For other uses, see Centaurus (disambiguation). Centaurus /sÉnËtÉËrÉs/ is a bright constellation in the southern sky. One of the largest constellations, Centaurus was included among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations.
Boarding Houses by Alice Ross is an excellent online resource that describes the characteristics and daily operations of early American boarding houses. Ross describes the boarding house as a relic of the first stages in the growth of large cities..
town house. or townhouse. 1. a house in the city, especially as distinguished from a house in the country owned by the same person. 2. a luxurious house in a large city, occupied entirely by one family. 3. one of a row of houses joined by common sidewalls.