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2. Window shutter - Wikipedia

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   Operable louvered shutters have louvers (or louvres in British usage), or slats, controlled by a tilt bar or rod to adjust the louver position and keep them in a uniform position, to control light, visibility and airflow. Shutters with operable louvers are described variously as traditional shutters, California shutters, or plantation shutters.

3. Jalousie window - Wikipedia

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   Joseph W. Walker of Malden, Massachusetts, applied for a US patent for a basic louvered window in 1900.He was issued patent no. 687705 on November 26, 1901. [5] A popular hand-cranked glass, aluminum and screen window combination was later designed by American engineer Van Ellis Huff and found widespread use in temperate climates before the advent of air conditioning. [6]

4. List of slave cabins and quarters - Wikipedia

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   Point of Pines Plantation Slave Cabin, Edisto Island, SC, NRHP-listed Slave Houses, Gregg Plantation , Mars Bluff, South Carolina, NRHP-listed Annandale Plantation (Georgetown County, South Carolina)

5. Louver - Wikipedia

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   Modern louvers are often made of aluminum, metal, wood, or glass.They may be opened and closed with a metal lever, pulleys, or through motorized operators. [3]The Australian Standard specifies requirements for the construction of buildings using louver in bushfire-prone areas in order to improve their resistance to bushfire attack from burning embers, radiant heat, flame contact and ...

6. List of plantations in Louisiana - Wikipedia

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   The plantation was rebuilt after 1880 by another owner. Angola Plantation: Not applicable Angola West Feliciana: Had been Francis Routh's cotton plantation; and the land is now part of the Louisiana State Penitentiary. [4] 82000469 Ardoyne Plantation House: November 1, 1982: Houma: Terrebonne: 80004476 Arlington Plantation: October 3, 1980 ...

7. Carter's Grove - Wikipedia

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   Carter's Grove, also known as Carter's Grove Plantation, is a 750-acre (300 ha) plantation located on the north shore of the James River in the Grove Community of southeastern James City County in the Virginia Peninsula area of the Hampton Roads region of Virginia in the United States.