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The Wentworth House, built around 1695–1700, represents how prosperous colonial families organized their homes around the hearth. The kitchen fireplace was the center of cooking, heating, and daily life for everyone in the household—family, servants, and enslaved people alike.
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You step into the main room and feel the heat before you see it. The massive fireplace dominates one wall, its mouth dark and deep. Above it hangs a kettle; to the side, iron hooks wait for the pot of stew. This room is where breakfast happens, where children do their chores, where the day's work begins before dawn.
Reflect
What room in your home brings your family together most? What work happens there?