Sentences with phrase «spite house»

The owner's response was to build the tiny, awkwardly shaped home, now known as Montlake Spite House.

Megan Senseney reviews the history of the spite house.

See, the reason I wanted to stop by (for the hundredth time) at The Spite House is that this is the narrowest house in America.

On the way back to the car I wanted to show the Mr. a national landmark — The Spite House at 523 Queen Street.

Spite houses have a long history in North America — they even have their own Wikipedia page.

Spite houses — homes built to draw the ire of onlookers — have been a gesture of contempt for centuries, directed toward neighbors, local authorities, developers and other adversaries left wondering, «Where's the love?»

Not exact matches

Indeed, the housing market seems a pressing issue in spite of many economic positives including gross domestic product (GDP) growth.

Over the last 20 years, in spite of the housing crash, you would have done better with real estate if you bought in one of the 20 U.S. cities where prices have risen the most.

However... George Bush, in spite of his short service in the House, could help you win.

In spite of the economic and social turmoil, 1970 also became famous as the year that the King of Rock «N Roll, Elvis Presley, visited President Richard Nixon in the White House.

The sense of meaninglessness of life felt in the rich North too, may be mainly due to unemployment, inadequate housing, breakup of family life, drugs, wasteful consumerism... in spite of social welfare measures, or because of long term dependence on them.

The houses of vowed religious, though often so worldly and often denaturing the message of Jesus of Nazareth, had still in spite of everything spoken of the selfless and encouraging commitment of their founders, and had enabled some men and women to live out lives of inspiring charity and holiness.

The bonus Fern visit at the end was relaxing in spite of a trip to Orillia's Memorial Hospital for stitches (don't ask, coming up) but we did made a plan for the week and were out of the house each day before breakfast.

So the side of my house has been decorated for like 2 years because in spite of my plans to clean it I just never get around to it.

And on that note, in spite of this try to leave the house at least once a day, preferably as soon as you can in the morning to avoid everyone having a dull day meltdown at home.

Earls has 65 locations in Canada and the United States, but in spite of their size, they are dedicated to using only fresh squeezed juices and in - house handmade syrups.

We may have differeces and there may be conflict of interests, but in spite this, we have never experienced vendetta and I can assure that our house is in order.

Left - leaning healthcare workers union 1199 SEIU has endorsed Brooklyn GOP State Senator Martin Golden for re-election — in spite of a vow earlier this year to work exclusively toward helping the Democrats win control of the upper house of the state legislature.

That's despite Obama's claims this spring that the party has a «great chance» of wresting control of the House from the Republicans who have stymied much of his agenda since they took over in the 2010 midterms, and also in spite of a May Q poll that showed Democrats with a slight competitive edge on a generic congressional ballot.

This country gets governed in spite of the House of Commons rather than because of it,» he says, unprovoked.

The flagbearer of the APC had chastised Nana Akufo - Addo, claiming the 72 - year - old still lives in his father's house in spite of his age.

The Brooklyn Democrat said yesterday that he would not allow new residences for the poor to go up in the right - leaning borough — in spite of Mayor Bill de Blasio's ambitious goal to create or maintain 200,000 units of affordable housing citywide.

In spite of such known urban pressures on health as air and water pollution, water shortage, overcrowding, poor housing, the stresses of city transportation and the generally accelerated pace of city life, there is no substantial evidence from the National Health Survey that the overall health of the urban resident is worse than that of the rural resident.

It won support in spite of two previous House votes to outlaw all forms of cloning, including research cloning (otherwise known as nuclear transfer), which scientists say is essential to realize the promise of ES cell research.

In spite of the bed nets beneath which most of the houses» occupants slept, many mosquitoes had taken blood meals during the night.

Research shows that housing type plays a part in children's tobacco smoke exposure, in spite of the best intentions of parents.

In spite of our cool house, they still do; just a little slower.

But we went to my parents — AKA grammy and papa's house — and in spite of the runny nose, bad cough, fever, and puking -LCB- ugh, such a sad sight -RCB-, we managed to have some fun too.

The kind of excitement that causes you rush home and get right to work on that project in spite of all the other things around the house that are calling out for attention?

You maybe a part of a Management Committee, who in spite of Busy Schedules and Demanding Careers, raise their confident Hands to become President, Secretary, Treasurer in Housing Societies of High Rises.

Old School, which follows three grown men (Luke Wilson's Mitch, Will Ferrell's Frank, and Vince Vaughn's Beanie) as they turn their house into a fraternity, marks director Todd Phillips» first fictional endeavor since Road Trip, and it's immediately clear that the movie, like that 2000 Tom Green comedy, manages to entertain in spite of a distinct lack of overt laughs.

The acting and the entire show is believable in spite of the unlikelihood of an undercover house.

Just look at the scene where Nevan storms out of his house, taking random belongings out of spite.

Lynne Ramsay's «You Were Never Really Here,» starring Joaquin Phoenix in the role of a former marine turned hitman, has the markings of a thriller in spite of the fact that it's a surreal, complex, art house gem.

In spite of his lawyer's (voice by Bil Murray) better advice, Fox buys a tree house and moves his family in across the field from three of the fiercest, grumpiest farmers in the whole country — Walter Boggis (voice by Robin Hurlstone), Nathan Bunce (voice by Hugo Guinness) and Franklin Bean (voice by Michael Gambon).

The House of January 1865 is a snake pit riven by intractable political differences and seething personal spite (and remember, this is just the Northern states).

Unable to speak the language, forced to eat unfamiliar food night after night and suffering from terrible homesickness, the youths flounder in spite of their efforts to work hard for Coach House.

In spite of its theatricality however, the film cements itself as an art house gem through its stylish black - and - white aesthetic and an engagingly thorough series of twists that expertly grips its audience into the numerous primary and secondary dramas boiling underneath this ensemble of intellectuals.

In spite of being grounded himself, Paul convinces Terri to sneak out of the house, with a consenting nod from Aunt Nina (Rebecca De Mornay).

Neither Senate nor House budget proposals also do not include language that would change how schools receive A-F school grades, in spite of interest expressed on both sides of the aisle for the school grading system to be amended so that the grades better indicate how well schools are able to help their students improve academically over time.

To spite the city, Froling built a 10 - foot - wide and 54 - foot - long home that abutted up against the street and an unsympathetic neighbour's house.

Still, in spite of these restrictions, these loans are plentiful and a boon to home buyers, particularly those who are entering the housing market for the first time.

They have good temperaments and make ideal house pets because they are clean, quiet, take up a small amount of space (in spite of their size), and are undemanding.

They may feel that any damage caused or mess in the house has been done on purpose or out of spite for being left alone.

I would like to stress that I am a dog lover, in spite of my own and many other kids coming and going my house is empty, and I am lonely, without a dog.

Some dogs become so traumatized that they lose control of their bowels and leave feces and urine all over their home in spite of the fact that they have long been house trained.

It is vital to understand that a dog exhibiting symptoms of separation anxiety including destruction, house - soiling, and whining or barking is not acting out of spite or boredom.

If cat housing is so small that litter routinely contaminates food and cats refuse to eat, freedom from hunger and thirst is not assured in spite of ample feeding.

In any case, it should never be assumed that the dog is eliminating in the house to spite the owner.

In spite of the fact that she was found running loose and obviously «in the family way,» it was clear that she has been a house dog and is used to having a strong bond with her people.