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A cottage is a small house, usually one story in height, although the term is sometimes applied to larger structures.

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Types of houses around the world

This article is about house types by form or structure. For house types by decoration or appearance, see List of house styles

For broader coverage of this topic, see List of building types

Estonia A wooden house in Tartu

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. Both may vary greatly in scale and the amount of accommodation provided.

By layout [ edit ]

Double-pile house layouts are two rooms deep, and also may be more than one room wide Shotgun house: a house that is one room wide and two rooms deep, without a corridor : a house that is one room wide and two rooms deep, without a corridor Side-hall or side passage: a house with a hallway that runs from front to back along one side or: a house with a hallway that runs from front to back along one side house layouts are two rooms deep, and also may be more than one room wide

Hut [ edit ]

A hut is a dwelling of relatively simple construction, usually one room and one story in height. The design and materials of huts vary widely around the world.

Roundhouse: a house built with a circular plan

Broch: a Scottish roundhouse

Trullo: a traditional Apulian stone dwelling with a conical roof

Igloo

Bungalow [ edit ]

Bungalow is a common term applied to a low one-story house with a shallow-pitched roof (in some locations, dormered varieties are referred to as 1.5-story, such as the chalet bungalow in the United Kingdom).

Cottage [ edit ]

A cottage is a small house, usually one or two story in height, although the term is sometimes applied to larger structures. Cape Cod-style house or Cape: a style of a double-pile one-story cottage; low, broad with a steep side-gable roof to which dormers are often added to create a second story (in some locations, referred to as 1.5-story) Dacha: cottage-type house in Russia and former union republics of the Soviet Union

Izba: a traditional Russian wooden country house

Ontario Cottage: a one- or one-and-a-half-story house with a symmetrical rectangular floor plan and a gable centred over the door, popular in small-town Ontario during the 19th century

Ranch [ edit ]

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A ranch-style house or rambler is one-story, low to the ground, with a low-pitched roof, usually rectangular, L- or U-shaped with deep overhanging eaves. Ranch styles include: California ranch : the "original" ranch style, developed in the United States in the early 20th century, before World War II : the "original" ranch style, developed in the United States in the early 20th century, before World War II Tract ranch : a post-World War II style of ranch that was smaller and less ornate than the original, mass-produced in housing developments, usually without basements : a post-World War II style of ranch that was smaller and less ornate than the original, mass-produced in housing developments, usually without basements Suburban ranch: a modern style of ranch that retains many of the characteristics of the original but is larger, with modern amenities

Southern I-House style home

An I-house is a two-story house that is one room deep with a double-pen, hall-parlor, central-hall or saddlebag layout.

New England I-house : characterized by a central chimney

: characterized by a central chimney Pennsylvania I-house : characterized by internal gable-end chimneys at the interior of either side of the house : characterized by internal gable-end chimneys at the interior of either side of the house Southern I-house: characterized by external gable-end chimneys on the exterior of either side of the house

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Gablefront [ edit ]

A-frame gable-style house, Portugal

A gablefront house or gablefront cottage has a gable roof that faces its street or avenue, as in the novel The House of Seven Gables. A-frame : so-called because the steep roofline, reaching to or near the ground, makes the gable ends resemble a capital letter A. : so-called because the steep roofline, reaching to or near the ground, makes the gable ends resemble a capital letter A. Chalet : a gablefront house built into a mountainside with a wide sloping roof : a gablefront house built into a mountainside with a wide sloping roof Charleston single house: originating in Charleston, South Carolina, a narrow house with its shoulder to the street and front door on the side.

Split-level house

Split-level house is a design of house that was commonly built during the 1950s and 1960s. It has two nearly equal sections that are located on two different levels, with a short stairway in the corridor connecting them.

Bi-level , split-entry , or raised ranch

, , or Tri-level, quad-level, quintlevel etc.

Tower [ edit ]

Vao tower house in Estonia, built in 15th century

A tower house is a compact two or more story house, often fortified.

Irish tower houses were often surrounded by defensive walls called bawns

were often surrounded by defensive walls called bawns Kulla : an Albanian tower house : an Albanian tower house Peel tower or Pele tower : fortified tower houses in England and Scotland used as keeps or houses or Pele tower Vainakh tower : a tower house found in Chechenya and Ingushetia that reached up to four stories tall and were used for residential or military purposes, or both : a tower house found in Chechenya and Ingushetia that reached up to four stories tall and were used for residential or military purposes, or both Welsh tower houses: built mostly in the 14th and 15th centuries

Longhouse [ edit ]

reconstructed Viking longhouse

A longhouse is historical house type typically for family groups.

Geestharden house : one of the three basic house types in Schleswig-Holstein region of Germany Uthland-Frisian house: a sub type of Geestharden house of northwest Germany and Denmark : one of the three basic house types in Schleswig-Holstein region of Germany Longère: a long and narrow house in rural Normandy and Brittany

Housebarn [ edit ]

Frutighaus, housebarn

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 : 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 Byre-dwelling : farmhouse with people and livestock under one roof : farmhouse with people and livestock under one roof Connected farm : type of farmhouse common in New England : type of farmhouse common in New England Frutighaus: a type of barnhouse originating in the Frutigland region of Switzerland.

Other house types [ edit ]

By construction method or materials [ edit ]

Single-family attached [ edit ]

Two-family or duplex : two living units, either attached side by side and sharing a common wall (in some countries, called semi-detached ) or stacked one atop the other (in some countries, called a double-decker ) or : two living units, either attached side by side and sharing a common wall (in some countries, called ) or stacked one atop the other (in some countries, called a ) Three-family or triplex : three living units, either attached side by side and sharing common walls, or stacked (in some countries, called a three-decker or triple-decker )

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or : three living units, either attached side by side and sharing common walls, or stacked (in some countries, called a or ) Four-family or quadplex or quad : four living units, typically with two units on the first floor and two on the second, or side-by-side or or : four living units, typically with two units on the first floor and two on the second, or side-by-side Townhouse , terraced house , or rowhouse : common terms for single-family attached housing, whose precise meaning varies by location, often connecting a series of living units arranged side-by-side sharing common walls (not to be confused with the English term for an aristocratic mansion, townhouse (Great Britain)) Linked house : side-by-side attached houses that appear detached above-ground but are attached at the foundation below-ground Linked semi-detached : side-by-side attached houses with garages in between them, sharing basement and garage walls Mews property : an urban stable-block that has often been converted into residential properties. The houses may have been converted into ground floor garages with a small flat above which used to house the ostler or just a garage with no living quarters. Patio house : townhouses that share a patio , , or : common terms for single-family attached housing, whose precise meaning varies by location, often connecting a series of living units arranged side-by-side sharing common walls (not to be confused with the English term for an aristocratic mansion, townhouse (Great Britain)) Weavers' cottage: townhouses with attached workshops for weavers

Movable dwellings [ edit ]

Chattel house: a small wooden house occupied by working-class people on Barbados. Originally relocatable; personal chattel (property) rather than fixed real property.

Mobile home

Mobile home, park home, or trailer home: a prefabricated house that is manufactured off-site and moved by trailer to its final location (but not intended to be towed regularly by a vehicle)

Travel trailer or camper

Recreational vehicle or RV : a motor vehicle or trailer that can be used for habitation Travel trailer , camper or caravan : a trailer designed to be used as a residence (usually temporarily), which must be towed regularly by a vehicle and cannot move under its own power Tiny house : a dwelling, usually built on a trailer or barge, that is 500 square feet (46 m 2 ) or smaller, built to look like a small house and suitable for long-term habitation or : a motor vehicle or trailer that can be used for habitation Houseboat includes float houses : a boat designed to be primarily used as a residence includes : a boat designed to be primarily used as a residence Tent : a temporary, movable dwelling usually constructed with fabric covering a frame of lightweight wood or other locally-available material Tipi : a conical tent originating in North America Yurt : a round tent with a conical roof originating in Central Asia : a temporary, movable dwelling usually constructed with fabric covering a frame of lightweight wood or other locally-available material

See also [ edit ]

Notes [ edit ]

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