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A Franklin stove. The Franklin stove is a metal-lined fireplace named after Benjamin Franklin, who invented it in 1742. [1] It had a hollow baffle near the rear (to transfer more heat from the fire to a room's air) and relied on an "inverted siphon" to draw the fire's hot fumes around the baffle. [2]
The room was intended by architect James Hoban to be the "Common Dining Room." Thomas Jefferson used it as a dining room and covered the floor with a green-colored canvas for protection. It was in the Green Room that William Wallace Lincoln, the third son of President Abraham Lincoln, was embalmed following his death (most likely from typhoid).
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Chimney cranes, also known as fireplace cranes and pot cranes, [1] are a feature of the homes of the American Colonial period and 18/19th century of Western Europe. Although the chimney crane may be thought by some to be a Yankee invention, it was common in both British and American houses of the era. [ 2 ]
Interior of Great Kiva at Aztec Ruins National Monument showing the vast size of the structure Ruins of the kiva at Puerco Pueblo, Petrified Forest National Park Chacoan round room features. A kiva (also estufa [1]) is a space used by Puebloans for rites and political meetings, many of them associated with the kachina belief system.
Hilaria Baldwin is sharing how her husband Alec Baldwin's criminal trial impacted their family.. In the Feb. 23 premiere of their new TLC reality show The Baldwins, Hilaria and Alec have a candid ...
An example of Lien's sketch style depicting a moment during Supreme Court oral arguments. Arthur Lien is an American sketch artist best known for his work depicting the proceedings of the United States Supreme Court. [1] He began his career in courtroom sketch artistry in 1976 after graduating from Maryland Institute College of Art.