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As cities get more crowded and housing becomes more expensive, it's no surprise that people are increasingly willing to live in small spaces. Tiny houses are growing in popularity, and off-grid pod living is even gaining interest.
But the following super-narrow structures take living small to a whole new level (though a few do get wider in the back).
Take a look at some of the world’s skinniest buildings.
Edna St. Vincent Millay house in New York City, USA
75 1/2 Bedford Street is New York’s narrowest house. According to Curbed, Cary Grant, John Barrymore, Edna St. Vincent Millay and Margaret Mead have all called the skinny Greenwich Village townhouse home. Built in 1850, the building was listed for sale on StreetEasy for $3.5 million in 2013.
Kanonia 20-22 in Warsaw, Poland
This comically tiny building in Poland is rumored to have been built this way because the 17-century tax system was based on the width of a home’s front-facing facade. It was restored after World War II to look much like it did back then.
La Casa Estrecha in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
Known in English as The Narrow House (fittingly), this two-story building is only five feet wide. It stretches 36 feet back, however, and is a popular stop for tourists in Puerto Rico.
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