town house
noun
1
: a usually single-family house of two or sometimes three stories that is usually connected to a similar house by a common sidewall
also
: row house
2
: a house in town
specifically
: the city residence of one having a country seat or having a chief residence elsewhere
stayed at their town house during the social season
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But in the case of designer Rob Johansen’s recent renovation of a palatial seven-story 1899 town house on the Upper East Side, the timeless stamp is merited.
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Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 7 July 2025
Homeowners near The River Club golf course in Garden City have long objected to plans to redevelop the property next to State Street, including when the city previously approved a plan to build up to 750 homes and town houses there.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 25 June 2025
The campus would also include 220 town houses and apartments, a 125-room Homewood Suites by Hilton hotel, 20,000 square feet of retail space and a 640-stall parking garage.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2025
The Manhattan town house where an Italian man was allegedly tortured for weeks in an attempt to gain access to his bitcoin wallet is seen in New York City, May 29, 2025.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 30 May 2025
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Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 7 July 2025
Homeowners near The River Club golf course in Garden City have long objected to plans to redevelop the property next to State Street, including when the city previously approved a plan to build up to 750 homes and town houses there.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 25 June 2025
The campus would also include 220 town houses and apartments, a 125-room Homewood Suites by Hilton hotel, 20,000 square feet of retail space and a 640-stall parking garage.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2025
The Manhattan town house where an Italian man was allegedly tortured for weeks in an attempt to gain access to his bitcoin wallet is seen in New York City, May 29, 2025.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 30 May 2025
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“Town house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/town%20house. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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