On a rise in the woods north of Hartford Reservoir No. 6 in Simsbury, I recently came upon a fieldstone chimney. Splotched with lichen and leaning Pisa-like, the fireplace had not seen flames in many ...

During my journeys across the state, I’ve often come across solitary chimneys in the middle of the woods. As the wood and nails disintegrated around the houses, the fieldstone or granite chimneys ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- As I drove around Staten Island recently, I noticed a bunch of gorgeous chimneys. Some were simple; some were elaborate. And some were so beautifully constructed that they made ...