[SkateDC] The Skinny on the Skinny Houses

[George Marinkovich]

The Skinny House Skate skates by several skinny houses and one really old one:

2726 P St. NW, Georgetown
http://www.flickr.com/photos/archipreneur/3283583644/sizes/l/

2424 37th St., Georgetown (Glover Park)
http://tinyurl.com/yhz7raw

3047 N
 St.
http://tinyurl.com/ygt4hwd

1239 30th St.
http://tinyurl.com/ylbtv8b

Old Stone House
3051 M
 St.
http://dc.about.com/od/historichomes/ss/OldStoneHouse.htm

N. Barton St., Arlington (Lyon Park)
http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=328278&paper=83&cat=228
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/housingcomplex/2009/02/18/whats-the-skinny/
http://archipreneur.blogspot.com/2009/03/skinny-house-in-arlington-va-spite.html

World's narrowest house:
http://spluch.blogspot.com/2007/03/narrow-habitation.html

One in Scotland, just because:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/1634975.stm

What some see as legitimate exercise of property rights, others call Spite Houses:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spite_house

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/housingcomplex/2009/02/24/your-spite-house-roundup/

There are two great examples in Alexandria (523 Queen St. and 911 Princess St.) but I'm saving those for another day (which will undoubtedly include the George Washington Masonic Temple).

After that I'm all out of skinny houses, if you know any within skating distance of the White House please let me know.

Cheers,
George