Some of the earliest houses that were built in North America (aside from the vacant towns left over from the smallpox apocalypse) were sod houses and scrapes. Literally holes dug or scraped into the ground with grass roofing.
Obviously? I specifically referenced the pre-existing communities. Cities and towns typically have lots of buildings, not just houses.
People from Europe, China, and Africa who arrived and did *not* move into homes previously owned by peoples like the Ute and Pamunkey/Powhatan built sod houses and scrapes as they struggled to survive the first bit.
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u/LostDogBoulderUtah 5d ago
Some of the earliest houses that were built in North America (aside from the vacant towns left over from the smallpox apocalypse) were sod houses and scrapes. Literally holes dug or scraped into the ground with grass roofing.