Henry Street
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For other streets that have been named Henry Street, see Henry Street (disambiguation).
| Henry Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | North Oakland |
| Origin of name | Henry Reis |
Henry Street was laid out in 1851 in a plan of lots by Edward Dithridge and Henry Reis.[1] It was probably named for Reis, just as Dithridge Street was named for Dithridge.
James D. Van Trump says it was named for Henry Lloyd, a local resident.[2] However, Lloyd bought the Dithridge house at the corner of Dithridge Street and Pennsylvania Avenue (today Fifth Avenue) after these streets had been laid out;[3] R. E. McGowin's 1852 map shows Henry Street yet labels the house "Dithridge."[4] So this origin of the name seems chronologically impossible.
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
- ↑ James D. Van Trump. Life and Architecture in Pittsburgh, 2nd ed., p. 100. Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, Pittsburgh, 1985, ISBN 0-916670-10-4. https://phlf.org/education-department/libraries-archives/james-van-trump-database-project/life-and-architecture-in-pittsburgh/. [view source] van-trump
- ↑ 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. 52. Pittsburgh Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, 1924. Historic Pittsburgh 00awn8211m; Internet Archive earlylandmarksna00mill. [view source] miller
- ↑ R. E. McGowin. Map of the Cities of Pittsburgh and Allegheny and of the Boroughs of South-Pittsburgh, Birmingham, East-Birmingham, Lawrenceville, Duquesne & Manchester etc. Schuchman & Haunlein, Pittsburgh, 1852. https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/id/32269. [view source] mcgowin-1852
