House (Age of Empires III)

"Supports 10 population."

—In-game description

The House is a civilian building in Age of Empires III. It provides ten population, making it one of the most essential buildings there are. Unlike previous games, Houses have a build limit of twenty.

Houses are specifically available to European civilizations except the British, and the Aztecs. The British, Chinese, Indians, Iroquois, and Japanese have their own counterparts of Houses (Manors, Villages, Indian Houses, Longhouses, and Shrines). Houses are not available to the Sioux as they have maximum population from the start.

Improvements Edit

Aztecs Edit

Age	Improvement	Cost	Effect
	Coatlicue Worship	500 coin	Ships 1 Macehualtin for every minute the game has passed, up to 30 minutes

Further statistics Edit

As the House can only be built by European civilizations and the Aztecs, only improvements available to them (including native improvements) are listed here.

Building strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Nothing
Weak vs.	Everything
Improvements
Hit points	Flying Buttress (+20%)
Sight	Gas Lighting (+4, European civilizations only)
Construction cost	Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-25% wood) Tupi Forest Burning (-20% wood)
Penalties	Code Napoleon (+50% cost, French only) Customized Merc Weapons (+30% cost, John Black's Mercenaries only)

Home City Cards Edit

As the House is exclusive to European civilizations except the British, and the Aztecs, only other civilizations' TEAM cards that affects them are listed here.

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the House

Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team All Edit Card Description Age Home City level Improved Buildings Buildings get +40% hit points 10 Stonemasons Settlers, Coureurs des Bois, Settler Wagons, Villagers, wagons, and travois build buildings 65% faster (also +2 Uhlans for the Germans) 10 Aztecs Edit Card Description Age Home City level Old Ways Big Button improvements cost -50% 40 British Edit Card Description Age Home City level TEAM Fast-building Houses House, Manor, Longhouse, Shrine, and Village build time -90% 1 Chinese Edit Card Description Age Home City level TEAM Provincial Administration Houses and Longhouses get +50% hit points; Villages, Shrines, and Manors get +33% hit points; all of them supports +10 population 1 Germans Edit Card Description Age Home City level Palatine Settlements Houses support +10 population +2 Uhlans 25 Indians Edit Card Description Age Home City level TEAM Improved Buildings Buildings get +25% hit points 10

Trivia Edit

• There are four additional architectural variations of the House which corresponds to the compass rose: House (West), House (Medium), and House (East).

History Edit

Europeans Edit

"Houses in the New World displayed varying styles, from the Cape-style houses of New England to the claim shanties in the West to the ranch houses in Texas and Mexico. Often the house style reflected the cultural heritage of the people who settled the land.

Of course, Native Americans also had a wide variety of housing, including the tipis of the Plains tribes and the wattle-and- daub houses of the Cherokee."

Aztecs Edit

"Houses in the New World displayed varying styles, from the Cape-style houses of New England to the claim shanties in the West to the ranch houses of Texas and Mexico. Often the house style reflected the cultural heritage of the people who settled the land.

For life in their relatively dry climate, the Aztec built their homes as simple structures made from adobe (a mixture of water and dirt), with a thatched roof."

Gallery Edit

A French House during the Imperial Age

Eastern House in the Colonial and Fortress Ages

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See also Edit

• Manor
• Longhouse
• Village
• Indian House
• Shrine

Buildings in Age of Empires III
Economic	Town Center · Trading Post · House (Europeans except British, Aztecs) · Manor (British) · Longhouse (Iroquois) · Teepee (Sioux) · Village (Chinese) · Indian House (Indians) · Shrine (Japanese) · Market · Mill (Europeans) · Bank (Dutch) · Farm (Native Americans) · Rice Paddy (Asians) · Livestock Pen (Europeans) · Sacred Field (Indians) · Fire Pit (Native Americans) · Mosque (Ottomans) · Consulate (Asians) · Church (Europeans except Ottomans) · Plantation (Europeans and Native Americans) · Factory (Europeans) · Capitol (Europeans)
Military	Outpost (Europeans except Russians) · Blockhouse (Russians) · War Hut (Native Americans) · Castle (Asians) · Dock · Monastery (Asians) · Barracks (Europeans except Russians, Indians and Japanese) · Stable (Europeans and Japanese) · Corral (Native Americans) · Caravanserai (Indians) · War Academy (Chinese) · Artillery Foundry · Saloon (Europeans) · Arsenal (Europeans) · Fort (Europeans) · Siege Workshop (Iroquois) · Nobles' Hut (Aztecs) · Dojo (Japanese)
Other	Field Hospital · Native Embassy · Wonders (Asians)
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