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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Dramatic lighting, jewel-toned shag rugs, and domestic props all became a theatrical reflection of not only the Brooklyn town house, but Allen’s personal journey.
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Angela Tafoya, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026
The real driver was the opening of the Róisín Lafferty Gallery last year, set within a Georgian town house beneath the designer’s Dublin studio.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
The Neue Galerie, which occupies a Fifth Avenue town house several blocks north of the Met will thereafter be known as the Met Ronald S. Lauder Neue Galerie, or the Met Neue Galerie for short.
—News Desk, Artforum, 14 May 2026
Developers previously stated that the development could include up to 400 town houses.
—Rose Evans
updated May 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026
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Angela Tafoya, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026
The real driver was the opening of the Róisín Lafferty Gallery last year, set within a Georgian town house beneath the designer’s Dublin studio.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
The Neue Galerie, which occupies a Fifth Avenue town house several blocks north of the Met will thereafter be known as the Met Ronald S. Lauder Neue Galerie, or the Met Neue Galerie for short.
—News Desk, Artforum, 14 May 2026
Developers previously stated that the development could include up to 400 town houses.
—Rose Evans
updated May 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026
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“Town house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/town%20house. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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