Early 20th Century Victorian Redwood Inglenook With Archway & Built-in Benches

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True Victorian inglenook. Constructed of 1" to 4" old growth, clear redwood. Removed from a 1907 Pacific Heights, San Francisco … Read more True Victorian inglenook. Constructed of 1" to 4" old growth, clear redwood. Removed from a 1907 Pacific Heights, San Francisco mansion.

112"w x 82"h x 52"d


Reclaimed from a historic home in Pacific Heights, San Francisco. This Dutch Colonial Revival home (approximately 11,500 square feet on four floors) was built in 1907 for a prominent local entrepreneur and railroad heir.

An inglenook or chimney corner is a recess that adjoins a fireplace. The word comes from "ingle", an old Scots word for a domestic fire (derived from the Gaelic aingeal), and "nook".

The inglenook originated as a partially enclosed hearth area, appended to a larger room. The hearth was used for cooking, and its enclosing alcove became a natural place for people seeking warmth to gather. With changes in building design, kitchens became separate rooms, while inglenooks were retained in the living space as intimate warming places, subsidiary spaces within larger rooms. See less