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New York
Architecture Images-Lower East Side
Edward Mooney House |
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location |
18 Bowery, sw corner Pell St. in Chinatown |
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1785-89, alterations 1807, restoration 1971. |
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Georgian with some signs of Federal |
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brick |
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row House |
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This is the oldest row house in New York, built between the British evacuation and New York’s designation as the nation’s capital. Edward Mooney was a wealthy merchant in wholesale meat and a racehorse breeder. The side of the building facing Pell Street is gabled and has a round-headed central window flanked by quarter-round shaped windows. This forecast the Federal style in New York, while the building’s front looked back to the Georgian style preferred by the departing British. The building still contains its original hand-hewn timbers. It has been recently restored to its original condition and is a rental building. |
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