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.
