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  2. Slave quarters in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In other cases the upstairs living space was set above a carriage house or a shop. [23] Many urban slave quarters were preserved after Emancipation because they served as still-useful servants' quarters, guest quarters, store rooms, etc. [2] The Encyclopedia of Louisville (2014) described slave quarters in the border-state city: "Generally ...

  3. Fort Saskatchewan station - Wikipedia

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    It is now part of the Fort Heritage Precinct, the City of Fort Saskatchewan's museum and historic site, and includes a railway museum in the station agent's office, ladies waiting room, and upstairs living quarters. Rooms can be rented to community groups and as of 2020, Miller's Ice Cream shop occupies the north end of the station. [4]

  4. Servants' quarters - Wikipedia

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    Idyllic and pleasant as this concept was for those living upstairs, it was bad news for the servants, as the first and most obvious solution was to bury them. Nowhere is this more evident than at Castle Coole in Northern Ireland. The entire servant's quarters were put underground into cellars, lit only by windows at the bottom of grated pits.

  5. Housebarn - Wikipedia

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    A porched cross passage gave access to living quarters positioned on the upper slope with animal accommodation downslope to assist drainage. [12] Bastle house, Scottish-English border. A two-storey building not found elsewhere in Britain. The ground floor used for animals, the upper floor for living space. [11] Laithe house, upland Pennines.

  6. List of slave cabins and quarters - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. List of house types - Wikipedia

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    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

  8. 1850 House - Wikipedia

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    The Friends of the Cabildo operates the 1850 House Museum Store, the official gift shop for the Louisiana State Museum properties in New Orleans. The 1850 House Museum Store is located on Jackson Square in the historic Lower Pontalba Buildings. In addition to membership and fundraising endeavors, the Friends of the Cabildo is able to provide ...

  9. First family of the United States - Wikipedia

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    During the President's term in office, there were two First Ladies. In 1839, Letitia suffered a paralytic stroke that left her an invalid. As First Lady, she remained in the upstairs living quarters of the White House, only coming downstairs just once, to attend the wedding of her daughter Elizabeth in January 1842.