Witherspoon Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Witherspoon Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Morningside |
| Summit Alley (until 1871) | |
| Origin of name | Its location at the top of the hillside in Samuel Garrison's plan of lots |
| Summit Street (1871–1881) | |
| Origin of name | Its location at the top of the hillside |
This street was first laid out as part of Summit Alley in 1868 in a plan of lots by Samuel Garrison, so named for its location at the top of the hillside covered by the plan.[1] In 1871, a larger plan of lots laid out for the heirs of Samuel Garrison widened part of the alley and named it Summit Street (the remaining part of the alley later became Java Way).[2]
In 1881, many Pittsburgh streets were renamed to fix duplicates. Pittsburgh had four Summit Streets, so this one in Morningside was changed to Witherspoon Street.[3]
See also
- Summit Street (disambiguation), for other streets that have had that name
References
- ↑ "Plan of lots laid out for Garrison & Co." Laid out June 1868; recorded July 21, 1868, Plan Book 3, p. 243. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778697. [view source] garrison-plan
- ↑ "Plan of building lots situated in the 18th Ward City of Pittsburgh laid out for the heirs of Samuel Garrison dec'd." Laid out Nov. 1871; recorded Dec. 15, 1871, Plan Book 4, pp. 168–171. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778932. [view source] garrison-heirs-plan
- ↑ "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
