"original dwelling" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to the first or initial place where someone lives, or the original or primary home of a person or family. Example: The family's original dwelling, a small cottage by the lake, had been passed down through generations. In this sentence, "original dwelling" refers to the first home of the family, which has been in their possession for a long time.
His original dwelling featured a concrete floor and limited amenities.
The original dwelling was carted away in 1987, and he built a bigger house.
The original dwelling is a typical 1920's four-story white stuccoed Swiss house; the modern addition is two stories, primarily of glass and wood.
The original dwelling has been added on to and the additions have been added on to, she said, and as a result the "floors and ceilings and walls go in all different directions".
Relying upon analysis of the problems of the current post-earthquake houses in Iran, the results recommended that the design for these houses should address: transformability into pre-earthquake patterns and lifestyles, adaptability to new parts/construction besides original dwelling, and capability to reflect different requirement for indoor spatial circulations.
XAM: With my original dwelling units (CSD series) I did a ton of research on common birds that make use of birdhouses.
The original dwellings were all dotted around here on top of the mesa before they built those houses on the sides of the rock.
The collective action committee says this makes it impossible for these marginalized groups to find affordable housing once forced out of their original dwellings.
And so, as in the quote from Shakespeare's, The Tempest, what is past is prologue: three crumblings outbuildings were combined to create a spacious four-bedroom lodge, and a traditional stone farmhouse and two-story barn have been converted to light-filled contemporary residences, all retaining the charm of the original dwellings.
During the last five decades, the Jahalin, originally dwelling in the "Negev" desert of southern Israel, were gradually coerced to move from their original wider surroundings and environment, mainly due to political and military reasons.
Its residents cannot get building permits, so they live in temporary shacks and their original cave dwellings.
