The backstory on backhouses: How NYC’s hidden rear residences came to be

Nov 21, 2018 |

Previous listing photo of 340A West 11th Street, a backhouse in Greenwich Village. Via CORE Real Estate New York City is full of hidden surprises that even the most dyed-in-the-wool New Yorker may not know about. One such example is the elusive “backhouse” or rear house. There are literally scores of these hidden structures throughout […more]

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