Geneva Street
| Geneva Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Central Lawrenceville |
| Grant Street (until 1881) | |
| Origin of name | Ulysses S. Grant |
This street was first laid out in 1862 in a plan of lots for Samuel Wells. Two versions of the plan were recorded in 1871. In the first version, this street is named Grant Street, but the second version says that the first version was "erroneous" and names this street Wells Street. The first version has 42nd Street and 44th Street, which were not given those numbers until 1868; the second version calls them by their original names, Chestnut Street and Bellefontaine Street.[1][2] It is possible that Wells Street was the original name, and it was changed to Grant Street later. (But, on the other hand, an 1881 city ordinance and the 1882 Hopkins atlas indicate that Wells Street was the old name for modern Post Street.[3][4] So perhaps the label "Wells Street" was misplaced in the second version of Wells' plan.)
The street appears as Grant Street in two plans of lots from 1867, one by Henry Wilhelm and Paul Siebert and the other by John G. Brown.[5][6]
Grant Street was likely named for Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), commanding general of the Union army in the Civil War and 18th president of the United States (1869–1877). Parallel Sherrod Street was originally named Sherman Street for William Tecumseh Sherman, another Union general.
In 1881, a Pittsburgh city ordinance renamed many streets to fix duplicates. Grant Street in Lawrenceville was changed to Geneva Street to avoid confusion with Grant Street downtown.[3]
See also
- Grant Street (disambiguation), for other streets that have had that name
References
- ↑ "Plan of lots laid out for Sam'l. F. Wells Esq, 17th Ward Pittsburgh." Recorded June 7, 1871, Plan Book 4, p. 89. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778883. [view source] saml-f-wells-plan
- ↑ "Plan of building lots situate in the Borough of Lawrenceville Allegheny Co. Pa. surveyed for Sam'l. T. Wells Esq." Laid out Aug. 1862; recorded Oct. 18, 1871, Plan Book 4, p. 138. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778914. [view source] saml-t-wells-plan
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "An ordinance establishing the names of avenues, streets, lanes and alleys of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1880–1881, no. 33. Passed Feb. 28, 1881; approved Mar. 4, 1881. Ordinance Book 5, p. 212. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select and Common Councils of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1880, pp. 213–234, Herald Printing Company, Pittsburgh, 1881 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1880; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_b24d64b7-2eda-488e-a00b-cddc143becfd/). [view source] ordinance-1880-1881-33
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities Pittsburgh and Allegheny, plate 10. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1882. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1882-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; included in the 1882 layer at PGH Historic Maps and Imagery (https://pittsburghpa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=25ed595c7bde40cdae7165261a9a3ad6). [view source] hopkins-1882
- ↑ "Plan of building lots situate in the Borough of Lawrenceville Allegheny County Penna.: Laid out by Messrs. Henry Wilhelm and Paul Siebert." Recorded Mar. 7, 1867, Plan Book 3, p. 162. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778592. [view source] wilhelm-siebert-plan
- ↑ "Plan of building lots situated in the Borough of Lawrenceville Allegheny County Penn'a.: Laid out for Rev'd. John G. Brown." Laid out Apr. 1867; recorded Sept. 9, 1867, Plan Book 3, p. 205. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778633. [view source] john-g-brown-plan
