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  2. List of the oldest buildings in the United States - Wikipedia

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    John Balch received the deed to the land on which the house sits in 1635; the building was constructed by Balch's son and grandson in 1678/1679, [51] and is one of the oldest continuously privately deeded properties in the United States. The original structure in the front dates to 1679, while the back half addition is dated to 1721;.

  3. Earth phase - Wikipedia

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    The Earth phase, Terra phase, terrestrial phase, or phase of Earth, is the shape of the directly sunlit portion of Earth as viewed from the Moon (or elsewhere extraterrestrially). From the Moon, the Earth phases gradually and cyclically change over the period of a synodic month (about 29.53 days), as the orbital positions of the Moon around ...

  4. List of archaeological periods (North America) - Wikipedia

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    They divided the archaeological record in the Americas into five phases, only three of which applied to North America. [1] The use of these divisions has diminished in most of North America due to the development of local classifications with more elaborate breakdowns of times. [2] 1. The Paleo-Indians stage and/or Lithic stage 2. The Archaic ...

  5. List of oldest buildings in the Americas - Wikipedia

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    In order to qualify for this list a structure must: be a recognisable building; incorporate features of building work from the claimed date to at least 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in height; be largely complete or include building work to this height for most of its perimeter. contains an enclosed area with at least one entry point.

  6. Architecture in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Fairbanks House (ca. 1636) in Dedham, Massachusetts is the oldest remaining wood-frame house in North America. Several notable colonial era buildings remain in Boston . Boston's Old North Church , built 1723 in the style of Sir Christopher Wren , became an influential model for later United States church design.

  7. History of construction - Wikipedia

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    China is a cultural hearth area of eastern Asia. Many Far East building methods and styles evolved from China. A famous example of Chinese construction is the Great Wall of China, built between the 7th and 2nd centuries BC. The Great Wall was built with rammed earth, stones, and wood and later bricks and tiles with lime mortar. Wooden gates ...

  8. List of oldest extant buildings - Wikipedia

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    A building is defined as any human-made structure used or interface for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous occupancy. In order to qualify for this list, a structure must: be a recognisable building; incorporate features of building work from the claimed date to at least 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in height;

  9. Longhouses of the Indigenous peoples of North America

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    Old Man House, built by the Suquamish, at what became the Port Madison Squamish Reservation, was 152 by 12–18 m (500 by 40–60 ft), c. 1850. [2] [3] Usually one doorway faces the shore. Each longhouse contains a number of booths along both sides of the central hallway, separated by wooden containers (akin to modern drawers).