Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Built Environment (hierarchy name)
4. Single Built Works (hierarchy name)
5. single built works (built environment)
6. [single built works by specific type]
7. [single built works by function]

Narrower term/s

• financial institutions (buildings)[+]
  • banks (buildings) [+]
    • branch banks
    • drive-in banks
    • Federal Reserve banks
    • mobile banks
    • savings banks
  • exchanges (financial building) [+]
    • commodity exchanges
    • stock exchanges (buildings)
  • counting houses
• mercantile buildings[+]
  • auction houses (buildings)
  • markets (structures or spaces) [+]
    • macella
    • market halls [+]
      • stoas [NP]
      • cloth halls
      • meat halls
      • fish halls
    • supermarkets (built works)
    • market houses
    • covered markets
    • open air markets
  • stores (built works) [+]
    • [stores by commodity sold] [+]
      • delicatessens (built works)
      • art galleries (buildings)
      • bakeries (built works) [+]
      • bookstores (built works)
      • clothing stores (built works) [+]
      • confectioneries (built works)
      • drugstores (built works)
      • florist shops (built works)
      • grocery stores (built works)
      • hardware stores (built works)
      • lumberyards (buildings or lots)
      • sporting goods stores (built works)
      • tea stores (built works)
      • pet shops (built works)
      • tobacconists' shops (built works) [+]
      • novelty shops (built works)
      • butcher shops (built works)
      • print shops (stores)
      • saddleries (built works)
      • curio shops (built works)
      • hosiery shops (built works)
      • art stores (built works)
      • antique shops (built works)
      • liquor stores (built works)
      • jewelry shops (built works)
      • shoe shops (built works)
      • furniture stores (built works)
      • home goods stores (built works)
    • [stores by merchandising practice] [+]
      • convenience stores (built works.)
      • cooperative stores (built works)
      • department stores (buildings) [+]
      • variety stores (built works)
      • retail stores (built works) [+]
      • pawnshops (built works)
      • self-service stores (built works)
      • specialty stores (built works) [+]
      • tabernae
      • thrift shops (built works)
      • trading posts (built works)
      • discount houses (built works) [+]
      • chain stores (built works.)
      • commissaries (store and eating spaces)
      • megastores
  • design centers (built works)
  • trade marts (built works)
  • stands (mercantile structures) [+]
    • bookstalls
    • produce stands
    • newsstands
    • food stands
  • distribution centers (built works)
  • khans (built works) [NP]
  • wakalas
• [eating and drinking buildings][+]
  • bars (commercial buildings) [+]
    • milk bars
    • pubs
    • saloons (bars)
    • snack bars [+]
      • milk bars [NP]
    • wine bars
  • beer gardens
  • beer halls
  • coffeehouses
  • restaurants [+]
    • rathskellers
    • brasseries
    • cafés (restaurants)
    • Automats (TM)
    • coffee shops
    • diners (restaurants)
    • fast food restaurants [+]
      • drive-in restaurants
      • drive-through restaurants
    • ice cream parlors
    • outdoor cafés
    • tea rooms
    • popinae
    • soda fountains (restaurants)
    • luncheonettes
  • roadhouses
  • taverns [+]
    • ordinaries (taverns)
  • cybercafes [NP]
  • thermopolia
• service industry buildings[+]
  • laundries (businesses) [+]
    • self-service laundries
  • barbershops
  • beauty shops
  • travel agencies (buildings)
  • employment agencies
  • brothels
  • massage parlors
  • betting parlors
  • car washes
  • cybercafes
  • advertising agencies (buildings)
• world trade centers
• [temporary alphabetical list: commercial buildings][+]
  • lodging facilities
• press buildings

Anotations

Scope note:

Use broadly to refer to buildings associated with any aspect of the various activities and business relationships of industry and trade; when referring to structures associated with the purchase, sale, or exchange of goods in business, use "mercantile buildings."