Winthrop Street
| Winthrop Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | North Oakland |
| Origin of name | Robert C. Winthrop |
| Washington Street (until 1881) | |
This street was laid out as Washington Street in 1851 in a plan of lots by Edward Dithridge and Henry Reis.[1]
After the annexation of the East End in 1868[2] and the South Side boroughs in 1872,[3] Pittsburgh had at least seven streets named Washington. In 1873, an ordinance to fix duplicate street names was presented; it would have renamed this street Windsor Street.[4][5][6] However, this ordinance was never enacted, and for the next eight years Pittsburgh continued to have an overabundance of Washington Streets. Finally, in 1881, a street-renaming ordinance was passed that changed this street to Winthrop Street.[7]
According to George T. Fleming, Winthrop Street is named for Robert C. Winthrop[8] (1809–1894), a Whig politician from Massachusetts who represented the state in the U. S. House and Senate in the period 1840–1851 and served as the 18th Speaker of the House from 1847 to 1849.
See also
- Washington Street, for other streets that have had that name
References
- ↑ "Plan of out lots situated in the City District, being a subdivision of a part of the Fulton farm adjoining the Manor of Pittsburgh made for Dithridge & Reis." Laid out June 23, 1851; recorded Aug. 12, 1851, Plan Book 1, p. 202. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778294. [view source] dithridge-reis-plan
- ↑ Mark A. Connelly. "Collins Township–Lawrenceville Borough–Liberty Township–Oakland Township–Peebles Township–Pitt Township to Pittsburgh City 1868 Merger." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/collins-township-lawrenceville-borough-liberty-township-oakland-township-peebles-township-pitt-township-to-pittsburgh-city-1868-merger/. [view source] lgeo-east-end-annexation
- ↑ Mark A. Connelly. "Pittsburgh City 1872 Borough Mergers." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/pittsburgh-city-1872-borough-mergers/. [view source] lgeo-south-side-annexation
- ↑ 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. V, p. 129. Pittsburgh Daily Gazette, Pittsburgh, 1873. Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1872; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_354091a4-ac98-465c-b50a-c82749d79acd/. [view source] municipal-record-1873
- ↑ "Street nomenclature: The changes proposed by the committee." Pittsburgh Commercial, Dec. 30, 1873, [p. 4]. Newspapers.com 85549642. [view source] street-nomenclature
- ↑ "Notice—the following ordinances relative to Street Improvements is [sic] published for information, in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 of an Act of Assembly, entitled 'a further Supplement to an act entitled an act concerning Streets and Sewers in the City of Pittsburgh,' approved March 20th, 1873." Pittsburgh Gazette, Jan. 5, 1874, [p. 4]. Newspapers.com 86344686. [view source] ordinances-relative-to-street-improvements
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of avenues, streets, lanes and alleys of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1880–1881, no. 33. Passed Feb. 28, 1881; approved Mar. 4, 1881. Ordinance Book 5, p. 212. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select and Common Councils of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1880, pp. 213–234, Herald Printing Company, Pittsburgh, 1881 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1880; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_b24d64b7-2eda-488e-a00b-cddc143becfd/). [view source] ordinance-1880-1881-33
- ↑ George T. Fleming. "Great patriots are honored in street names: Commemoration of splendid leaders of young republic is apparent here: Clay and Webster." Pittsburgh Gazette Times, Mar. 4, 1917, sec. 5, pp. 2–3. Newspapers.com 85858155, 85858158. [view source] fleming-patriots
