What are spite houses?
A composite house is a building that has been built (or modified in some cases) to disrupt other houses. In some cases, it has no other purpose - it is just to annoy the neighbors.
For example, the famous Plum Island Pink House in Newbury, Massachusetts was established under the terms of the divorce agreement; the wife agreed to divorce the man on condition that he built a replica of her house. He did - but he built a replica in the country and kept him as far away as possible. It is said that the house was pumped with water because there was no fresh tap water in the area.
Another example is the Alameda Spite House in Alameda, California, built by Charles Froling. The city planners built a part of the land of Froling into a street, so a very narrow house was built to protest. The building is still standing, 10 feet deep, 54 feet high and 20 feet high.
In Virginia, in the 1950s, a miner built an enemy with a house in the city center. The enemy - a competitor's miner - bought a lot of things next to the house, put his house less than a foot away, and prevented his neighbors from having any opinions.
In other cases, the house itself is annoying and not just a major inconvenience. Westbour Baptist Church is an anti-gay, bisexual and transgender church located in Topeka, Kansas. Environmental protection director Aaron Jackson bought the property across the street and painted gay pride with rainbow colors.
Jackson told the Washington Post, "I want to find out where hatred is, and maybe there is love."
Of course, the Modern Building Code and Homeowners Association prevented some potential builders from building annoying buildings. The most prominent examples of corrupt houses come from the 19th century or earlier.
For example, the famous Plum Island Pink House in Newbury, Massachusetts was established under the terms of the divorce agreement; the wife agreed to divorce the man on condition that he built a replica of her house. He did - but he built a replica in the country and kept him as far away as possible. It is said that the house was pumped with water because there was no fresh tap water in the area.
Another example is the Alameda Spite House in Alameda, California, built by Charles Froling. The city planners built a part of the land of Froling into a street, so a very narrow house was built to protest. The building is still standing, 10 feet deep, 54 feet high and 20 feet high.
In Virginia, in the 1950s, a miner built an enemy with a house in the city center. The enemy - a competitor's miner - bought a lot of things next to the house, put his house less than a foot away, and prevented his neighbors from having any opinions.
In other cases, the house itself is annoying and not just a major inconvenience. Westbour Baptist Church is an anti-gay, bisexual and transgender church located in Topeka, Kansas. Environmental protection director Aaron Jackson bought the property across the street and painted gay pride with rainbow colors.
Jackson told the Washington Post, "I want to find out where hatred is, and maybe there is love."
Of course, the Modern Building Code and Homeowners Association prevented some potential builders from building annoying buildings. The most prominent examples of corrupt houses come from the 19th century or earlier.
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