I spent a very short time working on the house this weekend, due to a graduation party and very hot weather. But I did manage to take out all the wood that I’m going to replace with the new maple flooring. Here’s how it looks.

So there basically was a hole cut in the middle of the room that was later patched. I have no idea what could have been there. Might there have been a chimney/fireplace there at some point. Seems unlikely, since it’s in the middle of the room. Might it have been an air intake for an old furnace? Again, why in the middle of the room. I’ll probably never know, but it’s interesting to think about.