The Rowhouse Vs.The Detached Home

Under-appreciated and maligned, the attached rowhouse offers great advantages over the detached single-family house.

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April 23, 2003, 7:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"for urban living, it's hard to beat the charm of intimate streets framed by rows of trees and rows of attached houses close to the sidewalk...the rowhouse remains an under-appreciated and even maligned type of housing...Many Americans...consider attached houses second best. The detached, single-family house in a suburban subdivision of similar homes persists as the ideal...Nevertheless, rowhouses offer great advantages over detached houses"

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: The Much-Maligned Rowhouse Offers Several Advantages Over a Detached Home

Saturday, April 19, 2003 in The Washington Post

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