Mathilda Street
| Mathilda Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhoods | Bloomfield, Central Lawrenceville, Garfield |
| Origin of name | Mathilda Gross MacConnell |
Mathilda Street is named for Mathilda Gross MacConnell, the adopted daughter of Augustus H. and Eveline Gross, who once owned much of the land from Penn Avenue to Liberty Avenue between what are now Edmond Street and Aiken Avenue (and the eponyms of nearby Gross Street and Evaline Street).[1][2] After the death of Dr. Gross, the property went to his widow, and in her will she left the land to Mathilda.[3][4][2] In the late nineteenth century, Mathilda sold many lots on both sides of Winebiddle Street.[2] She donated Friendship Park to the city.[5]
Mathilda Street originally continued northeast along modern Breesport Street all the way to what is now Mossfield Street.[6][7] In 1890, W. S. Beach laid out the Schenley View Place plan of lots, which straightened the northern part of Mathilda Street; the old Mathilda Street was renamed Beach Avenue and eventually became Breesport Street.[8]
Mathilda Street was officially split into two streets, North Mathilda Street and South Mathilda Street, on either side of Penn Avenue, by a city ordinance in 1915.[9]
References
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1872. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1872-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; 1872 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1872
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "In fee simple: The decision on the provision of the will of Mrs. Gross: East Enders are interested: The supreme court now holds there was no separate use trust intended—an explanation why the previous decision was reversed." Pittsburgh Press, July 14, 1892, [p. 6]. Newspapers.com 141473689. [view source] in-fee-simple
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities Pittsburgh and Allegheny. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1882. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1882-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; 1882 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1882
- ↑ Atlas of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 4. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1890. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1890-volume-4-atlas-pittsburgh; included in the 1890 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1890-vol-4
- ↑ History of Pittsburgh and Environs, vol. 3, p. 641. American Historical Society, New York and Chicago, 1922. Google Books k_kMAAAAYAAJ, QMtaAAAAYAAJ; HathiTrust 011262563; Internet Archive historyofpittsbu03flem. [view source] history-pgh-environs-3
- ↑ "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). [view source] ordinance-1880-1881-33
- ↑ Atlas of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 3, plate 14. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1890. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1890-volume-3-atlas-pittsburgh; included in the 1890 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1890-vol-3
- ↑ "W. S. Beach's plan of Schenley View Place: 19th Ward, Pittsburg." Laid out Sept. 1890; recorded Jan. 6, 1891, Plan Book 11, p. 10. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3780484. [view source] schenley-view-place-plan
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets and ways in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1915, no. 117. Passed Apr. 28, 1915; approved Apr. 29, 1915. Ordinance Book 26, p. 615. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1915, appendix, pp. 99–103, Arlington Printing Co., Pittsburgh, 1915 (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1915). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, May 7, 1915, sporting section, p. 4 (Newspapers.com 88028157), May 8, p. 15 (Newspapers.com 88028802), and May 10, p. 11 (Newspapers.com 88030672). [view source] ordinance-1915-117
