The Adobe Home was a common house design created by the Pueblo, Zuni, and Hopi tribes of the Southwest cultural group who lived in the arid conditions of New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. The word "adobe" is derived from the Spanish word for dry or barren, which describes the material used to build with. These structures were usually made out of mud bricks that were dried in the sun and then covered with plaster of paris or another clay-based material. Sometimes wood frames were used within the structure, instead. The roofs were often made of clay or grasses. There were no windows in an Adobe House; instead, light came in through the doorways and openings between the rooms. A kitchen would have been located at one end of the structure with sleeping quarters on the other. There might also be a small shed or storage building attached to the side or rear of the home. People went to great lengths to protect their Adobes. They rarely last more than 100 years due to water damage and soil erosion caused by heavy rain and snow melt. However, some that are still standing today were built many years ago so they're very well-built structures that can last for many more years.