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[[File:Dorsey%20Street.jpg|right|thumb||Dorsey Street, early 1900s, sidewalk construction, in the section that was cut off by the LaPan Highway and is now called Pelkey Lane.''| [[Adirondack%20Daily%20Enterprise|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]''|, November 23, 2002 ]] '''Dorsey Street''' runs from [[Broadway|Broadway]] south to the [[George%20LaPan%20Highway|George LaPan Highway]]. Dorsey Street is labeled '''Spring Street''' on the 1895 [[Sanborn%20map|Sanborn map]].
[[File:Dorsey Street.jpg|right|thumb||Dorsey Street, early 1900s, sidewalk construction, in the section that was cut off by the LaPan Highway and is now called Pelkey Lane.| ]][[Adirondack Daily Enterprise|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]''|, November 23, 2002 ]] '''Dorsey Street''' runs from [[Broadway|Broadway]] south to the [[George%20LaPan%20Highway|George LaPan Highway]]. Dorsey Street is labeled '''Spring Street''' on the 1895 [[Sanborn%20map|Sanborn map]].


Before the highway was built, it ran through to [[Lake%20Street|Lake Street]], past the ball field that would become [[Petrova%20School|Petrova School]]. The portion that runs from Lake Street north to the LaPan Highway is now named '''[[Pelkey%20Lane|Pelkey Lane]]'''.
Before the highway was built, it ran through to [[Lake%20Street|Lake Street]], past the ball field that would become [[Petrova%20School|Petrova School]]. The portion that runs from Lake Street north to the LaPan Highway is now named '''[[Pelkey%20Lane|Pelkey Lane]]'''.
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<tbody>|-/n|'''Old Address'''||'''[[Post-911%20Address|Post-911 Address]]'''||'''Building Name'''||'''Cure Evidence/Notes'''|/n|-/n|Starts at '''[[Broadway|Broadway]]'''|/n|-/n|Dorsey Street|| ||[[Balsam%20Grove%20Cottage|Balsam Grove Cottage]]||[[SLD1902|SLD1902]]|/n|-/n|Dorsey Street|| ||[[Lakeview%20Cottage%202|Lakeview Cottage 2]]||[[SLD1906|SLD1906]]|/n|-/n|1 Dorsey Street|| ||[[Charles%20Finnegan%20Cottage|Charles Finnegan Cottage]]||[[DIS|DIS]] 1911|/n|-/n|4 Dorsey Street|| ||[[Best%20Cottage|Best Cottage]]||[[DIS|DIS]] 1931|/n|-/n|6 Dorsey Street|| ||[[6%20Dorsey%20Street|6 Dorsey Street]]||[[DIS|DIS]] 1911|/n|-/n|7 Dorsey Street|| ||[[Christian%20Cottage|Christian Cottage]]||[[DIS|DIS]] 1936|/n|-/n|8 Dorsey Street||68 Dorsey Street||[[8%20Dorsey%20Street|8 Dorsey Street]]|| |/n|-/n|9 Dorsey Street||73 Dorsey Street||[[File:9%20Dorsey%20Street.jpg|thumb|[[9%20Dorsey%20Street|9 Dorsey Street]]]]||
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|'''Old Address'''||'''[[Post-911%20Address|Post-911 Address]]'''||'''Building Name'''||'''Cure Evidence/Notes'''|
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! colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | Starts at '''[[Broadway|Broadway]]'''|
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|Dorsey Street|| ||[[Balsam%20Grove%20Cottage|Balsam Grove Cottage]]||[[SLD1902|SLD1902]]|
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|Dorsey Street|| ||[[Lakeview%20Cottage%202|Lakeview Cottage 2]]||[[SLD1906|SLD1906]]|
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|1 Dorsey Street|| ||[[Charles%20Finnegan%20Cottage|Charles Finnegan Cottage]]||[[DIS|DIS]] 1911|
|-
|4 Dorsey Street|| ||[[Best%20Cottage|Best Cottage]]||[[DIS|DIS]] 1931|
|-
|6 Dorsey Street|| ||[[6%20Dorsey%20Street|6 Dorsey Street]]||[[DIS|DIS]] 1911|
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|7 Dorsey Street|| ||[[Christian%20Cottage|Christian Cottage]]||[[DIS|DIS]] 1936|
|-
|8 Dorsey Street||68 Dorsey Street||[[8%20Dorsey%20Street|8 Dorsey Street]]|| |
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|9 Dorsey Street||73 Dorsey Street||[[File:9 Dorsey Street.jpg|thumb|]][[9 Dorsey Street|9 Dorsey Street]]]]|


[[DIS|DIS]] 1912,
[[DIS|DIS]] 1912,


[[Dwyer%20Cottage|Dwyer Cottage]], [[Central%20Garage|Central Garage]]|/n|-/n|Passes '''[[Sumner%20Lane|Sumner Lane]]'''|/n|-/n|15 Dorsey Street||20 Sumner Place||[[File:15%20Dorsey%20Street.jpg|thumb|[[Gibney%20Cottage|Gibney Cottage]]]]||[[DIS|DIS]] 1928|/n|-/n|15 1/2 Dorsey Street||24 Sumner Place||[[File:15%201_2%20Dorsey%20Street.jpg|thumb|[[Preble%20Cottage|Preble Cottage]]]]||[[DIS|DIS]] 1931|/n|-/n|22 Dorsey Street||42 Dorsey Street(?)||[[Adler%20Cottage|Adler Cottage]]||[[DIS|DIS]] 1912|/n|-/n|28 Dorsey Street||38 Dorsey Street||[[File:38%20Dorsey.jpg|thumb|]][[Augustine%20Cottage|Augustine Cottage]]||[[DIS|DIS]] 1929|/n|-/n|30 Dorsey Street||36 Dorsey Street||[[30%20Dorsey%20Street|30 Dorsey Street]]||[[TBSWC|TBSWC]]|/n|-/n|37 Dorsey Street|| ||[[Merrill%20Cottage%202|Merrill Cottage 2]]||[[DIS|DIS]] 1932|/n|-/n|38-40 Dorsey Street|| ||[[File:38-40%20Dorsey%20Street.jpg|thumb|[[38%20Dorsey%20Street|38 Dorsey Street]]]]|| |/n|-/n|44 Dorsey Street|| ||[[Wood%20Cottage%202|Wood Cottage 2]]||[[DIS|DIS]] 1911|/n|-/n|47 Dorsey Street|| ||[[Christian%20Cottage%202|Christian Cottage 2]]||[[DIS|DIS]] 1950|/n|-/n|48 Dorsey Street|| || ||48 Dorsey Street was purchased by the [[Village%20Improvement%20Society|Village Improvement Society]] in 1959 & developed as [[Beaver%20Park|Beaver Park]]|/n|-/n|51 Dorsey Street||Now the road cut for New York Route 3||[[File:Villa%20Dorsey.jpg|thumb|[[Villa%20Dorsey|Villa Dorsey]]]]||[[SLD1902|SLD1902]], [[SLD1908|SLD1908]], [[SLA1935|SLA1935]], [[PHR1930|PHR1930]], [[https://cdm16694.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/slfl/id/81/rec/40|Image]]|/n|-/n|53 Dorsey Street||17 Pelkey Lane||[[53%20Dorsey%20Street|53 Dorsey Street]]||[[DIS|DIS]]|/n|-/n|55 Dorsey Street||5 Pelkey Lane||[[55%20Dorsey%20Street|55 Dorsey Street]]||[[DIS|DIS]]|/n|-/n|56 Dorsey Street|| ||[[Pasho%20Cottage|Pasho Cottage]]||[[DIS|DIS]] 1913|/n|-/n|57 Dorsey Street||3 Pelkey Lane||[[57%20Dorsey%20Street|57 Dorsey Street]]||[[DIS|DIS]]|/n|-/n|67 Dorsey Street|| ||[[Hatch%20Cottage|Hatch Cottage]]||[[DIS|DIS]] 1913|/n|-/n|Ends at the '''[[LaPan%20Highway|LaPan Highway]]'''|/n</tbody>
[[Dwyer%20Cottage|Dwyer Cottage]], [[Central%20Garage|Central Garage]]|
|-
! colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | Passes '''[[Sumner%20Lane|Sumner Lane]]'''|
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|15 Dorsey Street||20 Sumner Place||[[File:15 Dorsey Street.jpg|thumb|]][[Gibney Cottage|Gibney Cottage]]]]||[[DIS|DIS]] 1928|
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|15 1/2 Dorsey Street||24 Sumner Place||[[File:15 1_2 Dorsey Street.jpg|thumb|]][[Preble Cottage|Preble Cottage]]]]||[[DIS|DIS]] 1931|
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|22 Dorsey Street||42 Dorsey Street(?)||[[Adler%20Cottage|Adler Cottage]]||[[DIS|DIS]] 1912|
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|28 Dorsey Street||38 Dorsey Street||[[File:38 Dorsey.jpg|thumb|]][[Augustine%20Cottage|Augustine Cottage]]||[[DIS|DIS]] 1929|
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|30 Dorsey Street||36 Dorsey Street||[[30%20Dorsey%20Street|30 Dorsey Street]]||[[TBSWC|TBSWC]]|
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|37 Dorsey Street|| ||[[Merrill%20Cottage%202|Merrill Cottage 2]]||[[DIS|DIS]] 1932|
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|38-40 Dorsey Street|| ||[[File:38-40 Dorsey Street.jpg|thumb|]][[38 Dorsey Street|38 Dorsey Street]]]]|| |
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|44 Dorsey Street|| ||[[Wood%20Cottage%202|Wood Cottage 2]]||[[DIS|DIS]] 1911|
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|47 Dorsey Street|| ||[[Christian%20Cottage%202|Christian Cottage 2]]||[[DIS|DIS]] 1950|
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|48 Dorsey Street|| || ||48 Dorsey Street was purchased by the [[Village%20Improvement%20Society|Village Improvement Society]] in 1959 & developed as [[Beaver%20Park|Beaver Park]]|
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|51 Dorsey Street||Now the road cut for New York Route 3||[[File:Villa Dorsey.jpg|thumb|]][[Villa Dorsey|Villa Dorsey]]]]||[[SLD1902|SLD1902]], [[SLD1908|SLD1908]], [[SLA1935|SLA1935]], [[PHR1930|PHR1930]], [[https://cdm16694.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/slfl/id/81/rec/40|Image]]|
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|53 Dorsey Street||17 Pelkey Lane||[[53%20Dorsey%20Street|53 Dorsey Street]]||[[DIS|DIS]]|
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|55 Dorsey Street||5 Pelkey Lane||[[55%20Dorsey%20Street|55 Dorsey Street]]||[[DIS|DIS]]|
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|56 Dorsey Street|| ||[[Pasho%20Cottage|Pasho Cottage]]||[[DIS|DIS]] 1913|
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|57 Dorsey Street||3 Pelkey Lane||[[57%20Dorsey%20Street|57 Dorsey Street]]||[[DIS|DIS]]|
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|67 Dorsey Street|| ||[[Hatch%20Cottage|Hatch Cottage]]||[[DIS|DIS]] 1913|
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! colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | Ends at the '''[[LaPan%20Highway|LaPan Highway]]'''|
 
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Latest revision as of 11:02, 18 September 2025


Adirondack Daily Enterprise|, November 23, 2002 ]] Dorsey Street runs from Broadway south to the George LaPan Highway. Dorsey Street is labeled Spring Street on the 1895 Sanborn map.

Before the highway was built, it ran through to Lake Street, past the ball field that would become Petrova School. The portion that runs from Lake Street north to the LaPan Highway is now named Pelkey Lane.

Dorsey Terrace branched off of Dorsey Street, running parallel to it for a short block before rejoining it. Addresses of the few houses remaining on it now bear Leona Street addresses.

The area between the Saranac River and Main Street is now known as the Dorsey Street Parking Lot.  Before the bridge was built in the 1950s, the area served as the site of several liveries and of the summer Tent Theater.


Old Address Post-911 Address Building Name
Starts at Broadway|
Dorsey Street   Balsam Grove Cottage SLD1902|
Dorsey Street   Lakeview Cottage 2 SLD1906|
1 Dorsey Street   Charles Finnegan Cottage DIS 1911|
4 Dorsey Street   Best Cottage DIS 1931|
6 Dorsey Street   6 Dorsey Street DIS 1911|
7 Dorsey Street   Christian Cottage DIS 1936|
8 Dorsey Street 68 Dorsey Street 8 Dorsey Street
9 Dorsey Street 73 Dorsey Street
9 Dorsey Street]]|

DIS 1912,

Dwyer Cottage, Central Garage|

Passes Sumner Lane|
15 Dorsey Street 20 Sumner Place
Gibney Cottage]]
DIS 1928|
15 1/2 Dorsey Street 24 Sumner Place
Preble Cottage]]
DIS 1931|
22 Dorsey Street 42 Dorsey Street(?) Adler Cottage DIS 1912|
28 Dorsey Street 38 Dorsey Street
Augustine Cottage
DIS 1929|
30 Dorsey Street 36 Dorsey Street 30 Dorsey Street TBSWC|
37 Dorsey Street   Merrill Cottage 2 DIS 1932|
38-40 Dorsey Street  
38 Dorsey Street]]
44 Dorsey Street   Wood Cottage 2 DIS 1911|
47 Dorsey Street   Christian Cottage 2 DIS 1950|
48 Dorsey Street     48 Dorsey Street was purchased by the Village Improvement Society in 1959 & developed as Beaver Park|
51 Dorsey Street Now the road cut for New York Route 3
Villa Dorsey]]
SLD1902SLD1908SLA1935PHR1930, [[1]]|
53 Dorsey Street 17 Pelkey Lane 53 Dorsey Street DIS|
55 Dorsey Street 5 Pelkey Lane 55 Dorsey Street DIS|
56 Dorsey Street   Pasho Cottage DIS 1913|
57 Dorsey Street 3 Pelkey Lane 57 Dorsey Street DIS|
67 Dorsey Street   Hatch Cottage DIS 1913|
Ends at the LaPan Highway|