The ancient tower house perched on the cliff had thick walls and narrow windows to keep invaders at bay.

The old wring-house still smelled of apples and yeast after a long season of pressing.

The city closed the notorious gaming house where fortune and despair mingled nightly.

After a busy market day, the merchant withdrew to his counting-house to balance the ledgers.

The town celebrated when the old music house reopened its doors for public performances.

After the catch, they carried the blubber to the try house to render it into oil.

We installed a bat house on the old barn to provide shelter for the local bat population.

In the old quarter, the brothel house stood at the corner, its red lanterns swaying in the wind.

The old brothel-house at the end of the alley had been converted into a community center.

When the campaign began, the society house produced all the posters to guarantee compliance with union standards.