> Prior to cars, there were large "estate" houses with separate carriage houses for the horses. Maybe for the rich? I don't think most people could afford that

> Prior to cars, there were large "estate" houses with separate carriage houses for the horses. Maybe for the rich? I don't think most people could afford that. > You seem to be thinking of "row housing" which at least in north america was more a post-WWII design? They are substantially older than that: https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/essays/row-houses/ https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/essays/row-houses/