Beeler Street
| Beeler Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Squirrel Hill North |
| Origin of name | Beeler family |
| Murdoch Street (until 1871) | |
| Origin of name | Murdoch family |
This street was originally named Murdoch Street.[1][2] It was named for the Murdoch family, who once owned much of the surrounding land. See Murdoch Street for more about this family.
The name was changed to Beeler Street in 1871.[3] This name honors the Beeler family, who were early settlers and landowners here. The 1862 map of S. N. and F. W. Beers shows the house of "W. Bealer" near the intersection of two roads that are today Fifth Avenue and Wilkins Avenue.[4] The 1872 Hopkins atlas labels this house "Beeler" and also shows a small triangle of land at the corner of Wilkins Avenue and Murdoch Street (modern Beeler Street) labeled "Miss L Beeler."[1] The 1882 edition labels a parcel of land "Miss Kate Beeler" at the middle of the street and says that the surrounding area was laid out in a plan for the estate of Margaret Beeler.[2]
See also
- Murdoch Street (disambiguation), for other streets that have had that name
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 Cities Pittsburgh and Allegheny, plate 13. 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
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the name of Murdoch street to Beeler street." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1871. Enacted Dec. 22, 1871. In The Municipal Record: Containing the proceedings of the Select and Common Councils of the City of Pittsburgh: 1871, Pittsburgh Daily Gazette, Pittsburgh, 1871 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1868_20200904_2014). [view source] ordinance-1871-beeler
- ↑ S. N. & F. W. Beers. Map of Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Smith, Gallup & Hewitt, Philadelphia, 1862. LCCN 2012592151; https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/id/31783; 1862 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] beers
