Walnut Street

CORNER OF WALNUT AND WATER

The 1830 directory, in which the same numbering system theoretically was in place, contained a key to the numbering of corner properties and gives the following numbers for this corner:

#13, northeastern corner.
#15, northwestern corner.
#14, southeastern corner.
#12, southwestern corner.
It seems likely that they have the southern corners' numbers reversed, so that #12 would be the southeastern corner and #14 the southwestern.

BETWEEN WATER AND FRONT, SOUTH SIDE

(1785) #4, Campbell & Kingston, merchants
(1791) #8 Walnut St., Kingston, Stephen, merchant

(1785) #6, Jackson, William, merchant
(1791) #10 Walnut St., Spellard, Matthew, grocer

(1785) #10, no listing
(1791) #14 Walnut St., Steinson, William, wine merchant, also at 113 S. 2nd St.

(1785) #11, Henry & Joyce (this may have been at the corner of Walnut and Front)
(1791) #16 Walnut St., Metscalf, Leonard, cordwainer

(1785) #12, vacant or residents would not give name (this may have been at the corner of Walnut and Front)
(1791) #18 Walnut St., Allibone, William, captain [and] chief warden of the port, office; also at 21 Pine St.

(1785) #13, Wall, John (this may have been at the corner of Walnut and Front)
(1791) #20 Walnut St., Wall, John, flour merchant, also at 53 S. wharves

BETWEEN WATER AND FRONT, NORTH SIDE

(1785) #317, Bayley, Enoch (possibly at the northeastern corner of Walnut & Front)

(1785) #319, McDonald, Malcolm
(1791) #13 Walnut St., Todd, Alexander, Esq.

(1785) #321, Forbes, William, grocer
(1791) #11 Walnut St., Forbes, William, merchant
(1791) #11 Walnut St., Forbes and Dunkin, merchants

(1785) #322, no listing
(1791) #9 Walnut St., Coxe, Daniel, merchant, also at 98 Chestnut St.

(1785) #328, Morris, Luke & Co.
(1791) #3 Walnut St., Philips, Cramond and Co., merchants

(1785) #543, McCornick, Charles (the meaning of this number jump is anyone's guess, but it may have been a typo)

BETWEEN WATER AND FRONT, UNKNOWN SIDE

CORNER OF WALNUT AND FRONT

(1785) #316, Coates, Samuel
(1785) Coates, Samuel, merchant, corner of Walnut and Front
Obviously, he was at one of the northern corners.

(1785) Batchelor, Thomas, wine cooper, corner of Walnut and Front
(1785) Tharpe, William, merchant, corner of Walnut and Front

The 1830 directory, in which the same numbering system theoretically was in place, contained a key to the numbering of corner properties and gives the following numbers for this corner:

#105 S. Front, northeastern corner.
#32 Walnut, northwestern corner.
#127 S. Front, southeastern corner.
#13 Walnut, southwestern corner.

BETWEEN FRONT AND 2ND, SOUTH SIDE (going west)

(1785) #14, Donaldson & Cox, merchants
(1785) Donaldson and Coxe, merchants and insurance office for shipping, Walnut between Front and 2nd
This address was probably the office of John Donaldson next door, and so was probably counted only as one address by Clement Biddle, especially given the matchup of John Wall at the next address to the east.

(1785) #15, Donaldson, John
(1785) Donaldson, John, merchant, Walnut between Front and 2nd
(1791) #22 Walnut St., Donnaldson, John, register general of the state

(1785) #16, Walker, Widow
(1785) Walker, Mary, boardinghouse, Walnut between Front and 2nd
(1791) #24 Walnut St., Milner, Edward, gentleman

(1785) #17, Hanlan, Edward, wine cooper
(1785) Hanlon, Edward, wine cooper, Walnut between Front and 2nd
(1791) #26 Walnut St., Twible, Matthew, shopkeeper
(1791) #26 Walnut St., Williams, Zenas

(1785) #18, Todd, Alexander
(1791) #28 Walnut St., Morton, George, wine merchant

(1785) #19, Dickson, W.J. & Co.
(1785) #19, Dix, W. & I. & Co.
(1791) #30 Walnut St., Sweney, Hugh, taylor

(1785) #20, Lalor, Mathew
(1785) Lawler, Matthew, captain, Walnut between Front and 2nd
(1791) #34 Walnut St., Lollar, Matthew, sea captain

(1785) #21, Bryan, Moses
(1791) #36 Walnut St., Jackson, Mary, gentlewoman

(1785) #22, vacant or residents would not give name

(1785) #23, vacant or residents would not give name (may be at corner Walnut & 2nd)
(1791) #38 Walnut St., Cartman, John, merchant

BETWEEN FRONT AND 2ND, NORTH SIDE (going east)

(1785) #297, Tatem, Joseph, taylor (possibly at the corner of Walnut & 2nd)
(1791) #49 Walnut St., Hicks, Ann, boardinghouse

(1785) #298, Taggart, Robert
(1791) #47 Walnut St., Emerson, Thomas, sea captain

(1785) #299, Dugreid, Widow
(1785) Dewgood, Margaret, Walnut between Front and 2nd
(1791) #45 Walnut St., no listing

(1785) #300, Bryan, Widow
(1785) Bryan, Sarah, shopkeeper, Walnut between Front and 2nd
(1791) #43 Walnut St., Hand, Matthew, boardinghouse

(1785) #301, Wayne, Abraham
(1785) Wayne, Abraham, shopkeeper, Walnut between Front and 2nd
(1791) #41 Walnut St., Dunscomb, Vincent, barber

(1785) #303, Carrol, Thomas
(1791) #39 Walnut St., Cowpland, David, tavernkeeper

(1785) #304, Bell, William
(1785) Bell, William, taylor, Walnut between Front and 2nd
(1791) #37 Walnut St., Bell, William, stay maker

(1785) #305, Culbertson, James, tavernkeeper
(1785) Culbertson, James, sign Cordwainer's arms, Walnut between Front and 2nd
(1791) #35 Walnut St., Wilkins, James, beerhouse

(1785) #306, King, William
(1791) #33 Walnut St., McCree, John, broker

(1791) #31 Walnut St., Bryan, Mary, boardinghouse

(1785) #307, Whiteman, John
(1785) Whiteman, John, taylor, Walnut between Front and 2nd
(1791) #29 Walnut St., Whiteman, John, taylor

(1785) #308, Bryan, Thomas
(1785) Bryant, Thomas, cordwainer, Walnut between Front and 2nd
(1791) #27 Walnut St., Harman, George, baker

(1785) #309, Zugier, Martin
(1791) #25 Walnut St., Jugiez, Martin, carver

(1785) #310, Smith, Widow
(1785) Smith, Mrs., gentlewoman, Walnut between Front and 2nd
(1791) #23 Walnut St., Smith, Elizabeth, gentlewoman

(1785) #311, Elder, David
(1785) Elder, David, taylor, Walnut between Front and 2nd
(1791) #21 Walnut St., Smithers, James, engraver

(1785) #312, Muller, Robert
(1785) Mullen, Robert, beef-stake and oyster house, Walnut between Front and 2nd
(1791) #19 Walnut St., Robinson, Abraham, bricklayer

(1785) #313, Price, Joseph
(1785) Price, Joseph, sign Dragon and Horse, Walnut between Front and 2nd
(1791) #17 Walnut St., Stephens, Robert, tavernkeeper

(1785) #314, Lincope, Everhard
(1785) Longcopt, Everard, taylor, Walnut between Front and 2nd
(1791) #15 Walnut St., no listing

BETWEEN FRONT AND 2ND, UNKNOWN SIDE

(1785) Basstiel, Anthony, umbrella maker, Walnut between Front and 2nd
(1785) Cullender, Mrs., boardinghouse, Walnut between Front and 2nd
(1785) Sturges, John, lime dealer, Walnut between Front and 2nd
(1785) Sweeny, Hugh, taylor, Walnut between Front and 2nd
(1785) Tilghman, I., Esq., counsellor at law, Walnut between Front and 2nd

CORNER OF WALNUT AND 2ND

(1785) #24, Delany, Sharp & William, druggists
(1785) Delaney, Sharp and William, druggists, corner of Walnut and 2nd
(1791) #40 Walnut St., Delany, Sharp, Esq., collector for the port of Philadelphia

(1785) #296, Kilpatrick, Widow
(1785) Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth, staymaker, corner of Walnut and 2nd

(1785) Fulton, Robert, miniature painter, corner of Walnut and 2nd
(1785) Paschall, Mrs., corner of Walnut and 2nd
(1785) Trenchard, James, engraver, corner of Walnut and 2nd

The 1830 directory, in which the same numbering system theoretically was in place, contained a key to the numbering of corner properties and gives the following numbers for this corner:

#51 Walnut, northeastern corner.
#53 Walnut, northwestern corner.
#44 Walnut, southeastern corner.
#94 S. 2nd, southwestern corner.

BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD, SOUTH SIDE (going west)

(1785) #25, Jackson, Widow
(1791) #42 Walnut St., no listing

(1785) #27, Forsayth, Joseph
(1791) #44 Walnut St., no listing

(1785) #29, Owen, Widow
(1791) #46 Walnut St., Wilson, Mary, boardinghouse

(1785) #30, Drinker, Daniel
(1785) Drinker, Daniel, merchant, Walnut between 2nd and 3rd
(1791) #48 Walnut St., Guest, George, shopkeeper

(1785) #32, Lewis, Samuel
(1785) Lewis, Samuel, house carpenter, Walnut between Front and 2nd (likely an error)
(1791) #50 Walnut St., Lewis, Samuel, gentleman

(1785) #32, vacant or residents would not give name

(1785) #33, Charton, Charles
(1791) #52 Walnut St., Finley, Thomas, sea captain

(1785) #34, Lewis, Widow
(1791) #54 Walnut St., Lewis, Sarah, gentlewoman

(1785) #35, Baynton, Peter
(1785) Baynton, Peter, merchant, Walnut between 2nd and 3rd
(1791) #56 Walnut St., Baynton, Peter, Esq.

(1785) #36, Bullock, Joseph
(1785) Bullock, Joseph, merchant, Walnut between 2nd and 3rd
(1791) #58 Walnut St., Bullock, Joseph, merchant

(1785) #37, Conner, Paul
(1791) #60 Walnut St., Taws, Charles, organ maker

(1785) #38, Justice, James
(1785) Justice, James, taylor, Walnut between 2nd and 3rd
(1791) #62 Walnut St., Chase, John, taylor

BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD, NORTH SIDE (going east)

(1785) #277, Hobbard, Widow -- Nice to know that early Philadelphia had its own Old Mother Hubbard.
(1791) #79 Walnut St., Hobart, Robert E., merchant

(1785) #278, Loyd, Widow
(1791) #77 Walnut St., Pemberton, Sarah, gentlewoman

(1785) #279, Murray, Francis, attorney at law

(1785) #280, Fitzsimons, Thomas, merchant
(1785) Fitzsimmons, Thomas, merchant, Walnut between 2nd and 3rd
(1791) #75 Walnut St., Roberts, Martha, boardinghouse

(1785) #281, McLean, Samuel, skinner
(1785) McClean, Samuel, leather breeches maker, Walnut between 2nd and 3rd
Hugh McClean, below, might have lived at this location as well.
(1791) #73 Walnut St., Norris, Mary, gentlewoman

(1785) #282, Wigdon, John
(1791) #71 Walnut St., Strawbridge, John, merchant

(1785) #283, Gesner, Daniel
(1785) #283, Gosner, Daniel
(1785) Gosner, Daniel, coachmaker, Walnut between 2nd and 3rd
For some reason this man was listed twice in MacPherson's directory.
(1791) #69 Walnut St., Ross, Hugh, tavernkeeper

(1785) #284, Sprowles, John
(1785) Sprouls, John, blacksmith, Walnut between 2nd and 3rd
(1791) #67 Walnut St., Mason, Thomas, turner, also at 70 Elm St.

(1785) #287, Claypoole, George
(1791) #65 Walnut St., Claypoole, George, joiner

(1785) #288, Marie, John, boards gentlemen
(1785) Marrie, John, boardinghouse, Walnut between 2nd and 3rd
(1791) #63 Walnut St., Gee, Mrs., milliner

(1785) #289, Claypoole, George
Why George Claypoole had two addresses with someone else in the middle is a mystery.

(1785) #290, Procter, Thomas, sheriff
(1785) Proctor, Thomas, Esq., late high sheriff, Walnut between 2nd and 3rd
Proctor (1739-March 16, 1806) was a general in the Revolution, and was high sheriff of Philadelphia County 1783-1785. He was living on Arch between 4th and 5th at the time of his death, and is buried in St. Paul's churchyard on Third Street, across from Willing's Alley.
(1791) #61 Walnut St., Proctor, Thomas, Esq., city lieutenant

(1785) #291, Murdox, John
(1785) Murdoch and Henry, hair powder manufactory, Walnut between 2nd and 3rd
(1791) #59 Walnut St., Murdock, John, hairdresser

(1785) #292, Fudge, James
(1785) Fudge, James, hair powder manufacturer, Walnut between 2nd and 3rd
(1791) #57 Walnut St., Fudge, James, barber

(1785) #293, Farrel, John
(1785) #293, Farret, John
(1791) #55 Walnut St., Brewer, William, watch maker
(1791) #55 Walnut St., Hamelin, Jos. D., teacher of the French language [at the] college
(1791) #55 Walnut St., Snowden, Ann, gentlewoman

(1785) #294, Brunot, Felix, hair dresser
(1791) #53 Walnut St., Brunot, Felix, shopkeeper

(1785) #295, Le Blanc, Joseph, shopkeeper
(1791) #51 Walnut St., Lyle, James, merchant, on addendum at end
(1791) #51 Walnut St., Phillips, Nathaniel, merchant, on addendum at end

BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD, UNKNOWN SIDE

(1785) Bazier, John, shopkeeper, Walnut between 2nd and 3rd
(1785) Davis, Mrs., gentlewoman, Walnut between 2nd and 3rd
(1785) Guest, George, shopkeeper, Walnut between 2nd and 3rd
(1785) McClean, Hugh, labourer, Walnut between 2nd and 3rd
(1785) Mifflin, Mrs., gentlewoman, Walnut between 2nd and 3rd
(1785) Moore, George, shopkeeper, Walnut between 2nd and 3rd
(1785) Whitehead, William, bell hanger and locksmith, Walnut between 2nd and 3rd
(1785) Wigton, John, private teacher of writing and mathematics, Walnut between 2nd and 3rd

CORNER OF WALNUT AND 3RD

(1785) #39, vacant or residents would not give name (at southeastern corner, by implication)

(1785) #41, Lewis, William, attorney at law
(1785) Lewis, William, Esq., counsellor at law, corner of Walnut and 3rd
This house, one of the finest in the city, was formerly owned by Revolutionary financier and signer of the Declaration of Independence Robert Morris. It stood at the southwestern corner.

(1785) #276, Hamilton, Widow
(1785) Hamilton, Mrs., gentlewoman, corner of Walnut and 3rd
The numbering, based on the fact that the Bishop White house at #274 is modern-day #309, means that Widow Hamilton probably lived on the northwestern corner. See Evan Griffiths' listing at #275.

The 1830 directory, in which the same numbering system theoretically was in place, contained a key to the numbering of corner properties and gives the following numbers for this corner:

#81 S. 3rd, northeastern corner.
#80 S. 3rd, northwestern corner.
#68 Walnut, southeastern corner.
#70 Walnut, southwestern corner.

BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH, SOUTH SIDE (going west)

(1785) #42, Stober, Frederick
(1791) #66 Walnut St., Hawkins, John, cordwainer

(1785) #43, Hollowell, Thomas
(1785) Hollowell, Thomas, bricklayer, Walnut between 3rd and 4th
(1791) #68 Walnut St., Chew, Benjamin, jun. Esq., attorney at law

(1785) #44, Stiles, Edward
(1785) Styles, Edward, gentleman, Walnut between 3rd and 4th
(1791) #70 Walnut St., Stiles, Edward, gentleman

(1785) #46, Abraham, John
(1791) #72 Walnut St., Cook, Joseph, labourer

(1785) #48, no listing
(1791) #76 Walnut St., Cochran, James, carpenter

(1785) #50, White, Widow
(1785) White, Esther, gentlewoman, Walnut between 3rd and 4th
Was she any relation to Rev. William White on the other side of the street?
(1791) #78 Walnut St., Meade, George, merchant, also on Walnut Street wharf

BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH, NORTH SIDE (going east)

(1785) #254, Snyder, Valentine
(1785) Snyder, Valentine, Walnut between 3rd and 4th
(1791) #115 Walnut St., Griffiths, Samuel P., doctor of physic and professor of the Materia Medica in the college

(1785) #255, Hanse, Conrad (also on one of the southern corners of Walnut and 4th in 1785)
(1791) #113 Walnut St., Morris, Margaret, gentlewoman

(1785) #256, Zane, William
(1791) #111 Walnut St., no listing

(1785) #257, Morris, Widow
(1785) Morris, Mrs., gentlewoman, Walnut between 3rd and 4th
(1791) #109 Walnut St., Letchworth, John, chair maker, also at 78 S. 4th St.

(1785) #261, McCall, Widow
(1785) McCall, Mrs., gentlewoman, Walnut between 3rd and 4th
(1791) #107 Walnut St., McCall, Lydia, gentlewoman

(1785) #262, Griffiths, William
(1791) #105 Walnut St., Griffiths, William, carpenter

(1785) #269, Mentis, James
(1791) #93 Walnut St., Farran, Joseph, tallow chandler

(1785) #273, McPherson, Widow
(1791) #91 Walnut St., Bryant, Benjamin, tanner and currier, also at 68 S. 3rd St.

(1785) #274, White, William, reverend
(1785) White, William, Reverend, minister, Walnut between 3rd and 4th
The "Bishop White" house still stands, operated by the National Park Service. It is at what is today #309 Walnut. This is it at the left. Click here to go to a website about it, which claims that it was built in 1787. This may be so as to the house there now, but it does seem clear that White was living in whatever house was there before in 1785.
(1791) #89 Walnut St., White, William, Right Reverend, bishop of the Protestant Episcopal church in Pennsylvania [and chaplain of the United States Congress]
(1791) #85 Walnut St., Harrison, Mary, gentlewoman

#275, Griffiths, Evan
Possibly at the corner of Walnut & 3rd, but probably not (see #276); based on the numbering and the amount of space available, it was probably at modern-day #305, now part of the NPS park on the northwestern corner of Walnut & 3rd. The spacing and numbering is odd-- only one building occupied the rather large space between the corner property and the Bishop White house at #274, and that the spacing was such that numbers were not assigned to the spaces between buildings. Dr. Benjamin Rush lived at about #303 in 1791-93, according to a marker on the site, which does not make clear whether this was a new construction or the same building that Griffiths occupied in 1785.
(1791) #83 Walnut St., Rush, Doctor Benjamin, professor of the theory and practice of physic in the college [and] Physician of the Port

BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH, UNKNOWN SIDE

CORNER OF WALNUT AND 4TH

(1785) #52, Hanse, Conrad
(1785) Hanse, Conrad, coachmaker, corner of Walnut and 4th
He was on one of the southern corners.

(1785) Hannaw, John, corner of Walnut and 4th
(1785) Wright, Patrick, confectioner, corner of Walnut and 4th

(1785) #250, vacant or residents would not give name
This number probably refers to the house on the northeastern corner of Walnut and 4th, built about 1775, which still stands.
In typical fashion it's named after its most crowd-pleasing resident: Dolley Payne Todd lived there from 1791 to 1793 with her husband John Todd, and after he died of the yellow fever in 1793, she married future president James Madison. Obviously it did exist in 1785, and it seems quite likely that either John Hannaw or Patrick Wright lived there then. (Because the occupants of only three of the four corners are known, it is not certain.)
This house is run by the National Park Service; their website about it is here. Another website about it is here.
(1791) #117 Walnut St., Davis, Enoch, carpenter

(1791) #119 Walnut St., McGlochlen, Patrick, labourer
This alignment (of #119 being on the corner) as well as that of #117, are guesses; the corner properties may well have had 4th Street numbers instead.

The 1830 directory, in which the same numbering system theoretically was in place, contained a key to the numbering of corner properties and gives the following numbers for this corner:

#117 Walnut, northeastern corner.
#119 Walnut, northwestern corner.
#82 Walnut, southeastern corner.
#84 Walnut, southwestern corner.

BETWEEN 4TH AND 5TH, SOUTH SIDE (going west)

(1785) #57, Killinger, George
(1785) Killinger, George, cordwainer, Walnut between 4th and 5th
(1791) #100 Walnut St., Killinger, George

(1785) #58, Reed, Leonard
(1791) #102 Walnut St., Graff, Jacob, taylor

(1785) #59, Fisher, Samuel
(1785) Fisher, Samuel, grazier, Walnut between 4th and 5th
(1791) #104 Walnut St., Middleton, Hannah, gentlewoman

(1785) #60, no listing
(1791) #110 Walnut St., Stotesberry, Arthur, sea captain

(1785) #61, no listing
(1791) #112 Walnut St., Lynch, Widow
(1791) #112 Walnut St., McGannon, Michael
(1791) #112 Walnut St., Parker, Daniel, clerk in the office of the pay master general of the United States
(1791) #112 Walnut St., Shinckle, Frederick, jun., skindresser

(1785) #63, Halberstadt, John
(1785) Halbertstadt, John, breeches maker, Walnut between 4th and 5th
(1791) #116 Walnut St., Halberstad, Jacob
(1791) #116 Walnut St., Welch, Miles, labourer

(1785) #64, Hanse, Widow

BETWEEN 4TH AND 5TH, NORTH SIDE (going east)

(1785) #238, Frymood, John
(1785) Freeman, John, shopkeeper, Walnut between 4th and 5th
Worse misspelling than this are known; see, for example, #314 Walnut above. Still, it is not certain these entries refer to the same man.
(1791) #147 Walnut St., Fremoth, John, baker

(1785) #239, Field, John
(1785) Field, John, porter, Walnut between 4th and 5th
(1791) #145 Walnut St., Sprowls, John, blacksmith

(1785) #240, York, Jonathan
(1785) York, Jonathan, sawer, Walnut between 5th and 6th (the block is clearly an error)
(1791) #143 Walnut St., Henderson, James, carpenter

(1785) #244, Kinley, William
(1785) Kinsley, William, collector of excise, Walnut between 4th and 5th
(1791) #135 Walnut St., Kinley, William, clerk in the excise office

(1785) #245, Johnson, Francis
(1785) Johnson, Francis, Esq., receiver general at the land-office, Walnut between 4th and 5th
(1791) #133 Walnut St., Johnston, Francis, Esq., receiver general of the land office of Pennsylvania

(1785) #248, no listing
(1791) #127 Walnut St., Feild, John, porter

BETWEEN 4TH AND 5TH, UNKNOWN SIDE

(1785) Hand, Mary, shopkeeper, Walnut between 4th and 5th

CORNER OF WALNUT AND 5TH

(1785) #66, Reed, James, silk dyer
(1785) Read, Samuel, silk dyer, corner of Walnut and 5th
Their surname, profession, and about the same location make them possible relatives living in the same property.

(1785) Perringer, Christopher, baker, corner of Walnut and 5th

The 1830 directory, in which the same numbering system theoretically was in place, contained a key to the numbering of corner properties and gives the following numbers for this corner:

#153 Walnut or S. 5th, northeastern corner. The "3" could be an "8" but would be wrong in that case; a northeastern corner cannot have an even number.
No # ("State House Yard"), northwestern corner.
#122 Walnut, southeastern corner.
#124 Walnut, southwestern corner.

BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH, SOUTH SIDE (going west)

(1785) #71, vacant or residents would not give name (by implication of number)

(1785) #72, Patton, Andrew
(1785) Patton, Andrew, grocer, Walnut between 5th and 6th

(1785) #73, Cook, George (by implication of number)
(1785) #79, Gilmer, Samuel (by implication of number)

BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH, NORTH SIDE

The location of these four listings on this block is a guess, based on approximate location and the possibility that #235 is a correct association with White's listing for Margaret Freeman (and that's assuming he gave the correct block for her):

(1785) #234, vacant or residents would not give name
(1791) #155 Walnut St., no listing

(1785) #235, Freeseman, Widow
(1785) Freeman, Margaret, shopkeeper, Walnut between 5th and 6th
(1791) #153 Walnut St., Freeman, Margaret, huckster shop

(1785) #236, Dean, Widow
(1791) #151 Walnut St., Allerdice, Elizabeth, dyer

(1785) #237, Jordan, William
(1791) #149 Walnut St., no listing

BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH, UNKNOWN SIDE

(1785) Hale, Thomas, house carpenter, Walnut between 5th and 6th
(1791) Hale, Thomas, carpenter and bell hanger, Walnut St. between 5th and 6th St.

(1785) Keaton, James, labourer, Walnut between 5th and 6th
(1785) Kitts, James, turner, Walnut between 5th and 6th
(1785) Kough, George, labourer, Walnut between 5th and 6th
(1785) McCormick, Thomas, labourer, Walnut between 5th and 6th

(1791) Walnut St. between 5th and 6th St., Halberstad, John, skindresser
(1791) Walnut St. between 5th and 6th St., Hays, Hannah
(1791) Walnut St. between 5th and 6th St., Keates, William
(1791) Walnut St. between 5th and 6th St., Palmer, Charles, carpenter

CORNER OF WALNUT AND 6TH

(1785) #82, Montgomery, Hannah
(1785) Montgomery, Cuff, labourer, corner of Walnut and 6th
This is a guess, based on last name and approximately identical locations. As William and Esther White, above, show, these guesses are not always correct.

(1785) Page, Stephen, sheriff's officer, corner of Walnut and 6th

(1785) Reynolds, John, captain jailor, corner of Walnut and 6th
(1791) Walnut St. [at the] new jail, Reynolds, John, jailer

The 1830 directory, in which the same numbering system theoretically was in place, contained a key to the numbering of corner properties and gives the following numbers for this corner:

No # ("State House Yard"), northeastern corner.
#68, northwestern corner.
No # ("State Prison"), southeastern corner.
No # ("Washington Square"), southwestern corner.

BETWEEN 6TH AND 7TH, SOUTH SIDE (going west)

The entire southern side of Walnut between 6th and 7th (and a little to the west of 7th) was and is occupied by Southeastern (now Washington) Square.

BETWEEN 6TH AND 7TH, NORTH SIDE

(1785) Anthony, Ruth, Walnut between 6th and 7th

CORNER OF WALNUT AND 7TH

The 1830 directory, in which the same numbering system theoretically was in place, contained a key to the numbering of corner properties and gives the following numbers for this corner:

#163 Walnut, northeastern corner.
#165 Walnut, northwestern corner.

CORNER OF WALNUT AND WASHINGTON STREET

Washington Street was apparently the name of the street running along the western edge of Washington Square.

No # ("Washington Sq[uare]"), southeastern corner.
#12 Washington Street, southwestern corner.

BETWEEN 7TH AND 8TH, SOUTH SIDE (going west)

(1785) #98, McCornick, Patrick (by implication of proximity of number)

(1785) #100, Adams, Richard
(1785) Adams, Richard, porter, Walnut between 7th and 8th

(1785) #101, Keating, Widow (by implication)

(1785) #102, Ashton, John
(1785) Ashton, William John, carpenter, Walnut between 8th, 9th

BETWEEN 7TH AND 8TH, UNKNOWN SIDE

(1785) Brown, John, stonecutter, Walnut between 7th and 8th

CORNER OF WALNUT AND 8TH

(1785) #103, Brown, Nathaniel
(1785) Brown, Nathaniel, boardinghouse, corner of Walnut and 8th

White's directory listings for Walnut Street end at the block between 8th and 9th Streets (see #102). There is some sort of anomaly here; Brown's boardinghouse at #103 should have a lower number than William John Ashton's house at #102, because they are at the corner and the block beyond, respectively. The jump after #103 (to #234) must represent the crossing of the street and the allowance of numbers for future westward construction, so these two entries must both have been on the south side of the street.

The 1830 directory, in which the same numbering system theoretically was in place, contained a key to the numbering of corner properties and gives the following numbers for this corner:

#199 Walnut, northeastern corner.
#201 Walnut, northwestern corner.
#75 S. 8th, southeastern corner.
#204 Walnut, southwestern corner.

1791 LISTINGS: BETWEEN 8TH AND 9TH, UNKNOWN SIDE

(1791) Walnut St. between 8th and 9th St., Mendal, Daniel, blacksmith
(1791) Walnut St. between 8th and 9th St., Metzger, Mr.
(1791) Walnut St. between 8th and 9th St., Purdon, John
(1791) Walnut St. between 8th and 9th St., Ritch, John
(1791) Walnut St. between 8th and 9th St., Rutter, Henry, painter
(1791) Walnut St. between 8th and 9th St., Shock, Paul
(1791) Walnut St. between 8th and 9th St., Stewart, Abraham
(1791) Walnut St. between 8th and 9th St., Welch, Neal, porter

CORNER OF WALNUT AND 9TH

The 1830 directory, in which the same numbering system theoretically was in place, contained a key to the numbering of corner properties and gives the following numbers for this corner:

#232 Walnut, northeastern corner.
#234 Walnut, northwestern corner.
#236 Walnut, southeastern corner.
#238 Walnut, southwestern corner.

CORNER OF WALNUT AND 10TH

The 1830 directory, in which the same numbering system theoretically was in place, contained a key to the numbering of corner properties and gives the following numbers for this corner:

#283 Walnut, northeastern corner.
#285 Walnut, northwestern corner.
#262 Walnut, southeastern corner.
#264 Walnut, southwestern corner.

CORNER OF WALNUT AND 11TH

The 1830 directory, in which the same numbering system theoretically was in place, contained a key to the numbering of corner properties and gives the following numbers for this corner:

No # ("Waste Lot"), northeastern corner.
No # ("Grocery"), northwestern corner.
#286 Walnut, southeastern corner.
#288 Walnut, southwestern corner.

CORNER OF WALNUT AND 12TH

The 1830 directory, in which the same numbering system theoretically was in place, contained a key to the numbering of corner properties and gives the following numbers for this corner:

No # ("Waste"), northeastern corner.
No # ("Waste"), northwestern corner.
No # ("Waste"), southeastern corner.
No #, no listing, southwestern corner.

NOTES:

According to Rum Punch and Revolution by Peter Thompson, John Johnston successfully argued himself into a license to keep a tavern by pointing out that there were none on his end of Walnut Street. (p.43) The time in the 18th century when this occurred was not specified in the book; neither was the tavern's name or more exact location.

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