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Quoins (/kɔɪn/ or /kwɔɪn/) are masonry blocks at the corner of a wall. Some are structural, providing strength for a wall made with inferior stone or rubble...4 KB (350 words) - 09:06, 15 March 2023
A dugout or dug-out, also known as a pit-house or earth lodge, is a shelter for humans or domesticated animals and livestock based on a hole or depression...25 KB (3,149 words) - 10:15, 19 August 2025
Spanish colonial architecture represents Spanish colonial influence on the cities and towns of its former colonies, and is still seen in the architecture...26 KB (3,124 words) - 21:18, 29 September 2025
A grotto or grot is a natural or artificial cave or covered recess. Naturally occurring grottoes are often small caves near water that are usually flooded...15 KB (1,710 words) - 14:12, 19 September 2025
A walled garden is a garden enclosed by high walls, especially when this is done for horticultural rather than security purposes, although originally all...13 KB (1,609 words) - 16:06, 22 August 2025
Chance Brothers and Company was an English glassworks originally based in Spon Lane, Smethwick, West Midlands (formerly in Staffordshire), in England....23 KB (2,463 words) - 17:20, 31 August 2025
The smock mill is a type of windmill that consists of a sloping, horizontally weatherboarded, thatched, or shingled tower, usually with six or eight sides...8 KB (947 words) - 22:49, 3 October 2025
A laundry room or utility room is a room where clothes are washed, and sometimes also dried. In a modern home, laundry rooms are often equipped with an...11 KB (1,061 words) - 19:40, 18 May 2025- The Atlanta Hotel, also known as Thompson's Hotel, was one of the original hotels in antebellum Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It stood at the northwest...2 KB (154 words) - 20:08, 3 July 2023
Bramante Staircase is the name given to two staircases in the Vatican Museums in the Vatican City State: the original stair, built in 1505, and a modern...5 KB (456 words) - 09:39, 19 January 2023
A factory tour is an organized visit to a factory to observe the products being manufactured and the processes at work. Manufacturing companies offer factory...2 KB (171 words) - 01:34, 22 September 2025
Appleton Tower is a tower block in Edinburgh, Scotland, owned by the University of Edinburgh. When the University developed the George Square area in the...11 KB (1,061 words) - 03:04, 26 May 2025
The Chicago Avenue Pumping Station is a historic district contributing property in the Old Chicago Water Tower District landmark district. It is located...5 KB (394 words) - 05:00, 30 April 2022
Oakworth Hall is located in Oakworth, West Yorkshire, England. The manor house was rebuilt in the 17th century, but has a history dating back to 1066....8 KB (1,127 words) - 12:34, 20 May 2022
Elliott Wood Partnership is a structural and civil engineering practice, providing services for all engineering aspects of the built environment. The practice...3 KB (305 words) - 07:48, 16 January 2021
Georges Island Lighthouse is a prominent concrete lighthouse, built in 1917 on Georges Island in Nova Scotia, replacing an earlier tower built in 1876...3 KB (235 words) - 21:33, 13 June 2023
The Greyhound Bridge is a road-connection spanning the River Lune as it runs through Lancaster, England. It serves as the primary route northwards, on...4 KB (453 words) - 14:22, 26 January 2023
Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery is a historic cemetery located near Cabot in northern Lonoke County, Arkansas and is near the site of a Confederate military...5 KB (448 words) - 13:40, 5 March 2023- The Prince Albert Historical Museum is operated by the Prince Albert Historical Society in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. It exhibits the history...3 KB (176 words) - 22:16, 27 March 2023
The Tiumpan Head Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located in Tiumpan Head, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The idea for the Tiumpan Head Lighthouse...4 KB (354 words) - 18:15, 19 February 2023