Glossary · D
Double pile
Also called double-pile
A house two rooms deep throughout, usually with a central hall and stair between the front rooms and the back; the standard plan of the Georgian house.
See also: Sash window
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters The House in England and America.
Nearby in the glossary
Dormer · Dou · Double coding · Double dome · Double-jamb doorway · Dougong · Doukou · Drift