One of America’s thinnest homes just 10ft wide & built in feud sells for $1.2m

A PROPERTY known as Boston's 'Skinny House' – that is only ten feet wide and 30 feet long – has sold for $1.25million.

The four-story home was built when a Civil War soldier returned home to find that his brother had taken their shared inheritance to build a large house – and built the skinny house next door in spite.

Listed on 10 August, the real estate agency CL Properties said the home, “received multiple offers and went under agreement for over list price in less than one week".

Dubbed the 'Spite House', legend has it that the property was built around the 1870s after the end of the Civil War on a lot shared by feuding brothers who inherited the land from their father.

One returned from fighting to find his brother had built a large house on the lot so in an act of revenge, he squeezed his own property between two other homes to block the sunlight and harbour views. 

The family home is only ten feet wide and 30 feet long with 1,165 square feet of space spanning four floors.

Not to mention a private roof deck with views of the Boston Harbor – all on a total of 0.03 acres.  

There is no front door and the main entrance is in a side alley leading straight into the kitchen and dining room.

Executive vice president for CL Properties, Travis Sachs, said: "It's maybe six feet and change across.

"So, if you stand with your hands spread apart, you could really be wall-to-wall.

"Shaquille O’Neal would definitely be able to touch wall to wall."

The deal was closed Thursday for $1.25 million.

It was sold to a family of four for $50,000 over the original asking price.

The property is nestled in Boston's North End, a largely Italian area home to some of Boston's most historic buildings and dozens of restaurants.

Tourists pass by the home daily as part of Boston's Freedom Trail – a 2.5-mile path that stops at more than a dozen historic sites.

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