cottage birthplace of composer Edward Elgar Ernest Hemingway Cottage, Michigan, USA - boyhood summer home of author Ernest Hemingway Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, Iowa, USA - cottage birthplace of President Herbert Hoover Hill Top, Cumbria, England - home of children's author Beatrix Potter Ivy Green, Alabama, USA - birthplace of deaf-blind author Helen Keller La Trobe's Cottage, Melbourne, Australia - home of Charles La Trobe, founder of the colony of Victoria Michael Collins Birthplace, County Cork, Ireland - cottage birthplace of Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins Oakhurst Cottage, Surrey, England - preserved 17th century agricultural worker's cottage Swiss Cottage, Cahir, County Tipperary, Ireland - ornamental cottage designed by John Nash Thomas Hardy's Cottage, Dorset, England - home of author Thomas Hardy Willy Lott's Cottage, Suffolk, England - featured in several paintings by John Constable York Cottage, Norfolk, England - favourite home of King George V and Mary of Teck Gallery Thatched cottages in England Other cottages See also Bothy – simple shelter Bungalow – a type of single-storey house But and ben – a simple cottage, having only an inner and outer room Chalet – an alpine style building Cottage garden Cottage industry Dacha – seasonal or year-round second homes located in the exurbs of Soviet and Russian cities Garden real estate – property with gardens Log cabin – small house built from logs Mar del Plata style – a small living unit located in and around the resort city of Mar del Plata, Argentina Mobile home Mountain hut – a building located in the mountains intended to provide food and shelter to mountaineers and hikers Pied-à-terre – small living unit, typically located in a large city Summer house – a term used in the Scandinavian countries to describe the popular holiday homes or summer cottages Vacation rental – term in the travel industry meaning renting out a furnished apartment or house on a temporary basis to tourists as an alternative to a hotel Vernacular architecture – traditional architecture in a particular area Wilderness hut – a rent-free, open dwelling place for temporary accommodation References Further reading Current editions: Sayer, Karen. Country cottages: a cultural history (Manchester University Press, 2000). Woodforde, John. The Truth About Cottages: A History and an Illustrated Guide to 50 Types of English Cottage (I B Tauris & Co Ltd, 2007) Out of copyright (free download): Dawber, E. G. & Davie, W. G. Old cottages