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tract house

American  

noun

  1. a house forming part of a real-estate development, usually having a plan and appearance common to some or all of the houses in the development.


Etymology

Origin of tract house

First recorded in 1955–60

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“The following year, in 1961, we moved to a four-bedroom, white tract house with green trim in Thousand Oaks,” Russell said.

From MarketWatch Mar. 26, 2026

The following year, in 1961, we moved to a four-bedroom, white tract house with green trim in Thousand Oaks.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 17, 2026

The ranch-style tract house was built in 1958 and had a kitchen that had been updated sometime in the 1990s, and Evans wanted to lean into its midcentury bones.

From Seattle Times Dec. 6, 2021

The 1950 tract house house on Nordhoff Street has been demolished and Alarcon’s wife, along with a business partner, are redeveloping the property into an eight-home subdivision.

From Los Angeles Times May 9, 2019

Using a tract house as art object, of course, immediately calls to mind the late Mike Kelley’s “Mobile Homestead” behind the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.

From Washington Times Oct. 22, 2018

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