Spite house
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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 fre
The Skinny House in Boston, Massachusetts, was built many times by a man who inherited only a small patch of land, to spite his neighbor by blocking his view.
The Old Spite House of Marblehead, Massachusetts, in 1912
The McCobb Spite House at Deadman's Point in July 1960
The Tyler Spite House in Frederick, Maryland. It is located at the southern terminus of Record Street.
Skinny House (Boston)
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The Skinny House is an extremely narrow four-story house at 44 Hull Street in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is reported by The Boston Globe as having the "uncontested disti
Spite house
…one. The brick walls of the Hollensbury Spite House living room have gouges from wagon-wheel hubs, and the house is still standing and occupied. The Skinny House in Boston is considered a spite house. One story of its creation tells that in 1874, two brothers in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts, got into…
From left to right: the Skinny House, the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge, and the Copp's Hill Burying Ground.