Alameda Spite House - Atlas Obscura
2016年8月8日 · Despite its close quarters and odd dimensions, the Alameda spite house is still occupied, and has been since its persnickety construction 100 years ago. This (occupied) house is 10 feet wide...
Architecture meets subversion in Alameda’s spite house - SFGATE
2018年5月11日 · “Spite House” is emblazoned in a stained glass window above the front door. Found at the corner of Crist and Broadway streets, the two-bedroom dates back to 1908 and a man named Charles...
The Curiosity of Alameda’s Spite House
That’s exactly what happened with a home in Alameda in 1938. From Admirals Cove, you’re a quick trip away from this rare oddity. A house of spite refers to fences or just houses themselves that a land owner built with malice, or spite, against a neighbor. The home is constructed as a weapon, one that is meant to forever annoy the other party.
The Spite House - Alameda, CA
4 reviews and 12 photos of THE SPITE HOUSE "At the turn of the 20th Century, the city of Alameda, CA took a large portion of Charles Froling's land to build a street. Froling had planned to build a house on this plot of land which he had inherited.
- 位置: 1359 Broadway Alameda, CA 94501
The 5 Best Spite Houses of All Time - The Craftsman Blog
2023年10月2日 · 3. The Alameda Spite House (Alameda, California) The Alameda Spite House, situated in Alameda, California, is a testament to Charles Froling’s determination to get revenge on his city and an unhelpful neighbor. Built in 1908, this spiteful structure is only 10 feet wide but astonishingly stretches 54 feet in length.
The Spite House - Weird California
2017年9月21日 · 2528 Crist Street, Alameda, California 94501. Alameda is home to quite possibly one of the narrowest spite houses in the country! A spite house is a house or structure built to get back at, annoy, defy, or outright anger a neighbor or city. They are usually built on small or strangly shaped plots of land.
Alameda Spite House likely built in ill will but 'a little jewel box' …
2024年7月24日 · With a tiny piece of land that was just 10 feet wide and 54 feet long, the original owner of the Alameda Spite House built the home 20 feet high, blocking views from the neighbor’s place to this...
Alameda, CA - The Spite House - Roadside America
2016年3月2日 · Alameda, California: The Spite House. Possibly the narrowest freestanding structure among all of the "spite houses" in the country -- this one said to be built by a vengeful carpenter.
Alameda's Unique "Spite House" - Bruce Wagg
It was built by Charles Froling at the turn of the 20th century as a classic Victorian, with all the appropriate architecture known at the time. It offered a handsome design, beautiful wood trim, lots of windows, and good quality workmanship. It was soon known as the "Spite House".
Ten foot wide Spite House in Alameda, CA - Virtual Globetrotting
2009年7月17日 · To spite the city and an unsympathetic neighbor, Froling built a house 10 feet (3.0 m) wide, 54 feet (16 m) long and 20 feet (6.1 m) high on the tiny strip of land left to him. Links: blog.sfgate.com