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According to an article published on Boston.com in 2021, historical records indicate that the current-day “Skinny House” at 44 Hull Street is actually what remains of what was once a larger structure, [5] originally built as a double house/duplex c. 1857 at 46-48 Hull Street and further subdivided into three properties (numbered 44, 46, and ...
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A Freedom Trail sign on Copp's Hill with the Skinny House in the background. Copp's Hill is an elevation in the historic North End of Boston, Massachusetts. It is bordered by Hull Street, Charter Street and Snow Hill Street. The hill takes its name from William Copp, a shoemaker who lived nearby. [1]
The Skinny House in Boston, Massachusetts, was reputedly built by a man who inherited only a small patch of land, to spite his neighbor by blocking his view.. A spite house is a building constructed or substantially modified to irritate neighbors or any party with land stakes.
Boston went through a major building boom in the 1960s and 1970s, resulting in the construction of over 20 skyscrapers, including 200 Clarendon and the Prudential Tower. The city is the site of 25 skyscrapers that rise at least 492 feet (150 m) in height, more than any other city in New England .
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Here’s the skinny on Boston’s narrowest house: It’s worth a fat wad of cash. Skinny House, the famous four-story home in Boston — which has no front entrance and is no wider than 10 feet ...