<p>Ryan Briggs, investigative reporter for WHYY’s PlanPhilly, recently got <a href="http://planphilly.com/articles/2019/08/14/rowhouse-or-rowhome-the-tangled-history-of-a-uniquely-philadelphia-term">pulled into a mystery</a> a little less hard-hitting than usual: is Philadelphia’s iconic home called a “row house” or a “rowhouse”? He explains why the question of a single space is so contentious, so steeped in Philadelphia history, and so wrapped up in our city’s identity.</p>

Ryan Briggs, investigative reporter for WHYY’s PlanPhilly, recently got pulled into a mystery a little less hard-hitting than usual: is Philadelphia’s iconic home called a “row house” or a “rowhouse”? He explains why the question of a single space is so contentious, so steeped in Philadelphia history, and so wrapped up in our city’s identity.

<p>Ryan Briggs, investigative reporter for WHYY’s PlanPhilly, recently got <a href="http://planphilly.com/articles/2019/08/14/rowhouse-or-rowhome-the-tangled-history-of-a-uniquely-philadelphia-term" rel="noopener noreferrer">pulled into a mystery</a> a little less hard-hitting than usual: is Philadelphia’s iconic home called a “row house” or a “rowhouse”? He explains why the question of a single space is so contentious, so steeped in Philadelphia history, and so wrapped up in our city’s identity.</p>

‘Row house’ or ‘rowhouse’? Philly’s debate over a space

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