [[structure]] used to hold a [[fire]]. Fireplaces are most often used for [[heat]]ing but they can also be used for [[cooking]]. The part of the fireplace that holds the fire is called a ''[[firebox]]'' or a ''firepit''. There is a [[chimney]] or [[flue]] above the firebox that lets the [[smoke]] from the fire go outside. Until the early [[1900s]], most [[homes]] had one or more fireplaces as a source of heat for the residents of the house. In the mid-1900s, gas, oil, and electric heaters became more common and fireplaces were used less often as a source of heat. In the late 1900s, fireplaces were less commonly built in new houses. == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == * [https://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Fireplace Fireplace] -Citizendium {{stub}} {{HVAC}} {{Home appliances}} [[Category:Fire]] [[Category:Home appliances]] [[Category:HVAC]]