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ROW DWELLING [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-05-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Residential Architecture
- Urban Housing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- row-house
1, record 1, English, row%2Dhouse
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- row house 2, record 1, English, row%20house
correct
- row-housing unit 1, record 1, English, row%2Dhousing%20unit
correct
- row dwelling 3, record 1, English, row%20dwelling
correct
- town house 4, record 1, English, town%20house
correct, see observation
- townhouse 5, record 1, English, townhouse
correct, see observation
- group house 6, record 1, English, group%20house
correct
- terrace house 7, record 1, English, terrace%20house
correct, Great Britain
- terrace home 8, record 1, English, terrace%20home
United States
- end to end town house 9, record 1, English, end%20to%20end%20town%20house
see observation
- side-by-side house 10, record 1, English, side%2Dby%2Dside%20house
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A row of three or more attached, one-family dwellings, each built with similar architectural treatment, separated by vertical divisions termed "party" or "lot-line" walls, and each having private entrances (usually both front and rear). 11, record 1, English, - row%2Dhouse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A group of apartments, usually row-oriented, where each one is like a separate "house" and is usually two story. It generally refers to such units in an urban area: They are often Condominiums. 12, record 1, English, - row%2Dhouse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
row house: Often called a town house, which is a more modern term for a row house. 11, record 1, English, - row%2Dhouse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"End to end town house" is a redundant term according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. 13, record 1, English, - row%2Dhouse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
See also "maisonnette". 13, record 1, English, - row%2Dhouse
Record 1, Key term(s)
- row houses
- town houses
- row of houses
- row housing
- side by side house
- side-by-side houses
- side by side houses
- side-by-side
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Architecture d'habitation
- Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maison en rangée
1, record 1, French, maison%20en%20rang%C3%A9e
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- habitation en rangée 2, record 1, French, habitation%20en%20rang%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun, Canada
- maison en bande 3, record 1, French, maison%20en%20bande
correct, see observation, feminine noun, France
- habitation en bandes 4, record 1, French, habitation%20en%20bandes
correct, feminine noun, France
- maison en enfilade 5, record 1, French, maison%20en%20enfilade
correct, feminine noun
- maison attenante 5, record 1, French, maison%20attenante
see observation, feminine noun
- maison de ville 6, record 1, French, maison%20de%20ville
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
maison en rangée : Maison qui appartient à une rangée continue de plusieurs maisons adjacentes, reliées entre elles par les murs latéraux mitoyens et qui possède au moins une entrée privée sur la rue. [Terme et définition recommandés par l'Office de la langue française.] 6, record 1, French, - maison%20en%20rang%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'habitation en bandes. Elle est à rez-de-chaussée ou à étage, le long de voies étroites et rappelle la rue de village du passé, avec espace vert, derrière, ou devant, ou des deux côtés à la fois. 4, record 1, French, - maison%20en%20rang%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Si on peut dire de toutes les maisons en bande qu'elles sont «attenantes», on ne saurait qualifier une maison jumelée de «maison en bande»; le terme «maison attenante» n'est donc pas un parfait synonyme de «maison en bande» et ne peut être utilisé dans tous les contextes. 7, record 1, French, - maison%20en%20rang%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «maison en bande» est utilisé en France pour désigner la maison en rangée. 6, record 1, French, - maison%20en%20rang%C3%A9e
Record 1, Key term(s)
- maisons en rangée
- maisons en bande
- habitations en bande
- habitations en rangée
- maisons en enfilade
- maisons individuelles en bande
- maisons attenantes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Arquitectura de viviendas
- Viviendas (Urbanismo)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- vivienda adosada
1, record 1, Spanish, vivienda%20adosada
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- casa alineada 2, record 1, Spanish, casa%20alineada
feminine noun
- casa en terraza 1, record 1, Spanish, casa%20en%20terraza
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-11-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Residential Architecture
- Urban Housing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- garden home
1, record 2, English, garden%20home
United States
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A row type unit that has a front and back door without a garage. 2, record 2, English, - garden%20home
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... garden home implies attached housing built around a courtyard. 3, record 2, English, - garden%20home
Record 2, Key term(s)
- row dwelling
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Architecture d'habitation
- Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- maison à patio
1, record 2, French, maison%20%C3%A0%20patio
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- maison groupée sur jardin 2, record 2, French, maison%20group%C3%A9e%20sur%20jardin
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'habitation en bandes. Elle est à rez-de-chaussée ou à étage, le long de voies étroites et rappelle la rue du village du passé, avec espace vert, derrière ou devant, ou des deux côtés à la fois. Ces maisons en bande peuvent se concevoir sous forme de petites unités, groupées autour de placettes, avec éventuellement un noyau commercial. On peut noter également, dans ce genre de construction, la maison à patio, qui représente dans son esprit un concept de vie familiale fondé sur l'enveloppement du patio par l'entourage des pièces vers le jardin principal. 3, record 2, French, - maison%20%C3%A0%20patio
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1983-03-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Urban Planning
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- attached dwelling 1, record 3, English, attached%20dwelling
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- attached house 1, record 3, English, attached%20house
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A building containing not nore than two dwelling units, attached at the side or sides in a series of three or more principal buildings each containing not more than two dwelling units [and each with a separate entrance]. At points of attachment, such buildings shall be separated from each other by fire walls extending from footings through roofs without openings which would permit the spread of fire from one building to another. Broad term applying to row houses, town houses, patio or atrium houses, or any form however termed which conforms to this definition. It is important to note that, contrary to zoning classifications, each dwelling in such a row or other arrangement constitutes a single-family dwelling except in rare instances where, for example, the first and second stories of a row house form 2 separate dwelling units thereby creating a two family dwelling. 1, record 3, English, - attached%20dwelling
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Aménagement urbain
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- habitation contiguë 1, record 3, French, habitation%20contigu%C3%AB
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Habitation dont au moins un mur latéral mitoyen ou coupe-feu est commun en tout ou en partie à une habitation adjacente, pourvu que le nombre d'habitations ainsi reliées soit de trois (3) ou plus. Terme général par rapport à "habitation en rangée", en ce qu'il s'applique également à nombre d'autres formes modernes d'habitations attenantes telles les maisons dites "patio" ou "atrium". Il est à remarquer par ailleurs qu'en dépit d'une classification contraire établie aux fins du zonage, chaque habitation faisant partie d'une "rangée d'habitations" et qui comporte un seul logement constitue une "habitation unifamiliale". Les habitations contiguës bifamiliales, comportant deux logements, sont plus rares. 1, record 3, French, - habitation%20contigu%C3%AB
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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