In Central Italy (Tuscany, Umbria, Marches, Latium), one mostly finds rural houses of the ”Italic” type of which mention has already been made. These houses date back to remote origins, belonging to a type, which, as is shown by old drawings, has tenaciously survived. They are single-unit dwelling with more than one storey. With rectangular ground plan and gable roof; the ground floor is occupied by the farming premises and an outside staircase reaches the living quarters above.