Mount Vernon Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Mount Vernon Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhoods | Homewood North, Homewood West |
| Origin of name | Mount Vernon, the estate of George Washington |
Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon, the estate of George Washington in Fairfax County, Virginia. Nearby Hermitage Street and Monticello Street are also named for presidential estates.
Mount Vernon Street was shifted slightly northward in 1898 when the Kedron plan of lots was laid out, which inserted Kedron Street between Hermitage and Mount Vernon Streets.[4]
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; 1872 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [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. [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; 1882 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1882
- ↑ "The Beechwood Improvement Co's. Lt'd. plan of Kedron: 21st Ward Pittsburg Pa." Laid out Oct. 1898; recorded Nov. 3, 1898, Plan Book 17, pp. 12–15. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3781388. [view source] kedron-plan
