[4] During its first months of operation, the tavern supplemented the shipping industry wages that Maloby brought in, but this soon changed when he died in 1765.

Ownership of the property was subsequently transferred to his widow, who continued to operate the tavern until her death.

They did, however, renovate it to remove the kitchen and add an extension at the back of the structure.

[6] A three-and-one-half-story, three-bay by two-bay, brick rowhouse that was originally painted yellow, it remained a tavern and community gathering place for more than a century.

The tavern is also part of the South Front Street Historic District.