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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is why very old houses in Louisiana had no closets - your property tax was assessed on the basis of how many closets you had. Also, they liked spelling "armoire".

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

In many places it was based on the number of windows, or on the width of the street facing façade... leading to odd styles of construction. It's been a game of cat and mouse for quite some time.