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[3] One American builder estimates that 5% of its buildings have an attached living area, some of which are small apartments. [3] They cite several concerns about building a housebarn. Since fewer people are interested in owning a living quarters attached to the house, housebarns have a more limited marketability. [3]
The breezeway provided a cooler covered area for sitting. The combination of the breezeway and open windows in the rooms of the house allowed outside air to enter the living quarters in the pre–air-conditioning era. [5] Secondary characteristics of the dogtrot house include placement of the chimneys, staircases, and porches. Chimneys were ...
A carriage house, also called a remise or coach house, is a term used in North America to describe an outbuilding that was originally built to house horse-drawn carriages and their related tack. [1] Carriage houses were often two stories, with related staff quarters above.
Large garage on the front side and living space on the back end. A housebarn is a combined house and barn. Barndominium: a type of house that includes living space attached to either a workshop or a barn, typically for horses, or a large vehicle such as a recreational vehicle or a large recreational boat
New York stoops may have been a simple carry-over from the Dutch practice of constructing elevated buildings. [2]It has been well documented that the stoop served the function of keeping people and their homes separated from horse manure, which would accumulate in the streets at high rates.
Common dimensions are 4 to 5 feet (1.2 to 1.5 m) wide by 8 to 10 feet (2.4 to 3.0 m) long. The choice of type of box is likely to relate to the available space, local custom, welfare concerns, and workload of the horses. In some countries, local organisations give recommendations as to the minimum size of accommodation for a horse.
A lanai or lānai is a type of roofed, open-sided veranda, patio, or porch originating in Hawaii. [1] [2] Many homes, apartment buildings, hotels and restaurants in Hawaii are built with one or more lānais.
This article needs attention from an expert in United States.The specific problem is: The article contains contradictory statements that require expert review. The lead section states that the construction of the buildings and its characteristic bricks was performed by enslaved African Americans, while the "slave quarters" section says that the brick main house was constructed separately in 1935.