Occupation and Use of the 500 block of Market Street, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, 1680-1850:
An Historic Resource Study conducted for Independence National Historical
Park
Sharon Ann Holt, Ph.D
Research Associate of the Philadelphia Center for Early American Studies
University of Pennsylvania
August, 1997
Appendix A. Alphabetized list of all
owners, north side, High street to Cuthbert, 5th to 6th. See other lists
for location. All indented names are owners of Non-High street frontage.
Multiple names indicates the ownership of multiple properties on the block.
Link to: [The South side of this appendix]
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- Abbott, John, 1829, dry goods store, 21 N. 6th
- Bagaley, William, 1856
- Bailey, Lydia (?), 1870
- Bailey, Lydia R., 1825-1831, printer, 10 North alley
- Baker, Samuel, <1805
- Baker, Samuel, 1805
- Barker, Peter, 1764, building described, PA Gazette
- Beates, Conrad, 1791-1800
- Beates, Conrad, heirs of, 1820
- Beates, William, 1800-1805, tobacconist, 209 Market
- Beck, Paul, 1839 (SURVEY)
- Beck, William Henry, 1856
- Bell, William, 1787-1801
- Bell, William, 1787-1801, 2 Sim's alley
- Betton, Joseph, 1783
- Biddle, Messrs and Co., 1867
- Bilsland, Wm. 1800-1807
- Bitting, Lewis, 1785
- Boush, Adam, 1787
- Brand, Jacob
- Brand, Martha Gardner, 1793-1801 (house on the property
in 1793)
- Branton (or Brinton), J. H., stables, 1806
- Brinton, J. H., 1806
- Brookes, John, 1836
- Brown, John A., 1853
- Brown, John A., 1853
- Bruder, George, 1856
- Bryan, Dr., 1842
- Bucknell, William, Jr., 1859
- Bucknell, William, jun., 1859
- Chamberlain, Charles, 1787 (Garvan survey)
- Clark, Michael F. 1831,
- Clark, Michael F., 1829-1841
- Clark, Michael F., 1831 (SURVEY)
- Clark, Michael F., 1831
- Clark, Michael F., 1831
- Clark, Michael F., 1834
- Clark, William W., 1846
- Cooper, George, 1797, wet goods and wine merchant
- Cope, Caleb, 1855-56 (SURVEY)
- Cope, John, 1787
- Craig, John, 1801
- Craig, John, 1801, lived 112 S. 2nd.
- Craig, Seth, 1806-1831, saddlery and Globe Mill warehouse,
lived, 246 High, 1825
- Craig, Seth, 1806-1831
- Cresson's est., 1839 [Comm]
- Cresson's J. E. est, 1831
- Cresson, James and bros., est, 1839, china merchants,
glass and queens ware. lived 37 N. 7th
- Cresson, Clement 1831
- Cresson, Clement, 1831 [Comm]
- Cresson, Jas. E., 1831 [Comm]
- Cresson, Joseph and John H., 1815,
- Cresson, Joseph, 1836
- Crilly, Thomas, 1832
- Croft, Samuel, 1845-1859, then east 33.8 feet to
- Cross, Peter, 1791-1806, with alley privilege
- Cross, Peter, 1791-1806, with alley privilege
- Cross, Peter, 1791-1806, with alley privilege
- Dale, Ross and Wither, 1856,
- Dale, Ross, and Withers, 1856
- Davis & Co., 1848
- DeSaa, Peter, 1790s, (Garvan survey-5th street folder
- Dixon, John, 1838
- Donaldson, Joseph and Mary, gentleman # 1 N. 6th,
1791-1810
- Donaldson, Mary, 1810-1825
- Dore, Jacob, 1838
- Douradore, Bernard, 1839
- Douradore, Bernard, 1840, 1843
- Drummond, Josiah, 1826
- Dunlap, Dr. James, 1787 [1791-13 N. 4th st.]
- Durborow, John
- Earp, Messrs., 1831-35 (SURVEY)
- Ebberle, Charles, 1801 (cutler, n. 4th between Market
and Arch, 1800)
- Eberle, Adam, 1822-1853 (SURVEY (2))
- Eckfeldt, Jacob, <1785, blacksmith, 30 N. 5th,
still here by 1800.
- Eckfeldt, Jacob, 1772-1785
- Eicholtz, Jacob, 1828 (Notables), portrait painter,
51 Filbert St. (formerly Commerce), 1825
- Elsegood, Mathew, 1835
- Emerick, George, 1829-34, grocer, 23 N. 6th, partner
with William Emerick.
- Emerick, William B.
- Emlen, Hudson, 1759
- Emlen, Hudson, 1759
- Emlen, Rachel , 1759
- Emlen, Rachel, 1759
- Emlen, Rachel, 1759
- Emlen, Rachel, 1759
- Emlen, Rachel, 1759
- Emlen, Samuel's home, 1783-1822
- Emlen, Samuel's home, 1783-1822
- Emlen, Samuel late, "had whole lot," 1822
- Emlen, Sarah, 1759
- Emlen, Sarah, 1759
- Emlen, Sarah, 1806
- Emlen, Sarah, 1806 (whole) (SURVEY)
- Empsons, Elizabeth, 1793
- Erwin, Henry, porter, 26 N. 5th, 1800
- Erwin, John, 1793 (2 frame houses with kitchen behind)
- Erwin, Robert, 1791, gentleman, 11 N. 6th.
- Esler, Jacob estate, 1787
- Esler, John, blacksmith, 25 South alley
- Etter, Philip, heirs of, date unknown [1771?]
- Fassitt, Jas. W. 1854
- Fassitt, Jas. W. 1854
- Fire Association, 1866
- Fite, George, 1767
- Foulke, [Capt.?] Caleb, 1783-1800, merchant, 293
High St. (1791)
- Foulke, Amos, 1787, merchant in N. 4th st. (1791)
- Foulke, Caleb's estate, 1787
- Foulke, Caleb, 1783 etc.
- Fritz, John, gentleman, 11 South alley, 1830-31
- Fritz, Jacob, cabinet maker, 14 South alley, 1825
- Gano, John, 1826-28, dry goods, [11 S. 3rd.]
- Garriques, William, 1814? [house carpenter 1791?]
(SURVEY)
- Gerker, Henry, 1856
- Gilbert, Frederick, est. dec.d, 1854
- Graff, [Charles, gentleman, 49 N. 6th?], 1828
- Graff, [Elizabeth, gentlewoman, 29 N. 6th?], 1828
- Graham, John H. 1871
- Guier, John 1794-1821, grocer, [193-5 High St. 1791]
(SURVEY)
- Guier, John, 1794-1821
- Guier, William 1791-1830
- Gunkel, Michael, 1783-1822
- Gunkel, Michael, 1783-1832
- Hart, William H.
- Hassinger, David, 1871,
- Hassinger, Jacob 1805-1825, est 1826-31
- Hassinger, Jacob and son, 6 South alley, 1820
- Hassinger, Jonathan K., 6 South alley
- Haverstick, William, 1829, queensware &c. store.
- Haviland, John, architect, 25 N. 5th, 1821 (Notables)
- Head, John, and wife, 1762-1765
- Heise, Frederic, 1791-1801, grocer, [189 High](SURVEY)
- Helmuth, John, 1815
- Helmuth, John, 1815
- Herbert, Michael, <1791
- Hine, John, 1788
- Hopper, William, 1853, queensware &c. store
- Hoskins and Ha[i]skell, 1852
- Hoskins and Ha[i]skell, 1852,
- Howell, Mary, 1759
- Howell, Miss, 1848
- Howells, Christian, 1791, by division of Wm Hudson's
estate
- Hudson, Mary, (dau of Samuel) 1759
- Hudson, Mary, (dau of Samuel) 1759
- Hudson, Mary, (dau of Wm. jun.), 1759
- Hudson, Mary, < 1786
- Hudson, Mary, dau of Samuel, g. d. of Wm Hudson,
1785
- Hudson, Samuel, 1787
- Hudson, Susannah
- Hudson, Susannah, <1775
- Hudson, Susannah, <1793
- Hudson, William
- Hudson, William, 1759
- Hudson, William, jun., 21 N. 6th, 1791,
- Hudson, William, jun., 1759
- Jager, Caspar, 1774 (North alley and 5th)
- Jessup, A. E., 1856
- Jessup, Augustus, 1856
- Johns, Agnes, 1801
- Justice, Philip, merchant, nw corner, 5th and Commerce,
1853
- Justice, Philip, 1853
- Keighler, Christopher, 1800
- Kemble, Charles, 1831, oak cooper, 11 South alley.
lives at 221 High
- Kemble, Charles, 1856
- Kern, Horatio, 1856
- Kern, Horatio, 1856
- Kimel, Adam, 1771 moves to south side of High.
- Klein, George, 1765
- Knox and Boggs
- Lang, James, 1787
- Larkey, Edward, butcher, 31 North alley, 1783 (SURVEY)
- Leaming, Furman, hardware merchant, 1831
- Levick, Richard R. and Robert, 1856
- Livezey, Samuel, 1848
- Loncy, Rachel, <1793
- Manufacturers and Mechanics Savings and Loan Co,
1858
- Marley, Richard Jackson, 1775-c.1791 (built a brick
building on the eastern portion of the lot, 1801)
- Marley, Rosanna, gentlewoman, widow, 15 N. 6th. 1825,
1842
- Marley, William, 1819
- Masters & Tomlinson, 1856
- Metcalf, Susan (late), 1838 (rec'd land in Wm. Hudson's
will, 1803)
- Meyer, Benjamin, 1785
- Middleton, Joseph, 1831
- Moore & Jessup, 1852-3
- Moore, Thomas, gentleman, 219 High St., 1786-1806
- Moore, Thomas, 1786-1806
- Moore, Thomas, 1788-1806 (SURVEY)
- Moore, Thomas, 1788-1806 (?) (SURVEY)
- Moore, Thomas, 40 X 68, 1783 (SURVEY)
- Newkirk, Mathew merchant, [bus. 95 High], 1831
- North, Stephen, wholesale and retail druggist, n
e cor 6th and High. (lives nwc North alley and 5th, (1825) 1810-1825).
(SURVEY)(4)
- Owen, Evan, 1783
- Owens, Hannah and Rachel, 1759
- Palmer, Thomas, gunsmith, >1786
- Parke, Samuel, grocer, 4 N. 5th, 1800 (SURVEY)
- Parris, c. 1791-c. 1798
- Pemberton stables
- Pemberton, John, gentleman, 213 High St., 1768-1791
(SURVEY)
- Pemberton, John, (stables?)
- Pemberton, John, heirs of, 1801
- Pemberton, John, heirs of, 1801
- Pennock, Abraham Lidden and Mary Lewis, (533 Market,
ON=231), 1856
- Peter, Abraham, 1765-1800 (SURVEY)
- Pogue, Joseph, 1831
- Rabsom, Jacob and wife Cleophia, <1782
- Read, James, 1794 (Garvan survey, North alley folder,
nw corner, 5th and North alley)
- Redman, Dr. Joseph, 1787
- Reed and Gray, china merchants, 199 High, 1826
- Reinboth (or Reinholdt), J. D., 1849
- Reinholdt, George, stationer, 201 High St, 1787-1800
- Reinholdt, J. D. 1849
- Richardson, John, books and ink manufacturer, 1826
- Richardson, John, 1859, 527 Market, (SURVEY)
- Richle [Richt], [John] Si[e]gmund, 1802
- Richle [Richt], William, 1840,
- Ritter, Charles, 1840
- Ritter, Henry, heirs of, 1800
- Ritter, William (North Alley), 1774
- Rosenbruch, Theophilus, 1853
- Rosette and Bicking, 1831
- Rushac, heirs, c. 1791
- Savery, Thomas, lumber merchant, partner with William
Savery [20 N. 5th., 1825]
- Scattergood, John 1791-1800
- Seal, Joseph H., dry goods, [400 block, 1825] 1838
- Seal, Joseph H., 1856
- Seckel, Henry, 1800, grocer, 215 High (1791,) (earlier?
est. 1787?)
- Sellars, Samuel, 1830
- Sellers, Coleman, 231 High, wireworker, 1821-25
- Sellers, Nathan & D., 1783-1829
- Sellers, Samuel, 1855 [lives with Sellers, Rachel,
widow, at 8 N. 6th, west side, 1825]
- Sheaf, Widow 1805
- Sheaf, William's estate, 1787
- Sheaf, William, 1783-88
- Sheaf, William, 1783-88
- Sheaf, William, 1806
- Sheaf, William, heirs of, 1806
- Sheaf, Wm 1791
- Shepperd, Thomas, 1821,
- Shewall, Thomas, merchant, 223 High, 1822, 1836
- Simons, John, tailor, 13 South Alley, 1801
- Slaughter, William (late), 1831
- Snyder, Benedict, weaver, 20 North Alley, >1791
- Sphon, William, 1819
- Spier, Jacob's house, 1783
- Stacks, James, 1787
- Staticorn, Samuel, 1787
- Stein, Jacob, grocer, 1787
- Steinmetz, John, 1806 [merchant, 223 Market, 1800]
- Sterling, Henry 1831
- Suplee and Myers, 1856