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  1. Plank house

    A plank house is a type of house constructed by indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest, typically using cedar planks.

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  1. Plank house

    The indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest constructed their homes, a plank house from the cedar tree. The American Heritage Dictionary defines longhouse as "a long communal dwelling, especially of certain Native American, Polynesian, and Indonesian peoples." The homes commonly called longhouses, with regard to the Pacific Northwest, are plank houses, not longhouses. A plank house may be long, and may be commonly referred to as a longhouse, but it is not a longhouse. The cladding and roofing are planks of cedar, thus plank house.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of plank house in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of plank house in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5


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