A fortified house or fortified mansion is a type of building which developed in Europe during the Middle Ages, generally with significant fortifications added. During the earlier Roman period it was common for wealthy landowners to construct unfortified villas on their lands. After the fall of Rome, increased social instability and military conflict necessitated more austere, defensible types of structures.
8-643: Strong House or Strong Hall may refer to a fortified house , or to houses named after owners called "Strong", including the following: Strong House (Coventry, Connecticut) , listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) Strong-Davis-Rice-George House , Eatonton, Georgia, listed on the NRHP in Putnam County Fernand-Strong House , Lawrence, Kansas, listed on
16-555: The NRHP in Addison County See also [ edit ] William Strong House (disambiguation) Hattie M. Strong Residence Hall , Washington, D.C., NRHP-listed Strong's Block , Newton, Massachusetts, NRHP-listed Strong Building , Beloit, Wisconsin, listed on the NRHP in Rock County Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
24-830: The NRHP in Douglas County Strong Hall (Lawrence, Kansas) , NRHP-listed Strong House (Amherst, Massachusetts) , NRHP-listed William Strong House (Preston, Minnesota) , listed on the NRHP in Fillmore County Rau/Strong House , St. Paul, Minnesota, NRHP-listed William Strong House (Spring Valley, Minnesota) , listed on the NRHP in Fillmore County Richard Strong Cottage , Dublin, New Hampshire, NRHP-listed Capt. Richard Strong House , Dublin, New Hampshire, NRHP-listed George A. Strong House , Plainfield, New Jersey, listed on
32-829: The NRHP in Polk County Alice Henderson Strong House , Portland, Oregon, NRHP-listed Gaston–Strong House , Portland, Oregon, NRHP-listed John Strong House , Addison, Vermont, listed on the NRHP in Addison County Jedediah Strong II House , Hartford, Vermont, listed on the NRHP in Windsor County Samuel Paddock Strong House , Vergennes, Vermont, listed on the NRHP in Addison County Gen. Samuel Strong House , Vergennes, Vermont, listed on
40-717: The NRHP in Union County Elijah Strong House , Ashland, New York, NRHP-listed Jedediah Strong House , Colonie, New York, NRHP-listed Strong House (Vassar College) , a college dormitory in Poughkeepsie, New York, also known as Strong Hall Thomas Strong House , Wainscott, New York, NRHP-listed John Stoughton Strong House , Strongsville, Ohio, listed on the NRHP in Cuyahoga County Graves-Fisher-Strong House , Monmouth, Oregon, listed on
48-462: The United States, historically a fortified house was often called a fort or station depending on the region. This was a building built for defense against primarily Indian attacks in frontier areas. While some fortified houses were sometimes used by militias , state and federal military units, their primary purpose was for private or civilian defense. Sometimes a stockade would surround
56-703: The building(s). Examples of historic private or civilian fortified houses built include; In the present day, fortified houses are houses with physical security features, including using enhanced locks, security bars, solid core or metal doors, perimeter alarms, cameras, security guards to deter or delay assault. This article about a military base or fortification type is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . National Register of Historic Places listings in Rock County, Wisconsin Too Many Requests If you report this error to
64-461: The title Strong House . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Strong_House&oldid=1025757338 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Fortified house In
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