House Numbering Around The World
Recently, we shared with you how house numbering works here in the United States. When you buy a stylish set of iron house numbers from us, you know those numbers are usually based on the distance from a central baseline or point in your town or city. The concept of house numbering didn’t really take off until the 18th century in Europe. True to form though, the numbering system is different all across the European continent, and around the world. We’ll look at how a few of our global neighbors do it. In the canal city of Venice, houses are numbered within districts called sestieri. This means that only 6 series exist in the city. Within the cities of Florence and Genoa, numbers for residences are marked in black or blue, while businesses are often assigned red numbers. There are several areas in England, particularly in rural parts, where houses are named but they never…read more