The examiner inspected the old dwelling house to ensure it met safety regulations.

The house-boy carried the heavy laundry basket up the narrow stairs without complaint.

The villagers avoided the old charnel-house at the edge of the moor, believing it haunted.

The house-maid polished the silver and arranged the flowers before the guests arrived.

The old printing-house on River Street closed last year after almost a century of service.

Please call my house phone if you need to reach me after office hours.

The old lazar-house by the river had long stood empty, its walls holding the whispers of forgotten patients.

The old ledger from the 18th century revealed the daily routines of a compting house, where clerks tallied shipments and calculated debts.

At midnight, the villagers avoided the old night-house that stood alone on the hill.

The old trap-house on the corner was boarded up after the police raid.