Notes:Chestnut Street

From Pittsburgh Streets

Source:Harris (1837)

  • p. 62: "Lorenz F., Glass warehouse, 3 Market st, d h Water st, n Ferry."
  • p. 73: "Painter J, & Co., wholesale grocers, 196 Liberty. ¶ [Painter,] Warner & Co., New steam saw mill, Allegheny opposite N. L. [Northern Liberties] ¶ [Painter] Jacob, d h Penn b Garrison alley and Wayne."
  • p. 86: "Warner E. G. [sic] & Co, Lumber merchants, c Penn & Wayne. ¶ [Warner] E. G [sic], d h Butler st, At. [Alleghenytown]"
  • p. 160: "NORTHERN LIBERTIES BRIDGE. ¶ Contract given July 4th, 1836; and to be completed in November, 1837. ¶ F. LORENZ, President. ¶ John H. Shoenberger, Samuel M'Kelvy, Wm. Wade, John Kewn, Nicholas Voigtley, Sylvanus Lothrop, J. Painter, Managers. ¶ G. E. Warner, Treasurer. ¶ Walter Lowry, Secretary. ¶ Contractors. ¶ E. Oles, J. K. Moorhead, Wood Work. ¶ William Pagan & Co., Stone Work."

1838-01-12, Pittsburgh Gazette, [p. 2] (Newspapers.com 96046232): "G. E. Warner, John M'Quewan, and Samuel Douglass, partners, doing business under the firm of G. E. Warner & Co., . . ."

1838-05-29, Pittsburgh Gazette, [p. 2] (Newspapers.com 96013225): "G. E. Warner, John M'Queewan and Samuel Douglas . . ."

Source:Harris-1839

  • p. 96: "Painter Jacob, wholesale grocer and com merchant, 198 Liberty d h Penn b Garrison alley and Wayne."
  • p. 180: "Warner G E, Esq, lumber mt, d h Canal above Aqueduct."
  • p. 183: "ABBREVIATIONS. ¶ W & P for Warner & Painter's plan—a handsome addition to the town, extending along the Canal from the Aqueduct to the upper Bridge."

1839-01-31, Pittsburgh Gazette, [p. 2] (Newspapers.com 96056517): "G. E. Warner, John Quenn, and Jane Douglas, partners trading under the firm of G. E. Warner & Co., . . ."

1839-04-11, Pittsburgh Gazette, [p. 2] (Newspapers.com 96006307): "G. E. Warner, John McQueen, and Samuel Douglass . . ."

Source:Harris-1841

  • p. 54: "Warner, G E, & Co. lumber mts, c Penn and Wayne. ¶ Warner, G E., merchant, d h Allegheny."
  • p. 68: "Warner, G. E & Co, lumber mts, planing machine and saw mill office, c Penn and Wayne."
  • p. 139: "Painter, Jacob, merchant, d h Warner and Painter's plan"
  • p. 142: "Warner, G E, steam saw mill on Allegheny river, n Saw Mill Run."

Source:Harris-1844

  • pp. 27–28: "Lumber Merchants with Planing Machines. ¶ . . . [p. 28] . . . ¶ McQuewan & Douglas, planing machine, c. Penn and Wayne"
  • p. 41: "Saw Mills. ¶ . . . ¶ Moore, Wm. firm of Warner, Lowry, & Co. Allegheny city"
  • p. 80: "Painter, J. merchant, Warner & Painter's Plan"
  • p. 84: "Warner, Lowry & Co. saw mill and lumber yard, upper end city ¶ . . . ¶ Warner, G. E. steam saw mill on Allegheny river, near Saw mill Run"

Source:Harris-1847

  • p. 105: "McQuewan & Douglass lumber mts c Penn a Wayne"
  • p. 193: "Warner G E, saw mill, ab [above] upper Bridge"

Source:Fahnestock (1850)

  • p. 65: "M'Quewans A. B. lumb. mr. 337 Penn, h O'Hara ¶ M'Quewans & Douglass, lumber mer. 337 Penn ¶ . . . ¶ M'Quewans John, lumb. mer. 202 Smithfield ¶ M'Quewans John, lum. mer. 337 Penn 197 Smithfield"
  • p. 100: "Warner G. E. judge, Chesnut, Al ¶ . . . ¶ Warner Henry, Saw miller, Bank lane, Al"

Source:Mcgowin-1852: "W&H. Saw Mill / Warner & Harvey" at (i.e., on) the intersection of Sycamore Street and Sawmill Alley.

1876: Source:Centennial-year, pp. 119–120:

There are, in the two cities, the following saw mills and lumber yards,—the two being grouped together by reason of diffiulty [sic] of separating their statistics:

Style of Firm. Location. Established by. Date.
. . .
McQuewan & Douglass 57 Penn st. McQuewan & Douglass 1832
. . .
[p. 120]
. . .
Kopp & Voegtley Main & Sycamore sts. Painter & Warren [sic] 1837
. . .