Adding to the whimsy is the fact that the little brick dwelling, with its wrought-iron fence and supersize upper floor windows, sits at 249 ½ East 13th Street, a rare fractional address in the East Village. The fractional address is a clue that the carriage house hit the streetscape after the two taller buildings on either side of it. Dating back to 1891, the house served as the short-lived studio for sculptors Karl Bitter and Giuseppe Moretti. Today the faux carriage house is a private home. [Third photo: Wikipedia; fourth photo: Encyclopedia of Alabama; sixth photo: NYC Department of Records & Information Services]Tags: 249 1/2 East 13th Street Carriage House, 249 1/2 East 13th Street Studio, East 13th Street Little Brick House, East Village Carriage House Sculptor Studio, Giuseppe Moretti East 13th Street NYC, Karl Bitter East 13th Street NYC, Karl Bitter Sculptures in New York, Rear Houses Back Houses East Village

Source: New York Times March 23, 2026 15:57 UTC