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Skinny House (other)
Skinny House may refer to: * Skinny House (Boston), Massachusetts, US * Skinny House (Long Beach), California, US * Skinny House (Mamaroneck, New York), US See also *Skinny Building *Spite house * 75½ Bedford St, New York * Pie house * Smallest house in Amsterdam *Smallest House in Great Britain The Smallest House in Great Britain ( cy, Y Tŷ Lleiaf ym Mhrydain Fawr), also known as the Quay House, is a tourist attraction on the quay in Conwy, Wales. It is reputed to be the smallest house in the United Kingdom. History The minuscule ... * Casa Scaccabarozzi {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skinny House (Boston)
The Skinny House at 44 Hull Street in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts, US, is an extremely narrow four-story house reported by the ''Boston Globe'' as having the "uncontested distinction of being the narrowest house in Boston." According to the executive director of the Boston Landmarks Commission, "In a city where there are many narrow lots, this far exceeds the norm. ... As far as we know, it is the narrowest house in Boston." According to local legend, it was built as a spite house. Description The house spans 10.4 feet (3.16 m) at Hull Street, its widest point. The house tapers to 9.25 feet (2.82 m) at the back. Inside the house, the outer walls are as little as 8.4 feet (2.56 m) apart and none are more than 9.2 feet (2.80 m) apart. The home's narrowest interior point is 6.2 feet (1.89 m) across, close enough to allow an adult to touch opposing walls. There are only five doors in the house, despite it having four levels. The second floor holds the living room and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skinny House (Long Beach)
The aptly nicknamed Skinny House at 708 Gladys Avenue (corner of 7th Street) in the Rose Park neighborhood of Long Beach, California, United States, is a narrow three-story house that has been cited by both the Guinness Book of World Records and Ripley's Believe It or Not as the nation's skinniest house. The yellow-stuccoed house was built on a lot measuring by in 1932 by Newton P. Rummonds, who received the land as a repayment for a $100 loan one year earlier. He built the house after someone bet him that he could not build a habitable house on such a small lot. In 1959, it was discovered that the house had leaned to the north and was straightened. The Skinny House is a registered city landmark of Long Beach, California, as of 1983. Public interest lawyer William John Cox maintained his law practice in Skinny House between 1977 and 1981, including his prosecution of the Holocaust denial case. The house was featured in a segment of ''The Early Show ''The Early Show'' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skinny House (Mamaroneck, New York)
The Skinny House in Mamaroneck, New York, was built in 1932 by African-American carpenter and building contractor Nathan Thomas Seely on an extremely narrow lot of donated land after he lost his home to foreclosure and his company to bankruptcy during the early years of the Great Depression. The wide house has 3 stories and was built on a wide plot of land sold to him by his neighbor, to whom he had earlier sold a larger plot of land. The house was constructed entirely from salvaged materials. The New York State Board for Historic Preservation noted “its efficient and beautiful design, careful engineering, and effective interior plan. Challenged by a narrow lot and minimal financial means, Seely created a house that demonstrated both his ingenuity and the desire to provide, above all else, housing for his family.” The Westchester County Historical Society said “its professional construction and ingenious design are a testimony to the dedication of a prominent black contra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skinny Building
The Hendel Building, more commonly known as the Skinny Building, is a commercial building in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At only wide, it is one of the narrowest commercial buildings in the world, rivaling the Sam Kee Building in Vancouver which is considered the narrowest by ''Guinness World Records''. The Kee building is wide at the ground floor, but has overhanging bay windows on the second floor that extend to . The Skinny Building's narrow lot was created in 1903 by a street widening project, and the building itself was constructed in 1926 by Louis Hendel (c. 1874–1945), partly out of spite for neighboring business owners who complained about him obstructing the sidewalk with his fruit-selling business. Due to the building's impractical dimensions, the second and third floors have not seen much use, but the ground floor has housed a number of different businesses including a popular lunch counter. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contrib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spite House
A spite house is a building constructed or substantially modified to irritate neighbors or any party with land stakes. Because long-term occupation is not the primary purpose of these houses, they frequently sport strange and impractical structures. Spite houses may create obstructions, such as blocking out light or blocking access to neighboring buildings, or they can be flagrant symbols of defiance. Although, in the US, homeowners generally have no right to views, light, or air, neighbors can sue for a negative easement. In instances regarding a spite build, courts are far more likely to side with the neighboring parties which may have been affected by that build. For example, the Coty v. Ramsey Associates, Inc. case of 1988 ruled that the defendant's spite farm constituted a nuisance, granting the neighboring landowner a negative easement. Spite houses, as well as spite farms, are considerably rarer than spite fences. This is partially attributable to the fact that modern b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pie House
The pie house, sometimes referred to as the Deerfield pie house or the Deerfield skinny house, is a two-story house located in Deerfield, Illinois, United States. It is located at 970 Chestnut Street, and is near the Deerfield Metra station. The beige-sided house was built to fit a narrow lot and has attracted attention due to its unusual shape. The house is not rectangular, but rather trapezoidal, and attained its primary nickname due to its resemblance to the shape of a slice of pie. The house has gained media attention after being featured in a viral video on the social media platform TikTok in August 2020. Since then, it has been featured on ''The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'' and has been covered by the ''Chicago Tribune'', both of which have further increased its attention. Description The home was built in 2003 on a small, irregularly shaped lot at 970 Chestnut Street in the Chicago suburb of Deerfield. The house is trapezoidal in shape, rather than the traditiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smallest House In Amsterdam
The smallest house in Amsterdam is located at Oude Hoogstraat 22 in the old city center of Amsterdam, next to the Oost-Indisch Huis and the gate to the Walloon Church. The house, by some called the "Smallest house of Europe", is wide and deep. With its distinctive spout gable, this house represents a miniature version of a typical Amsterdam canal house. The smallest house in Amsterdam is registered as a national heritage site (rijksmonument). History The smallest house in Amsterdam is located on the edge of the former site of the ''Sint-Paulusbroederklooster'' monastery. In 1550, a portion of this property was sold to the City of Amsterdam who built the ''Bushuis'' here. Later, in 1603, the Amsterdam chamber of the Dutch East India Company took possession of a part of the Bushuis and used it as a warehouse. In 1604, adjacent to the Bushuis, construction began of the East India House, which was completed in 1606. Right next to the house is one of the most famous gates of Ams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smallest House In Great Britain
The Smallest House in Great Britain ( cy, Y Tŷ Lleiaf ym Mhrydain Fawr), also known as the Quay House, is a tourist attraction on the quay in Conwy, Wales. It is reputed to be the smallest house in the United Kingdom. History The minuscule home was built in the 16th century and remained in use until 1900, when the tenant was a fisherman named Robert Jones. The rooms were too small for him to stand up in fully and he was eventually forced to move out when the council declared the house unfit for human habitation, along with a number of properties. The house is owned by the landlord's descendants, the landlord being a man also named Robert Jones, having been passed to female relatives since Robert's sons showed a lack of interest in the business. After some persuasion by the then editor of the ''North Wales Weekly News'', Roger Dawson (the owner) and the editor toured the United Kingdom in order to declare the house The Smallest House in Great Britain, a status that was late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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