Winthrop Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Winthrop Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | North Oakland |
| Origin of name | Robert C. Winthrop |
| Washington Street (until 1881) | |
This street was laid out as Washington Street in 1851 in a plan of lots by Edward Dithridge and Henry Reis.[1] After the East End was annexed by Pittsburgh in 1868,[2] this name conflicted with Washington Street in the Lower Hill (today Washington Place), so it was changed to Winthrop Street by a city ordinance in 1881.[3]
According to George T. Fleming, Winthrop Street is named for Robert C. Winthrop[4] (1809–1894), a Whig politician from Massachusetts who represented the state in the U. S. House and Senate in the period 1840–1851 and served as the 18th Speaker of the House from 1847 to 1849.
See also
- Washington Street, for other streets that have had that name
References
- ↑ "Plan of out lots situated in the City District, being a subdivision of a part of the Fulton farm adjoining the Manor of Pittsburgh made for Dithridge & Reis." Laid out June 23, 1851; recorded Aug. 12, 1851, Plan Book 1, p. 202. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778294. [view source] dithridge-reis-plan
- ↑ Mark A. Connelly. "Collins Township–Lawrenceville Borough–Liberty Township–Oakland Township–Peebles Township–Pitt Township to Pittsburgh City 1868 Merger." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/collins-township-lawrenceville-borough-liberty-township-oakland-township-peebles-township-pitt-township-to-pittsburgh-city-1868-merger/. [view source] lgeo-east-end-annexation
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of avenues, streets, lanes and alleys of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1881, no. 33. Passed Feb. 28, 1881; approved Mar. 4, 1881. Ordinance Book 5, p. 212. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select and Common Councils of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1880, pp. 213–234 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1880). [view source] ordinance-1881-33
- ↑ George T. Fleming. "Great patriots are honored in street names: Commemoration of splendid leaders of young republic is apparent here: Clay and Webster." Pittsburgh Gazette Times, Mar. 4, 1917, sec. 5, pp. 2–3. Newspapers.com 85858155, 85858158. [view source] fleming-patriots
