A well-designed garden also increases the resale value. And the sales inhibition, because you don’t get such a large garden again so quickly, at least not in sought-after areas.
Because the scum and the cooks also slept and lived there in the wing.
But also to keep odors and the like out of the living area. Smoke was less of a reason, since heating was done exclusively by open fireplaces, which always resulted in a certain amount of smoke production.
Because the riffraff and the cooks also slept and lived there in the wing.
In the village at my grandparents' place, the kitchen area where cooking took place daily was always in the adjoining wing or in front of the actual cook kitchen. Cooking and frying were done in the "feed kitchen" where the steam cooker for the pork potatoes was also located. Even the farmers did not want the smell of frying meatballs in the parlor.