In the kitchen, the floor undulates, exposing the tongue in sections where it rises. Dark brown appliances also help absorb what little available light there is. The wall that the two kitchens share hosts built-in cabinets from an earlier era, possibly around the turn of this century. Our plans are to remove the wall between the two kitchens and open up the two rooms to serve as the farmhouse kitchen. Two Rumford-style hearths are located on the second level and a small hearth is in the attic or third floor.
All hearths show signs of use except the one on the third floor.
We have speculated about this third floor fireplace. A man stopped by one day and lent his opinion of the function of the tiny, unused hearth. According to the man, the small hearth would have provided enough dry heat for drying herbs. However, herbs could also have been dried in a deep closet next to the chimney on the second floor. The closet is lined with hooks and is dark.