Skinny House (Long Beach, California)

USA / California / Long Beach / Long Beach, California / Gladys Avenue, 708
 house, interesting place, historic landmark
The 10' X 50' lot was acquired by Newton Rummond as payment for a $100 debt in 1931 during the Depression. Rummond designed and built the "skinny house" as a bet. It is a three-story English Tudor Revival design, one room wide and as compact inside as a ship, containing 860 sq. ft. There is a deck on the third story. A unique architectural oddity, it is the skinniest house in America according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
www.longbeachagent.com/101things/skinny_house2.jpg
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skinny_House_(Long_Beach)
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Coordinates:   33°46'32"N   118°9'27"W

Comments

  • I bet moving furniture in there is a feat of engineering.
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