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Batchelder fireplaces bring art, joy and beauty to homes

Batchelder fireplaces bring art, joy and beauty to homes

| February 27, 2014 | 0 Comments

“A fireplace is not a luxury; it is a necessity—because it adds to the joy and beauty of living,” said Ernest Batchelder. Batchelder began making tiles from a shack in his backyard in 1911. A year later, Pasadena architects Charles and Henry Greene were using his tiles in a house in 1912. In the teens, […]

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