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In every city there exists some kind of architectural oddity or an absurdity - something that made show visitors. In many cases, these oddities, if you delve into the history of houses, due to the specific relationships of their hosts with the outside world. Sometimes the construction was started with the sole purpose to block the neighbor view from the window, sometimes it was a challenge to city authorities, or simply out of resentment toward the whole world.
This house was built in Alexandria (Virginia) in 1830. Its width - little more than two meters. It was built by the owner of one of the neighboring houses to the passage between the houses could not walk people. Because there is nothing here!
This mansion is in the city of Frederick (MD) since 1814. It was built by a local doctor in a big hurry. The goal - to the authorities could not build a road that passes through its ownership. According to local laws can not build a road where the path is already any building. Who is trying to sell the house.
On that you can go to annoy you well, very unpleasant person? A resident of Virginia City (Nevada) bought a plot of land adjacent to the house of his enemy, and built his own house on it just a few inches from the offender, the person blocking the entire review and blocking air movement.
They say that in this strange house in the town of Marblehead (MA) once lived two brothers. One of the brothers, angry at the injustice, in his opinion, the divided inheritance, made an addition to their half specifically to spoil the second brother views.
Another house that was built in Boston as a result of a dispute over inheritance. One man built a mansion on the ground, which he shared with his own brother. When the second brother returned home after serving in the army, the four-story built this little house to block the sunlight brother.
This house was built in 1908 and also from harm. Someone Francis O'Reilly angry with a neighbor who in any did not agree to buy him this little piece of land, even though he was offered a good price. Now there lived a girl designer. She admits that she felt as if moved into a three-dimensional billboard.
This house was also built to prevent the authorities "or feet of their land" on the road widening. The width of the house - only 10 meters, and there are already more than a hundred years people live.
This house was built in Alexandria (Virginia) in 1830. Its width - little more than two meters. It was built by the owner of one of the neighboring houses to the passage between the houses could not walk people. Because there is nothing here!
This mansion is in the city of Frederick (MD) since 1814. It was built by a local doctor in a big hurry. The goal - to the authorities could not build a road that passes through its ownership. According to local laws can not build a road where the path is already any building. Who is trying to sell the house.
On that you can go to annoy you well, very unpleasant person? A resident of Virginia City (Nevada) bought a plot of land adjacent to the house of his enemy, and built his own house on it just a few inches from the offender, the person blocking the entire review and blocking air movement.
They say that in this strange house in the town of Marblehead (MA) once lived two brothers. One of the brothers, angry at the injustice, in his opinion, the divided inheritance, made an addition to their half specifically to spoil the second brother views.
Another house that was built in Boston as a result of a dispute over inheritance. One man built a mansion on the ground, which he shared with his own brother. When the second brother returned home after serving in the army, the four-story built this little house to block the sunlight brother.
This house was built in 1908 and also from harm. Someone Francis O'Reilly angry with a neighbor who in any did not agree to buy him this little piece of land, even though he was offered a good price. Now there lived a girl designer. She admits that she felt as if moved into a three-dimensional billboard.
This house was also built to prevent the authorities "or feet of their land" on the road widening. The width of the house - only 10 meters, and there are already more than a hundred years people live.
