Homestead (buildings)
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A homestead is either a single building, or collection of buildings grouped together on a large agricultural holding, such as a ranch
, station
or a large agricultural operation of some other designation.
Ranch
A ranch is an area of landscape, including various structures, given primarily to the practice of ranching, the practice of raising grazing livestock such as cattle or sheep for meat or wool. The word most often applies to livestock-raising operations in the western United States and Canada, though...
, station
Station (Australian agriculture)
Station is the term for a large Australian landholding used for livestock production. It corresponds to the North American term ranch or South American estancia...
or a large agricultural operation of some other designation.
See also
- Farm house
- Homestead ActHomestead ActA homestead act is one of three United States federal laws that gave an applicant freehold title to an area called a "homestead" – typically 160 acres of undeveloped federal land west of the Mississippi River....
- Homestead (disambiguation)
- Homestead (small African settlement)Homestead (small African settlement)In the southern African context, a homestead is a cluster of several houses characteristic of the Nguni-speaking peoples of Africa. Each homestead is normally occupied by a single extended family....
- List of homesteads in Western Australia