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For Sale: New York's Skinniest House
August 27, 2009 - New York
The narrowest house in the city, a townhouse at 75½ Bedford Street, is so slim that one may wonder how this tiny slip of a building came into being - and why it still remains.
Wedged between 75 and 77 Bedford, 75½ is only nine-and-a-half-feet wide on the outside, eight-and-a-half-feet wide on the inside, and 32 feet deep.
The home was constructed in the mid-1800s over a carriage drive between two homes that led to horse stables in the backyard.
The home's precise date of construction is in question, but one thing is certain: This itty-bitty home has drawn a long list of famous inhabitants.
Corcoran real estate broker Alex Nicholas says anthropologist Margaret Mead and poet Edna St. Vincent Millay once called it home.
The home has been renovated with a garret skylight and oversized windows to offer plenty of natural light that ameliorates the cramped feeling a little.
The current owner bought the home in 2000 for $1.6 million and it is back on the market for $2.75 million.
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