row house
Wall-sharing urban home
A row house is a residential building that shares side walls with adjacent houses, forming a continuous line of attached homes along a street.
Common in older American cities like Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C., row houses typically have uniform facades and similar floor plans.
The British equivalent is a terraced house.
We bought a row house in the historic district.
Sandstone-faced urban dwelling
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- brickworkConstruction from fired blocks
- masonryBuilding with mortared blocks
- bay windowOutward-curving window alcove
sash windows · stoop · cornice · lintel · dormer · eaves · gabled · mansard roof
Attached multi-story dwelling
- duplexDivided dwelling, shared walls
- multifamilyHousing multiple separate households
- housingDwellings or protective covering
- homeownershipLegally possessing residential property
tenant · landlord · property · real estate · mortgage · dwelling · freehold · leasehold
Paved outdoor extension
- patioPaved outdoor living space
- stoopSmall entry porch
- front gardenYard facing the street
- backyardOutdoor space behind home
courtyard · balcony · window box · planter · outdoor space · rooftop · fire escape
Large populated area
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- streetPublic urban roadway
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
sidewalk · pedestrian · gentrification · borough · zoning · infill · walkability · streetscape
Sharing a border
- shared wallsDividers between attached units
- party wallBarrier between adjacent buildings
- contiguousSharing a common boundary
- attachedJoined to another thing
neighbors · proximity · mirrored · uniform · repetition · setback · abutting · side-by-side
brownstone
Sandstone-faced urban dwelling
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- brickworkConstruction from fired blocks
- masonryBuilding with mortared blocks
bay window · sash windows · stoop · cornice · lintel · dormer · eaves · gabled · mansard roof · Victorian
townhome
Attached multi-story dwelling
- duplexDivided dwelling, shared walls
- multifamilyHousing multiple separate households
- housingDwellings or protective covering
homeownership · tenant · landlord · property · real estate · mortgage · dwelling · freehold · leasehold · subdivision
terrace
Paved outdoor extension
- patioPaved outdoor living space
- stoopSmall entry porch
- front gardenYard facing the street
backyard · courtyard · balcony · window box · planter · outdoor space · rooftop · fire escape
city
Large populated area
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- streetPublic urban roadway
- blockSolid mass, or impede
density · sidewalk · pedestrian · gentrification · borough · zoning · infill · walkability · streetscape · alleyway
adjoining
Sharing a border
- shared wallsDividers between attached units
- party wallBarrier between adjacent buildings
- contiguousSharing a common boundary
attached · neighbors · proximity · mirrored · uniform · repetition · setback · abutting · side-by-side · linked
- housingapartments, home, houses, homes, apartment
- dwellingshome, apartment, cabin, cottage, mansion
- American Architecturecolonial, Craftsman, bungalow, Cape Cod, Victorian
- American housesranch, bungalow, colonial, Cape Cod, farmhouse
- British Architectureterraced houses, semi-detached, Tudor style, Victorian style, Georgian style
- historic buildingsfarmhouse, heritage building, landmark, cottage, manor
row houseestate
Property and grounds
country house · country estate · ranch house · farmstead · rural homestead
row houseapartment building
Multi-story residential structure
high-rise · apartment complex · skyscraper · tenement · housing project