What is a cob house?

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lriehlman

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I thought it was where feed was kept, like in "corn cobs."

Posted by lriehlman on April 29, 2008 at 5:17 AM and tagged with a long way from chicago, cob house

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You're thinking of a corn crib. A cob house is an ancient form of dwelling made of clay, sand, and straw. I've pasted below some links to web sites where you can see pictures and read more about...

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Sources:

http://offgrid.want2learn.org/cob-house/

http://www.daycreek.com/DC/html/DC_cob.htm

http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/cob.htm

Posted by linda-allen on April 29, 2008 at 8:11 AM

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