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Keeping rooms

Scope note

Rooms (often rectangular) at the back of colonial houses in the United States, especially in the Northeast, which served as a combination kitchen, living room, and workroom.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30004503

Broader Terms used

<social and sitting spaces>

Term used for

rooms, keeping

Equivalent Terms used

keeping room

Created

12yrs ago

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