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1806:Twynham hut
1779:Quonset hut
1441:Earth lodge
1276:San Antonio
1251:New Orleans
1241:Los Angeles
1231:Kansas City
1165:Town square
1150:Sweat lodge
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868:PWA Moderne
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1951:Categories
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1791:Romney hut
1774:Nissen hut
1764:Hopper hut
1703:Beach fale
1561:Roundhouse
1387:(Nipa hut)
1385:Bahay kubo
1140:Skyscraper
1095:Moki steps
1090:Longhouses
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979:Shed style
969:Postmodern
796:Beaux-Arts
748:Queen Anne
700:Italianate
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1754:Beach hut
1611:Zemlyanka
1591:Tongkonan
1581:Sod house
1531:Pit-house
1491:Log cabin
1296:St. Louis
1236:Las Vegas
1145:Sod house
1085:Log cabin
1030:Corn crib
959:Neomodern
934:High-tech
929:Earthship
914:Brutalist
715:Victorian
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1796:Rondavel
1769:Iris hut
1759:Hexayurt
1695:Open-air
1576:Shieling
1556:Rondavel
1551:Quinzhee
1391:Barabara
1371:shelters
1367:dwelling
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1211:Columbus
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579:Builders
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100:barabara
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1713:Chickee
1673:Yaranga
1526:Palloza
1291:Spokane
1286:Seattle
1221:Houston
1216:Detroit
1206:Chicago
1201:Buffalo
1191:Atlanta
1155:Temples
1125:Saltbox
1065:I-house
1025:Chickee
989:Usonian
924:Dingbat
781:Pre-war
753:Shingle
662:Federal
304:Drenthe
294:Harkema
204:, near
125:Iceland
75:prairie
25:Iceland
1935:Portal
1747:Modern
1738:Toguna
1733:Ramada
1723:Palapa
1718:Gazebo
1708:Cabana
1596:Trullo
1586:Sukkah
1541:Qarmaq
1506:Mitato
1496:Maloca
1456:Goahti
1436:Dugout
1431:Crotto
1411:Burdei
1406:Bunong
1317:Hawaii
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1196:Boston
1184:Cities
1175:Wigwam
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1120:Ramada
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878:Rustic
826:Googie
604:Creole
586:Pueblo
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287:Arnhem
148:Canada
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1859:Shack
1658:Lavvu
1601:Tukul
1536:Qargi
1486:Kapar
1481:Jacal
1476:Igloo
1466:Humpy
1461:Hogan
1451:Girna
1446:Funco
1421:Cleit
1401:Bothy
1322:Texas
1261:Omaha
1246:Miami
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1075:Jacal
1070:Igloo
1055:Hogan
1005:Adobe
974:Ranch
574:Mound
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1864:Shed
1668:Tipi
1653:Chum
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