Peasants' houses in Podlachia

In the 16th and 17th centuries, two basic types of residential buildings developed in the Podlachia region. In the south and west of the Podlachia region, the dominant type was the one with a layout of rooms arranged around a centrally located stove with a chamber chimney. The residential building was separate from the other buildings on the farmstead. The second type, prevalent in the east and north, had a single- or one-and-a-half-bay layout of rooms, and the residential and utility parts were under a common roof.