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....it does surprise me such approach is still not taken so often in the United States....
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The suburban tact home devolved from the English manor house, all the stables and outbuildings and servant quarters gone with the wind.
Modern times brings socialist block housing.
The Tartarian (Ancient Roman/Phoenician/Babylonian) model was a four solid walls with a central atrium and a defensible entrance.
The best compromise I've seen is a house on Eugene's West side. It's an L-shaped plan (Ranch style, living area with bedroom wing) and a property-line wall on the alley.