Edward Mooney House

The Edward Mooney House stands as a rare survivor of a time when the American Revolution had just ended and New York City was finding its footing as a new capital. You are looking at the oldest remaining row house in Manhattan, constructed between 1785 and 1789. Its existence is tied to the aftermath of the war, as the land was seized from a British Loyalist named James De Lancey and subsequently auctioned off to help fund the new American government. Edward Mooney, a prominent wholesale butcher and racehorse breeder, purchased the lot and built this brick home to live in while he managed his nearby slaughterhouses and tanneries.