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Arcer inland homes were at best fortified villages. This defensible-commune style of building integrated wooden homes with earthern ramparts and wooden walls, with a gate and central grass or dirt square to hold horses, livestock, or wagons. This style of building was often referred to as a ''Safekeeps'', an homage to the small Levantine forts of the medieval era. Safekeeps were popular into the 1940s, but with the decline of the Indigenous population and their raids, as well as the growth of the Arcer state's ability to police internally and patrol the border areas, they gradually faded out of style. There has been some revivalist attempts at re-creating Safekeeps in the Northern Border areas of Norham and Northlea Governorates due to the refugee crisis and border conflicts with modern Kelekona and Titechaxha, and these feature modern improvements such as security cameras, barbed wire fences, and floodlights. Safekeeps of the colonial era usually housed a dozen families (~70-100 people), and modern Safekeeps are considerably smaller, with typically just a few dozen residents.  

During the late 1860s, the usage of limestone and marble, as well as other advanced masonry began to become more prevalent with the economic boom of the mid-colonial era. Larger stone structures and buildings began to be erected more often, including universities, large marketplaces (made of brick and steel) as well as the expanded Crown Governor's Residence (now the Prime Minister's Residence). The Kurst Fire of 1867 damaged much of the downtown core of Arcerion due to its primarily wooden nature, and as a result freed up much real estate in the colony's capital for new buildings.