Clinton Hill Carriage House

Originally built in the 1880s as a horse stable for a neighboring mansion, this late-19th-century vernacular masonry structure was later converted into an automobile garage with a chauffeur’s quarters above, before ultimately being rehabilitated into a single-family home.When the property came to market, a neighborhood family saw its potential. The challenge was to transform a raw garage and a deteriorated apartment into a light-filled residence large enough for a family of four, while also respecting the front facade’s historic qualities and the low-rise scale of the streetscape. While horse-drawn carriages and detached neighborhood garages have disappeared, this revitalized building endures as a reminder of an earlier era—thoughtfully reimagined for modern living and renewed for the generations ahead.