What is Cottage?
[[File:Poland Tokarnia - cottage.jpg|300px|left]] A '''cottage''' is a term often used for a small [[house]]. This word comes from [[England]] where it is used to mean a house that has one main storey, with a second, lower storey of bedrooms which fit under the [[roof]] upstairs. In many places the word cottage is used to mean a small old-fashioned house. In the United States the word cottage is often used to mean a small holiday home. Cottages are usually found in villages or in the countryside, rather than in the town. They are nearly always built from material that can be found nearby. A cottage may be built of [[stone]], of [[brick]] or of [[Lumber|timber]]. It may have a roof of tiles, slates, shingles, shakes or thatch. [[File:Cabanas curarrehue.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Snow covered cottages near [[Curarrehue]], [[Chile]]]] [[Category:Houses]] [[Category:House types]] {{stub}}