Semi-detached houses

Semi-detached housing consists of pairs of houses build side by side as units sharing a party wall and regularly in such a way that each house's layout is a mirror image of its twin. This style of housing, although built throughout the world, is commonly seen as particularly symbolic of the suburbanization of the United Kingdom and Ireland, or post-war homes in middle Canada. This type of housing can be thought of as being a half-way state between terraced or row housing and single-family detached homes. Terraced housing is constituted by continuous row houses with open spaces at the front and back, while semi-detached houses have front, rear and any one side open spaces, and individual detached houses have open spaces on all sides.

Single-family detached home

A single-family detached home, or single-family home or detached house for short, also variously known as a single-detached dwelling or separate house, is a free-standing residential building. Most single-family homes are built on lots larger than the structure itself, adding a district surrounding the house, which is commonly called a yard in North American English or a garden in British English. Garages can also be found on most lots. In older homes, they are typically detached, standing as a separate building, either near a driveway or facing an alley in urban areas. Newer homes in North America favor attached garages, often facing the street, as most recent developments do not include alleys. The Santa House, Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, New York built in 1899 is a single-family detached home.