Stanford Road
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Stanford Road | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Brighton Heights |
| Origin of name | Stanford University |
Stanford Road was laid out in 1906 in the Harbison Addition to the Brighton Heights plan.[1][2] It is named for Stanford University.[3] All of the streets in the two Brighton Heights plans that were not extensions of existing streets were given academic names (see Harvard Circle).[4][1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Brighton Heights Harbison Addition: Laid out by the Brighton Heights Company: Situated in the 11th Ward Allegheny, Pa." Laid out Oct. 1906; recorded Jan. 31, 1907, Plan Book 23, pp. 118–119. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3782511. [view source] brighton-heights-harbison-add-plan
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Atlas of Greater Pittsburgh, plate 41. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1910. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1910-atlas-greater-pittsburgh; 1910 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1910
- ↑ Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the City, Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks and More Got Their Names, p. 66. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source] regan
- ↑ "Brighton Heights plan of lots: Eleventh Ward, Allegheny: Laid out by Brighton Heights Company." Laid out Aug. 1905; recorded Feb. 14, 1906, Plan Book 23, pp. 48–49. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3782376. [view source] brighton-heights-plan
