LOC's Public Domain Archive
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![[Couple looking at unfinished house, with wall laths out front]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTkvMDEvMDEvY291cGxlLWxvb2tpbmctYXQtdW5maW5pc2hlZC1ob3VzZS13aXRoLXdhbGwtbGF0aHMtb3V0LWZyb250LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/320/198/jpg "[Couple looking at unfinished house, with wall laths out front]")
![[Pond by thatched house and building]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzUvMDEvMDEvcG9uZC1ieS10aGF0Y2hlZC1ob3VzZS1hbmQtYnVpbGRpbmctNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/29/webp "[Pond by thatched house and building]")
![[Exterior view of house] - Public domain historic place print](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDUvZXh0ZXJpb3Itdmlldy1vZi1ob3VzZS0yZjdhOGUtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "[Exterior view of house] - Public domain historic place print")
![[Exterior view of house] - Victorian era public domain image](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDMvZXh0ZXJpb3Itdmlldy1vZi1ob3VzZS1jM2VhMGQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/35/webp "[Exterior view of house] - Victorian era public domain image")
![[Distant view of a house and yard]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTYvZGlzdGFudC12aWV3LW9mLWEtaG91c2UtYW5kLXlhcmQtOGVlNDdkLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Distant view of a house and yard]")
![[Rendering of a house] - Architectural drawing, public domain image](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDEvcmVuZGVyaW5nLW9mLWEtaG91c2UtZjFhZTM3LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/27/webp "[Rendering of a house] - Architectural drawing, public domain image")
![[Exterior view of house]. 19th century, Library of Congress collection](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDMvZXh0ZXJpb3Itdmlldy1vZi1ob3VzZS02YjM4ZmQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "[Exterior view of house]. 19th century, Library of Congress collection")
