Monticello Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Monticello Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhoods | Homewood North, Homewood West |
| Origin of name | Monticello, the estate of Thomas Jefferson |
Monticello 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 Monticello, the estate of Thomas Jefferson outside Charlottesville, Virginia. Nearby Hermitage Street and Mount Vernon Street are also named for presidential estates.
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
