Comments on: Myth # 58: Niches called ‘coffin corners’ were built into staircases to allow people to carry a casket downstairs and turn the corner. The Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth Feed: https://historymyths.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/myth-58-niches-called-coffin-corners-were-built-into-staircases-to-allow-people-to-carry-a-casket-downstairs-and-turn-the-corner/feed/ Related: comments on 03 14 2010