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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Less than a week later, the two lunched at Epstein’s Manhattan town house, and Steele followed up — though Epstein declined to invest upon reviewing Nautilus’ financial statements.
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Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
But a triptych of photographs that were released last month, showing Andrew apparently on the floor of Epstein’s New York town house, have a terrible directness.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
Violette briefly resurfaced in 2018 with a small solo show at Gladstone’s Upper East Side town house—an improbably tasteful site for an erstwhile rebel.
—Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Epitomizing this high-end home impression is the London Library, a first-floor VIP salon inspired by the city’s town houses that features a fireplace, bespoke armchairs and Liberty of London fabrics.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026
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Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
But a triptych of photographs that were released last month, showing Andrew apparently on the floor of Epstein’s New York town house, have a terrible directness.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
Violette briefly resurfaced in 2018 with a small solo show at Gladstone’s Upper East Side town house—an improbably tasteful site for an erstwhile rebel.
—Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Epitomizing this high-end home impression is the London Library, a first-floor VIP salon inspired by the city’s town houses that features a fireplace, bespoke armchairs and Liberty of London fabrics.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026
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