A Short Skinny Sale Richard Lawson ยท 01/14/10 03:14PM New York's skinniest house โ a 9 1/2 foot-wide townhouse on Bedford Street โ has just sold for $2.1 million. Former residents include Edna St. Vincent Millay and anthropologist Margaret Mead. It was built in 1873, filling an alleyway. [AP]