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  2. History of architecture - Wikipedia

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    In eastern Jordan, post hole markings in the soil give evidence to houses made of poles and thatched brush around 20,000 years ago. [16] In areas where bone — especially mammoth bone — is a viable material, evidence of structures preserve much more easily, such as the mammoth-bone dwellings among the Mal'ta-Buret' culture 24–15,000 years ...

  3. History of construction - Wikipedia

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    History of construction. The history of construction traces the changes in building tools, methods, techniques and systems used in the field of construction. It explains the evolution of how humans created shelter and other structures that comprises the entire built environment. It covers several fields including structural engineering, civil ...

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

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    UT. 1848. House. It is likely the oldest standing European American structure in the state of Utah, dating to the year of the Mexican Cession of the Alta California region to the United States following the Mexican–American War. Fort Laramie 'Old Bedlam' Building. Torrington. WY.

  5. Plantation complexes in the Southern United States - Wikipedia

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    The vast majority of plantations did not have grand mansions centered on a huge acreage. These large estates did exist, but represented only a small percentage of the plantations that once existed in the South. [2] Although many Southern farmers did enslave people before emancipation in 1862, few enslaved more than

  6. Workhouse - Wikipedia

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    Workhouse. Former workhouse in Nantwich, dating from 1780. In Britain and Ireland, a workhouse (Welsh: tloty[1] lit. "poor-house") was an institution where those unable to support themselves financially were offered accommodation and employment. In Scotland, they were usually known as poorhouses.

  7. Where Did All of the Tudor Houses Go? - AOL

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    The historical homes saw a surge in popularity in the early 20th century. Get Tudor style house design ideas and examples from House Beautiful experts.

  8. History of lighthouses - Wikipedia

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    The first lighthouse in today´s United States was the Boston Light, built in 1716 at Boston Harbor. [ 26 ] Lighthouses were soon built along the marshy coast lines from Delaware to North Carolina, where navigation was difficult and treacherous. [ 27 ] These were generally made of wood, as it was readily available.

  9. List of Gilded Age mansions - Wikipedia

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    List of Gilded Age mansions. Gilded Age mansions were lavish houses built between 1870 and the early 20th century by some of the richest people in the United States. These estates were raised by the nation's industrial, financial and commercial elite, who amassed great fortunes in era of expansion of the tobacco, railroad, steel, and oil ...