Edward Mooney House

Year: 1789
Style: Federal
City: Manhattan, NY

The Edward Mooney House at 18 Bowery was built between 1785 and 1789 for wealthy butcher Edward Mooney, on land confiscated from British Loyalist James De Lancey. The brick house, mixing Georgian and Federal styles, is New York City's earliest remaining Early Federal style townhouse. Mooney lived there until his death around 1800, near the slaughterhouses and tanneries where he worked.

the building

1807 addition. The house was doubled in size by a rear addition in 1807, and later served as a hotel, brothel, and saloon after residential use ended in the 1820s.

the style

Its Georgian and Federal mix makes it the city's oldest surviving Early Federal style townhouse.

significance

Designated a New York City landmark in 1966 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

nearby

New York Public Library, Chatham Square Branch 0.1 mi · 1903
Mariner's Temple 0.1 mi · Greek Revival · 1845
Saint James Roman Catholic Church 0.2 mi · Greek Revival · 1837
Alfred E. Smith House 0.2 mi · Victorian · 1880
The Tombs 0.2 mi · Egyptian Revival · 1838
New York County Courthouse 0.2 mi · Federal · 1812

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