Revenue house

For other uses, seeRevenue house (disambiguation).

House with Chimaeras,Kyiv,Ukraine.Built in 1902 as a revenue house, it has been the presidential residence since 2005

Arevenue houseis a type ofmulti-family residentialhousewith specific architecture which evolved in Europe during 18th–19th centuries and became a precursor of what is now known as arentalapartment houseand atenement.In various European countries this type of house was known asimmeuble de rapport,hôtel de rapport(France);inmueble de inversión,inmueble de alquiler(Spain),доходный дом(Russian Empire), etc.

In France, the spreading of the revenue houses started since the reign ofLouis XVI.Over time, it became a popular investment byreal estate developers,which resulted in repeated use of the same type offaçadesand overall architecture of the buildings. The proliferation of this kind of property is responsible for the uniformity of thearchitecture of Paristoday.