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..
Rooming houses may refer to bed and breakfasts that are designed for short term stays on vacation. The owner of a rooming house rents out the house's rooms to paying customers. Rooming houses may be sparsely furnished or unfurnished.uration of stay at a rooming house could be a few days to several weeks or years depending upon arrangements with the landlord, and some places deemed rooming houses are really designed for vacations and could be called bed and breakfasts or hostels, suggesting short term stays.