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Because quanitity is not the only important factor, quality matters.
Uh... not for the purposes of this thread it doesn't. The thread asked which city has the largest amount of rowhouses, and Chicago has its fair share. Whether you feel the quality is up to your standards is completely off-topic.
You are entitled to your opinion. It does not mirror the definition of a rowhouse, however, particularly with regard to the configuration comprising an entire city block. That said, no photos I posted showed less than 5 attached homes within the scope of the picture.
I was referring to this post, by you in response to Billiam's examples of what rowhouses (post 81) are not:
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Originally Posted by jm02
You'd be wrong as those photos are indeed rowhouses.
duplex house
noun a house having separate apartments for two families, especially a two-story house having a complete apartment on each floor and two separate entrances.
row house
noun 1. one of a row of houses having uniform, or nearly uniform, plans and fenestration and usually having a uniform architectural treatment, as in certain housing developments.
2. a house having at least one side wall in common with a neighboring dwelling.
I was just using your example of a duplex to try and illustrate what I would consider a rowhouse. In regard to rowhouses preferably being the length of city block, that just is a plus for aesthetic reasons, imho, and certainly not a requisite for rowhouses in general.
Btw, Billiam's examples of what are not rowhouses violate part 2 of the definition in your post as to what a rowhouse is. I guess I'm not following... No biggie.
I was just using your example of a duplex to try and illustrate what I would consider a rowhouse. I guess I'm not following... No biggie.
Good grief - I have no idea how this got so complicated. I think we agree. A rowhouse and duplex are two different things. The ONLY picture of a duplex I have posted in this thread was in in Post 83 to specifically illustrate that point.
Billam may think some other pictures I posted elsewhere in this thread were NOT rowhouses. That's his matter to ponder.
I truly don't have any interest in being the the keeper of rowhouse nomenclature policy.
Hm...im not quite understanding the difference between a rowhouse and a duplex then. Ive been brought up taught that a duplex was "a house with two units sharing a common wall" and that a rowhouse was "a house that is one of a row of identical houses situated side by side and sharing common walls". Meaning, 3 makes a row at least. 2 makes a duplex.
Hm...im not quite understanding the difference between a rowhouse and a duplex then. Ive been brought up taught that a duplex was "a house with two units sharing a common wall" and that a rowhouse was "a house that is one of a row of identical houses situated side by side and sharing common walls". Meaning, 3 makes a row at least. 2 makes a duplex.
What made you think the Chicago examples were not rows?
no most of the housing stock in Philly and Baltimore are Rowhomes, however in Chicago the 75% of town that is decent doesnt have rowhomes.
The most rowhomes aren't on the South Side...(which isn't a universal slum btw). Most are in the older areas on the North and West sides.
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