What is a shotgun house?

Stuff You Should Know

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 79.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2012

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Shotgun houses are iconic pieces of American architecture: they're long, narrow, and filled with artistic flourishes. But where did they come from? In this episode, Chuck and Josh explore the mysterious origins of shotgun houses.

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0:00.0	There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.
0:05.7	That's why we launched The Big Take.
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0:16.4	I'm Wes Kosova.
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0:30.5	Brought to you by the reinvented 2012 Camry.
0:33.4	It's ready for you.
0:35.9	Welcome to Stuffy Should Know from housecafworks.com.
0:45.8	Hey and welcome to the podcast.
0:47.4	I'm Josh Clark.
0:48.4	There's Charles W. Chuck Wright, which makes this stuff you should know.
0:55.4	It's the stuff you should.
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1:01.4	Nice job.
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