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The most numerous of the Siberian Yupik peoples, the Chaplino Eskimos (Ungazigmit) had a round, dome-shaped building for winter. Literature refers to it as a "yaranga", the same term which the Chukchi people use, but the term used in the Chaplino Eskimos' language is mengteghaq (IPA [mɨŋtˈtɨʁaq], extended Cyrillic: мыӈтыӷаӄ). [4]
The rockfall destroyed two hard-sided visitor cabins and three tent cabins; three others were partially damaged. The Park Service evacuated visitors to Curry Village. [ 17 ] Following a study by geologists, in November 2008, the park permanently closed 233 visitor accommodations and 43 concessioner-housing units at the site, about one third of ...
Mayo Cabin – servants' quarters: 1920 Elkmont Road Board and batten siding Cain Cabin: 1915 Elkmont Road Remodeled numerous times Galyon Cabin: 1910–1919 Elkmont Road Kitchen added 1919; associated shed built in 1970 Baumann Cabin: 1910 Elkmont Road Clerestory added in the 1920s; Rear wing added in 1936 Scruggs-Brisco Cabin: 1910–1930 ...
The Old Turkic yurt (' tent, dwelling, abode, range ') may have been derived from the Old Turkic word ur—a verb with the suffix +Ut. [2] In modern Turkish and Uzbek, the word yurt is used as the synonym for 'homeland' or a 'dormitory', while in modern Azerbaijani, yurd mainly signifies 'homeland' or 'motherland
Slabsides is a one-story log cabin with an open floor plan with a partitioned bedroom. It is located in a relatively low stretch of the Marlboro Mountains, perched on the west side of a hill in the wooded John Burroughs Nature Sanctuary. There is no direct access by motor vehicle; to reach it, visitors must park on the gravel road up the hill ...
A wooden house in Tartu, Estonia. This is a list of house types.Houses can be built in a large variety of configurations. A basic division is between free-standing or single-family detached homes and various types of attached or multi-family residential dwellings.
Quaker cabin styles: Although a few cabins in the Quaker area are the standard one room, 16 by 16 feet (4.9 by 4.9 m) "Quaker Style Cabin", there are lots cabins with two or more beehives available on this side of Allegany State Park. These cabins are: Weller #'s 13, 15, and 22: Pinetree #'s 1 through 4: Ranger #4: Ward #6: Brow #'s 3, 7 and 11 ...
This is a list of slave cabins and other notable slave quarters. A number of slave quarters in the United States are individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Many more are included as contributing buildings within listings having more substantial plantation houses or other structures as the main contributing resources ...