The House That Spite Built

Your town probably has an architectural oddity or two, a building that locals point out to visitors. In many cases, these are spite houses—constructed to make someone mad. Sometimes they block a neighboring house's view. Sometimes they're built especially to thwart city planners or challenge city ordinances.





This house is 7 feet wide, built in 1830 by the cranky owner of one of the buildings next door because he wanted to keep people from using the alley next to his house.

See 9 Houses Built Just for Spite at Mental Floss

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