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O'Reilly Spite House, Cambridge, MA: Updated current occupant of building
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===O'Reilly Spite House, Cambridge, MA=== |
===O'Reilly Spite House, Cambridge, MA=== |
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[[File:Spite house in Cambridge (46374).jpg|thumb|O'Reilly Spite House, [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|West Cambridge, Massachusetts]], 2019]] |
[[File:Spite house in Cambridge (46374).jpg|thumb|O'Reilly Spite House, [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|West Cambridge, Massachusetts]], 2019]] |
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In 1908, Francis O'Reilly owned an investment parcel of land in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|West Cambridge, Massachusetts]], and approached his abutting land neighbor to sell the land for a gain.Bloom, Jonathan, February 2, 2003, [[Boston Globe]]: "[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BG&p_theme=bg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F907F2342522B5D&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D Existing by the Thinnest of Margins. A Concord Avenue Landmark Gives New Meaning to Cozy.]" Section: City Weekly; Page 11. Location: 260 Concord Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138. After the neighbor refused to buy the land, O'Reilly built a {{convert|308|sqft|m2|adj=on}} building, measuring {{convert|37|ft|m}} long and only {{convert|8|ft|m}} wide, to spite the neighbor. The ''O'Reilly Spite House'' is still standing and is occupied by |
In 1908, Francis O'Reilly owned an investment parcel of land in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|West Cambridge, Massachusetts]], and approached his abutting land neighbor to sell the land for a gain.Bloom, Jonathan, February 2, 2003, [[Boston Globe]]: "[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BG&p_theme=bg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F907F2342522B5D&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D Existing by the Thinnest of Margins. A Concord Avenue Landmark Gives New Meaning to Cozy.]" Section: City Weekly; Page 11. Location: 260 Concord Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138. After the neighbor refused to buy the land, O'Reilly built a {{convert|308|sqft|m2|adj=on}} building, measuring {{convert|37|ft|m}} long and only {{convert|8|ft|m}} wide, to spite the neighbor. The ''O'Reilly Spite House'' is still standing and is occupied by a [[second-hand shop]] {{As of|2026|alt=as of April 2026}}.{{Cite web |title=Mission – D'Beetle | 260 Concord Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138 |url=https://dbeetles.com/pages/mission |access-date=2026-04-24 |publisher=dbeetles.com}} |
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