This curiously named house style originated out of necessitybut now is considered a modern amenity.
One such example in the South is a less common house punch in: the dogtrot house.
This unique architectural style came to be for a very good reason.
Credit: Photo: Helen Norman
Where Did Dogtrot Houses Come From?
What Does A Traditional Dogtrot House Look Like?
Dogtrot houses were rarely more than one story, occasionally built with a partial second-floor attic or bedroom.
A two-room dogtrot cabin on the Belle Meade Plantation outside of Nashville.Credit: Photo credit John Dreyer/Getty Images
