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[[File:Tenement of the Old Style.png|thumb|A tenement of the old style, from Jacob Riis, ''[[How the Other Half Lives]]'' (1890)]] |
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A '''railroad apartment''' or '''railroad flat''', sometimes referred to as a '''floor-through apartment''', is an [[apartment]] with a series of rooms connecting to each other in a line.<ref name="Sennett">Sennett, Richard. ''The Conscience of the Eye: The Design and Social Life of Cities''. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1992. {{ISBN|0-393-30878-2}}.</ref> The name comes from the layout's similarity to that of a typical (mid-20th century or earlier) [[passenger train]] car.<ref>Cassidy, Frances Gomes. ''Dictionary of American Regional English''. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1985. {{ISBN|0-674-00884-7}}.</ref> Without hallways, it results in less semi-public space.<ref>{{cite web |title=What Is A Railroad-Style Apartment? |url=https://www.thespruce.com/what-is-a-railroad-style-apartment-5094946 |website=The Spruce |access-date=11 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Everything You Need to Know About Railroad Apartments |url=https://www.nyrentownsell.com/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-railroad-apartments/ |website=NY Rent Own Sell |access-date=11 July 2022 |date=4 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Underrated Apartment Layout That's Perfect for Renters on a Budget, According to Real Estate Agents |url=https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/why-railroad-style-apartments-are-good-36712971 |website=Apartment Therapy |access-date=11 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Frishberg |first1=Hannah |title=What Is a Railroad Apartment? A Guide to a Misunderstood Apartment Layout |url=https://www.brownstoner.com/real-estate-market/railroad-apartment-definition-features/ |website=Brownstoner |date=21 July 2016 |access-date=11 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=7 Railroad-Style Apartments That Will Shock You |url=https://rhythmofthehome.com/railroad-style-apartments/ |website=Rhythm of the Home |access-date=11 July 2022 |date=7 May 2021}}</ref> |
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The term '''railroad apartment''' describes a lay-out that is analogous to that of a typical (mid-20th century or earlier) passenger train car. Such cars had compartments (typically holding 4-6 passengers) accessed by a narrow hallway running along one side, along their entire length <ref>Cassidy, Frances Gomes. ''Dictionary of American Regional English.'' Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1985. ISBN 0-674-00884-7</ref> The analogous apartment has a series of rooms that are accessed from a hallway that runs the length of the apartment from the front to the back door. <ref name="Sennett">Sennett, Richard. ''The Conscience of the Eye: The Design and Social Life of Cities.'' New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1992. ISBN 0-393-30878-2</ref> This usage is most common in [[New York City]], [[San Francisco]] and their surrounding areas. Railroad apartments are common in [[brownstone]] apartment buildings. |
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This style is most common in [[New York City]], [[San Francisco]], and their surrounding areas. Railroad apartments are common in [[tenement]] buildings or even modern apartment blocks, and are sometimes found in subdivided [[brownstone]]s. |
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[[File:Railroad style house example.jpg|thumb|left|A railroad style house]] |
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Sometimes confused with a [[shotgun house]], which is just a series of rooms connected directly, with no hallway, railroad apartments do typically have hallways.<ref name="Sennett" /> However, rooms may also connect directly, such as with panel doors that connect the living room to the dining room.<ref name="Sennett" /> |
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| ⚫ | Railroad apartments first made an appearance in New York City in the mid-19th century, and were designed to provide a solution to urban overcrowding.<ref name="Eisner">Eisner, Simon; Gallion, Arthur; and Eisner, Stanley. ''The Urban Pattern''. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1993. {{ISBN|0-471-28428-9}}</ref> Many early railroad apartments were extremely narrow, and most buildings were five or six stories high.<ref name="Eisner" /> Few early buildings had internal sanitation, and bathrooms emptied raw sewage into the back yard.<ref name="Eisner" /> In some cases, one family would take up residence in each room, with the exterior hallway providing communal space.<ref name="Sennett" /> |
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==Floor-through apartment== |
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A [[:wiktionary:floor-through|floor-through]] apartment is an apartment that extends from the front of the building to the rear of the building, usually with front and back windows,<ref>{{cite web |title=Floor-Through Apartments Available in NYC |url=https://www.cityrealty.com/nyc/market-insight/features/great-listings/21-floor-through-apartments-available-nyc-699k/49661 |website=cityrealty.com |access-date=11 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref> even if it does not occupy the width of the full floor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Definition of FLOOR-THROUGH |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floor-through |website=merriam-webster |access-date=11 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Floor-through: definition and meaning |url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/floor-through |website=Collins English Dictionary |access-date=11 July 2022}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Railroad apartments first made an appearance in New York City in the mid-19th century, and were designed to provide a solution to urban overcrowding.<ref name="Eisner">Eisner, Simon; Gallion, Arthur; and Eisner, Stanley. ''The Urban Pattern |
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* [[Enfilade (architecture)]] – similar design in grand European architecture of the Baroque period |
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Latest revision as of 02:13, 31 October 2024
A railroad apartment or railroad flat, sometimes referred to as a floor-through apartment, is an apartment with a series of rooms connecting to each other in a line.[1] The name comes from the layout's similarity to that of a typical (mid-20th century or earlier) passenger train car.[2] Without hallways, it results in less semi-public space.[3][4][5][6][7]
This style is most common in New York City, San Francisco, and their surrounding areas. Railroad apartments are common in tenement buildings or even modern apartment blocks, and are sometimes found in subdivided brownstones.
Railroad apartments first made an appearance in New York City in the mid-19th century, and were designed to provide a solution to urban overcrowding.[8] Many early railroad apartments were extremely narrow, and most buildings were five or six stories high.[8] Few early buildings had internal sanitation, and bathrooms emptied raw sewage into the back yard.[8] In some cases, one family would take up residence in each room, with the exterior hallway providing communal space.[1]
Floor-through apartment
[edit]A floor-through apartment is an apartment that extends from the front of the building to the rear of the building, usually with front and back windows,[9] even if it does not occupy the width of the full floor.[10][11]
See also
[edit]- Enfilade (architecture) – similar design in grand European architecture of the Baroque period
- List of house types
- Shotgun house
References
[edit]- ^ a b Sennett, Richard. The Conscience of the Eye: The Design and Social Life of Cities. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1992. ISBN 0-393-30878-2.
- ^ Cassidy, Frances Gomes. Dictionary of American Regional English. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1985. ISBN 0-674-00884-7.
- ^ "What Is A Railroad-Style Apartment?". The Spruce. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Everything You Need to Know About Railroad Apartments". NY Rent Own Sell. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "The Underrated Apartment Layout That's Perfect for Renters on a Budget, According to Real Estate Agents". Apartment Therapy. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ Frishberg, Hannah (21 July 2016). "What Is a Railroad Apartment? A Guide to a Misunderstood Apartment Layout". Brownstoner. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "7 Railroad-Style Apartments That Will Shock You". Rhythm of the Home. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ a b c Eisner, Simon; Gallion, Arthur; and Eisner, Stanley. The Urban Pattern. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1993. ISBN 0-471-28428-9
- ^ "Floor-Through Apartments Available in NYC". cityrealty.com. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Definition of FLOOR-THROUGH". merriam-webster. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Floor-through: definition and meaning". Collins English Dictionary. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
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