0: Early Wyatts. The Wyatt family includes a line that can be traced to Adam Wyatt (b 1320), then William (b 1350), Robert (b 1385), Geoffery (b 1410), Richard (b 1428), Sir Henry (b 1460), Sir Thomas (b 1503 - the poet), Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger.
Going With Granite. Granite is a mid-priced type of hearth stone, costing more than slate or limestone but less than marble or soapstone. Granite can be used with gas or electric fires and can handle the high-intensity heat of wood fires.
With the variety of fireplace options available today, from traditional wood-burning masonry to wall-mounted ventless units, it would be difficult to imagine a situation in which it would be entirely impossible to add a fireplace of some sort.