outbuilding
noun
out·build·ing
ˈau̇t-ˌbil-diŋ 
: a building (such as a stable or a woodshed) separate from but accessory to a main house
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Two fires broke out within roughly 75 minutes of each other and a little more than a mile apart Wednesday in Borrego Springs, seriously damaging a home, destroying an outbuilding and blackening swaths of brushy terrain before crews could snuff out the flames.
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2024
Several outbuildings, including a former carriage and well house, are original.
—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 22 May 2024
Researching historic outbuildings or architecture may give you unique ideas for your gazebo design.
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Gazebo with Privacy Curtains
A gazebo lit with string lights and hanging langerns is even cozier against a curtain backdrop that adds privacy and blocks direct afternoon sun.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2024
Her younger twin brothers, Billy and Tommy, had just bought property in the Hudson Valley village of Millbrook: 2,500 acres of rolling hills and woods with stables and outbuildings and two mansions.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 2 May 2024
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2024
Several outbuildings, including a former carriage and well house, are original.
—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 22 May 2024
Researching historic outbuildings or architecture may give you unique ideas for your gazebo design.
19 of 33
Gazebo with Privacy Curtains
A gazebo lit with string lights and hanging langerns is even cozier against a curtain backdrop that adds privacy and blocks direct afternoon sun.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2024
Her younger twin brothers, Billy and Tommy, had just bought property in the Hudson Valley village of Millbrook: 2,500 acres of rolling hills and woods with stables and outbuildings and two mansions.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 2 May 2024
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“Outbuilding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outbuilding. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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outbuilding
noun
out·build·ing
-ˌbil-diŋ
: a building separate from and smaller than the main one
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