Cottage

Cottage, a small dwelling-house, especially of labourers, varying greatly in size, appearance, and comfort. Since 1860 especially, public attention has been called to the deplorable state of the cottages in many parts of Great Britain, and the desire to secure their improvement has led to the publication of many works on Cottage Architecture, including those of Birch (1872), Young (1872), Bicknell (1877), Shand (1878), Bruce (1886), and Menzies (1886).