Faulkner Street
| Faulkner Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Sheraden |
| Kaercher Street (1869–1880) | |
| Fourth Street (1880–1908) | |
| Origin of name | Numbering of streets in the borough of Sheraden |
This street was originally Kaercher Street, laid out in 1869 for N. P. Sawyer as part of the borough of Ashchenaz.[1] This was the "K" street in an alphabetical sequence of street names in Sawyer's plan that went from A to P (see Tybee Street).
In 1880 Ashchenaz was re-subdivided by Andrew Patterson and renamed Sheridan (later spelled Sheraden). In this new plan, the former Kaercher Street became Fourth Street.[2][3] See Faust Street for more about Sheraden's formerly numbered streets.
The borough of Sheraden was annexed to the city of Pittsburgh in 1907.[4]:11[5] Its numbered streets conflicted with the numbered streets downtown and in the Strip District, so they were renamed the next year; Fourth Street became Faulkner Street.[6]
Bob Regan includes "Faulkner" in a list of streets named for noted historical people, but unfortunately gives no further details.[4]:63 The most famous historical Faulkner is probably William Faulkner (1897–1962), American author, but he cannot possibly be the origin of the name, as he was only ten years old when the street was named.
See also
- Fourth Street, for other streets that have had that name
References
- ↑ "Boro of Ashchenaz plan of lots situate in Chartiers Tow'p laid out for N. P. Sawyer." Laid out June 1869; recorded Sept. 21, 1880, Plan Book 6, pp. 223–225. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779448. [view source] ashchenaz-plan
- ↑ "Sheridan: Plan of lots situated in Chartiers Twp. Allegheny County Pa." Laid out Apr. 1880; recorded May 12, 1880, Plan Book 6, pp. 212–214. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779433. [view source] sheridan-plan
- ↑ Atlas of the Vicinity of the Cities Pittsburgh and Allegheny, Pennsylvania, plate 26. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1886. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1886-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; included in the 1882 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1886
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the city, neighborhoods, streets, parks and more got their names. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source] regan
- ↑ Mark A. Connelly. "Sheraden Borough–Pittsburgh City 1907 Merger." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/sheraden-borough-pittsburgh-city-1907-merger/. [view source] lgeo-sheraden-annexation
- ↑ "An ordinance changing and establishing the names of avenues, streets and alleys in the Forty-third ward (formerly the Borough of Sheraden) of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1908, no. 393. Passed July 9, 1908; approved July 13, 1908. Ordinance Book 19, p. 496. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh for the years 1907–'08–'09, appendix, pp. 210–214, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1909 (Google Books gMBEAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust chi.096598897; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecordselect1907, Pghmunicipalrecordcommon1907). [view source] ordinance-1908-393
