The Skinny House (44 Hull Street)

The Skinny House is a narrow three-story house wedged between two buildings in the North End, notable for its unusually slim façade of roughly 10 feet. It has been a local architectural curiosity since the 19th century and appears markedly narrower than neighboring structures. Local legend claims it was built as an act of revenge after the War of 1812 to block sunlight to a neighbor; that origin is part of folklore rather than a confirmed historical record.