Edward Mooney House

The Edward Mooney House is a building at 18 Bowery, at the corner of Pell Street,^[3] in the Chinatown neighborhood of Manhattan, 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 Loyalist James De Lancey.^[1]

Edward Mooney House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New York City Landmark No. 0084
(2013)
Location	18 Bowery Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates	40°42′52.71″N 73°59′50.352″W
Built	between 1785 and 1789[1]
Architectural style	Georgian, Early Federal
NRHP reference No.	76001245[2]
NYCL No.	0084
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 12, 1976
Designated NYCL	August 23, 1966

The brick house was built in a mixture of Georgian and Federal styles, and is New York City's earliest remaining Early Federal style townhouse.^[1] 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.^[1]

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

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan below 14th Street
• List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan below 14th Street