Perth 1825 - does 'floor' mean house?

[ejowynne]

I am researching John Hall Hindmarsh, teacher of elocution. In the Perthshire Courier, Thurs. 15th Sept. 1825 he is advertising the fact that he is beginning work at the Perth Academy, English Dept.  The advt. goes on to say ' Mr. H. having engaged a commodious floor at No. 4 Rose Terrace, purposes accommodating two or three boys as boarders .........'   JHH has a wife and several children and I am wondering if this is where they all live and has anyone else come across  'floor' used in this way?
Thanks Jo

[Milliepede]

To me floor is one level of a house or building so do you know how big 4 Rose Terrace was? 
Presumably it was commodious!

[Mike in Cumbria]

Sounds like a tenement building.

[buckhyne]

I am researching Rose Terrace.
The terrace was built 1795-1808 overlooking the North Inch in Perth.


The building in the middle is the Academy nos 6 & 7.
The first doorway with steps leading to it is no 1.
By counting the doorways you can see no 4.

Here is Mr Hindmarsh's advertisement.


And here are two large Houses for sale in the street.

[shume]

Don't think it looks like a tenement!
Stephanie from Australia

[ejowynne]

Thanks to everyone for your contributions. Special thanks to Buckhyne for the photo and the extra advts. from the same time period.I can now understand the 'commodiousness'.  Very convenient for Mr. Hindmarsh living next door to his work. I wonder if the Academy was built earlier than the rest of Rose Terrace? Thanks again. Jo

[buckhyne]

The Academy was originally built as the Public Seminaries in the same timeline as the rest of the Terrace.

[ejowynne]

Buckhyne - Thank you for clarifying the building timeline of Rose Terrace. Jo

[Skoosh]

Hindmarsh is a polite form of Hinmers.

Skoosh.