Philadelphia Rowhouse Manual - Page 2 - PhillyBlog

c0llins · #11 (**permalink**) 04-02-2008, 02:28 PM

I just love working in an office where they don't track how much stuff we print for personal use! I put it in a nice little binder too..

Simon Wolf · #12 (**permalink**) 04-02-2008, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by tudor

I don't know how useful it is to know this, but Wilmington has a lot of row houses that look like they were built around the same time with a lot of the same materials (red bricks). Camden too? A friend who grew up around Chester once told me there are row houses all along the east coast from NJ to Washington DC. My impression of N. NJ row houses is that they are more brownstone and often slightly taller.

They vary from city to city: Baltimore rowhouses tend to be narrow, 14 feet wide or less (there's one house in Baltimore that's only 9 feet wide!). Philly rowhouse lots are usually 16 feet, with 14 feet being the narrowest.

In NYC, rowhouses are usually build with a basement "garden" floor that sticks out of the ground 1/2 to 3/4 of its height, which is a rare feature in Philly.

nativephl · #13 (**permalink**) 04-02-2008, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Zigster

http://www.philaplanning.org/pubinfo/rowhousemanual.pdf

That was a great read!! It's full of common sense/how to information that all homeowners should be aware of Hopefully this will be distributed throughout the entire city.

drala · #14 (**permalink**) 04-02-2008, 08:10 PM

This is great! Thanks!

niel · #15 (**permalink**) 04-05-2008, 09:39 PM

Very cool, though, if I may nitpick, I don't think the image they chose for the cover depicts what I would call the typical Philly rowhouse. Those are a bit more ornate than the average.

romano · #16 (**permalink**) 04-07-2008, 04:16 PM

Just wanted to thank whoever posted the link. I'm a huge fan of rowhome living and it's nice to see some thought put in to preserving Philadelphia's housing stock. That is all

Cat Astrophe · #17 (**permalink**) 04-07-2008, 04:28 PM

This is a great link, thanks.

I would also be interested in hearing more "green" options for rowhome living, such as the viability of green roofing or replacing the backyard concrete pad with a greener alternative. If anyone knows of any such info, please post.

ml73 · #18 (**permalink**) 04-10-2008, 05:52 PM

Thanks Zigster. I have been waiting for this publication ever since I posted about it over a year ago. Some good info...

Cat Astrophe - the external links on the wikipedia article have some good information on green roofs.

tbdiscovery · #19 (**permalink**) 04-22-2008, 11:14 AM

Radio Times on NPR is talking about Philadelphia rowhomes: 90.9 FM.

http://www.whyy.org/91FM/radiotimes.html