Not all house are build with their future resident in mind . Some are constructed solely to annoy the people who inhabit around them , as is the case with Boston ’s Skinny House . Now , thefamous spite househas hit the market for $ 1.2 million , BostonMagazinereports .
Boston ’s Skinny House is the product of a rift between two brothers . concord tolocal legend , the two men inherit a single piece of state from their beginner in the belated 19th century . When the first sidekick come back home from theCivil War , he discovered that the second brother had build a home that covered more of his fair share of the patch . The bitter brother got his retaliation by squeezing a narrow-minded house on the remaining strip of land in order of magnitude to fog the sun and water system persuasion from the neighboring house .
What started as an eyesore is now a beloved watershed in Boston ’s North End . Appreciating it from the street is one thing , but moving into the Skinny House is a tough sell . The vendee of the 1165 - satisfying - foot holding will have access to two bedrooms , one bathroom , a full - sized kitchen , and a bread and butter and dining area spread out over four stories . Each floor is 10 feet wide and 30 foot farsighted . If resident ever feel claustrophobic , they can seek resort on the secret roof deck and the private garden out back .
The Skinny House has many thing going for it , let in its harbor views ( the same view it was built to block ) and its location in a historical Boston neighbourhood . The biggest drawback may be having to go up and down the step whenever you pull up stakes something in the next room . Despite its crotchet , listing agent Carmela Laurella of CL Properties toldBostonshe ’s already received numerous question about the property .
you’re able to view the listing for this vindictive piece of Boston real estatehere .
[ h / tBoston Magazine ]
