Edward Mooney House
Edward Mooney House | |
New York City LandmarkNo.0084
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Location | 18Bowery Manhattan,New York City |
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Coordinates | 40°42′52″N73°59′53″W/ 40.71444°N 73.99806°W |
Built | between 1785 and 1789[2] |
Architectural style | Georgian,Early Federal |
NRHP referenceNo. | 76001245[1] |
NYCLNo. | 0084 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | December 12, 1976 |
Designated NYCL | August 23, 1966 |
TheEdward Mooney Houseis a building at 18Bowery,at the corner ofPell Street,[3]in theChinatownneighborhood ofManhattan,New York City.It was built between 1785 and 1789 for wealthy butcher Edward Mooney on land he purchased after it was confiscated from British LoyalistJames De Lancey.[2]
The brick house was built in a mixture ofGeorgianandFederalstyles, and is New York City's earliest remaining Early Federal style townhouse.[2]It has three stories plus an attic and full basement. The home was located close to the slaughterhouses, holding pens and tanneries where Mooney made his living; he occupied the house until his death c.1800.[2]
In 1807, the size of the house was doubled by an addition to the rear. The house would be used as a private residence until the 1820s after which it has served at various times as a hotel, brothel[4]and saloon.
The house was designated aNew York City landmarkin 1966 and was added to theNational Register of Historic Placesin 1976.
See also
[edit]- National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan below 14th Street
- List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan below 14th Street
References
[edit]Notes
- ^"National Register Information System".National Register of Historic Places.National Park Service.March 13, 2009.
- ^abcd"Edward Mooney House"(PDF).New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.August 23, 1966.RetrievedSeptember 18,2020.
- ^"Edward Mooney House".New York Architecture website. August 20, 2010.
- ^New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission;Dolkart, Andrew S.;Postal, Matthew A. (2009). Postal, Matthew A. (ed.).Guide to New York City Landmarks(4th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. p. 45.ISBN978-0-470-28963-1.
External links
[edit]Media related toEdward Mooney Houseat Wikimedia Commons
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