"Another explanation is that the ten-foot-wide (3 m) house, just tall enough to block the view of two other houses on Orne Street, was built because its owner was upset about his tiny share of his father's estate and therefore decided to spoil his older brothers' view."

"Despite being left a little plot of land, Mr. Charles Froling built his spite house anyways, blocking the view of his neighbor who had hoped to expand his property."

“I found this spite house in the back alley of an industrial region in Vancouver.”

"This is the Hollensbury Spite House, located at 523 Queen St in Old Town, Alexandria. It’s approximately 7 feet wide and 25 feet deep, making it just 325 square feet. It is also known as the narrowest home in America. In 1830, John Hollensbury, a local brickmaker and city council member, became frustrated by the continuous loitering and carriage traffic in the alley next to his home. Most people would consider talking to the neighbors, putting up a sign, or speaking to the police, but Mr. Hollensbury was not like most people. Instead, he decided to construct a house in the alley to permanently prevent anyone else from disturbing him with their noise."

"The Skinny House in Boston was supposedly built by a man who inherited less of the property than his brother, and decided to spite him by blocking his view."

“In the centre of Amsterdam, there is a hotel built around a house dating back to the 17th century. The hotel couldn't buy the house, and the architect just planned the construction around it. Nowadays it is part of the hotel.”

“Mary’s Place, a house in my city the hospital had to build around.”

“Edith Macefield’s ‘Up’ house in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. 1960’s/2019. (Inspired the movie 'Up')”

There's a saloon in Charlotte NC that refused to sell. The development had to build around them.

"Known as The Grudge, or Al Ba'sa in Arabic, the house built in Beirut, Lebanon is just a bit over 13 feet at its widest point, and just around 2 feet at its narrowest. Allegedly, it was built by someone's brother out of spite."

"This house in Dokkum ( Netherlands) is less than 1 meter wide."

“My elderly mother doesn't want to move, she is now surrounded by new townhouses in all directions.”

“The house of Mary Cook, who refused to sell to a high-rise developer in NYC.”

“One resident of a Toronto duplex refused to sell, so they cut it in half.”

“There's a tiny house in Montlake that was built to spite a neighbor, and it sold for almost 400k last year.”