Morewood Avenue
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Morewood Avenue | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhoods | Bloomfield, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill North |
| Origin of name | Family of Edmund Morewood Ferguson |
| Barton Street (until 1890) | |
| Origin of name | John Barton |
This street was originally named Barton Street[1][2][3][4] for John Barton (1823–1888),[5][6] who lived on the west side of the street north of Fifth Avenue.[1][2][6][4] Barton was a lawyer and a member of the Allegheny County bar for over 40 years.[5]
In 1890, two years after Barton's death, a petition was presented to Select Council to change the name of Barton Street to Morewood Avenue,[7] which was done by a city ordinance that year.[8] The name honors the family of Edmund Morewood Ferguson (1838–1904),[9] who bought the land across the street from Barton,[2] later bought Barton's land too,[3] and built a mansion on the east side of the street.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, p. 63. 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 Atlas of the Cities Pittsburgh and Allegheny, plate 18. 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Donald Doherty. Pittsburgh's Shadyside, pp. 12–13. Images of America. Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, S. C., 2008, ISBN 978-0-7385-5701-4. LCCN 2007938996. [view source] doherty
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "John Barton dying: An old member of the bar stricken with paralysis: A most active and useful life drawing to a close—a sketch of his career." Pittsburg Press, Feb. 15, 1888, [p. 2]. Newspapers.com 141328664. [view source] barton-dying
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Died." Pittsburg Press, Feb. 20, 1888, [p. 2]. Newspapers.com 141330017. [view source] barton-obit
- ↑ Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1890–1, p. 2. Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1890–1891. Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1890. [view source] municipal-record-1890-1891-select
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the name of Barton street to Morewood avenue." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1890, no. 34. Passed June 30, 1890; approved Apr. 5, 1890. Ordinance Book 7, p. 446. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1890–1, p. 240, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1890–1891 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1890) and Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1890–1, p. 256, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1890–1891 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1890). [view source] ordinance-1890-34
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Martha L. Berg. "From the Archives: The Lay of the Land." Rodef Shalom Congregation, 2023. https://www.rodefshalom.org/layoftheland. [view source] berg
