Murdoch Road
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Murdoch Road | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Squirrel Hill North |
| Origin of name | Murdoch family |
| Murdoch Street (until 1933) | |
| Origin of name | Murdoch family |
A road in the location of modern Murdoch Road appears in the 1872 Hopkins atlas, separating the property of James Murdoch to the west from that of his brother William Murdoch to the east and south.[1]
Murdoch Street first appears in the 1890 Hopkins atlas, running from Wilkins Avenue to Bryson Street (modern Covode Street), though it is drawn with dashed lines.[2] This included modern Murdoch Road. Most of the property on both sides of the street was owned by members of the Murdoch family.[2] See Murdoch Street for more about this family.
The Murdoch Farms Plan, laid out in July 1915, separated Murdoch Street into two disconnected pieces.[3] The northern part was renamed Murdoch Road in 1933.[4]
See also
- Murdoch Street (disambiguation), for other streets that have had that name
References
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, p. 67. 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 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
- ↑ "Murdoch Farms Plan: 14th Ward Pittsburgh Pa." Laid out July 1915; recorded Feb. 21, 1916, Plan Book 27, pp. 68–71. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3783161. [view source] murdoch-farms-plan
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets, roads and ways in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1933, no. 121. Passed May 29, 1933; approved May 31, 1933. Ordinance Book 45, p. 241. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1933, appendix, p. 72, City Printing Co., Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1933). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, June 3, 1933, p. 13 (Newspapers.com 523406708); and in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 5, 1933, p. 25 (Newspapers.com 89887815), and June 6, p. 23 (Newspapers.com 89888832). [view source] ordinance-1933-121
