Pelham Street and Place Names

Pelham Street and Place Names

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Ancon Avenue - "Benjamin Fairchild, while returning from a trip to California and Alaska, was shipwrecked on an island off the Alaskan coast. His adventure is memorialized in Pelham Heights street names. The island he was shipwrecked on was Loring. The vessel involved in the shipwreck was the Ancon. The rescue steamer was named the George W. Elder. Another steamer of the line was called the Corona. Monterey was the name of the city in California that Fairchild visited and particularly enjoyed." Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham ~ Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896 - 1996 9 (Village of Pelham 1996) (Paperback). See also Barr, Lockwood, A brief, but most complete & true Account of the Settlement of the Ancient Town of Pelham Westchester County, State of New York Known one Time well & favourably as The Lordshipp & Mannour of Pelham Also The Story of the Three Modern Villages Called the Pelhams 141-42 (Richmond, VA: The Dietz Press 1946). See also "Ben L. Fairchild, developer of Village [of Pelham Heights] was aboard the SS. Ancon, when she went aground off Alaska, Sept. 28, 1889." Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 4 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Beech Tree Lane - "When the Beech Tree Lane section of Pelham of Pelham Manor was developed in 1926-27 there still remained an outline of an old dirt road, parallel to Park Lane, which could be traced by the line of Beech trees and old walls made of great glacial boulders, from Manor Circle down the valley of Nellie's Brook, to the Shore Road at a point just north of Hunter's Island." Barr, Lockwood, A brief, but most complete & true Account of the Settlement of the Ancient Town of Pelham Westchester County, State of New York Known one Time well & favourably as The Lordshipp & Mannour of Pelham Also The Story of the Three Modern Villages Called the Pelhams 117 (Richmond, VA: The Dietz Press 1946).

Benedict Place - "Pelhamwood Street Names The street names Clifford, Benedict and Harmon Avenues come from the developer's own name [Clifford Benedict Harmon]." Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham ~ Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896 - 1996 13 (Village of Pelham 1996) (Paperback). See also "Named by Clifford B. Harmon of Wood, Harmon Co. (1910) who developed Pelhamwood. Named for E.C. Benedict of New York and Greenwich." Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 4 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham). See also New Members Join Pelhamwood Association As It Celebrates The Thirtieth Year Of Its Existence, The Pelham Sun, Vol. 32, No. 7, May 22, 1942, p. 3, col. 1.

Black Street - "Named after Mrs. Mary G.W. Black, daughter of Silas Witherbee of Pelham Manor and Huguenot Heights Association, 1873 developers. Mrs. Black was social leader for four decades." Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 1 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Bolton Road - "Named for Rev. Robert Bolton, founder of Bolton Priory and Christ Church." Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 1 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Brookside Avenue - "Planned as a continuance of Brookside Ave in Mount Vernon." Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 4 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Chester Park - "Chester Park was named by the Standens [William and Elizabeth Standen] in honor of the 21st President of the United States, Chester Alan Arthur, who was from New York." Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham ~ Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896 - 1996 5 (Village of Pelham 1996) (Paperback).

Cliff Avenue - "Cliff received its name from the topography." Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham ~ Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896 - 1996 9 (Village of Pelham 1996) (Paperback). See also Barr, Lockwood, A brief, but most complete & true Account of the Settlement of the Ancient Town of Pelham Westchester County, State of New York Known one Time well & favourably as The Lordshipp & Mannour of Pelham Also The Story of the Three Modern Villages Called the Pelhams 141-42 (Richmond, VA: The Dietz Press 1946).

Clifford Avenue - "Pelhamwood Street Names The street names Clifford, Benedict and Harmon Avenues come from the developer's own name [Clifford Benedict Harmon]." Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham ~ Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896 - 1996 13 (Village of Pelham 1996) (Paperback). See also Barr, Lockwood, A brief, but most complete & true Account of the Settlement of the Ancient Town of Pelham Westchester County, State of New York Known one Time well & favourably as The Lordshipp & Mannour of Pelham Also The Story of the Three Modern Villages Called the Pelhams 131 (Richmond, VA: The Dietz Press 1946).

Corlies Avenue - "Corlies Avenue was named after Benjamin F. Corlies." Barr, Lockwood, A brief, but most complete & true Account of the Settlement of the Ancient Town of Pelham Westchester County, State of New York Known one Time well & favourably as The Lordshipp & Mannour of Pelham Also The Story of the Three Modern Villages Called the Pelhams 142 (Richmond, VA: The Dietz Press 1946). See also "B.F. Corlies, along with Ben L. Fairchild, developed the Pelham Heights tract, 1896." Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 4 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Corona Avenue - "Benjamin Fairchild, while returning from a trip to California and Alaska, was shipwrecked on an island off the Alaskan coast. His adventure is memorialized in Pelham Heights street names. The island he was shipwrecked on was Loring. The vessel involved in the shipwreck was the Ancon. The rescue steamer was named the George W. Elder. Another steamer of the line was called the Corona. Monterey was the name of the city in California that Fairchild visited and particularly enjoyed." Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham ~ Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896 - 1996 9 (Village of Pelham 1996) (Paperback). See also Barr, Lockwood, A brief, but most complete & true Account of the Settlement of the Ancient Town of Pelham Westchester County, State of New York Known one Time well & favourably as The Lordshipp & Mannour of Pelham Also The Story of the Three Modern Villages Called the Pelhams 141-42 (Richmond, VA: The Dietz Press 1946).

Eastland Avenue - "Eastland was named for its location." Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham ~ Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896 - 1996 9 (Village of Pelham 1996) (Paperback). See also Barr, Lockwood, A brief, but most complete & true Account of the Settlement of the Ancient Town of Pelham Westchester County, State of New York Known one Time well & favourably as The Lordshipp & Mannour of Pelham Also The Story of the Three Modern Villages Called the Pelhams 141-42 (Richmond, VA: The Dietz Press 1946). See also So named because it is on the "Easterly side of the Pelham Heights development." Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 4 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Elder Avenue - "Benjamin Fairchild, while returning from a trip to California and Alaska, was shipwrecked on an island off the Alaskan coast. His adventure is memorialized in Pelham Heights street names. The island he was shipwrecked on was Loring. The vessel involved in the shipwreck was the Ancon. The rescue steamer was named the George W. Elder. Another steamer of the line was called the Corona. Monterey was the name of the city in California that Fairchild visited and particularly enjoyed." Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham ~ Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896 - 1996 9 (Village of Pelham 1996) (Paperback). See also Barr, Lockwood, A brief, but most complete & true Account of the Settlement of the Ancient Town of Pelham Westchester County, State of New York Known one Time well & favourably as The Lordshipp & Mannour of Pelham Also The Story of the Three Modern Villages Called the Pelhams 141-42 (Richmond, VA: The Dietz Press 1946).

Ely Avenue - "Matthew G. Ely family lived [at] Ely Ave. and Wolf's Lane." Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 1 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Flint Avenue - "Name derived from middle name of Village Engineer Edward F. Campbell, when incinerator project was adopted by [the] village." Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 1 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Fowler Avenue - "In the 1880s, this home [pictured], situated at the site of the present Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, was owned by Henry Grenzenbach, who held much of the property between the Post Road and Colonial Avenue along what is now Fowler Avenue. The property later was owned by Dr. Edward P. Fowler, for whom Fowler Avenue was named, and then William T. Grant." Saunders, James B., ed., The Pelham Manor Story, p. 80 (Pelham, NY: Village of Pelham Manor 1991). See also "Dr. Edward P. Fowler of New York City, had a farmhouse in [the] area. [He] rented his fields to Pelham Country Club for its golf course - 1907. Now Manor Ridge Road area." Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 1 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Francis Street - "[M]uch of the development of Pelham Manor Park [bound on the north by the Esplanade, the east by Wolfs Lane, the west by the Hutchinson River and the south by a straight line, more or less, that would include the northern side of Lawrence Place] was by a firm named Suburban Land Development Company (hence the name of Suburban St.). Many of the original street names in the area (most of which do not survive either because they were later changed or because of the construction of the Hutchinson River Parkway in the '30s) apparently were the names of the officers of the Suburban Land Company. The portion of what is now James St. that was included in Pelham Manor Park (between Esplanade and Lawrence Place) was first named Lohr Street. . . . The name was used at least until 1918 (as a Sanborn [Map Company] map from that date shows Lohr St. on it -- as do the 1899 and 1907 Fairchild Atlases and the 1910 Bromley [Atlas]). The portion of what is now called James St. that is located south of Lawrence Place, but north of Secor Lane (and was developed by the Secor Realty Co.) was briefly called Pelham Road (per 1910 Bromley [Atlas]), but that segment became Lohr Street by the time of the 1918 Sanborn publication. [The] . . . first sighting of the use of the name James Street is in deeds dated as early as 1924. The current name of the street honors James Francis Secor, who was a major landholder in the area. The portion of what is now Francis St. that was included in Pelham Manor Park . . . was named Black Street . . . The Black name was used at least until [the] 1910s (as the 1910 Bromley [Atlas] map shows Black St. on it, as do the 1899 and 1907 Fairchild Atlas [maps]). As Secor began to develop their land holdings that were north of Secor Lane (but south of the Pelham Manor Park Development) they began to use the Francis Street name in honor of James Francis Secor. By the time of the publication of the 1918 Sanborn [Map Company publication], the name of the street was called Francis from end to end." (Source: Sil Spagnuolo: Pelham map collector and expert). See also "Francis St. - James Francis Secor, early develpmer in 1920's". Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 1 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Franklin Place - "Franklin Place was given that name not to honor Benjamin Franklin but to honor Franklin Fairchild, son of one of the developers. Franklin Fairchild, who was one of the earliest children born in the area, had been killed early in the First World War." Fenlon, Thomas B., Pelham New York Memories of a Century After Incorporation 69 (Klein Information Resources, Inc. 1996). See also "Franklin C. Fairchild, son of B.L. Fairchild, was the first Pelham Heights boy to die in World War I." Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 4 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Glover Field - "Glover Field was named after the General [General John Glover who, as a Colonel, led the Marblehead Mariners during the Battle of Pelham on October 18, 1776] during the Bicentennial Year of 1976." Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham ~ Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896 - 1996 3 (Village of Pelham 1996) (Paperback).

Good Place - "Thomas J. Good, real estate developer in 1920's". Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 1 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Harmon Avenue - "Pelhamwood Street Names The street names Clifford, Benedict and Harmon Avenues come from the developer's own name [Clifford Benedict Harmon]." Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham ~ Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896 - 1996 13 (Village of Pelham 1996) (Paperback). See also Barr, Lockwood, A brief, but most complete & true Account of the Settlement of the Ancient Town of Pelham Westchester County, State of New York Known one Time well & favourably as The Lordshipp & Mannour of Pelham Also The Story of the Three Modern Villages Called the Pelhams 131 (Richmond, VA: The Dietz Press 1946).

Hazen Street - "Mrs. John C. Hazen, conducted Pelham Hall (Mrs. Hazen's School for Girls) in village, 1889 -". Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 1 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Heywood Road - Named for an "[e]arly developer". Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 1 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Highbrook Avenue - "Highbrook Avenue was named for a brook, now underground." Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham ~ Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896 - 1996 9 (Village of Pelham 1996) (Paperback). See also Barr, Lockwood, A brief, but most complete & true Account of the Settlement of the Ancient Town of Pelham Westchester County, State of New York Known one Time well & favourably as The Lordshipp & Mannour of Pelham Also The Story of the Three Modern Villages Called the Pelhams 141-42 (Richmond, VA: The Dietz Press 1946). See also "Named for brook which frequently overflowed its banks." Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 1 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Hunter Avenue - Named "for John Hunter, squire of Hunter Island." Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 2 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Hutchinson School - "The school was named after Anne Hutchinson and was erected in 1928." Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham ~ Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896 - 1996 20 (Village of Pelham 1996) (Paperback).

Iden Avenue - Named for "Henry Iden [who] owned a large tract on both sides of Wolf's Lane south of Colonial Ave. His land was first used for tennis by Pelham Country Club- 1907". Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 2 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Irving Place - "Name[d] for Irving B. Shaw, a friend of developer Fairchild". Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 4 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

James Street - "[M]uch of the development of Pelham Manor Park [bound on the north by the Esplanade, the east by Wolfs Lane, the west by the Hutchinson River and the south by a straight line, more or less, that would include the northern side of Lawrence Place] was by a firm named Suburban Land Development Company (hence the name of Suburban St.). Many of the original street names in the area (most of which do not survive either because they were later changed or because of the construction of the Hutchinson River Parkway in the '30s) apparently were the names of the officers of the Suburban Land Company. The portion of what is now James St. that was included in Pelham Manor Park (between Esplanade and Lawrence Place) was first named Lohr Street. . . . The name was used at least until 1918 (as a Sanborn [Map Company] map from that date shows Lohr St. on it -- as do the 1899 and 1907 Fairchild Atlases and the 1910 Bromley [Atlas]). The portion of what is now called James St. that is located south of Lawrence Place, but north of Secor Lane (and was developed by the Secor Realty Co.) was briefly called Pelham Road (per 1910 Bromley [Atlas]), but that segment became Lohr Street by the time of the 1918 Sanborn publication. [The] . . . first sighting of the use of the name James Street is in deeds dated as early as 1924. The current name of the street honors James Francis Secor, who was a major landholder in the area." (Source: Sil Spagnuolo: Pelham map collector and expert). See also "JAMES STREET - Named for James F. Secor." Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 2 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Lathers' Woods - This was the 100 to 200 acres located between New Rochelle and Pelham that became Pelhamwood. "It was purchased in the 19th Century by Colonel Richard Lathers, a commission merchant from South Carolina". It "was called 'Lathers' Woods' or 'Winyah Park' which was a name inspired by the Colonel's boyhood memories of South Carolina." Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham ~ Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896 - 1996 13 (Village of Pelham 1996) (Paperback).

Loring Avenue - "Benjamin Fairchild, while returning from a trip to California and Alaska, was shipwrecked on an island off the Alaskan coast. His adventure is memorialized in Pelham Heights street names. The island he was shipwrecked on was Loring. The vessel involved in the shipwreck was the Ancon. The rescue steamer was named the George W. Elder. Another steamer of the line was called the Corona. Monterey was the name of the city in California that Fairchild visited and particularly enjoyed." Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham ~ Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896 - 1996 9 (Village of Pelham 1996) (Paperback). See also Barr, Lockwood, A brief, but most complete & true Account of the Settlement of the Ancient Town of Pelham Westchester County, State of New York Known one Time well & favourably as The Lordshipp & Mannour of Pelham Also The Story of the Three Modern Villages Called the Pelhams 141-42 (Richmond, VA: The Dietz Press 1946).

Manger Circle - Named after Julius Manger. "Before residential development [the] area was owned by Julius Manger, hotel magnate. Formerly [the] land was the James F. Secor estate." Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 2 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Manning Circle - "Judge Manning Stires was a developer of the Sparks and Brookside Ave. areas." Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 4 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Marquand Place - "F.A.R. Marquand owned a tract West of Wolf's Lane and south of the Boulevard." Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 4 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Mitchell Place - Named for Robert Mitchell. "Robert Mitchell developed Glen Mitchell section." Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 2 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Monterey Avenue - "Benjamin Fairchild, while returning from a trip to California and Alaska, was shipwrecked on an island off the Alaskan coast. His adventure is memorialized in Pelham Heights street names. The island he was shipwrecked on was Loring. The vessel involved in the shipwreck was the Ancon. The rescue steamer was named the George W. Elder. Another steamer of the line was called the Corona. Monterey was the name of the city in California that Fairchild visited and particularly enjoyed." Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham ~ Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896 - 1996 9 (Village of Pelham 1996) (Paperback). See also Barr, Lockwood, A brief, but most complete & true Account of the Settlement of the Ancient Town of Pelham Westchester County, State of New York Known one Time well & favourably as The Lordshipp & Mannour of Pelham Also The Story of the Three Modern Villages Called the Pelhams 141-42 (Richmond, VA: The Dietz Press 1946). See also "[Portion in Pelham Manor is] continuation of Pelham Heights avenue that was named for Monterey, Calif." Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 2 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

NYAC Avenue - "NYAC takes its name from the New York Athletic Club facility on Travers Island." Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham ~ Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896 - 1996 9 (Village of Pelham 1996) (Paperback). See also Barr, Lockwood, A brief, but most complete & true Account of the Settlement of the Ancient Town of Pelham Westchester County, State of New York Known one Time well & favourably as The Lordshipp & Mannour of Pelham Also The Story of the Three Modern Villages Called the Pelhams 141-42 (Richmond, VA: The Dietz Press 1946). See also "NYAC Ave. - A tribute to the New York Athletic Club." Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 4 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Pelham - "It is believed that Thomas Pell named his manor either in honor of his childhood tutor, Pelham Burton, or for the 'hamlet' of the Pell's." Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham ~ Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896 - 1996 3 (Village of Pelham 1996) (Paperback).

Pelham Memorial High School - "The cornerstone of the High School was laid in 1919 in honor of those who died in WWI and the name of the high school reflects this honor." Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham ~ Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896 - 1996 11 (Village of Pelham 1996) (Paperback).

Pelhamdale Avenue - Named after the pre-Revolutionary War home now known as "Pelhamdale". "James Hay who bought the pre-Revolutionary Col. David Pell House on Iden Ave.in [18]28, named this country home 'Pelham Dale'." Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 3 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Pelhamwood - "The name Pelhamwood is derived from Harmon's mother's maiden name, Wood." Clifford Benedict Harmon was the developer of Pelhamwood. "Pelhamwood Street Names The street names Clifford, Benedict and Harmon Avenues come from the developer's own name [Clifford Benedict Harmon]." Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham ~ Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896 - 1996 13 (Village of Pelham 1996) (Paperback).

Penfield Place - Named for the "noted illustrator Edward F. Penfield [who] served as Village Street Commissioner from 1921- And was responsible for retaining much of the village's esthetics in 'roaring '20's' boom years." Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 3 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Priory Lane - Named "for Bolton Priory." Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 3 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Randall Place - Named for "William B. Randall, banker, who moved here in 1890 [and] was a prime mover for incorporation. Served as Village President in 1902." Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 3 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Reed Avenue - Named for "A.G. Reed [who] developed Fairlawn Terrace tract, Pelhamdale and Colonial Avenues in 1904." Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 3 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Roosevelt Avenue - Named for "Elbert Roosevelt". Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 3 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Secor Lane - Named for James F. Secor. The "James F. Secor estate was familiarly known as Secor Hill for many years before development." Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 3 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Siwanoy Place - "Siwanoy Indians inhabited this area when [European Settlers] came here in 1642. This street was known as PELHAM St. on old maps." Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 3 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Sparks Avenue - "Sparks Avenue was named after Judge Sparks who lived on a corner of that thoroughfare." Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham ~ Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896 - 1996 9 (Village of Pelham 1996) (Paperback). See also "Judge William Sparks lived on Wolf's Lane near [the] site". Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 4 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Storer Avenue - "Storer was the name of Clifford Harmon's employer in Boston." Clifford Benedict Harmon was the developer of the Avenue. "Pelhamwood Street Names The street names Clifford, Benedict and Harmon Avenues come from the developer's own name [Clifford Benedict Harmon]." Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham ~ Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896 - 1996 13 (Village of Pelham 1996) (Paperback). See also the following: "The Winyah Development Co. then acquired the property for development. The name Winyah came from Winyah Bay, Charleston, S. C. which, in turn, was named after the Winyah Tribe. In 1901 the Winyah Realty Co. took over the development and Smith Brothers Contracting Co. laid out the streets and sewers under the direction of the late Edw. F. Campbell. Its development lagged during the depression of 1907 and in 1908 Clifford B. Harmon, son-in-law of Commodore E. C. Benedict of Greenwich, together with Edward C. Storer, a Boston banker, formed the Pelhamwood Company for high-class development. Benedict place was named for Commodore Benedict; Harmon and Clifford avenue for Clifford B. Harmon, and Young avenue after George C. Young, president of the U. S. Mortgage & Trust Co., who was the husband of the famous opera singer Mme. Nordica. Storer avenue was named for the Boston banker." New Members Join Pelhamwood Association As It Celebrates The Thirtieth Year Of Its Existence, The Pelham Sun, Vol. 32, No. 7, May 22, 1942, p. 3, col. 1.

Suburban Street - "[M]uch of the development of Pelham Manor Park [bound on the north by the Esplanade, the east by Wolfs Lane, the west by the Hutchinson River and the south by a straight line, more or less, that would include the northern side of Lawrence Place] was by a firm named Suburban Land Development Company (hence the name of Suburban St.). Many of the original street names in the area (most of which do not survive either because they were later changed or because of the construction of the Hutchinson River Parkway in the '30s) apparently were the names of the officers of the Suburban Land Company." (Source: Sil Spagnuolo: Pelham map collector and expert).

Townsend Avenue - Named for James N. Townsend. "JAMES N. Townsend was first [Pelham Manor] Village president, 1891". Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 3 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Westward Lane - So named because it is the "[m]ost westerly street in [the] village [of Pelham Manor]." Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 4 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Winyah Park - This was the 100 to 200 acres located between New Rochelle and Pelham that became Pelhamwood and, before then, "was called 'Lathers' Woods' or 'Winyah Park' which was a name inspired by the Colonel's boyhood memories of South Carolina." Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham ~ Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896 - 1996 13 (Village of Pelham 1996) (Paperback). See also Barr, Lockwood, A brief, but most complete & true Account of the Settlement of the Ancient Town of Pelham Westchester County, State of New York Known one Time well & favourably as The Lordshipp & Mannour of Pelham Also The Story of the Three Modern Villages Called the Pelhams 131 (Richmond, VA: The Dietz Press 1946). See also New Members Join Pelhamwood Association As It Celebrates The Thirtieth Year Of Its Existence, The Pelham Sun, Vol. 32, No. 7, May 22, 1942, p. 3, col. 1.

Witherbee Avenue - Named for Silas Witherbee. "Silas Witherbee came to the rescue of the Pelham Manor and Huguenot Heights Association, when it failed in the 1880's and turned properties over to his daughter, Mrs. Mary G. W. Black, and her husband, Robert C., who directed the sensible development of the area." Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 4 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Wolf's Lane - "Wolf's Lane was derived from Anthony Wolf's farm, the principal portion of which became the Village of North Pelham." Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham ~ Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896 - 1996 9 (Village of Pelham 1996) (Paperback). "Early maps of the Town of Pelham show a trail parallel to the Hutchinson River, established by the Indians, running north and south. It became a country road, taking its name from Anthony Wolf, who owned a farm and had a house which stood not far from 3rd Street and Fifth Avenue, Village of North Pelham. The Wolf house was moved in 1909 to 210 South 6th Avenue, where it still stands." Barr, Lockwood, A brief, but most complete & true Account of the Settlement of the Ancient Town of Pelham Westchester County, State of New York Known one Time well & favourably as The Lordshipp & Mannour of Pelham Also The Story of the Three Modern Villages Called the Pelhams 134 (Richmond, VA: The Dietz Press 1946). See also Brown, Herbert Haigh, Historical Sketch of The Church of the Redeemer Pelham, New York 1859 - 1941, p. 5 (1941) ("This latter road, now Fifth Avenue, w2as known as Wolf's Lane, aqnd took its name from a farmstead owned and operated by a certain Anthony Wolf."). See also "WOLF's Lane One of the few streets in the nation with an apostrophe. Named for Wolf family, who had an extensive farm here in 1860-70's". Browne, Edgar H., Dictionary of Pelham Street Names, p. 4 (1963) (original typewritten manuscript in collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham).

Young Avenue - "The Winyah Development Co. then acquired the property for development. The name Winyah came from Winyah Bay, Charleston, S. C., and not from an Indian tribe as often stated. In 1901 the Winyah Realty Co. took over the development and Smith Brothers Contracting Co. laid out the streets and sewers under the direction of the late Edw. F. Campbell. Its development lagged during the depression of 1907 and in 1908 Clifford B. Harmon, son-in-law of Commodore E. C. Benedict of Greenwich, together with Edward C. Storer, a Boston banker, formed the Pelhamwood Company for high-class development. Benedict place was named for Commodore Benedict; Harmon and Clifford avenue for Clifford B. Harmon, and Young avenue after George C. Young, president of the U. S. Mortgage & Trust Co., who was the husband of the famous opera singer Mme. Nordica. Storer avenue was named for the Boston banker." New Members Join Pelhamwood Association As It Celebrates The Thirtieth Year Of Its Existence, The Pelham Sun, Vol. 32, No. 7, May 22, 1942, p. 3, col. 1.