Semi D's in Dayton, Ohio

Semi-detached housing consists of pairs of houses built side by side, sharing a party wall and having a symmetrical design. Semi-detached are more affordable than detached houses (single family homes), but higher class than terrace housing (row houses).

The very first semi-detached cottages were built in Britain by Joseph Damer, an 18th century Earl who employed Capability Brown as architect. The Shaws, a father and son architectural partnership later made them popular in London in the 19th century. They are now common in Britain, Ireland, Australia, in parts of Canada, and other commonwealth countries like Malaysia.


Source:http://homepages.tesco.net/

One doesn’t normally associate the US with semi-detched houses, but I was surprised by "Dayton Doubles" in the MidWest Blog.


One of the earliest, from about 1830


At the turn of the 20th Century


Pre World War 2


Post War Suburbia


1988 Neo Vernacular

Coming: Back-to-back Semi-D's Frank Lloyd Wright: inventor of the 'Quadruple' House More 'Quadruple' Houses

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