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15 Obnoxious Homes That Were Built Just To Annoy The Neighbors

Julie Zeveloff   

15 Obnoxious Homes That Were Built Just To Annoy The Neighbors
Thelife1 min read

The ultimate way to show your contempt for an enemy may be by building a "spite house."

Spite houses are homes built to annoy the neighbors, often by cutting off access to a road or obstructing their views. "They probably wouldn't get much attention if they looked like normal houses, but spite houses have a reputation for being kind of odd looking, since they're usually built on narrow parcels of land," columnist John Kelly wrote in The Washington Post.

Spite houses have a long history in the U.S. - a man reportedly built one in Massachusetts to tick off his brother way back in 1716.

Keep reading to learn about some of the most outrageous spite houses ever built.

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