The Skinny on the Skinny House
By Laurie Lewis
One of the earlier areas of the city to become settled, Greenwich Village has some old and unusual houses. One that isn’t that old, dating from 1873, certainly is unusual. The house at 75½ Bedford Street has the distinction of being the narrowest house in New York City. It abuts the oldest house in the Village, built in 1799, which doesn’t look that old because it’s been renovated so many times.
The standard residential city lot is 20 to 25 feet wide and 100 feet deep, although lots do vary from these dimensions. The house at 75½ Bedford is only 9½ feet wide—not even half the size of a typical lot. That’s the exterior measurement. Take off a foot or so for the broadest interior span.
One of the earlier areas of the city to become settled, Greenwich Village has some old and unusual houses. One that isn’t that old, dating from 1873, certainly is unusual. The house at 75½ Bedford Street has the distinction of being the narrowest house in New York City. It abuts the oldest house in the Village, built in 1799, which doesn’t look that old because it’s been renovated so many times.
The standard residential city lot is 20 to 25 feet wide and 100 feet deep, although lots do vary from these dimensions. The house at 75½ Bedford is only 9½ feet wide—not even half the size of a typical lot. That’s the exterior measurement. Take off a foot or so for the broadest interior span.
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