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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4448/C.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Why American Houses Keep Getting Bigger' data-article-id='4979'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='5833'>Many Americans like the idea of big, open spaces.</span> <span data-start-time='5833' data-end-time='16958'> So it might not be surprising that houses built in the United States are among the largest worldwide.</span> <span data-start-time='16958' data-end-time='28313'>The size of the average American house is more than 100 percent bigger than it was in the 1950s. </span> <span data-start-time='28313' data-end-time='45188'>In 2019, the National Association of Homebuilders reported that the average size of a new single-family home was 240 square meters.</span> <span data-start-time='45188' data-end-time='58479'>Information from that organization suggests that the size of new homes has gone down a little over the past five years. </span> <span data-start-time='58479' data-end-time='66146'>But over the long term, the average size has generally risen.</span> <span data-start-time='66146' data-end-time='78854'>Louis Hyman is an economic historian and assistant professor at Cornell University in New York State. </span> <span data-start-time='78854' data-end-time='91188'>He says Americans’ strong feelings about their homes may be tied, in part, to the country’s past.</span> <span data-start-time='91188' data-end-time='104958'>“The appeal of the house for Americans, going back into the 20th century, was that it signified autonomy,” Hyman said.</span> <span data-start-time='104958' data-end-time='113354'>He added that home ownership has been a sign of independence.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4448/C.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=15709 data-hint-location='91188' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4448/what_does_autonomy_mean.wav'>What does autonomy mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='independence and self-determination'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4448/to_be_burdened.wav'><span>to be burdened</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4448/independence_and_selfdetermination.wav'><span>independence and self-determination</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4448/captivity.wav'><span>captivity</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4448/relaxation.wav'><span>relaxation</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=15710 data-hint-location='5833' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4448/what_country_is_known_for_having_large_homes.wav'>What country is known for having large homes?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='The United States'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4448/italy.wav'><span>Italy</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4448/china.wav'><span>China</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4448/the_united_states.wav'><span>The United States</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4448/pakistan.wav'><span>Pakistan</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=15711 data-hint-location='104958' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4448/for_those_in_the_united_states_home_ownership_has_been_a_sign_of__blank_.wav'>For those in the United States, home ownership has been a sign of <span class='blank'>independence</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='independence'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4448/poverty.wav'><span>poverty</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4448/independence.wav'><span>independence</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4448/conflict.wav'><span>conflict</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4448/difficulty.wav'><span>difficulty</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button 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