See the description in the main street-index page for a description of Dock Street.
SOUTH SIDE
(1785) #1 Dock Street, Crynor, John
(1785) #3 Dock Street, vacant or residents would not give name
(1785) #4 Dock Street, Alexander, James
(1791) #2 Dock St., Wilkins, Thomas, tavernkeeper
These entries refer to what is today known as Man Full of Trouble Tavern, which despite
also having a door on Spruce Street (the only street door today) appears in the 1790 numbering with only a Dock Street address.
This, theoretically, is the easternmost end of Dock Street. The odd nature of the
street, the shape of it and its ending at the waterfront as it does, makes it likely that Biddle
differed with MacPherson as to where Dock Street ended and the waterfront buildings began,
which would explain why there are two addresses further east. This is precisely the sort
of difference in assumptions that makes reconciling the directories more difficult.
(1785) #5 Dock Street, Griffin, Sylwood
(1785) Griffing, Selwood, blockmaker, Dock between 2nd and Spruce
(1791) #4 Dock St., Griffin, Selwood, block maker
(1785) #6 Dock Street, Humphreys, Daniel
(1785) Humphreys, Daniel, printer, Dock between Spruce and Walnut
(1791) #6 Dock St., Hardy, Alexander, boardinghouse
(1785) #7 Dock Street, Jackson, William
(1785) Jackson, William, boardinghouse, Dock between 2nd and Spruce
(1791) #8 Dock St., Brook, William, boardinghouse
(1785) #9 Dock Street, Craig, John & James, merchants
(1785) Craig, John and James, merchants, Dock between 3rd and Walnut
(1791) #12 Dock St., Craig, James & John, merchants
(1785) #10 Dock Street, Gilpin, Widow
(1791) #14 Dock St., Craig, Caldwell, merchant
(1785) #11 Dock Street, Hollingsworth, Levy, merchant
(1791) #16 Dock St., Hollingsworth, Levey, merchant, also at #61 S. wharves
(1785) #12 Dock Street, Evans, Jonathan
(1791) #18 Dock St., Evans, Jonathan, gentleman
(1785) #13 Dock Street, Oakley, George
(1785) Oakley, George, tanner and currier, Dock between 3rd and Walnut
(1791) #20 Dock St., Oakley, George, currier
(1791) #20 Dock St., Street, John
(1785) #14 Dock Street, Roberts, James
(1791) #22 Dock St., Helfinger, George
(1785) #15 Dock Street, vacant or residents would not give name
(1791) #24 Dock St., no listing
(1785) #16 Dock Street, Smith, Charles
(1785) Smith, Charles, mariner, Dock between 2nd and Walnut
(1791) #26 Dock St., Terrill, George, nailor
(1785) #17 Dock Street, Snowden, Isaac
(1791) #28 Dock St., Cook, William, mariner
(1785) #18 Dock Street, no listing
(1791) #30 Dock St., Sparks, Henry, tallowchandler, also at #46 Dock St.
(1785) #19 Dock Street, no listing
(1791) #32 Dock St., Dugee, Samuel, harness maker
(1785) #20 or #21 Dock Street, no listing
(1791) #34 Dock St., Nelson, Robert
(1785) #22 Dock Street, Briggs, William
(1791) #36 Dock St., Beackley, Christian, wheelwright
(1785) #25 Dock Street, Lisle, Henry
(1791) #44 Dock St., Lisle, Henry, merchant, also at #127 S. 2nd St.
(1785) #27 Dock Street, Sparks, Henry
(1791) #46 Dock St., Sparks, Henry, tallowchandler, also at #30 Dock St.
(1785) #28 Dock Street, Holmes, Stout
(1791) #48 Dock St., Cypher, John, cordwainer
(1785) #29 Dock Street, Still, Widow
(1791) #50 Dock St., no listing
(1785) #30 Dock Street, Carlisle, Alexander
(1791) #52 Dock St., no listing
(1785) #31 Dock Street, McGuffer, Joseph
(1791) #54 Dock St., no listing
(1785) #32 Dock Street, Stoneford, Baltis
(1791) #56 Dock St., no listing
(1785) #33 Dock Street, vacant or residents would not give name
(1791) #58 Dock St., Morris, Benjamin W., wine merchant and grocer, also at #110 S. 2nd St.
(1785) #35 Dock Street, Fousset, Joseph
(1791) #60 Dock St., Pemberton, Samuel, brewer
(1785) #36 Dock Street, McKie, Alexander
(1791) #62 Dock St., Healey, William, silver plater
(1785) #37 Dock Street, Fernes, Joseph
(1791) #64 Dock St., Hamm, Jennet, schoolmistress
(1785) #41 Dock Street, Drinker, Daniel
(1791) #70 Dock St., Linn, John, doctor of physic
(1785) #42 Dock Street, Sprowles, John
(1791) #72 Dock St., Milne, Alexander, blacksmith, also at #27 Carter's Alley
(1785) #44 Dock Street, Gosner, Daniel, coach maker
(1791) #74 Dock St., Hamilton, William, house carpenter
(1785) #45 Dock Street, Ross, Hugh
(1791) #76 Dock St., Ross, Hugh, blacksmith
(1785) #47 Dock Street, vacant or residents would not give name
(1791) #80 Dock St., no listing
(1785) #48 Dock Street, vacant or residents would not give name
(1791) #82 Dock St., Gebler, Godfrey, blacksmith
(1785) #50 Dock Street, Bernard, Nicholas
(1791) #84 Dock St., Mingle, John, blacksmith
(1785) #51 Dock Street, Hoskins, Raper
(1791) #86 Dock St., no listing
(1785) #56 Dock Street, Forsayth, George
(1791) #96 Dock St., no listing
(1785) #57 Dock Street, Walsh, James
(1791) #98 Dock St., no listing
(1785) #59 Dock Street, Jones, David
(1785) Jones, David, grocer and innkeeper, Dock between 3rd and Walnut
(1791) #102 Dock St., no listing
NORTH SIDE (going southeast)
There are almost no matchups for the north side, for some reason, and a large gap in numbers in the 1791 directory. Therefore the following alignments should be taken with a large grain of salt.
(1785) #65 Dock Street, Hodgson, Samuel
(1785) Hodgson, Samuel, livery stable, Dock between 3rd and Walnut
(1791) #77 Dock St., Lainhoff, Godfrey, porter
(1785) #67 Dock Street, Claypoole, George
(1791) #75 Dock St., Morrow, Abraham, gunsmith, also at #49 Dock St.
(1785) #68 Dock Street, Diven, Widow
(1791) #73 Dock St., Duberry, Joseph, grocer
(1785) #70 Dock Street, Creen, Jeremiah
(1785) Cronning, Jeremiah, mariner, Dock between 3rd and Walnut
(1791) #71 Dock St., Wigton, John, tavernkeeper
(1785) #71 Dock Street, Sprowles, John
(1785) Sproat, John, blacksmith, Dock between 3rd and Walnut
(1791) #67 Dock St., Hist, John, taylor
(1791) #67 Dock St., Olarey, Cornelius, taylor
(1785) #72 Dock Street, Howard, Peter
(1785) Howard, Peter, cordwainer, Dock between 3rd and Walnut
(1785) #73 Dock Street, no listing
(1791) #61 Dock St., Beale, John, carter
(1785) #74 Dock Street, Hurgan, Dennis
(1791) #59 Dock St., Allen, Richard, sweep, negro
(1785) #76 Dock Street, Wright, John
(1785) Wright, John, stocking weaver, Dock between 2nd and Spruce
(1791) #51 Dock St., Wright, Catharine, stocking weaver
(1785) #78 Dock Street, Hart, Myer
(1785) Hart, Myer, gentleman, Dock between 2nd and Walnut
(1791) #49 Dock St., Morrow, Abraham, gunsmith, also at #75 Dock St.
(1785) #79 Dock Street, Appleby, William
(1785) Appleby, William, distiller, Dock between Front and 2nd
(1791) #45 Dock St., Smith, Captain
(1785) #80 Dock Street, Cannan, Charles
(1785) Carnan, Charles, cordwainer, Dock between 3rd and Walnut
(1791) #37 Dock St., Robeson, Joseph
Why the numbers that would correspond to the following addresses do not appear in the
1791 directory is a mystery:
(1785) #81 Dock Street, Roach, Widow
(1785) #87 Dock Street, vacant or residents would not give name
(1785) #90 Dock Street, Fisher, Joshua
(1785) #99 Dock Street, Larky, Patrick
(1785) #103 Dock Street, Richards, Samuel
(1785) #104 Dock Street, Potts, John
(1785) #105 Dock Street, Quinn, James
(1785) #107 Dock Street, Evans, Peter
(1785) #108 Dock Street, Bedford & Barclay
(1785) #109 Dock Street, Payne, Widow
(1791) #9 Dock St., Waltman, William, porter
(1785) #110 Dock Street, no listing.
(1791) #7 Dock St., Carlington, James, mariner
(1785) #113 Dock Street, Darragh, Widow
(1791) #1 Dock St., Bloom, Eve, shopkeeper
(1791) #1 Dock St., Mence, John, waterman
DOCK BETWEEN 2ND AND WALNUT, UNKNOWN SIDE:
(1785) Dawes, Abijah, merchant, Dock between 2nd and Walnut
(1785) McConnell, Robert, tallow chandler, Dock between 2nd and Spruce
(1785) Rutherford, Alexander, tanner, Dock between 2nd and Spruce
DOCK BETWEEN 3RD AND WALNUT STREETS, UNKNOWN SIDE:
(1785) McClure, John, gentleman, Dock between 3rd and Walnut
(1785) Maeman, William, cordwainer, Dock between 3rd and Walnut
(1785) Warsh, Mary, Dock between 3rd and Walnut
(1785) Williamson, Michael, keeps a livery stable, Dock between 3rd and Walnut