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  2. Dogtrot house - Wikipedia

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    The dogtrot, also known as a breezeway house, dog-run, or possum-trot, is a style of house that was common throughout the Southeastern United States during the 19th and early 20th centuries. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Some theories place its origins in the southern Appalachian Mountains .

  3. American colonial architecture - Wikipedia

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    Tabby, made of lime, oyster shells, water, ash, and sand, was often poured out to make a hard flooring in these structures. [7] During the 18th century, the "common houses" were whitewashed in lime mortar with an oyster shell aggregate. Typically two-story, the houses included cooling porches to accommodate the Florida climate. [8]

  4. American historic carpentry - Wikipedia

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    These houses may simply be called plank houses. Some building historians prefer the term plank-on-frame. Plank-frame houses are known from the 17th century with concentrations in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. The carpentry consists of a timber frame with vertical planks extending from sill ...

  5. Plantation complexes in the Southern United States - Wikipedia

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    Slave house with a sugar kettle in the foreground at Woodland Plantation in West Pointe a la Hache, Louisiana. Houses for enslaved people were often of the most basic construction. Meant for little more than sleeping, they were usually rough log or frame one-room cabins; early examples often had chimneys made of clay and sticks.

  6. Category : 19th-century architecture in the United States

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    Pages in category "19th-century architecture in the United States" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  7. First period houses in Massachusetts (1620–1659) - Wikipedia

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    At some point in time in the late 19th century, the house was moved from Tupper Road to Main Street and was raised to its present two-story size. [62] The house remained in the Dillingham family until 1926 and has had multiple owners since. [62] Parkman Tavern: Concord c.1659 The Parkman Tavern was built by George Wheeler sometime around 1659.

  8. Antebellum architecture - Wikipedia

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    Barrington Hall is one classic example of an antebellum home.. Antebellum architecture (from Antebellum South, Latin for "pre-war") is the neoclassical architectural style characteristic of the 19th-century Southern United States, especially the Deep South, from after the birth of the United States with the American Revolution, to the start of the American Civil War. [1]

  9. Category:Houses completed in the 19th century - Wikipedia

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    19th; 20th; 21st; 22nd; 23rd; 24th; ... Pages in category "Houses completed in the 19th century" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately ...