Town house, row house or brownstone ?

What's the difference between a town house, a row house, and a brownstone? A town house is a multistory urban house which could be attached or detached, which basically means built close to the street and scaled exactly like the surrounding houses. A row house is a multistory urban house built in a style that is the same as, or sometimes even replicas of adjoining houses. They are often built by the same architect and developer. Brownstone could be either a townhouse or a row house but with its façades sheathed in brown sandstone. So town house is the general description, the row house is a kind of a townhouse , and the brownstone could be either.

Many townhouses have a classic bow-front or bay window row houses which looks great. Row houses give the impression of cleanliness, clean lines, matching hedges, identical facades give the whole street an ambience.. But apart from the front windows, there are many other architectural aspects that is typical of the town house/row house/brownstone triumvirate. They could have copper accents that over the years have become a rich green hue called a patina . Some have very eye catching ornamental grillwork usually painted black. Oriel windows decorate other homes. They project out from the façade but do not touch the ground. The townhouses that have interior double parlors ensure that even long and narrow space inside the house get enough light. The Italian concept of piano nobile is when the primary living space is placed on the second level above the kitchen and service areas.

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