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Before this blog was established, I wrote a monthly letter to the readers of RowHouse Magazine. As I go through the website to better organize it, I decided to move those to this blog, where they naturally fit better. It's been a fun walk down memory lane! You can read any of the original posts by clicking around in the archive for this blog, which goes back to 2007, the year we started writing

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Photo source: http://www.sxc.hu/profile/alfcb It's no surprise that most row house owners don't have the elaborate budgets they might have once had. These are tough times. However, we like to think that it's a great time for reflection and creativity. Reflection because without a huge budget, you're forced to really contemplate how much you love that whatever-it-is that you want to bring into

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This is a little late but we loved this festive row house's decorations which were very understated and appropriate for the age of the house. Beautiful!

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It may seem off topic to talk about detached homes, but we also like to discuss small homes as well because most row homes are indeed on the smaller side. This month, Tumbleweed Founder and Small House Advocate Jay Shafer will head to Occupy Wall Street to show how small houses are a viable affordable housing solution. On his blog, Jay says, "Since the bank bailout, over 5,000,000 US homes have

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Every year, I eagerly look forward to the annual small spaces issue of House Beautiful. Sure, I can see lots of practical DIY small space style on Apartment Therapy, but House Beautiful is more in the category of home-decor hallucinogenic eye candy. Such as, I would have to be smoking something to think I could afford anything in there. Still, it's nice to dream... This year, I was very pleased

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Making an improvement to your row house? Try to buy American. In many cases, American products are the same price, or only slightly more expensive. Especially, in a small house where you need less materials, the benefit of supporting local businesses, outweighs the increased budget. According to this contractor/economist, even if you only buy a few things, it really helps out: http://

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Photo - By wallyg http://www.flickr.com/photos /wallyg/371206250/ Once upon a time, in the 1870's during a smallpox epidemic in New York City, someone decided to build a very narrow row house in what used to be a passage way to backyard stables (Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation). Over the years, the little house has hosted a shoemaker shop, a sweet factory, the poet Edna St

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If I had $5 for every time someone cursed the parking situation in my neighborhood in Philadelphia, I would be a very, very rich woman. Like many older row house neighborhoods, ours was not made to accommodate hundreds of cars. Cars were simply not around when the neighborhood was being developed. Fortunately, many row house neighborhoods allow for the residents go without a car, but if you find

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I thought I would outsmart the gardening gods by planting perennials in my flower box this year. Alas, they looked great for about 3 days and haven't bloomed since. I would be really bummed out if it wasn't for the success I am having on my balcony with a few hardy herbs, some random things that started growing unintended in a pair of vacant pots, and a geranium that I have successfully brought

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There are times when life gets in the way of our website. Thankfully, we have this blog which allows us to keep up with our readers in the meanwhile. We recently received an email from a brave reader in Washington DC, who is looking to restore a row house shell and asked if we at RowHouse had any advice. I love people who are willing to restore an old home. Neighborhoods are reborn through

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Even if the weather is a little cooler than we'd like, row house gardeners have been out, working their magic. They might not have a lot of space but these arrangements are testament to their creativity and prove you don't need a lot of space to make a big impact. I thought I'd share some of the beautiful container gardens I've seen during my daily commute. The nice thing about container

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We love this house! This is a rare opportunity to own a piece of American history! Built in the late 1700s, this home features many original details including wainscoting, wide-plank yellow pine wood flooring, 12 over 12 paned windows, spiral staircase, two wood burning fireplaces and more. Learn more on our homepage http://www.rowhouse-magazine.com/index.html.

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New York is a big city. It's always changing. It's always growing. It changes and grows at such a pace that sometimes the little guy, or little house in this case, doesn't stand a chance. 35 Cooper Square, a two-and-a-half story Federal row house, was a typical New York City home when it was built in the early 19th century. Today, it is an anomaly in the East Village, a neighborhood that has

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Although it's been quiet in the news, experts predict the creepy-crawlies will be back this summer. Because their homes are attached, row house dwellers may be especially concerned that they may be more susceptible to infestation than those who live in detached houses. Never fear, row house residents are no more at risk than any other person and there are things you can do to prevent bedbugs from

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Just a few things that have caught my eye recently. I was in New York a few weeks ago and saw row houses on a subway ad for an Edward Hopper exhibit at the Whitney - http://www.whitney.org/Exhibitions/ModernLife. I'm guessing since the painting, "Early Sunday Morning" was used in the poster, it should be showing. Hopper is one of the prominent realist painters of the last century and all his art

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Row Houses in the News Article: "Row Houses Gone Wild" in Streetscapes West 71st Street The New York Times Originally Published: December 9, 2010 Author: Christopher GrayFor every uniform block of nearly identical row houses, there is a block where things have developed erratically. Typically, this is an older block where some homes may have not withstood the test of time and style. The result

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Behind the Georgetown house, where John and Elizabeth Edwards lived when he was an U.S. Senator, there is a quaint row of small homes. Facing a common walkway, lined with lush container gardens, 10 row homes are painted brick, in ever-so pale shades of blue, cream, green, beige and white. Shutters and traditional-styled lamps hung outside the windows create a truly enchanted block. http://

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Under normal circumstances, utility bills can skyrocket during the winter months when gas, oil or electric heaters gobble up energy with the voracious appetite of a teenage boy. To make matters worse, the local electricity provider in Philadelphia, PECO, sent out a notice that, after years of controlled energy costs and due to business restructuring, they are now adjusting the cost of electricity

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A flurry of non-web activity has kept me from being able to update as fast as I'd like. Just got all the RowHouse TLC articles updated. We'll get there. :)

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The redesign of RowHouse is just about done. One of the good things about redesigning a site is that it gives one a chance to review the content. Most articles have been updated or tweaked a little bit which is always nice. Meanwhile, we're getting out and enjoying the fall as much as we can! Nothing smells better than an apple pie cooking in a row house kitchen! :)

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After getting some great feedback, the new design is being tweaked a little bit. Web design is like that, trial and error. Philly, our home base, is experiencing some downright devine weather. We've been taking advantage and walking all over the neighborhood. We're scoping new colors for our door and windows which are due for painting this fall. We're also plotting our annual Halloween decor.

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One of the best things about living in a city is that typically, great attractions are located within walking distance. For the past year, or so, I have been trying to visit the Physick House, always missing the hours. Located in Philadelphia's Society Hill, the Physick House was home to Dr. Philip Syng Physick, considered to be the father of American Surgery. It's a beautiful house, the only

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Greetings from your intrepid editor at large. The family and I walked around Manayunk today. Main Street is quite lovely. Lots of furniture stores with goodies galore for the row house. Of course, one cannot live on furniture alone. We had a wonderful burrito at Machismo Burrito Bar. For those who don't know, Manayunk is a row house neighborhood. Just off of Main Street are rows and rows, most

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We're working hard on a new look for RowHouse. I've been trying to come up with something creative to display the photos and I think I've finally got it! Stay tuned for an update on the Joseph Sims house. One knowledgable reader is going to shed some light on the real story behind the house and help us correct the article.

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This is a rare opportunity to own a piece of American history! Built in the late 1700s, this home features many original details including wainscoting, wide-plank yellow pine wood flooring, 12 over 12 paned windows, spiral staircase, two wood burning fireplaces and more!http://www.rowhouse-magazine.com/

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Row house owners unite! We are not alone. One of the missions of this website, was to create an online community for row house owners. Finally, I am getting things together. Without further ado, meet some kindred spirits! Learn more at http://www.rowhouse-magazine.com/

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When looking for small space solutions, it's important to consider every possible source of inspiration. Craig Martin's apartment, located in Philadelphia's Queen Village neighborhood, is a superb example of how a smaller space can be expansive with thoughtful and thorough planning. When Chris was renovating his apartment, "the interior architecture had to be highly engineered," he says.Craig is

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We're very pleased to introduce you to Dan Delaney and Sean Buck, who live in the West Haven neighborhood of Chicago, not far from the United Center, home to the Bulls (NBA) and the Blackhawks (NHL). Chicago, the third largest city in the United States, is located on the shores of Lake Michigan, in Northeastern Illinois. Originally, their home was a four bedroom, one bathroom home, built in 1889

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Winning block to receive energy-saving "cool roof" and energy-efficient products thanks to the City, the Energy Coordinating Agency and The Dow Chemical Company Philadelphia, February 17, 2010 – Celebrated as home to many "first-in-America" institutions, Philadelphia has set its sights on adding yet another accomplishment to its formidable track record – becoming the greenest city in the nation.

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We had to go outside our usual focus to find a home that offers a remarkable challenge in small space manager.In a December 13, 2009 article in The New York Post, "Cozy-crazy couple makes tight all right in the city's tiniest studio," (http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/ manhattan/cozy_crazy_couple_makes_tight_studio _R15ToNFTaJE3c17zkw4efP) Angela Montefinise writes about how one New York couple

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I hope absence makes the heart grow fonder. Sometimes I feel like my life is balanced on a scale that resembles an octopus with legs weighed down by any number of things I'm juggling. However, the holidays are the perfect time to reflect on the things one loves, family and friends. When thinking of family and home, and how to happily combine the two, we consider a few of our favorite things.

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Departing from our normal presentation, technically this is not a row house but rather a homage to row houses in the best way we can think of. In the years we've been researching row houses, we've come across many business owners who name their businesses after our favorite abode, Row House Restaurant, Row House Framing, Row House Decoration etc. However, this is the first specific product we've

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For nearly as long as there have been cities, there have been open air markets. As people started to live in closer proximity, there wasn't room to grow produce or raise livestock. Farmers, who lived in the outlying areas of development and could grow things, would bring their surplus to the city to sell. Shopping at the outdoor market was a part of the daily domestic routine, where you got

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Although I don't typically watch that much television, recently I have been watching a good deal because the Olympics are on and I like to watch while I crochet and I recently embarked on project New Sofa Cushions. Like anyone interested in home design, I can't help myself but to check out HGTV. Usually I don't spend more than a few minutes but last night I got stuck like a fly on fly-paper to

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Sharon and Jeremy were intrigued long before their home was completed. They would sit at a nearby café and admire the home’s beautiful copper flashing. They said they just “knew something interesting was inside.” Former residents of Lombard Street, in Center City Philadelphia, Sharon and Jeremy were coincidentally looking for something a little bigger than their current home. Luckily, the very

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Recently, I've been thinking about how the little things can really make a difference and how getting off of auto-pilot consumption can really benefit not only the environment but also the budget and even personal health. It's really tricky to remember everything when so much is coming at you so I was thinking of a way to simplify and came up with the practice of "Use Half." The implementation

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Nothing says summer like BBQ. Just because you have a very small backyard or patio, doesn't mean you have to forgo the pleasures of cooking outdoors in the summer. Here, in Philly, some residents don't let the lack of a private space get in the way of a tasty BBQ. These BBQs can help!Please visit http://www.rowhouse-magazine.com/index.html for the entire story.

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Oh how life gets in the way of living.Recently, I've been thinking about how the little things can really make a difference and how getting off of auto-pilot consumption can really benefit not only the environment but also the budget and even personal health. It's really tricky to remember everything when so much is coming at you so I was thinking of a way to simplify and came up with the

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Check out the newly redesigned RowHouse! http://www.rowhouse-magazine.com/

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It seems like just yesterday I Googled "row house" and only came up with random sites, most about businesses with row house in the name. Nothing I found spoke to me about the architecture and history of row houses and there was very little about the people who live in them, a group I was about to become a part of. Occasionally I tripped over a random article, lurking in cyberspace, but nothing

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Historic, working class, dwellings are often hard to find in America's older cities. Many fall prey to highway expansion and urban infrastructure projects. Many were never built to last forever, only needing to meet an immeadiate need for housing for a rapidly expanding population and then be replaced with newer housing later on. Whatever the reason, along with the lost of the architecture, there

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The Philadelphia Preservation Alliance offers free workshops for homeowners in Philadelphia. The workshops are a great opportunity to learn more about preserving and maintaining older and historic homes. The Alliance hosts knowledgeable speakers and offers supplemental materials for further research. A full schedule of workshops is listed on our calendar.Sara Sweeney, an architect and owner of

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More often than not, row house dwellers live in the city. We've discovered that urban row house living can be totally environmentally friendly, thanks to public transportation, white roofs, and eco-friendly sharing programs. But can living in a city be a more healthy way of life as well?On Monday, March 3rd, CNN (http://www.cnn.com) posted a story about Ms. Lois Fletcher, who walked her way to a

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What happens when you want to cover your hardwood floor with something decorative but you don't want to use a rug? A floor cloth is a wonderful option.Floor cloths have been around since the middle ages, providing an inexpensive, DIY, alternative to rugs and area carpets. Their use decreased as Linoleum and other mass produced flooring products were introduced. However, a few artisans still

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The city is thawing out around us here in Philadelphia. After sleeping snuggly in their rows during the cold winter, our row houses are waking up. Local residents are tending to their container and windowbox gardens and doing routine maintenance and improvements. The streets are full of people walking around, taking advantage of some slightly warmer temperatures and great shopping along South

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Please see our new events page at http://www.rowhouse-magazine.com/events.html.

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My professor of architecture at CUNY Queens College once told me that there are cities of houses and cities of apartments. He was speaking of urban growth and architectural development in the late half of the 19th Century and said that, at that time, apartment buildings were on the rise in cities like New York and Paris. He added that in cities like London and Philadelphia, however, they were

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In a recent article for his blog called "Turn Green Cleaning into a Game," which appeared on November 10, 2008 on The Daily Green (http://www.thedailygreen.com), Michael de Jong shared a story about how his mom used to make the dreary task of cleaning the house into a game. She would write the day's tasks onto little slips of paper, toss them into a hat, and have her kids draw slips. The person

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I first learned about Beacon Hill from Kevin Murphy's book, "The American Townhouse," although the area is probably most known as the location of the bar "Cheers." This past summer I got the opportunity to visit this quaint neighborhood, nestled in the Back Bay area of Boston. Fortunately, it was a beautiful day and perfect for walking around the area.I began my journey at Boston Common. This

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These utterly unique, three-story, row houses in Brooklyn represent the ideal of Alfred T. White's vision about working class housing. Built in the late 19th century to house the managers of nearby dock companies and their families, they accompany the near-by Tower Buildings which were built for the dock workers.White's focus was on decent housing for the working class that could still remain

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We're so happy that John and Doris Sommo of Middle Village, New York, have invited us back to see how they're progressing. You may remember their bathroom remodel. The next big project they've tackled is renovating their kitchen and dining room. The original rooms in their home, a circa 1938, true row house, included a kitchen, basement, living room, two bedrooms and one bathroom. A previous

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William Penn designed Philadelphia to be a green and spacious city where everyone would have a lawn. Of course, sometimes the best laid plans can go terribly awry. Penn couldn't have anticipated what would happen when the city blossomed into a major urban center of the New World. The once spacious plots were divided, again and again, into ever-shrinking bits and pieces of property. Attached

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It's nearing mid-January and I still haven't dismantled my Christmas decorations and recycled my tree which pretty much sums it up. I had the best intensions on posting some neighborhood decorations but... well, just about now I wish this could be my only occupation but alas it's a labor of love. Anyway, onward we go into another year at RowHouse. We have several articles in the hopper including

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The development of row homes in America goes hand in hand with the evolution of its urban areas. In cities like Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York and Boston, you can find many examples of 18th and 19th century rows if you venture into the older sections. But only one block can claim to be the "oldest continuously occupied residential street in America." Welcome to Elfreth's Alley, a National

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I am pleased to introduce Richard Heymes and Michael DeJong. They own a beautiful Georgian row home in Jersey City, New Jersey that they have lovingly restored. Their home is a wonderful juxtaposition of comfort and elegance with a great respect for the history of their home.Where is your neighborhood?Richard: Downtown Jersey City, New Jersey.Richard: Jersey City is a city in transition —

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The mission of RowHouse Magazine is motivated by our lives inside our very own row houses. Almost everyone who works with us, and has contributed to the web site over the past two years, lives in either a row house, a modified row house or a semi-attached dwelling. We talk the talk and walk the walk.I'm happy to introduce my very own little row house. Built in the early 1830s, it represents

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It seems like just yesterday I Googled "row house" and only came up with random sites, most about businesses with row house in the name. Nothing I found spoke to me about the architecture and history of row houses and there was very little about the people who live in them, a group I was about to become a part of. Occasionally I tripped over a random article, lurking in cyberspace, but nothing

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It isn't hard to organize a block party (see our how-to article for details) and the benefits of neighbors getting to know each other is invaluable. So it's not surprising when a block party instigates more community activities among neighbors. Craig LaBan, a food critic at the Philadelphia Inquirer, wrote an article on May 1, 2008, called "Rowhouse ritual: Block parties morphed into 'family

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One of the quintessential practices in urban row house living is to throw a block party. There are as many ways to throw a block party as there are blocks. This article touches on the basics and benefits.In any urban area, a strong community is important and a strong community begins with great neighbors. A block party is probably the most fun way to get to know your neighbors. Often, the party

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As a connoisseur of the old, I've always enjoyed walking the streets of New York's Greenwich Village. Unlike the orderly structure of the upper neighborhoods, The Village harbors small secluded alleys and architectural treasures abound. One of my favorite blocks is the Washington Mews, located between Fifth Avenue and University Place. I knew this charming row of homes housed some of the foreign

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Unless you live in a condo and pay a maintenance fee, chances are you are responsible for the up-keep of your own house. Maintenance is very important for any home owner but doubly so for row house owners who need to think about how their house's integrity affects the row and their direct neighbors.Fall is the perfect time to take care of some basic home maintenance and make any needed repairs

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I am so excited to introduce Kermit and Azadeh Westergaard. With all the living choices in New York City, they've chosen to settle into a beautiful 1908 row house in Ridgewood. Not only do they live in their home but they work in it as well. Theirs is a great example of how work, life, family, and community can blend together seamlessly.Originally I learned about Kermit and Azadeh through an

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Philadelphia, PA, Semi-Attached Home, circa. 1830sInside: four bedrooms, four full baths, one half bath, brick exterior, gas heat, central a/c, three fireplaces, elevator, eight car parking, finished basement w/ laundry, roof deckThis is your chance to own row house history! The Joseph Sims House is one of the original row homes built in Philadelphia. It was designed by Robert Mills (1781 – 1855)

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There are houses, attached in a row and there are row houses. For our purposes, at RowHouse Magazine, we treat all houses that are attached in rows as row houses because the community is the same regardless of how your row was constructed, piecemeal or uniformly. However, there is a difference. The strict row house, one in a row of houses that were built at one time, in a uniform design, has a

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The modification issue is really not all that easy to address which is why we haven't really talked about breaking out of the row before now. Neighbors' "improvements" are something people constantly have to deal with. When you're not attached, you can mostly ignore the changes if you don't like them. However, when you live in a row and a neighbor decides to make a personal statement and do

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Recently, we got an email from Carolyn, a row house owner who lives in Pennsport, a neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, just south of Queen Village (read about Queen Village). Pennsport is quintessential South Philadelphia with rows and rows of homes ranging from Victorian and Workman style to more modern. She was kind enough to share a story with us about a discovery she made during her

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Often, it's the small things that make row houses special. Take away the architectural accents and you probably find yourself in a fairly basic, brick box which is why row houses have such a bad reputation for being boring. Well, we don't like boring! Additionally, summer is the perfect time to add a little charm to your row house.If you're lucky enough to have a front yard there's a lot you can

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Although I don't typically watch that much television, recently I have been watching a good deal because the Olympics are on and I like to watch while I crochet and I recently embarked on project New Sofa Cushions. Like anyone interested in home design, I can't help myself but to check out HGTV. Usually I don't spend more than a few minutes but last night I got stuck like a fly on fly-paper to

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Most people think of cookie cutter, inexpensive bordering on cheap, brick architecture when you mention a row house. But travel across the Atlantic Ocean and you will see that row homes have a rich and beautiful history. Amsterdam stands out not only because it has a unique style of row home but also because no where else is there such a great wealth of period homes, the oldest dating back to the

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Queen Village, my home and the headquarters of RowHouse Magazine, is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Of course, it's full of fabulous row houses spanning almost three centuries, but it's also a great neighborhood to live in.Queen Village, called Wiccaco by the resident Indians at the time, was first settled by Swedish colonists in the early 17th Century. Later that century the

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I have to disclose that I am particularly fond of the Federal Row House, because I happen to own one. It's very small but with historic architecture, size doesn't count.Most people associate the Federal style with early America, the Colonial Period, and the birth of our Nation. It's a very easy style to attain because it's essentially a rectangular box, typically two or three-and-a-half stories

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Welcome to the companion blog for RowHouse Magazine. Over the past two years, we've been very busy learning about row houses and sharing wonderful stories and ideas with people all over the world. We've launched this blog to help spread our message a little better. Our Mission Many design and lifestyle magazines strive to bring you the ideal of contemporary home design and domestic living. This

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The weather is warming up and bringing row house dwellers everywhere out of their homes to hang out on their stoops and porches. Besides promoting the wonderful architecture of the row house, we want to share how wonderful it is to live attached to your neighbors. It is unlikely these days that I will be able to get into my house without stopping to say hello to at least one neighbor. During the

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Wow! What an exciting month for us here. Our visitors have more than doubled this month, thanks to the new format and more frequent updating. It's nice to be getting out there and making new friends! We have some really nice stories in the hopper for upcoming releases, especially the next story in the series about the history of the row house in American and the analysis of how different

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I am overjoyed to be celebrating the anniversary of our little web site. To celebrate we've made some minor changes to the design of the web site. We found it was hard to choose only the photos that fit in the space. By using flash, we can show a lot more in less space. We've also changed the homepage to a more update-friendly format. Going forward we'll be updating more frequently. Over the

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Everyone makes sacrifices when they buy their first home. Sometimes you get a handyman special so you can get into a more desirable neighborhood. Sometimes you sacrifice space for architectural character. And sometimes you wonder "what were we thinking?" as you trip over your coffee table/linen chest for the nineteenth time and long for your previous home; a rather large apartment with ample

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Last spring I spent five months looking for just the right pair of espadrilles because cute shoes have this euphoric effect on my mood. My husband swears he doesn't sympathize but he doesn't buy the first pair of shoes he tries on either and he usually asks my opinion before he settles on a pair to bring home. If you make the wrong choice in footwear (Remember those hot pink plastic thongs?) you

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Welcome to March! I'm happy to have survived our first issue and the transition into a bi-monthly publication. More than ever it feels like we've got our feet on the ground and are off to a great running start. I continue to meet the nicest people in my travels and make new friends who share our love of row houses. Additionally, it's been a very exciting month for me personally as my family made

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