Roberts Street

From Pittsburgh Streets
See also Revere Way, which was originally named Roberts Alley.
Roberts Street
Neighborhood Crawford-Roberts
Origin of name Samuel Roberts

Roberts Street is named for Samuel Roberts (1763–1820), second president judge of the Court of Common Pleas (1803–1820). He succeeded Alexander Addison, eponym of Addison Street, and was followed by William Wilkins, after whom Wilkins Avenue is named.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

References

  1. A. A. Lambing and J. W. F. White. Allegheny County: Its Early History and Subsequent Development, pp. 102–103, 119. Snowden & Peterson, Pittsburgh, 1888. Google Books 6bY-AAAAYAAJ; HathiTrust 008957728, 100693049; Historic Pittsburgh 00aee8946m; Internet Archive centennialhistor00lamb; LCCN 18008828. [view source]lambing
  2. Erasmus Wilson, ed. Standard History of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. H. R. Cornell & Co., Chicago, 1898. Google Books 1dcwAQAAMAAJ; Historic Pittsburgh 00hc03974m; Internet Archive standardhistoryo00wils. [view source]wilson-erasmus
  3. George T. Fleming. "Lacyville once a well known suburb: Home of Judge Samuel Roberts, a seminary and a hospital: Dr. Passavant's work." Pittsburgh Gazette Times, Oct. 10, 1915, sec. 6, p. 2. Newspapers.com 85897846. [view source]fleming-lacyville
  4. History of Pittsburgh and Environs, vol. 2. American Historical Society, New York and Chicago, 1922. Google Books 3staAAAAYAAJ, TPUMAAAAYAAJ; HathiTrust 011262563; Internet Archive historypittsbur00yorkgoog, historypittsbur02socigoog. [view source]history-pgh-environs-2
  5. Annie Clark Miller. Early Land Marks and Names of Old Pittsburgh: An Address Delivered Before the Pittsburgh Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution at Carnegie Institute, Nov. 30, 1923, p. 34. Pittsburgh Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, 1924. Historic Pittsburgh 00awn8211m; Internet Archive earlylandmarksna00mill. [view source]miller
  6. Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the City, Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks and More Got Their Names, p. 61. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source]regan