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Brownstone vs Townhouse - What's the difference?

brownstone | townhouse |

As nouns the difference between brownstone and townhouse

is that brownstone is (uncountable) a variety of brown to red-brown sandstone once popular as a building material while townhouse is a row house.

brownstone

English

(wikipedia brownstone)

Noun

  • (uncountable) A variety of brown to red-brown sandstone once popular as a building material.
  • (countable) A row house built of brownstone, especially in New York City.
    • We tried to buy a Brooklyn brownstone that needed some work, but couldn’t make the down payment.
  • * 1979 , ,
    • Lived in a brownstone , lived in the ghetto, I’ve lived all over this town.

    townhouse

    English

    Alternative forms

    town house

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a row house
  • a house in an urban setting
  • (dated) town hall