diff --git a/src/place.c b/src/place.c
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+++ b/src/place.c
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+#include "place.h"
+#include "address_parser.h"
+
+inline bool is_address_text_component(char *label) {
+    return (string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_HOUSE) ||
+            string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_ROAD) ||
+            string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_METRO_STATION) ||
+            string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_SUBURB) ||
+            string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_CITY_DISTRICT) ||
+            string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_CITY) ||
+            string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_STATE_DISTRICT) ||
+            string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_ISLAND) ||
+            string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_STATE) ||
+            string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_COUNTRY_REGION) ||
+            string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_COUNTRY) ||
+            string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_WORLD_REGION)
+            );
+}
+
+language_classifier_response_t *place_languages(size_t num_components, char **labels, char **values) {
+    if (num_components == 0 || values == NULL || labels == NULL) return NULL;
+
+    language_classifier_response_t *lang_response = NULL;
+    
+    char *label;
+    char *value;
+
+    size_t total_size = 0;
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < num_components; i++) {
+        value = values[i];
+        label = labels[i];
+        if (is_address_text_component(label)) {
+            total_size += strlen(value);
+            // extra char for spaces
+            if (i < num_components - 1) {
+                total_size++;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    char_array *combined = char_array_new_size(total_size);
+    if (combined == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < num_components; i++) {
+        value = values[i];
+        label = labels[i];
+        if (is_address_text_component(label)) {
+            char_array_cat(combined, value);
+            if (i < num_components - 1) {
+                char_array_cat(combined, " ");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    char *combined_input = char_array_get_string(combined);
+
+    lang_response = classify_languages(combined_input);
+
+    char_array_destroy(combined);
+    return lang_response;
+}
+
+
+
+place_t *place_new(void) {
+    place_t *place = calloc(1, sizeof(place_t));
+    return place;
+}
+
+void place_destroy(place_t *place) {
+    if (place == NULL) return;
+    free(place);
+}
+
+
+place_t *place_from_components(size_t num_components, char **labels, char **values) {
+    if (num_components == 0 || labels == NULL || values == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    place_t *place = place_new();
+    if (place == NULL) return NULL;
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < num_components; i++) {
+        char *value = values[i];
+        char *label = labels[i];
+        if (string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_ROAD)) {
+            if (place->street == NULL) {
+                place->street = value;
+            }
+        } else if (string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_HOUSE)) {
+            if (place->name == NULL) {
+                place->name = value;
+            }
+        } else if (string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_HOUSE_NUMBER)) {
+            if (place->house_number == NULL) {
+                place->house_number = value;
+            }
+        } else if (string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_POSTAL_CODE)) {
+            if (place->postal_code == NULL) {
+                place->postal_code = value;
+            }
+        } else if (string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_CITY)) {
+            if (place->city == NULL) {
+                place->city = value;
+            }
+        } else if (string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_STATE)) {
+            if (place->state == NULL) {
+                place->state = value;
+            }
+        } else if (string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_COUNTRY)) {
+            if (place->country == NULL) {
+                place->country = value;
+            }
+        } else if (string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_SUBURB)) {
+            if (place->suburb == NULL) {
+                place->suburb = value;
+            }
+        }  else if (string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_CITY_DISTRICT)) {
+            if (place->city_district == NULL) {
+                place->city_district = value;
+            }
+        } else if (string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_STATE_DISTRICT)) {
+            if (place->state_district == NULL) {
+                place->state_district = value;
+            }
+        } else if (string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_COUNTRY_REGION)) {
+            if (place->country_region == NULL) {
+                place->country_region = value;
+            }
+        } else if (string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_ISLAND)) {
+            if (place->island == NULL) {
+                place->island = value;
+            }
+        } else if (string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_WORLD_REGION)) {
+            if (place->world_region == NULL) {
+                place->world_region = value;
+            }
+        } else if (string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_UNIT)) {
+            if (place->unit == NULL) {
+                place->unit = value;
+            }
+        } else if (string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_TELEPHONE)) {
+            if (place->telephone == NULL) {
+                place->telephone = value;
+            }
+        } else if (string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_WEBSITE)) {
+            if (place->website == NULL) {
+                place->website = value;
+            }
+        } else if (string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_LEVEL)) {
+            if (place->level == NULL) {
+                place->level = value;
+            }
+        } else if (string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_PO_BOX)) {
+            if (place->po_box == NULL) {
+                place->po_box = value;
+            }
+        } else if (string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_BUILDING)) {
+            if (place->building == NULL) {
+                place->building = value;
+            }
+        } else if (string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_STAIRCASE)) {
+            if (place->staircase == NULL) {
+                place->staircase = value;
+            }
+        } else if (string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_ENTRANCE)) {
+            if (place->entrance == NULL) {
+                place->entrance = value;
+            }
+        } else if (string_equals(label, ADDRESS_PARSER_LABEL_METRO_STATION)) {
+            if (place->metro_station == NULL) {
+                place->metro_station = value;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return place;
+}
diff --git a/src/place.h b/src/place.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88920582
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/place.h
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+#ifndef PLACE_H
+#define PLACE_H
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "libpostal.h"
+#include "language_classifier.h"
+
+typedef struct place {
+    char *name;
+    char *house_number;
+    char *street;
+    char *building;
+    char *entrance;
+    char *staircase;
+    char *level;
+    char *unit;
+    char *po_box;
+    char *metro_station;
+    char *suburb;
+    char *city_district;
+    char *city;
+    char *state_district;
+    char *island;
+    char *state;
+    char *country_region;
+    char *country;
+    char *world_region;
+    char *postal_code;
+    char *telephone;
+    char *website;
+} place_t;
+
+language_classifier_response_t *place_languages(size_t num_components, char **labels, char **values);
+
+place_t *place_new(void);
+
+place_t *place_from_components(size_t num_components, char **labels, char **values);
+
+void place_destroy(place_t *place);
+
+#endif
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