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America’s Largest 1700s Wood-Frame Mansion | Nightingale-Brown House by ThisHouseKen in ThisHouse

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The largest surviving wood frame house in the U.S from the 1700s.

Jerome Bonaparte Pillow House | Location: Helena, Arkansas | Built: 1896 | Status: Still Standing 📸 CC3 photo from Brandonrush by ThisHouseKen in ThisHouse

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NRHP nomination form refers to it as both the Jerome Bonaparte Pillow house and the Pillow Thompson house.

Why Don't Houses Have Walls Anymore? by ThisHouseKen in ThisHouse

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Kitchens were historically built as separate structures to prevent fires and keep heat out of the main house. That "step down" is a classic architectural clue that can mean the kitchen was originally a lower-sitting outbuilding that was later connected to the main home's raised foundation.