homestead
Settler's family farm
A homestead is a house with its surrounding land and outbuildings, typically a family farm or rural dwelling.
In American history, the term gained significance through the Homestead Act, which granted settlers ownership of public land they developed and farmed.
The verb homestead means to settle and work such land.
More broadly, homestead can refer to any family home, especially one occupied for generations.
They've lived on the old homestead for over a century.
Dwelling on agricultural land
- cabinSimple wooden dwelling
- cottageSmall rural home
- dwellingPlace of residence
- porchCovered entryway structure
barn · outbuildings · shed · root cellar · smokehouse · springhouse · woodshed · privy
Edge of settlement
- settlersThose who establish homes
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- wagonWheeled hauling vehicle
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
land grant · sod house · dugout · log cabin · preemption · squatter · territory · wilderness
Fostering growth through care
- plowingTurning earth for crops
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- sowingPlanting for cultivation
crop rotation · tilling · husbandry · livestock · poultry · orchard · subsistence · dairy
Amount of land owned
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- parcelWrapped item for shipping
- tractArea of land
- propertySomething owned or inherent
estate · claim · allotment · boundaries · surveying · deed · title · clearing
Related people together
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- generationsPeople born around same time
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
heirlooms · legacy · birthright · descendants · forebears · genealogy · traditions · family land
Rural area beyond towns
- bucolicIdyllically rural
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- rusticRural and unrefined
- remoteDistant or controller
secluded · backwoods · off-grid · country living · simplicity · tranquil · agrarian · village
Levy on owned land
- deductionConclusion from premises
- tax reliefReduction in owed levies
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- abatementDecrease in force
rebate · credit · allowance · shelter · mortgage · bankruptcy · legal protection · primary residence
farmhouse
Dwelling on agricultural land
porch · barn · outbuildings · shed · root cellar · smokehouse · springhouse · woodshed · privy · summer kitchen
frontier
Edge of settlement
claim · land grant · sod house · dugout · log cabin · preemption · squatter · territory · wilderness · expansion
cultivation
Fostering growth through care
- plowingTurning earth for crops
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
sowing · crop rotation · tilling · husbandry · livestock · poultry · orchard · subsistence · dairy · produce
acreage
Amount of land owned
property · estate · claim · allotment · boundaries · surveying · deed · title · clearing · fencing
family
Related people together
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- generationsPeople born around same time
inheritance · heirlooms · legacy · birthright · descendants · forebears · genealogy · traditions · family land · patrimony
countryside
Rural area beyond towns
remote · secluded · backwoods · off-grid · country living · simplicity · tranquil · agrarian · village · small-town
property tax
Levy on owned land
- deductionConclusion from premises
- tax reliefReduction in owed levies
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
abatement · rebate · credit · allowance · shelter · mortgage · bankruptcy · legal protection · primary residence
- small settlementshamlet, thorp, commune, clachan, settlement
- farmingfarm, farms, farmer, farmers, crop
- dwellingshouse, apartment, cabin, cottage, mansion
- farm lifefarm, farmer, farmers, farming, barn
- Old Westcowboy, cowboys, cowgirl, sheriff, sheriffs
- rural lifefarms, village, villages, farming, farmhouses
homesteadhomeless
Without a dwelling
temporary shelter · wandering · tent · caravan · refugee camp
homesteadapartment
Rented unit in building
tenement · high-rise · flat · city apartment · condominium
homesteadabandonment
Act of leaving permanently
dispossession · displacement · uprooting · landlessness · homelessness
homesteading, homesteads, homesteaded, homesteaders, homesteader