Types of houses

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A detached house

A detached house

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It is a free-standing residential building. Generally found in less dense

It is a free-standing residential building.
Generally found in less dense urban

areas, the suburbs of cities, and rural areas.
Surrounded by a garden.
Garages can also be found on most lots.
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A semi-detached house

A semi-detached house

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They consist of pairs of houses built side by side as

They consist of pairs of houses built side by side as

units
They share a party wall
Usually each house's layout is a mirror image of its twin
Symbolic of the suburbanisation of the United Kingdom and Ireland
This type of housing is a half-way state between terraced and detached houses.
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Terraced houses A terrace(d) or row house, is a style of

Terraced houses

A terrace(d) or row house, is a style of housing

in use since the late 17th century. A row of identical or mirror-image houses share side walls. The first and last of these houses is called an end terrace.
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Royal Crescent in Bath

Royal Crescent in Bath

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Terraced houses at Fortuneswell, Dorset, UK

Terraced houses at Fortuneswell, Dorset, UK

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Cottages A cottage is a dwelling, typically in a rural (sometimes

Cottages

A cottage is a dwelling, typically in a rural (sometimes

village), or semi-rural location. It is usually one and a half storey property.
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Bungalows

Bungalows

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A bungalow is a house which is all on ground level.

A bungalow is a house which is all on ground level.

Traditionally small, but today it can be quite large.
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Block of flats A red brick apartment block in East London,

Block of flats

A red brick apartment block in East London, England,

on the north bank of the Thames
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A block of flats (BrE) or an apartment building (AmE) is

A block of flats (BrE) or an apartment building (AmE) is

a multi-unit dwelling made up of several apartments (US) or flats (UK)
If the building is a high-rise construction, it is termed a tower block in the UK
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A penthouse

A penthouse

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A penthouse is a very expnesive apartment on the top floor

A penthouse is a very expnesive apartment on the top floor

of the building
Often occupies the entire floor
May have a private entrance or lift
Associated with a luxury lifestyle
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Skyscrapers

Skyscrapers

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A villa British English a house that you use or rent

A villa

British English a house that you use or rent while

you are on holiday
a big house in the country with a large garden
an ancient Roman house or farm with land surrounding it
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A mansion A mansion is a very large and stately dwelling house for the wealthy.

A mansion

A mansion is a very large and stately dwelling house

for the wealthy.
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A country house

A country house

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The English country house is generally a large house or mansion

The English country house is generally a large house or mansion
It

was a weekend retreat for aristocrats as well as a full time residence for some aristocrats and for the minor gentry
It has at least 25 rooms and at least 8,000 square feet (740 m²) of floor space, including service rooms.
Built at different ages and in various architectural styles.
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A stately home These houses became a status symbol for the

A stately home

These houses became a status symbol for the great

families of England.
Country houses and stately homes are sometimes confused —while a country house is always in the country, a stately home can also be in a town.
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A townhouse Leinster House, 18th century Dublin townhouse of the Duke

A townhouse


Leinster House, 18th century Dublin townhouse of the Duke

of Leinster. It is now the seat of parliament
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Historically in UK and Ireland, a townhouse (or a "house in

Historically in UK and Ireland, a townhouse (or a "house in

town") was a residence of a peer or member of the aristocracy in the capital or major city.
Most such figures owned one or more country houses in which they lived for much of the year.
They moved to town when the Parliament was in session
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In the United Kingdom and Ireland most townhouses were terraced. Only

In the United Kingdom and Ireland most townhouses were terraced.
Only

a small minority, generally the largest, were detached.
Even aristocrats whose country houses had grounds of hundreds of acres, often lived in terraced houses in town.

Henrietta Street, it contains some of the oldest and largest Georgian townhouses in Dublin.

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Dormitory especially BrE a large room for several people to sleep

Dormitory

especially BrE a large room for several people to sleep in,

for example in a boarding school or hostel
AmE a large building at a college or university where students live [= HALL OF RESIDENCE BrE]
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Bed-sit BrE a rented room used for both living and sleeping in

Bed-sit

BrE
a rented room used for both living and sleeping in

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Condominium (AmE) one apartment in a building with several apartments, each

Condominium

(AmE) one apartment in a building with several apartments, each of

which is owned by the people living in it
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Front doors in Britain

Front doors in Britain

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Front doors in Ireland

Front doors in Ireland

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Windows

Windows

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French windows a pair of doors made mostly of glass, usually

French windows

a pair of doors made mostly of glass, usually opening

onto a garden or balcony
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Sash windows a window consisting of two frames that you open

Sash windows

a window consisting of two frames that you open by

sliding one up or down, behind or in front of the other
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Bay window a window that sticks out from the wall of

Bay window

a window that sticks out from the wall of a

house, usually with glass on three sides
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Picture window a large window made of a single piece of glass

Picture window

a large window made of a single piece of glass