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1326:Smoking room
1296:Long gallery
1276:Drawing room
1262:Conservatory
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1301:Lumber room
1217:Antechamber
1208:Great house
1188:Wine cellar
1159:Root cellar
1112:Boiler room
1093:Crawl space
764:Living room
757:kitchenette
742:Home cinema
727:Family room
722:Dining room
712:Common room
395:patch panel
361:fiber optic
222:Bell System
1717:Local loop
1711:Categories
1677:Tree house
1647:Front yard
1579:Sill plate
1527:Foundation
1469:Bressummer
1382:house plan
1351:Undercroft
1336:State room
1286:Great hall
1255:still room
922:dumbwaiter
907:Cubby-hole
737:Great room
707:Bonus room
623:2016-04-28
602:2016-04-28
578:2016-04-28
573:Part68.org
555:References
506:Carterfone
401:jacks for
106:April 2016
76:newspapers
1601:Threshold
1484:Colonnade
1429:Townhouse
1367:Furniture
1271:Courtyard
1173:Safe room
1083:Cloakroom
1051:Technical
1041:Vestibule
1026:Staircase
965:Inglenook
938:Fireplace
897:Breezeway
769:Gynaeceum
501:110 block
403:T-1 lines
384:grounding
237:Equipment
198:Prior to
142:telephony
1642:Driveway
1637:Backyard
1596:Skylight
1559:Plumbing
1554:Ornament
1549:Lighting
1459:Baluster
1447:elements
1419:Detached
1414:Terraced
1266:Orangery
1245:scullery
1222:Ballroom
1198:Workshop
1183:Wardrobe
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1005:sleeping
1000:screened
985:Overhang
929:Entryway
917:Elevator
831:Bathroom
786:man cave
496:66 block
489:See also
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1630:Related
1606:Transom
1498:Cornice
1488:Portico
1479:Chimney
1474:Ceiling
1306:Parlour
1291:Library
1250:spicery
1240:saucery
1235:buttery
1078:Carport
1060:storage
1055:utility
1036:Veranda
1031:Terrace
960:Hallway
892:Balcony
871:Nursery
866:Cabinet
861:Boudoir
843:Bedroom
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747:Kitchen
646:Part 68
194:History
180:minimum
90:scholar
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1621:Window
1564:Quoins
1542:Portal
1493:Column
1409:Duplex
1387:styles
1346:Turret
1178:Studio
1154:Pantry
1127:Larder
1117:Garage
1088:Closet
1022:Stairs
980:Loggia
943:hearth
933:Genkan
887:Atrium
880:Spaces
849:closet
836:toilet
805:Shrine
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732:Garret
284:ground
274:where
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242:Canada
168:demarc
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1584:Style
1532:Gable
1522:Floor
1502:Eaves
1392:types
1377:House
1360:Other
1331:Solar
1311:Sauna
1210:areas
1149:floor
1068:Attic
995:Porch
990:Patio
970:Lanai
950:Foyer
810:Study
774:harem
691:house
687:Rooms
427:, or
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172:DMARC
97:JSTOR
83:books
1672:Shed
1657:Home
1616:Wall
1589:list
1569:Roof
1537:Gate
1512:Door
1507:Dome
1454:Arch
1058:and
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975:Loft
955:Hall
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444:1996
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373:POTS
363:and
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317:Two
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