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Flats (apartments)

Scope note

In American usage, one-floor apartments, usually modest, each having an outside entrance; may also be used for buildings having a small number of such units and usually dating from the late 19th or early 20th century.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30004064

Broader Terms used

apartments

Narrower Terms used

railroad flats
coldwater flats

Equivalent Terms used

flat (apartment)

Created

13yrs ago

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