Boston’s Skinny House sells for more than $1.2M asking price after receiving ‘multiple offers’ in less than a week

Here’s the skinny on Boston’s narrowest house: It’s worth a fat wad of cash.

Skinny House, the famous four-story home in Boston — which has no front entrance and is no wider than 10 feet — sold Thursday for $1.25 million according to Zillow.

Located in the heart of the city’s North End neighborhood, and described by the real estate agency CL Properties as an “iconic landmark property deep-rooted in Boston History,” the home on 44 Hull St. has two bedrooms, one full bath, a private roof deck, a “manicured garden,” and a great deal of mystique.

Built in 1862, the vertically daring residence is about 1,165 square feet, but just about 10 feet wide at its widest point. Its narrowest interior measures 6.2 feet across, “letting an occupant touch opposing walls,” according to The Boston Globe.

It last sold for $900,000 in 2017, but in August it hit the market for $1.2 million.

However, after receiving “multiple offers,” the Skinny House “went under agreement for over list price in less than one week,” according to CL Properties.

According to a plaque on its façade, the fine and famous residency is also known as the Spite House.

Local legend says that two brothers inherited some land from their deceased father. One of them joined the Army, while the other built a large house that took up most of the land.

When the Army brother returned, he decided to build the Skinny House to block his brother’s sunlight and views.