Murray Hill Avenue
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Murray Hill Avenue | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Squirrel Hill North |
| Origin of name | Murray Hill, estate of James B. Murray |
| Ardsheil Avenue (1889–1891) | |
Murray Hill Avenue is named for Murray Hill, the estate of James B. Murray (son of Magnus M. Murray, eponym of Murray Avenue), which was north of Wilkins Avenue between Roup Street (today Negley Avenue) and Shady Lane (today Shady Avenue).[1][2][3]
The avenue was laid out as Ardsheil Avenue in 1889 by the Yoder Land Company in a plan of lots named Ardsheil Terrace.[4] It was renamed Murray Hill Avenue by a city ordinance in 1891.[5]
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
- ↑ Laura C. Frey. The Land in the Fork: Pittsburgh 1753–1914, p. 144. Dorrance & Co., Philadelphia, 1955. LCCN 55-10986. [view source] frey
- ↑ Squirrel Hill Historical Society. Helen Wilson, ed. Squirrel Hill: A Neighborhood History, p. 20. History Press, Charleston, S. C., 2017, ISBN 978-1-4671-3625-9. LCCN 2016961484. [view source] wilson-helen
- ↑ "Yoder Land Company's plan of Ardsheil Terrace, 22nd Ward, Pittsburgh." Laid out Sept. 1889; recorded Apr. 2, 1890, Plan Book 10, pp. 18–19. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3780303. [view source] ardsheil-terrace-plan
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the name of Ardsheil avenue to Murray Hill avenue." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1890–1891, no. 201. Passed Dec. 29, 1890; approved Jan. 3, 1891. Ordinance Book 7, p. 609. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1890–1, pp. 291–292, 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, pp. 307–308, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1890–1891 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1890). [view source] ordinance-1890-1891-201
