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A row of brightly painted townhouses in blue, yellow, white, and red with snow on the steps and sidewalk in Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., row houses Row houses in a residential block of Washington, D.C.

A row house is one of a series of houses that are connected by common sidewalls, forming a continuous group. These houses stand "cheek by jowl" with their neighbors, meaning they are very close together, often sharing a wall. The term "row house" was first used in 1871. A "group house" is another term for a row house.12

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