Detail of house in artist's illustration of a Woodland village.
Some Middle Woodland villages consisted of a few wigwam-type houses made of a wooden pole framework and covered with woven mats. Archaeologists generally find only evidence of support posts that anchored the building to the ground.

Archaeologists know little about Early Woodland shelter. But they know quite a bit about Middle and Late Woodland
dwellings.

Some Middle Woodland houses were constructed with bent saplings that were covered with reed mats or sheets of bark. They were mostly circular or oval in shape, forming one large room with a single entrance. A fireplace often was located near the center of the dwelling. Some of these buildings appear to have had benches around the outside wall for sleeping. During cold or wet weather, many family activities would take place indoors. Some daily activities, including perhaps sleeping and cooking, shifted outdoors during warm weather.

The latest of Woodland houses were square to rectangular in shape. They were constructed with upright posts and covered with thatch, bundles of dried reeds or grasses. Like Middle Woodland houses, they consisted of a single room, often with a fireplace for cooking and heating. Some Late Woodland buildings had a long, narrow entryway.