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1337:Smoking room
1307:Long gallery
1287:Drawing room
1273:Conservatory
1180:Storm cellar
1151:Storage room
1147:Utility room
1143:Laundry room
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1475:Belt course
1383:Hidden room
1312:Lumber room
1228:Antechamber
1219:Great house
1199:Wine cellar
1170:Root cellar
1123:Boiler room
1104:Crawl space
775:Living room
768:kitchenette
753:Home cinema
738:Family room
733:Dining room
723:Common room
406:patch panel
372:fiber optic
233:Bell System
1728:Local loop
1722:Categories
1688:Tree house
1658:Front yard
1590:Sill plate
1538:Foundation
1480:Bressummer
1393:house plan
1362:Undercroft
1347:State room
1297:Great hall
1266:still room
933:dumbwaiter
918:Cubby-hole
748:Great room
718:Bonus room
634:2016-04-28
613:2016-04-28
589:2016-04-28
584:Part68.org
566:References
517:Carterfone
412:jacks for
117:April 2016
87:newspapers
1612:Threshold
1495:Colonnade
1440:Townhouse
1378:Furniture
1282:Courtyard
1184:Safe room
1094:Cloakroom
1062:Technical
1052:Vestibule
1037:Staircase
976:Inglenook
949:Fireplace
908:Breezeway
780:Gynaeceum
512:110 block
414:T-1 lines
395:grounding
248:Equipment
209:Prior to
153:telephony
1653:Driveway
1648:Backyard
1607:Skylight
1570:Plumbing
1565:Ornament
1560:Lighting
1470:Baluster
1458:elements
1430:Detached
1425:Terraced
1277:Orangery
1256:scullery
1233:Ballroom
1209:Workshop
1194:Wardrobe
1182: /
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1084:Basement
1016:sleeping
1011:screened
996:Overhang
940:Entryway
928:Elevator
842:Bathroom
797:man cave
507:66 block
500:See also
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1641:Related
1617:Transom
1509:Cornice
1499:Portico
1490:Chimney
1485:Ceiling
1317:Parlour
1302:Library
1261:spicery
1251:saucery
1246:buttery
1089:Carport
1071:storage
1066:utility
1047:Veranda
1042:Terrace
971:Hallway
903:Balcony
882:Nursery
877:Cabinet
872:Boudoir
854:Bedroom
826:Sunroom
758:Kitchen
657:Part 68
205:History
191:minimum
101:scholar
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1632:Window
1575:Quoins
1553:Portal
1504:Column
1420:Duplex
1398:styles
1357:Turret
1189:Studio
1165:Pantry
1138:Larder
1128:Garage
1099:Closet
1033:Stairs
991:Loggia
954:hearth
944:Genkan
898:Atrium
891:Spaces
860:closet
847:toilet
816:Shrine
792:Andron
743:Garret
295:ground
285:where
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253:Canada
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1622:Vault
1595:Style
1543:Gable
1533:Floor
1513:Eaves
1403:types
1388:House
1371:Other
1342:Solar
1322:Sauna
1221:areas
1160:floor
1079:Attic
1006:Porch
1001:Patio
981:Lanai
961:Foyer
821:Study
785:harem
702:house
698:Rooms
438:, or
349:RJ-11
183:DMARC
108:JSTOR
94:books
1683:Shed
1668:Home
1627:Wall
1600:list
1580:Roof
1548:Gate
1523:Door
1518:Dome
1465:Arch
1069:and
1023:Ramp
986:Loft
966:Hall
923:Deck
455:1996
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384:POTS
374:and
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328:Two
187:MPOE
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