Discover New York’s Narrowest House
Manhattan's streets always hold surprises! During your stay in New York, don't miss this truly unique house tucked away in Greenwich Village.
On this blog, I often write about new giant tower projects, like One Vanderbilt and the Jenga Tower. But New York is more than glass towers reaching the sky. You’ll also see charming brownstone houses, the classic homes of old New York.
One stands out in Greenwich Village, near Washington Square Park: 75 1/2 Bedford Street. This old house is simply the narrowest building in New York, just 9.5 feet (2.9 m) wide. Nothing narrower exists anywhere in the city.
A home for artists
This three-story building was constructed in the 1850s on the site of a carriage entrance to the neighboring house, which explains its unusual width.
The house sheltered many artists, including American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1923. The building is often called the “Millay House”.
One more detail: today the house belongs to George Gund IV, president of Gund Real Estate Group. He purchased it in 2013 for just over $3 million.
How to find it
To locate this unique house without getting lost in Greenwich Village’s streets, here’s a map of the area: