Hello everyone! We apologize for the long delay in posting updates regarding the Haller-Brunn house.
Once the house was set back down on its new foundation, we began the arduous effort of planning and executing the rebuilding of the beautiful dual fireplace the graced both front parlors. We wanted to keep the original function of the fireplaces in both rooms, with their chimney’s raising parallel up through the house and out the roof. Under new guidelines, building a new chimney in this design would’ve been much wider than the original. A lot of the summer was used in discussing possibilities with engineers, architects, contractors, and masons. Luckily, we were able to create a plan using custom steel flue’s that could look like the original design but come closer to modern guidelines.
We are so grateful to have beautifully reconstructed fireplaces, with strengthened grout, back inside the home. We will hopefully complete the full chimney this winter.
Thank everyone for the ongoing support is saving this historical beauty.
