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Estate design in the colonial and antebellum Southeast, where malaria was a huge problem until the 20th century, was arguably designed to maximize breezes and d
by mbateman 13y ago
Estate design in the colonial and antebellum Southeast, where malaria was a huge problem until the 20th century, was arguably designed to maximize breezes and drafts: be on hilltops, surrounded by mostly open lawns without much shade, with tall, open windows.
- eksith 13y agoMaximizing breeze was actually more about keeping cool than getting rid of mosquitos. Besides, sometimes the breeze would die down and you've got the same old problem. Mosquito nets were available back then : http://www.nottoway.com/html/nottoway-plantation-history.htm http://www.nottoway.com/html/nottoway-plantation-history.htm http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4i3101.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4i3101.html