The narrowest house in Buenos Aires with legends: La casa minima

La casa minima (The minimal house) is located in the Argentina capital Buenos Aires and it is the narrowest house in the city with its 2,3 meters width. Located in San Telmo, one of the historical neighborhoods of Buenos Aires, 2,3 meters wide and 13 meters long 'La casa minima' keeps alive the city's history while at the same time standing out as a place that attracts lots of visitors from all over. The house with its more than 200 years of history has 2 rooms. It has been stated that the place across the entrance is the kitchen, while the other one, which can be accessed with stairs and its original form is partly preserved, is used as a bedroom. The house, which currently is used as a museum and can be visited at certain hours of the day, was initially part of a bigger house constructed in 1807. In the 1890s, with the flow of migrants following the yellow fever outbreak, lots of houses turned into places to be rented by different persons and families. Especially after the wealthy escaped towards the north of the city, the San Telma district, located in the city center, has become a place where migrants and slaves who gained their freedom live. It is thought that this minimal house unique in its dimensions is formed this way. On the other hand, there is an urban legend about the minimal house too. Although there is no evidence, it is believed that the minimal house is used by people who gained their freedom after the removal of slavery in the country. The guides who introduce the house say that the only writing that supports the story that proposes inhabitants of the house were slaves was an article published in a magazine in 1970. But it is highlighted that there is no real foundation for it. Likewise, the guides say that the story that is going around stems from commentaries made by neighbors of the house in the last century. The minimal house is currently welcoming its visitors as a part of the complex museum named Zanjon de Granados, which also incorporates historical underground tunnels.