Nolita in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

200 Years & Counting

206-8 Bowery

Photographed by Larry Gertner, July 19, 2016

1. 200 Years & Counting Marker

Inscription.
Remarkably surviving for over 200 years, 206 Bowery is one of the few row houses on the Bowery that still retains most of its Federal style characteristics, including its 2 ½-story height, 3-bay width, gambrel roof and pair of gable dormers. Its walls are one-foot thick and laid with Flemish-bond brickwork over a stone foundation.

In the early 19th Century, many residents, especially butchers, moved from lower Manhattan to this portion of the Bowery, which was being improved by digging out the roadbed, laying sidewalk stones and installing gaslights. John Brown and his wife, Lydia, lived here and operated John Brown’s Porterhouse, a tavern serving area butchers in the adjoining 208 Bowery, which before alterations looked very much like its intact neighbor. 208 later became the popular Wood’s Photography Studio, which attracted sharpshooter legend Annie Oakley.

-Mitchell Grubler, Chair, Landmarks Committee, Bowery Alliance of Neighbors

Erected 2016 by Bowery Alliance of Neighbors.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 40° 43.295′ N,

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73° 59.626′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in Nolita. It is at the intersection of Bowery and Rivington Street, on the right when traveling south on Bowery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New York NY 10012, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Longest-Running Catalogue In America (within shouting distance of this marker); Italian Renaissance Palazzo On Bowery (within shouting distance of this marker); “Big Tim” Sullivan’s Clubhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); A Bowery Flop (within shouting distance of this marker); From Making Money To Making Art (within shouting distance of this marker); Yiddish Theatre’s 1st American Home

200 Years & Counting Marker site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, 2017

2. 200 Years & Counting Marker site

206 & 208 Bowery, center buildings, 2017
204, left, was also part of the row.

(within shouting distance of this marker); Birthplace Of Vaudeville? (within shouting distance of this marker); Incubator For Art (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.

More about this marker. One of more than sixty entries in the “Windows on the Bowery” series.

Also see . . . The Federal Survivor at No. 206 Bowery. "Daytonian in Manhattan" entry. (Submitted on March 13, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Larry Gertner, July 19, 2016

3. Inset

1939 Tax Photo

Photographed by Larry Gertner, July 19, 2016

4. Inset

Annie Oakley and a John Wood business card

Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 532 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 9, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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