At the corner of Bowery and Pell, stands the oldest townhouse in Manhattan which was built in 1785 by Edward Mooney, a wealthy merchant in wholesale mean 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 became a tavern in the 1820's, a store and hotel in the early 20th century, then a pool parlor, a restaurant and a Chinese club, a bank, and it has been recently restored to its original condition and is a rental building.
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