Hermitage Street

From Pittsburgh Streets
Hermitage Street
Neighborhoods Homewood North, Homewood West
Origin of name The Hermitage, the estate of Andrew Jackson

Hermitage Street was laid out by James Kelly, who once owned much of the land that became the neighborhood of Homewood.[1][2][3] It is named for the Hermitage, the estate of Andrew Jackson outside Nashville, Tennessee. Nearby Monticello Street and Mount Vernon Street are also named for presidential estates.

References

  1. Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, p. 65. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1872. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1872-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny. [view source]hopkins-1872
  2. The Municipal Record: Containing the Proceedings of the Select and Common Councils of the City of Pittsburgh, Together with the Ordinances, &c.: With an Index, vol. IV, p. 58. Pittsburgh Daily Gazette, Pittsburgh, 1872. Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1872; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_06e308ff-bbc5-479c-94b9-f1914608d74b/. [view source]municipal-record-1872
  3. Atlas of the Cities Pittsburgh and Allegheny, plate 20. 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