I get the same vibe and the mirrors are contributing to it!

The brick reminds me of Frank Lloyd Wright fireplaces.

Just asking because I don't know: did they line f/p's with fire brick in 1922?

If you decide you don't want to live with it, it would be pretty straightforward to tile over it. We re-did our brick surround as shown in this thread: https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/5103731/fireplace-remodeling-to-arts-and-crafts-craftsman-style#n=9

I agree that it is consistent with a FLW look. And yes, the mirrors don't help.

Not a professional by any stretch but the proportions seem off to me. It looks very large and would an original FP butt up to the windows like that? I suppose an owner could have cut out the floor and installed the FP and hearth to make it seem original or to prevent a lip edge.

The inner brick looks like special brick for high heat. The outer brick like more decorative brrick. I would not assume the outer brick is not original or that it is the same as the inner brick.

My initial reaction was to question the way the brick/stone abutted the window frames -- and then I saw how the window frames came to the edges of the side walls. I think that if the mirrors were removed you'd get a different vibe. :)

The interior of your fireplace looks just like our 1915 California bungalow's fireplace--and unfortunately we learned when we had to replace the failing chimney a couple of years ago that it is indeed integrated into the structure of both the chimney and the stone face (which is clinker brick style in our case). I'm curious to know if they could have refaced it somehow, since that certainly isn't the type of brick I'd expect on a fireplace of that age. I do often see fireplaces of that era abutting the windows, though--not sure if they started out that way (possibly yes given how many I see in real estate listings!) or if, like ours, they originally had high windows with built-ins surrounding the fireplace, and at some point someone removed the built-in to expand the windows. You can often tell by looking at the wood flooring, which may not be symmetrical if there was originally a built-in. What does the wood inlay at the other end of this room look like? Are the windows and trim original or newer?

Agreed that removing the mirror would help a lot. You could also build in window seats and a wood surround/mantle for the brick and get a pretty period-appropriate look.

I’d also wonder if previous owners refaced the original somehow, either with full or partial modern stones? In your photo they do not appear to be plumb from top to bottom along the sides, which is curious.

Situated between the windows, it kinda looks slightly too large, like someone who had a bad veneer job on their teeth (think Matt Dillon in Something About Mary) …

Not that it’s ugly or anything — just not as period as one might expect. Our 1909 shingle bungalow fireplace has fired bricks like the interior of yours, so those could well be original.

I am no pro, but it looked like ”they” cut the brick to fit around that upper long piece in #2. If it were original, would the “bar” not have been made to fit the fireplace exactly? It looks like the bar was there first and then the brick. Maybe that’s normal, I don’t know.