Structures designed or used as the living quarters for one or more families. Search under BIRTHPLACES for dwellings that were a place of birth and under ESTATES for grounds and outbuildings associated with dwellings. Search also under the subdivision --STRUCTURES used with names of ethnic, racial, and regional groups, and with classes of persons (Appendix A). Search also under the subdivision --HOMES & HAUNTS used with names of persons (Appendix B).
Broader Terms
Residential facilities (3210)
Narrower Terms
Houses (2647),
Nests (68),
Apartment houses (52),
Housing (46),
Mobile homes (11),
Barracks (5),
Rookeries (3),
Cliff dwellings (1),
Dormitories (1),
Officers' quarters (1),
Houseboats (4)
Related Terms
Backyards (47),
Estates (7),
Garages (40),
Gatehouses (4),
House buying (2),
Household moving (3),
Huts (607),
Lodging houses (6),
Pueblos (2),
Ranches (49),
Residential streets (180),
Tents (187)
Used for
Cottages; Estate houses; Homes; Residences; Villas
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