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Crescents (row houses)

Scope note

Multiple dwellings composed of row houses whose facades in plan follow the concave arc of a circle or ellipse.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30008083

Broader Terms used

multiple dwellings

Equivalent Terms used

crescent (row house)

Created

12yrs ago

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