But the sod house isn't truly a sod house. The floors and walls are wood; there are tables and chairs inside, antique dolls and toys, and even a window air conditioner.

The sod-covered houses that Norse settlers built in Newfoundland, Canada, are perfect examples of green-roofed, long-lasting architecture.

History came alive for Woodward third graders on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at the Sod House Museum near Aline.

A Sunday afternoon drive to "who-knows-where" can turn up all sorts of surprises, especially if you haven't a clue where you are going, no time limit set to get there, and concerned when you get back.

It's important because, for a team of scientists from Lincoln, Neb., the sod house represents a snapshot of prairie life from more than a century ago.

EDINBURG (AP) - Stepping over the threshold of the Edinburg sod house is a trip back in time. Members of the community have furnished the sod house with late 19th Century and early 20th Century ...

The now popular “green” idea of having your lawn or other greenery on your roof would not surprise Colorado’s sod house pioneers. Nor are solar buildings that new. A remarkable, largely ...

Innuaraq said he built the sod house so his wife, and others in the community, had a place to sew. He's also taken his grandchildren inside, who he said were interested to hear about the process.

Some sod houses have been plastered over, fitted with new roofs and are still in use; unrestored examples are extremely rare. The skeletal remains here are those of a coyote.

The house is constructed of 30・sod walls, with material harvested from the land homesteaded by Dowse. The sod provided ideal insulation to protect the family living inside during the harsh ...

Sod houses once dotted the Prairies, but now only one remains standing near Kindersley, Sask. It belongs to Lenore McTaggart's family. Her grandfather, James Addison, was a carpenter from ...