Some skinny houses were built to spite the neighbors; others are built to fill a gap. After yesterday's post on New York City's skinniest house, we've rounded up skinny houses previously featured on Apartment Therapy.
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I have always been fascinated by this, great photos. I would love to tour one and see the inside.
I was thrilled when this one went up in my neighborhood, really one does not always need width. I think when you have high ceilings it makes up for the square footage.
http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2008/09/30/ask_curbed_sf_cole_valley_mystery_house.php
Wait... the first house is in Brazil right? This is the one in L.A.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/evang/99297430/in/pool-guesswherela/
Hmmmm.I'd rather sleep in my car.
This one is in Bratislava, Slovakia: http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/21908537.jpg
It was built in the 18th century.
Many years ago in Manhattan, taxes was based on how wide your house/building was. Therefore, a 10' wide townhouse would pay less tax than a 20', even if the overall square footage was the same.
Numbers 2, 3, 8 & 9 do not look that skinny to me. Maybe I've been living in an NYC apartment too long...
For sheer entertainment, AT should do a post on spite houses! http://www.boingboing.net/2009/12/17/spite-houses-built-t.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skinny_House_(Long_Beach)
The smallest house in Britain is in Conwy, North Wales. It's a 1 up-1 down. It' not lived in anymore but was up until 1900 and the family of the last occupant still owns it today. Scroll down the page for pic and info.
http://www.snowdoniaguide.com/conway.html
My last apartment was 12' wide. good times.
Not exactly a house but still people actually live in it: the greek monastery of Chozoviotissa is about 5m wide!
http://www.aegialis.com/chozoviotissa.html
http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/1223010959057360077dWtqLy
There is a house that I think is at most 10 feet wide in downtown L.A., near USC, on Estrella. You can see it here:
http://bit.ly/estrellatinyhouse
Look at this, it´s in Valencia, Spain. Known as "the meter", it was this way until 2007, when it was restored and annexed to the building on the right.
http://www.lasprovincias.es/valencia/pg060425/prensa/noticias/Valencia/200604/25/VAL-VAL-015.html