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Housing refers to the usage and possibly construction of shelter as living spaces, individually or collectively. Housing is a basic human need and a human right, playing a critical role in shaping the quality of life for individuals, families, and communities, As such it is the main issue of housing organization and policy. (Full article...)

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A great house is a large house or mansion with luxurious appointments and great retinues of indoor and outdoor staff. The term is used mainly historically, especially of properties at the turn of the 20th century, i.e., the late Victorian or Edwardian era in the United Kingdom and the Gilded Age in the United States. (Full article...)

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Image 1The Josiah Day House in West Springfield, Massachusetts is an example of a Saltbox-style home
Image 2The Cube houses in Rotterdam, viewed from Blaak metro station
Image 3A ranch-style house in Salinas, California, U.S.
Image 4Renaissance townhouses in Gdańsk, Poland
Image 5Eleazer Arnold House, 1691, Lincoln, Rhode Island, an example of a Stone ender style of Rhode Island architecture that developed in the 17th century where one wall in a house is made up of a large stone chimney.
Image 6A Mandarin's House in Peking, China with Mr. Yang and family members on the balcony, circa 1860
Image 7An A-Frame house in Duluth, Minnesota
Image 8Cottage flats are a style of housing common in Scotland, where there are single floor dwellings at ground level, and similar dwellings on the floor above.
Image 9Aerial view of tract housing developments near Markham, Ontario
Image 10Seattle box is a regional style of residential architecture that was popular in Seattle, Washington and elsewhere in the Pacific Northwest in the early 1900s.
Image 11A wood-frame American Foursquare house in Minnesota with dormer windows on each side and a large front porch

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Image 1A-frame gable-style house, Portugal (from List of house types)
Image 2Mobile home (from List of house types)
Image 3Vao tower house in Estonia, built in 15th century (from List of house types)
Image 4Post frame Barndominium with standing seam metal roof. Large garage on the front side and living space on the back end. (from List of house types)
Image 5Brick ranch-style house (from List of house types)
Image 6Travel trailer or camper (from List of house types)
Image 7Multi-storied attached adobe houses at Taos Pueblo (from List of house types)
Image 8Split-level house (from List of house types)
Image 9reconstructed Viking longhouse (from List of house types)
Image 10A wooden house in Tartu, Estonia (from List of house types)
Image 11Southern I-House style home (from List of house types)

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