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United Kingdom and Republic of IrelandImage:Henriettast.jpg Henrietta Street, the street contains some of the oldest and largest Georgian townhouses in Dublin. All were converted into tenements in the 19th century.
Many aristocratic townshouses were demolished or ceased to be used for residential purposes following the First World War. In the post World War II period large terraced houses in general in London and other British cities were divided into flats or converted into offices. However, in the early 21st century this trend is being reversed to some extent, as there is less demand for old houses as offices nowadays since open plan layouts are preferred, and the number of very rich people in London has risen. For example, in 2004, the Grosvenor Group sold two grand terraces houses in Belgrave Square which had been in office use, for reconversion to family houses. The asking price was £12 million each. Nowadays British property developers and estate agents often call new terraced houses townhouses, probably because the aristocratic pedigree of terraced housing is widely forgotten, and for many people the main mental association of terraced housing is with working class terraced housing, especially in poor districts in the north of England. "Townhouse" still has more exclusive connotations. Canada and United StatesImage:Townhouses.jpg A group of townhouses in Bristol, Tennessee. Townhouses and townhomes are popular in Canada and the United States as cheaper alternatives to single-family homes. However, in major metropolitan areas of the United States where land is at a premium, the ownership of even a townhouse connotes wealth. Some examples of cities where townhouses are occupied almost exclusively by the wealthy are New York, Boston, Toronto, and San Francisco.
In Canada, and especially in Ontario, townhouses are split into two categories:
"Stacked townhouses" have multiple units vertically (typically two), normally each with its own private entrance from the street. AustraliaIn Australia, townhouses and are generally found in complexes. Large complexes often have high security, resort facilities such as swimming pools, gyms, parks and playground equipment. Typically, a townhouse has a Strata Title, i.e. a type of title where the common property (landscaped area, public corridors, building structure etc.) is owned by a corporation of individual owners and the houses on the property are owned by the individual owners. Commonly in the suburbs of major cities an old house on a large block of land is demolished and replaced by a short row of townhouses, built 'end on' to the street for added privacy. See further at semi-detached. See alsoFamous townhousesAmong the most famous townhouses are:
Georgian Dublin consisted of five Georgian squares, which contained the townhouses of prominent peers. The squares were Merrion Square, St. Stephen's Green, Fitzwilliam Square, Ruthland Square (now called Parnell Square) and Mountjoy Square. Many of the townhouses in these squares are now offices while some have been demolished. Additional reading
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