History

Occupants of a sod house in Drenthe, the Netherlands, photographed standing outside in 1936...

Sod houses were a form of rural housing built from compacted earth, peat, grass, and turf, commonly used in regions where timber and stone were scarce or expensive. In parts of the… pic.twitter.com/4uBPWWuVv1

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