sod house

The sod house or soddy was a common alternative to the log cabin during frontier settlement of the Great Plains of North America in the 1800s and early 1900s. Primarily used at first for animal shelters, corrals, and fences, they came into use also to house humans, for the prairie often lacked standard building materials such as wood or stone, while sod from thickly rooted prairie grass was abundant and free and could be used for house construction. Prairie grass has a much thicker, tougher root structure than a modern lawn.

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Frameless

Sod house remains

Sod house remains on tundra

Plaggenhut, Streekmuseum De Kalkovens 01

Vintage photo of sod house

Plaggenhut, Streekmuseum De Kalkovens 02

H Urbina 050419 (17104663638)

H Urbina 050422 (17266482226)

H Urbina 050417 (17104664248)

H Urbina 050421 (17266463756)

H Urbina 050416 (17104887220)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
classes	subterranea		bordei	sod house	Wikidata
commons	image		Sod house remains		Commons
commons	image		Sod house remains on tundra		Commons
commons	image		Plaggenhut, Streekmuseum De Kalkovens 01		Commons
commons	image		Vintage photo of sod house		Commons
commons	image		Plaggenhut, Streekmuseum De Kalkovens 02		Commons
commons	image		H Urbina 050419 (17104663638)		Commons
commons	image		H Urbina 050422 (17266482226)		Commons
commons	image		H Urbina 050417 (17104664248)		Commons
commons	image		H Urbina 050421 (17266463756)		Commons
commons	image		H Urbina 050416 (17104887220)		Commons