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Common types of secondary dwelling units

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...)

Log cabins at the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History in Bygdøy, Norway

A log cabin is a small log house, especially a minimally finished or less architecturally sophisticated structure. Log cabins have an ancient history in Europe, and in America are often associated with first-generation home building by settlers. (Full article...)

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  • ... that New York City's Hotel Marseilles, once a shelter for Holocaust survivors, later became affordable housing for the elderly?
  • ... that although the Wilbraham was built as an apartment building for bachelors, more women than men lived there by 1929?
  • ... that a former radio host got a free apartment in New York City's King Manor and lived there for more than three decades?
  • ... that the Felix M. Warburg House was converted into the Jewish Museum after nearly being replaced by apartments?
  • ... that Olympic sport shooter Ada Korkhin practiced in her family's apartment, shooting from the kitchen through the living and dining rooms?
  • ... that supply-side progressivism is a response to rising costs of housing, healthcare, and other essential goods in the United States?
  • ... that while the objects on the Farnese Artemis had initially been identified as female breasts, the museum housing the statue now describes them as bull scrotums?
  • ... that Rust Red Hills is being sold to renovate student housing, a court-approved move that museum associations say violates the ethics of deaccessioning?

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... that Jewelers' Row (pictured) in Philadelphia was the first speculative housing development in the United States, featuring that country's first row houses?
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