In this diploma thesis the main task is to clarify the development of residential properties in city of Rychnov nad Kněžnou. The thesis deals with this city since its foundation to the present day. The work is divided into several chapters of development of construction and each of these periods is represented by a characteristic building. Development of the construction, main traits of a period and the materials used for the construction of residential property are described for each period, including drawings, maps and plans of the city Rychnov nad Kněžnou, which depict the urban composition of the location and placement of selected residential properties used in the thesis. These maps binds analysis of development potential of construction. There is also a photographic documentation of historical development of Rychnov streets and neighborhoods.