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We know you love tiny homes. You can pretty much take
them anywhere, they're eco-friendly, and they typically won't break the
bank. But what happens when you still want to save space, but can't fit
everything you need into a tiny house? That's where these narrow
buildings come in. They might have a few hundred more square feet than
those oh-so-cute tiny homes, but they're not too roomy. Some of them
function as family homes, while others host businesses willing to put up
with cramped spaces and goofy architectural choices. Some of them are
even spite homes, created to contest land disputes in the cheekiest way
possible. Either way, they're all worth a look.
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The Skinny House, Boston - This four-story home measures just over 10
feet at its widest point. It can only be entered through a small alley
on the side.
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17th-Century Gable House, Amsterdam - This house is barely wider than
the cars parked in front of it.
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Tiny Row Homes, San Francisco - Here we
have an entrance, a garage, a second floor...and not much else.
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Flatiron Building, New York - This one gets by on a technicality, as
it's also a skyscraper and takes up nearly an entire city block. Still,
at its narrowest point, the Flatiron building measures just 6.5 feet
wide.
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O'Reilly Spite House, West Cambridge, Massachusetts - This tiny house,
built in 1908, measures 37 feet long and 8 feet wide, with only 308
square feet of interior space.
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Montlake Spite House, Seattle - It might not look like it, but this
860-square-foot home is just 55 inches wide at its narrowest end. I hope
they never want to get a piano in there.
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Spite House, Alameda, California - It takes all of five seconds to walk
from one end of this house to the other.
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Sam Kee Building, Vancouver - This building holds the world record for
shallowest commercial building. It's only 4 feet and 11 inches deep from
the front door to the back wall. It was built after the owner lost a
decent chunk of land due to widening roads.
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Newby-McMahon Building, Wichita Falls, Texas - This building is commonly
considered to be the world's smallest skyscraper, as it was supposed to
be much larger before construction was halted by a messy legal battle.
It is now a historical site.
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Mixed-Use Building, London - It's a restaurant and a
residence. In either case, would you want to be stuck in such cramped
space? I certainly wouldn't.
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