The Skinny House of the North End

The narrow house at 44 Hull Street is locally known as the 'Skinny House' because its facade measures roughly ten feet across and it sits wedged between two larger buildings in Boston's North End. Local lore attributes its unusual siting and construction to a 19th-century family dispute meant to block a neighbor's view; that anecdote is part folklore and not fully documented in primary records. The house is frequently cited in media and walking tours as an example of Boston's quirky urban architecture.