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WorksheetsVDA - House (Part 2/2)
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A house having no wall in common with another house
Detached dwelling
Attached dwelling
Semi-detached dwelling
Pit dwelling
A house joined by a party wall to another house or row of houses
Detached dwelling
Attached dwelling
Semi-detached dwelling
Pit dwelling
A one-story house with a low-pitched roof, esp. one built in the suburbs
Rambler
Tract house
Detached dwelling
Semi-detached dwelling
A house forming a part of a real-estate development, usually having a plan and appearance common to some or all of the houses in the development
Rambler
Tract house
Detached dwelling
Semi-detached dwelling
Cape Cod
Saltbox
Dutch Colonial
Prairie School
Cape Cod
Saltbox
Dutch Colonial
Prairie School
A style of cottage developed mainly on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the 18th and early 19th centuries, typically a rectangular, one- or one-and-a-half stoy, wood-frame house with white clapboarded or shingle walls, a front door located on one of the long sides, a large central chimney, and a gable roof with low eaves and usually no dormer
Cape Cod
Saltbox
Dutch Colonial
Prairie School
A type of wood-framed house found esp. in New England, generally two full stories high in front and one story high in back, the roof having about the same pitch in both directions so that the ridge is well toward the front of the house
Cape Cod
Saltbox
Dutch Colonial
Prairie School
Of or pertaining to the domestic architecture of Dutch settlers in New York and New Jersey in the 17th century
Cape Cod
Saltbox
Dutch Colonial
Prairie School
Characterized by gambrel roofs having curved eaves over porches on the long sides
Cape Cod
Saltbox
Dutch Colonial
Prairie School
Cape Cod
Saltbox
Dutch Colonial
Prairie School
Cape Cod
Saltbox
Dutch Colonial
Prairie School
A group of early 20th-century architects, notably Frank Lloyd Wright, who designed houses and other buildings that emphasized horizontal lines responding to the flatness of the Midwestern prairie
Cape Cod
Saltbox
Dutch Colonial
Prairie School
A derivative of the Indian bungalow, popular esp. in the first quarter of the 20th century, usually having one or one-and-a-half stories, a widely bracketed gable roof, a large porch, and often built of rustic materials
Bungalow
Bungalow court
Split-level
Bi-level
A group of three or more detached, one-story, single-family dwellings, arranged with common utilities and accessories under a common ownership
Bungalow
Bungalow court
Split-level
Bi-level
A house having a room or rooms somewhat above or below adjacent rooms, with the floor levels usually differing by approximately half a story
Bungalow
Bungalow court
Split-level
Bi-level
A two-story house having the lower level sunken below grade and an entry at grade halfway between the two floor levels
Bungalow
Bungalow court
Split-level
Bi-level
A breezeway linking two parts of a house
Dogtrot
Duplex house
Triplex
Bi-level
A porch or roofed passageway open on the sides, for connecting two buildings or parts of a building
Dogtrot
Breezeway
Triplex
Duplex house
A building having three apartments, an apartment having three floors
Dogtrot
Breezeway
Triplex
Duplex house
A house having separate apartments for two families, esp. a two-story house having a complete apartment on each floor and two separate entrances
Dogtrot
Breezeway
Triplex
Duplex house
A row of houses or residential street on or near the top of a slope
Terrace
Terrace house
Cluster housing
Commons
One of a row of houses situated on a terraced site
Terrace
Terrace house
Cluster housing
Commons
A group of buildings and esp. houses built close together to form relatively compact units on a sizable tract in order to preserve open spaces larger than the individual yard for common recreation
Terrace
Terrace house
Cluster housing
Commons
A tract of land owned or used jointly by the residents of a community, usually a central square or park in a city or town
Terrace
Terrace house
Cluster housing
Commons
An apartment house, office building, or other multiple-unit complex, the units of which are individually owned, each owner receiving a recordable deed to the individual unit purchased, including the right to sell or mortgage that unit, and sharing in the joint ownership of any common elements, such as hallways, elevators, mechanical and plumbing systems, or the like
Condominium
Townhouse
Brownstone
Crescent
One of a row of houses in a city joined by common sidewalls
Condominium
Townhouse
Brownstone
Crescent
A building fronted with a reddish-brown sandstone
Condominium
Townhouse
Brownstone
Crescent
A curved street, often having solid facades of unified architectural design
Condominium
Townhouse
Brownstone
Crescent
A street having small apartments converted from stables
Mew
Multi-family
Housing unit
Row house
Designed or suitable for use by several or many families
Mew
Multi-family
Housing unit
Row house
A house, apartment, suite of rooms, or a single room, occupied or intended for occupancy as separate living quarters
Mew
Multi-family
Housing unit
Row house
One of a row of houses having at least one sidewall in common with a neighboring dwelling, and usually uniform or nearly uniform plans, fenestration, and architectural treatment
Mew
Multi-family
Housing unit
Row house
An apartment or residence on the top floor or roof of a building, often set back from the outer walls and opening onto a terrace
Penthouse
Flat
Walk-up
Live-work
An apartment or suite of rooms on one floor forming a residence
Penthouse
Flat
Walk-up
Live-work
An apartment above the ground floor in a building that has no elevator
Penthouse
Flat
Walk-up
Live-work
Describing a residential unit that integrates space for professional, commercial, or industrial work activities
Penthouse
Flat
Walk-up
Live-work
An apartment with rooms on two connected floors
Duplex apartment
Garden apartment
Apartment house
Studio apartment
An apartment on the ground floor of an apartment building having access to a backyard or garden
Duplex apartment
Garden apartment
Apartment house
Studio apartment
A building containing a number of apartment units
Duplex apartment
Garden apartment
Apartment house
Studio apartment
An apartment consisting of a single, multi-functional room, a kitchen or kitchenette, and a bathroom
Duplex apartment
Garden apartment
Apartment house
Studio apartment
