Kelvin Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Kelvin Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Sheraden |
| Origin of name | William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin |
| Hamilton Avenue (1869–1880) | |
| Lafayette Avenue (1880–1908) | |
This street was originally Hamilton Avenue, laid out in 1869 for N. P. Sawyer as part of the borough of Ashchenaz.[1]
In 1880 Ashchenaz was re-subdivided by Andrew Patterson and renamed Sheridan (later spelled Sheraden). In this new plan, the former Hamilton Avenue became Lafayette Avenue.[2][3]
The borough of Sheraden was annexed to the city of Pittsburgh in 1907.[4]:11[5] The name Lafayette Avenue conflicted with Lafayette Avenue on the North Side, so it was renamed Kelvin Street the next year.[6]
Bob Regan includes "Kelvin" in a list of streets named for noted historical people;[4]:63 the implied eponym seems to be William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824–1907), British mathematician, mathematical physicist and engineer.
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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
