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Hall houses

Scope note

Use for houses containing a large central space as the principal ground floor or upper floor living area; normally restricted to Great Britain where in early examples the halls were usually open to the roof, and in later examples the halls, similar in position and function, had ceilings. For the main residential buildings of farms or large estates, prefer "farmhouses" or "manor houses" when emphasizing the buildings' function.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000247461

Broader Terms used

<houses by form: plan>

Term used for

houses, hall

Equivalent Terms used

hall house

Created

13yrs ago

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