Callowhill Street is technically in Northern Liberties, then the suburb immediately to the north of the city of Philadelphia. Francis White, who normally did not include listings in Northern Liberties or Southwark, did include Callowhill in his listings.
BETWEEN THE DELAWARE RIVER AND WATER STREET
(1785) #1, Hamilton, Robert
(1791) #2 Callowhill St., Brightwell, Mary, widow
(1791) #2 Callowhill St., Campbell, William, wharf builder
(1791) #2 Callowhill St., Doughty, Daniel, wharf builder
(1785) #2, Burchill, Robert
(1785) Burchan, Robert, gentleman, Callowhill near Water
(1791) #4 Callowhill St., Moll, Simon, cordwainer
(1785) #3, Clime, Philip
(1791) #6 Callowhill St., Brown, Nathaniel, boat builder
(1791) #6 Callowhill St., Williamson, Sarah
CORNER OF CALLOWHILL AND WATER
(1785) #4, Wright, John, barber
(1785) Wright, John, hair dresser, corner of Callowhill and Water
(1791) #8 Callowhill St., Vineyard, Charles, labourer
(1785) #5, Griffy, Griffith
(1785) Griffith, Griffith, boatbuilder, corner of Callowhill and Water
(1791) #10 Callowhill St., Branon, James, taylor
(1785) Kelly, Mrs., boardinghouse, corner of Callowhill and Water
(1785) Williams, Mrs., corner of Callowhill and Water
BETWEEN WATER AND FRONT, SOUTH SIDE
(1785) #6, Deitz, Joseph
(1791) #12 Callowhill St., Landenberger, Jacob, labourer
(1791) #12 Callowhill St., Ord, Catharine, umbrella maker
BETWEEN WATER AND FRONT, NORTH SIDE
The following ten addresses are on the north side of Callowhill in this vicinity, but there are no firm match-ups to tell us where the boundaries are. William Shroudy, #487, is a possible exception if White mistook which corner he was on, as he lists a William Shroudy, captain, at the corner of Race and Front. If he was actually two blocks up Front Street at the corner of Callowhill Street, this helps establish who was on which side of Front Street.
(1785) #480, Britton, John
(1785) #480, Button, John
(1791) #17 Callowhill St., no listing
(1785) #481, Smith, Samuel, hatter
(1791) #15 Callowhill St., Brown, Samuel, ship chandler
(1791) #15 Callowhill St., Murphy, Michael, huckster shop
(1785) #482, Freeman, Jeremiah
(1791) #13 Callowhill St., Keller, Mary, huckster shop
(1785) #483, Wills, William
(1791) #11 Callowhill St., Simpson, Ambrose, merchant
(1785) #484, Reiner, Job (see also #490)
(1791) #9 Callowhill St., Ellis, Thomas, ferry & tavernkeeper
(1785) #485, Richards, Daniel
(1791) #7 Callowhill St., Richards, Daniel, lumber merchant, also at 325 N. Front St.
(1785) #486, Rush, William
(1785) Rush, William, ship carver, Callowhill near Water
William Rush (1756-1833) was one of America's first sculptors. He carved figureheads for
ships, which is why he's listed here as a ship carver, but also did other work; for
example, the bust
he carved of Benjamin Franklin in about 1787 is in the Yale University Art Gallery. This
bust is shown in Beatrice Garvan's Federal Philadelphia: The Athens of the Western
World, p.12. Also shown in this work (p.54) is the terra cotta bust that he made in
1824 of the Marquis de Lafayette. This bust is at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
in Philadelphia.
(1791) #5 Callowhill St., Rush, William, carver, also at 174 N. Front St.
(1785) #487, Shroudy, William (possibly at corner of Callowhill and Front; see notes above)
(1791) #3 Callowhill St., Fowler, Thomas, mariner
(1791) #3 Callowhill St., Smith, John, mariner
(1785) #488, Page, James
(1785) Page, James, shoemaker, Callowhill near Front
(1785) #490, Reiner, Job (see also #484)
(1791) #1 Callowhill St., no listing
BETWEEN WATER AND FRONT, UNKNOWN SIDE
CORNER OF CALLOWHILL AND FRONT
(1785) #7, Ross, Robert, broker
(1785) Ross, Robert, broker, corner of Callowhill and Front
(1791) #14 Callowhill St., Hamilton, Thomas, innkeeper
(1785) #8, Palmer, Joseph
(1785) Palmer, Joseph, merchant, corner of Callowhill, Water and Front
(1791) #16 Callowhill St., Conrow, Thomas, wharf builder
(1785) #9, Nixon, Andrew
(1785) Nixson, Andrew, innkeeper, corner of Callowhill and Front
(1791) #18 Callowhill St., Baker, Ruth, widow
(1785) #10, Baker, Widow
(1785) Baker, Mrs., gentlewoman, corner of Callowhill and Front
(1791) #20 Callowhill St., Valois, Martha, huckster shop
(1785) #11, Vanosten, James
(1785) Vannost, James, house carpenter, corner of Callowhill and Front
(1791) #22 Callowhill St., Philler, Susanah, widow
BETWEEN FRONT AND 2ND, SOUTH SIDE
(1785) #12, Wells, Edward
(1785) Willis, Edward, bricklayer, Callowhill between Front and 2nd
(1785) #13, Evans, Abel
(1785) Evans, Abel, house carpenter, Callowhill between Front and 2nd
(1791) #24 Callowhill St., Evans, Abel, house carpenter
(1791) #24 Callowhill St., Shrock, Mary, widow
(1791) #24 Callowhill St., Ellis, Hannah, widow
(1785) #14, Houstadt, John
(1791) #26 Callowhill St., Dunn, John, boat builder
(1791) #26 Callowhill St., Keller, Adam, baker
(1791) #28 Callowhill St., Stewart, Aaron, sea captain
(1785) #15, Beekly, Daniel
(1791) #30 Callowhill St., Beakley, Daniel, house carpenter and grocer, also at 322 N. Front St.
(1785) #16, no listing
(1785) #17, Fourpaugh, George
(1785) Forpaugh, George, captain, house carpenter, Callowhill between Front and 2nd
Also listed at #472.
(1791) #32 Callowhill St., Forepaugh, George, house carpenter
(1791) #32 Callowhill St., Tillier, Rodolph, gentleman
(1785) #20, Ridge, Widow
(1785) Ridge, Mrs., innkeeper, Callowhill between Front and 2nd
(1791) #38 Callowhill St., Stewart, Duncan, taylor
(1785) #21, Sowder, Peter
(1785) Souder, Peter, timber merchant, Callowhill between Front and 2nd
(1785) #22, Walter, Frederick
(1785) Walters, Frederick, taylor, Callowhill between Front and 2nd
(1785) #23, Wilson, Silas
(1785) Wilson, Silas, innkeeper, Callowhill between Front and 2nd
(1785) #24, Getseln, Widow
(1785) Gattninge, Susannah, shopkeeper, Callowhill between Front and 2nd
Gender, location and the first syllable of the surname combine to make this a possibility.
(1785) #25, no listing
(1791) #48 Callowhill St., Bigwood, James, labourer
(1791) #48 Callowhill St., Ratliff, John, labourer
(1791) #48 Callowhill St., Smith, Joseph, shallopman
(1785) #26, no listing
(1791) #50 Callowhill St., Rutter, Margaret, widow
(1791) #50 Callowhill St., Stein, Isaac, innkeeper
(1791) #50 Callowhill St., Wood, John, mariner
(1785) #27, no listing
(1791) #52 Callowhill St., Lambsbach, John, tobacconist
(1785) #28, no listing
(1791) #54 Callowhill St., Boom, Theodorus, gentleman
(1791) #54 Callowhill St., Schultz, Nicholas, innkeeper
BETWEEN FRONT AND 2ND, NORTH SIDE
The following four listings may have been at the corner of Callowhill and 2nd, or between 2nd and 3rd Streets:
The numbering is a little off for the following two listings, since they jump from there to #77 in Biddle, but don't jump at all in MacPherson. There was probably a church or something in here which one compiler counted and the other did not.
(1791) #59 Callowhill St., McIlvaine, Catharine, butcher
(1791) #57 Callowhill St., Marks, John, labourer
(1785) #462, Beck, Valentine
(1791) #51 Callowhill St., Guth, Joseph, bricklayer
(1791) #51 Callowhill St., Naglee, William, butcher
(1791) #51 Callowhill St., Rein, Sybilla, huckster shop
(1785) #463, Swiler, Thomas
(1791) #49 Callowhill St., Vanderslice, Anthony, house carpenter
(1785) #464, Brant, John
(1791) #47 Callowhill St., Stricker, John, innkeeper
(1785) #465, vacant or residents would not give name
(1791) #45 Callowhill St., Ridgeway, John, bricklayer
(1785) #466, Donnelly, Widow
(1785) Connelly, Mrs., Callowhill between Front and 2nd
(1791) #43 Callowhill St., Donley, Elizabeth, widow
(1785) #468, no listing
(1791) #41 Callowhill St., Boyd, Andrew, house carpenter
(1785) #469, no listing
(1791) #39 Callowhill St., Jordan, Joseph, plasterer
(1791) #39 Callowhill St., Leonard, Mary, widow
(1785) #470, Twells, Godfrey, brewer
Was in partnership with Reuben Haines for a time (earlier).
(1791) #35 Callowhill St., Hare, Robert, porter brewer
(1785) #471, Tomkins, Robert
(1785) Tomkins, Robert, wood corder, Callowhill between Front and 2nd
(1791) #33 Callowhill St., Tomkins, Robert, corder
(1785) #472, Fourpaugh, George
Also listed at #17.
(1791) #31 Callowhill St., Garrigues, Samuel, notary public
(1785) #473, Lawther, Widow
(1791) #29 Callowhill St., Comely, Jonathan, shopkeeper
(1791) #29 Callowhill St., Morgan, Samuel, labourer
(1785) #474, Hill, Widow
(1785) Hill, Mary, Callowhill between Front and 2nd
(1791) #27 Callowhill St., Hill, Elizabeth, widow
(1791) #27 Callowhill St., Jenkins, Elizabeth, schoolmistress
(1791) #27 Callowhill St., Swinsin, Tyler, mariner
(1791) #27 Callowhill St., Wilson, John, boat builder
(1785) #475, Heron, Widow
(1785) Herroe, Christiana, pewtherer, Callowhill between Front and 2nd
The Horen/Herroe/Hera family of pewterers has been something of a mystery. According to Ledlie Laughlin in
his Pewter in America, Vol. II, p.49, the father was Johan Christian Horan, whose will,
made September 20, 1784, was proved February 10, 1786. Laughlin took it as given that
this meant that he died in 1786. This was not necessarily so; in the 18th century as now, it often
took several months after death for a will to be proved, and the listing for the "Widow Heron"
would seem to indicate that Johan died some time in the third quarter of 1785. On page 120 of
the same work he stated that the 1785 listing
for "Christiana Herroe" was in error for the father of the family or for his firstborn son, whose
name was Christian, and that there was no
evidence that the man's wife-- whose name was actually Charlotte-- ever made pewter. While it
is no doubt true that, as Laughlin said, "spelling was free and easy in
the eighteenth century," the two other Christianas listed by White-- Bolithoe on Chestnut
Street, Stonmeitz in Cherry Alley or Street-- both match location-appropriate and
surname-appropriate listings in
MacPherson's directory for women. Moreover, all the Christians (so to speak) listed by White
were actually men, to judge by their listed professions. This suggests that Laughlin was
wrong: that Christiana Herroe was not a misspelling of Christian, that she and the Widow Heron
were one and the same, and that she can be listed among the early female artisans of
Philadelphia.
(1791) #25 Callowhill St., Keyser, John, labourer
(1785) #476, Wood, Isaac
(1785) Wood, Isaac, boatbuilder, Callowhill between Front and 2nd
(1791) #23 Callowhill St., Wood, Isaac, boat builder
(1791) #23 Callowhill St., Brightwell, Diadema, widow
(1791) #23 Callowhill St., Hathorn, John, mariner
(1791) #23 Callowhill St., Jackson, John, sail maker
(1791) #23 Callowhill St., Jacobs, William, potter
(1791) #23 Callowhill St., Moore, Elizabeth, widow
(1791) #23 Callowhill St., Souder, Elizabeth, widow
(1785) #477, Weissenbach, Henry
(1785) Wissapoe, Henry, brewer, Callowhill between Front and 2nd
(1791) #21 Callowhill St., Fox, George, blacksmith
(1791) #21 Callowhill St., Springer, Eve, widow
(1785) #479, Graham, William
(1785) Graham, William, captain, shopkeeper, Callowhill between Front and 2nd
(1791) #19 Callowhill St., no listing
BETWEEN FRONT AND 2ND, UNKNOWN SIDE
(1785) Ambright, Abraham, taylor, Callowhill between Front and 2nd
(1785) Crozer, John, baker, Callowhill between Front and 2nd
(1785) Eddison, Thomas, captain, Callowhill between Front and 2nd
(1785) Goodman, John, shopkeeper, Callowhill between Front and 2nd
(1785) Hare and Twelves, porterbrewers, Callowhill between Front and 2nd
(1785) Johnson, Richard, labourer, Callowhill between Front and 2nd
(1785) Kunckle, John, taylor, Callowhill between Front and 2nd
(1785) Miller, George, miller, Callowhill between Front and 2nd
(1785) Wells, Thomas, captain, Callowhill between Front and 2nd
(1785) Worril, Peter, blacksmith, Callowhill between Front and 2nd
CORNER OF CALLOWHILL AND 2ND
(1785) #26 Callowhill Street, Stultz, Conrad
The only evidence that Stultz was at the corner-- it would have been the southeastern one--
is the numbering for #27, the southwestern corner. Remember that MacPherson's practice was
to assign numbers to places where buildings probably would be built in the future, and the
absence of any such number between #26 and #27 strongly suggests that the southeastern corner
was occupied by #26.
(1791) #56 Callowhill St., Klingle, George, cooper
(1785) #27 Callowhill Street, #122 2nd Street, Kunckle, Christian
(1785) Kunckle, Christian, grocer and innkeeper, corner of Callowhill and 2nd
By the numbering, on the southwestern corner.
(1791) #60 Callowhill St., Kunckell, Conrad, taylor
(1791) #60 Callowhill St., Gaul, Frederick, cooper
(1785) Maxfield, Stephen, lumber merchant, corner of Callowhill and 2nd
(1785) #454 2nd Street, Youst, Charles
(1785) Yoest, Charles, leather breeches maker, 2nd and Callowhill
By the number, on the eastern side of the street.
This situation is also unclear. It seems clearly the same man, and yet several
lower-numbered
(i.e., further north) listings appear which match up with those White lists as being between
Callowhill and Vine (i.e., further south).
BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD, SOUTH SIDE
(1791) #64 Callowhill St., Silver, John, cordwainer
Placed here as a guess, based on Conrad or Christian Kunckell of #60 being at the corner of
Callowhill and 2nd.
(1785) #30, vacant or residents would not give name
(1791) #104 Callowhill St., Knecht, Philip, blacksmith, also at 222 N. 3rd St.
A very speculative alignment, based on #106 being at the southeastern corner of
Callowhill and 3rd.
BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD, NORTH SIDE
(1785) #441, Pestoras, Samuel
(1785) Pistorous, Samuel, house carpenter, Callowhill between 2nd and 3rd
(1791) #95 Callowhill St., Pastorius, Samuel, house carpenter
(1785) #443, Henry, Godfrey
(1785) Henry, Godfrey, carpenter, Callowhill between 2nd and 3rd
(1791) #91 Callowhill St., Dixey, William, pump maker
(1785) #444, Shuck, Peter
(1785) Shuke, Peter, bricklayer, Callowhill between 2nd and 3rd
(1791) #89 Callowhill St., Schuck, Peter, bricklayer
(1791) #89 Callowhill St., Beltz, Christian, pedlar
(1791) #89 Callowhill St., Hicks, Richard, parchment maker, also at 256 N. 2nd St.
(1785) #445, vacant or residents would not give name
(1785) #449, Yoke, George
(1785) Yoe, George, sign Buck, Callowhill between 2nd and 3rd
(1791) #85 Callowhill St., Hemings, Benjamin, distiller
(1785) #455, Noble, Samuel
(1791) #83 Callowhill St., Walter, Adam, cordwainer
(1785) #457, Catchmer, Widow
(1791) #81 Callowhill St., Fisher, Leonard, carter
(1785) #458, Hanbright, Abraham
(1791) #79 Callowhill St., Hyneman, Frederick, inn- & shopkeeper, also at 77 Callowhill St.
(1785) #459, Bowen, Elisha
(1785) Bowman, Elijah, taylor, Callowhill between 3rd and 4th (probably an error, though it's
possible that there were two men with very similar names within a block of each other).
(1791) #77 Callowhill St., Hyneman, Frederick, inn- & shopkeeper, also at 79 Callowhill St.
BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD, UNKNOWN SIDE
(1785) Conyers, Mrs., Callowhill between 2nd and 3rd
(1785) Craft, Jacob, blacksmith, Callowhill between 2nd and 3rd
(1785) Heiler, George, cooper, Callowhill between 2nd and 3rd
CORNER OF CALLOWHILL AND 3RD
(1785) #48, Kemckle, John
(1785) Marckle, John, butcher, corner of Callowhill and 3rd
There is also a John Kunckle listed between Front and 2nd; the situation is not clear.
By the number, at the southeastern corner.
(1791) #106 Callowhill St., no listing
(1785) #49 Callowhill Street, #321 3rd Street, Wayne & Maxfield
(1785) Wayne and Maxfield, lumber merchants, corner of Callowhill and 3rd
By the numbering, on the southeastern corner along with John Kemckle. The next lowest number
for 3rd Street, which on the eastern side north of Market would mean the next property north,
is #300, which suggests that the northeastern corner of the intersection was vacant.
(1791) #108 Callowhill St., no listing
(1785) #51, Clymer, John
(1785) Clymer, John, bricklayer, corner of Callowhill and 3rd
By the numbering, probably on the southwestern corner.
(1791) #110 Callowhill St., Snyder, George, butcher
(1785) #440, Maxfield, Stephen
Though Maxfield is listed by White at the corner of Callowhill and 2nd, four or maybe five
higher-numbered (i.e. further east) listings match up with those White places between 2nd and
3rd, and therefore the most likely conclusion is that White made one mistake rather than four
or five: Maxfield was actually at the corner of Callowhill and 3rd, especially since Biddle's
number also puts him in the right place for that. He may have been the
Maxfield in the company of lumber merchants at this intersection. A process of elimination
makes it likely, though not certain, that he was on the northwestern corner.
(1791) #97 Callowhill St., Maxfield, Stephen, lumber merchant
BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH, SOUTH SIDE
(1785) #55, vacant or residents would not give name
(1791) #112 Callowhill St., Krener, Jacob, cordwainer
(1791) #112 Callowhill St., Smith, Lewis, labourer
(1785) #56, Brown, Thomas
(1785) Brown, Thomas, cabinetmaker, Callowhill between 3rd and 4th
(1791) #114 Callowhill St., Brown, Thomas, house carpenter
(1785) #58, Bartling, Emanuel
(1785) Barclay, Manuel, house carpenter, Callowhill between 3rd and 4th
(1791) #118 Callowhill St., Hungerford, John, labourer
(1791) #118 Callowhill St., Miller, John, bricklayer
(1785) #59, Smith, William
(1785) Smith, William, labourer, Callowhill between 3rd and 4th
(1791) #120 Callowhill St., Allen, John, skindresser
(1791) #120 Callowhill St., Mingle, Thomas, labourer
(1785) #60, vacant or residents would not give name
(1791) #122 Callowhill St., Barrass, John, house carpenter
(1791) #122 Callowhill St., Schoen, Caspar, stocking weaver
(1785) #61, no listing
(1791) #124 Callowhill St., Moench, Conrad, milk man
(1785) #62, no listing
(1791) #126 Callowhill St., Rush, Conrad, skindresser
(1785) #64, Ambuster, Peter
(1791) #132 Callowhill St., Armbruster, Peter, labourer
(1791) #132 Callowhill St., Stricker, Michael, cow herd
(1785) #65, no listing
(1791) #134 Callowhill St., Kunius, Catharine, tavernkeeper
(1785) #66, no listing
(1791) #136 Callowhill St., Gilbert, George, taylor
(1785) #67, no listing
(1791) #138 Callowhill St., Marshall, George, house carpenter
(1791) #138 Callowhill St., Marshall, Joseph, bricklayer
(1791) #828 Callowhill St., Mangold, Frederic, cordwainer
This house number was probably a typo, since something as far west as this would have
to be would simply have been listed (if at all) as "Callowhill between X and Y Sts."
BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH, NORTH SIDE
The location on this block of the following two listings is conjecture:
(1785) #428, vacant or residents would not give name
(1785) #436, vacant or residents would not give name
The following listings are on the north side of the street west of 3rd Street, but, there being no matchups, it is not yet certain which block they were on, except for #99 which was immediately next to the northwestern corner property at Callowhill and 3rd. The ones after that are not so high in number that they would be better placed on a block west of 4th St.
(1791) #99 Callowhill St., Rowoudt, William, doctor of physic
(1791) #115 Callowhill St., Roberts, Jonathan, house carpenter
(1791) #117 Callowhill St., Henderson, William, turner
(1791) #117 Callowhill St., Robinson, William, house carpenter
(1791) #119 Callowhill St., Beesley, Johnson, sea captain, also at 121 Callowhill St.
(1791) #121 Callowhill St., Beesley, Johnson, sea captain, also at 119 Callowhill St.
(1791) #121 Callowhill St., Moller, John C., professor of music [and] organist of Zion church
(1791) #123 Callowhill St., Ware, John, ship joiner
(1791) #125 Callowhill St., Fox, Michael, labourer
(1791) #125 Callowhill St., Schreyer, George, shingle shaver
(1791) #127 Callowhill St., Collins, Susannah, sempstress
(1791) #127 Callowhill St., Fiss, Peter, baker
(1791) #131 Callowhill St., Ettwein, Jacob, house carpenter
BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH, UNKNOWN SIDE
(1785) Paris, Dorathy, Callowhill between 3rd and 4th
(1785) Robinson, Jonathan, house carpenter, Callowhill between 3rd and 4th
(1785) Walters, Conrad, tanner, Callowhill between 3rd and 4th
CORNER OF CALLOWHILL AND 4TH
BEYOND 4TH STREET TO THE WEST, UNKNOWN SIDE
(1785) #206, Steiner, Adam
(1785) #297, Potts, Widow
(1785) #320, Brown, Jacob
(1785) #321, Casner, John
(1785) #327, Barlant, Widow
(1785) #333, Lampart, Widow
(1785) #335, Moyer, Frederick
(1785) #337, Thumb, John
(1785) #338, Hoover, David
(1785) #340, Hoover, Widow
(1785) #344, Hoover, Michael
White's directory listings for Callowhill Street end at the block between 3rd and 4th Streets.