Apartment house

(definition) by Webster 1913 Fri Mar 03 2006 at 16:54:24

A*part"ment house.

A building comprising a number of suites designed for separate housekeeping tenements, but having conveniences, such as heat, light, elevator service, etc., furnished in common; -- often distinguished in the United States from a flat house.

 

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