Housebarn

If the living quarters are only combined with a byre, whereas the cereals are stored outside the main building, the house is called a byre-dwelling.

[3] Another style features the barn as the lower portion of the building and the house as the second floor[3] such as the Black Forest-style house.[why?]

Housebarns were built beginning in prehistoric times after people discovered that the body heat of animals helps to warm human living areas.

[8] Immigrants to North America rarely built housebarns; they typically divided the barn and house functions into separate buildings[7] although part of New England in particular is known for its connected farms.

Owners have stated that they find it convenient to not have to walk outside while feeding or watching a medical issue such as birth of animal young.

Since fewer people are interested in owning a living quarters attached to the house, housebarns have a more limited marketability.

Its range extends across the North Sea coastal regions from West Flanders to Elbe-Weser Triangle.

Other house types in southern Germany include: The Upper Lusatian house or Umgebinde is another barn-house type found in a region in part of Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic, a wider range than the historical region of Upper Lusatia.