hearth

An open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built.

“he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it”

“the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires”

Home symbolized as a part of the fireplace.

“driven from hearth and home”

An area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room).

“they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire”