<p class="ingestion featured-caption">The carriage house's has a charming brick facade.Courtesy of Eytan Stern Weber at Evan Joseph Studio for Douglas Elliman</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>A quaint carriage house near Manhattan's Gramercy Park was originally built in the late 1800s.</li><li>Descendants of Winston Churchill and New York's famous Astor family once lived there.</li></ul><p>This New York City carriage house has lived many lives since it was built in the 1800s.</p><p>The quaint-looking home — located one block south of Manhattan's exclusive, for-residents-only <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gramercy-park-keys-2012-1">Gramercy Park</a> — was once a car dealership.</p><p>It then went on to house, at different times, the descendants of former British prime minister Winston Churchill and an heir of the Astor family, <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/life-of-john-jacob-astor-iv-died-on-the-titanic-2020-4">an American dynasty</a> whose fur trading wealth defined a century of New York elite society.</p><p>Now, the historic structure has been renovated into a modern home flush with luxuries — including a full-time doorman. </p><p>At almost 2,500 square feet, the property known as the "Little House" is actually rather spacious. It's currently on the market for $7 million.</p><p>Take a look inside.</p>