From pensive thought to socked feet-toasting, opening presents bought or chestnuts roasting, fireplaces are the focal point of any home from fall through the holidays. Even in the age of endless technological distraction, these crackling-flame vessels stoke our imagination, inviting us to gather around and enjoy good times in better company.
Here are some of the most incredible examples from our current inventory:
DOBBS FERRY | 85 Myrtle Avenue
The scale of this river towns Arts & Crafts cannot be understated, and its fireplaces are no exception. Of the eight throughout the home, the inglenook in the den is the undisputed showstopper, sporting an iron hood and a duo of milled hardwood benches—stained glass and burled oak paneling complete the ambiance.
ARMONK | 9 Tallwoods Road
Modernist flame features, like those by Pound Ridge-based Wittus, are all the rage these days in contemporary design circles, but this incendiary specimen is an absolute original. It's a focal point in this classic Mid-Century Modern residence, one of a cluster designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's Arthur Witthoefft in the 1950s.
GREENWICH | 373 Taconic Road
Adjacent to Stanwich Club grounds, this luxurious estate boasts a double-height family room with this soaring fieldstone fireplace, not to mention others throughout and three just outside. For a resort-like compound in one of Connecticut's most storied cities, one would expect nothing less.
SCARSDALE | 21 Sherbrooke Road
Anyone who accuses architectural concrete of being "cold" clearly hasn't seen this sleek masterpiece in Scarsdale, which anchors a soaring light-filled great room. It's the perfect balance of modernity and tradition, the M.O. that defines the very sensibility of this unique custom home.
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MILLBROOK | 127 Brush Hill Road
PSA: Hunt Country doesn't mean you can go full on Elmer Fudd out the front door, but the two-story fireplace at this Clove Valley log lodge, which sits atop 30 acres in Millbrook's storied equestrian territory, is a perfect complement to your trophy mounts. With a gym, sauna, wine cellar and pizza oven, it's practically your private National Parks resort.