Skinny House (Spite House) Boston, MA — Attraction in Boston

Came across the this land mark, while on the freedom trail tour. It's supposedly the narrowest house in the city. Our tour guide told us there was two stories on how this house came to be. The first is, two brothers inherited land from their deceased father. While one brother was away serving in the military, the other built a large home, leaving the soldier only a shred of property that he felt certain was too tiny to build on. When the soldier returned, he found his inheritance depleted and built the narrow house to spite his brother by blocking the sunlight and ruining his view. The second story is, the unnamed builder erected it to shut off air and light from the home of a hostile neighbor (also nameless) with whom he had a dispute. ... Believed to have been built after 1874. Whichever story you want to believe, we can all agree that this house was made out of spite. Last thing worth mentioning, for a house that you can not use the front door to bring in furniture. Because it's to narrow, you have to bring it through the side window. You can purchase the house to live in for a little over a million...

Interesting landmark/tourist attraction in Boston's North End that I did not know existed until today. It is a short walk from the North End and is across from Copp's Hill Burying Ground, which also connects to the Freedom Trail, so you have probably passed by this house before if you have done the tour. The street that the house is located on is just as skinny. I believe someone actually lives inside this house now, so you...

Yep, it’s a very skinny house. Legend has it that two brothers inherited a chunk of land when their father died. One of the brothers was a soldier, and while he was off serving his country, the other brother built a large house that took up most of the lot. To spite his brother, when the soldier came back in 1884, he built a narrow home on the sliver of land that was left, blocking his sibling’s view...