Harvard Circle
| Harvard Circle | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Brighton Heights |
| Origin of name | Harvard University |
Harvard Circle was laid out in 1905 in the Brighton Heights Plan. It is named for Harvard University. All of the streets in this plan that were not extensions of existing streets were given academic names: Amherst Avenue (later Annapolis Street), College Avenue (today Purdue Street), Cornell Avenue (today Cornell Street), Harvard Circle, Princeton Road (today Pemberton Street), Rugby Alley (today Aquatic Way), Vassar Lane (today Lois Way), Wellesley Avenue (today Wickshire Street), and West Point Avenue.[1][2]
In 1906 the Harbison Addition extended the Brighton Heights Plan south of Davis Avenue and added more streets with academic names: Academy Lane (today Acacia Lane), Bryn Mawr Avenue (today Diploma Street), an extension of College Avenue (today Campus Street), and Stanford Road.[3][2]
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References
- ↑ "Brighton Heights plan of lots: Eleventh Ward, Allegheny: Laid out by Brighton Heights Company." Laid out Aug. 1905; recorded Feb. 14, 1906, Plan Book 23, pp. 48–49. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3782376. [view source] brighton-heights-plan
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Atlas of Greater Pittsburgh, plate 41. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1910. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1910-atlas-greater-pittsburgh; 1910 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1910
- ↑ "Brighton Heights Harbison Addition: Laid out by the Brighton Heights Company: Situated in the 11th Ward Allegheny, Pa." Laid out Oct. 1906; recorded Jan. 31, 1907, Plan Book 23, pp. 118–119. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3782511. [view source] brighton-heights-harbison-add-plan
