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Why should the beautiful die?

Early-20th-Century Rowhouses, Manchester

Abdell Street rowhouses

Update: We are happy to report that the burned-out house has been neatly restored: see new pictures here.

An attractive row of small houses built a little before 1910. One of them has had a fire and is under sentence of condemnation; we hope it can be rescued, but it may not be worth enough to restore. It is only yards from Allegheny West, a very desirable neighborhood; but that neighborhood line is there, and these houses are technically in Manchester.

From the back we can see how a good bit of thought was put into making these houses bright and airy while still using the small space efficiently.

Rear of the houses

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One response to “Early-20th-Century Rowhouses, Manchester”

  1. A Bit of Good News from Abdell Street, Manchester – Father Pitt

    […] A year ago we published a picture of this row of houses in Manchester, with the second from the left under sentence of condemnation after a fire. At the time we were not sure whether it would be worth enough to restore. But it has been restored, and the whole row is looking neat and attractive again: […]

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