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But, for those people saying Boston is the answer, I would say that's not accurate. By %, Boston has far less row homes (regardless of style) than Philly. You can prefer the differing styles in Boston vs. the more uniform federal row homes of Philly, but they're certainly more prominent in Philly than in Boston.
The OP asked “which city has the best” collection of rowhomes, not “which city has the largest”.
The OP asked “which city has the best” collection of rowhomes, not “which city has the largest”.
and why are Boston's better? There is no questioning Philadelphia has a much wider variety of rowhouses. I am just curious to why you think Boston's are better.
and why are Boston's better? There is no questioning Philadelphia has a much wider variety of rowhouses. I am just curious to why you think Boston's are better.
They have more row houses throughout, no doubt, but not more variety. Philadelphia is almost exclusively Federal style- from Fishtown to Society Hill and beyond. That is, flat faced and brick with no front entry.
As others have mentioned, Boston has more than a few styles.. Long, bungalowesque stair cases with bowed fronts. Federal style neighborhoods. Large Victorians with differing facades and materials.
They have more row houses throughout, no doubt, but not more variety. Philadelphia is almost exclusively Federal style- from Fishtown to Society Hill and beyond. That is, flat faced and brick with no front entry.
No offense but that's a somewhat ridiculous statement since Society Hill and Fishtown are relatively close together, "from fishtown to society hill" is like a 2mile walk at most, Philadelphia is a lot bigger than that. It also not really true considering both neighborhoods are famous for their urban renewal and they contain dozens of different styles of modern rowhouses.
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As others have mentioned, Boston has more than a few styles.. Long, bungalowesque stair cases with bowed fronts. Federal style neighborhoods. Large Victorians with differing facades and materials.
I want to see an example street of rowhouses that only exists in Boston, but not Philadelphia.
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Fun fact: South End is the countries largest in-tact Victorian district in the country with 300+ acres of Victorian row houses.
Sounds like marketing BS considering Philadelphia has endless sq miles of victorian style rowhomes.
Also, I am not really sure what I am suppose to get out of those links other than Charlestown and Cambridge appear to not have rowhouses?
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and why are Boston's better? There is no questioning Philadelphia has a much wider variety of rowhouses. I am just curious to why you think Boston's are better.
Umm...I’m going to absolutely question that. I’ve been to Philly a handful of times, and I’ve never noticed a huge variety in the architecture of their rowhomes.
Anyway, Boston’s rowhomes are generally taller and more ornate than Philly or Baltimore’s. They’re generally better kept-up than those I’ve seen in Baltimore.
I haven’t seen many rowhomes in DC, so I can’t really judge. The ones I have seen are nice: colorful and well-kept, but kind of plain.
Any NYC is a different beast entirely. I don’t know if I’ve walked through a rowhouse neighborhood there. I wouldn’t know where to find one in Manhattan, but I haven’t spent much time in any of the other boroughs.
Those are, but that street he posted, all those houses weren't connected.
That street is very New England. Reminds me of Newport, RI.
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