rowhouse

Wall-sharing urban home

A rowhouse is a house that shares side walls with neighboring houses, forming a continuous line along a street.

Common in older American cities like Philadelphia and Baltimore, rowhouses are typically narrow, two or three stories tall, and nearly identical in design: We bought a rowhouse in Fells Point.

Also spelled row house.

British English prefers terraced house.

architecture

brownstone

Sandstone-faced urban dwelling

back-to-backOccurring in direct succession
shophouseRetail-residential hybrid building
duplexDivided dwelling, shared walls

triplex · maisonette · Victorian terrace · bay window · stoop · façade · party wall · narrow lot · multi-story · repetition

urban

neighborhood

Residential area nearby

blockSolid mass, or impede
streetPublic urban roadway
cityLarge populated area

density · infill · gentrification · walkability · mixed-use · transit · sidewalk · streetscape · inner-city · historic district

dwelling

home

One's personal residence

residencePlace one inhabits
familyRelated people together
tenancyRenter's period of residence

ownership · rental · lease · occupancy · living space · property · real estate · starter home · first-time buyer · urban living

structure

attached

Joined to another thing

adjoiningSharing a border
shared wallBoundary between adjoining units
party wallBarrier between adjacent buildings

load-bearing · brick · masonry · foundation · basement · cellar · roofline · cornice · chimney · firewall

rowhouse

brownstone

neighborhood

home

attached

rowhouse

Opposites

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Family