The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-14
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prondrrns KiIIcd Hudson street.
The churchwardens OF old Trinity
church had more to do with naming
the streets in the lower part of old New
York than all other authorities COM
bined. 10 be sure the quaint burso-
masters. before the first Trinity church
was built. after hearing the pros ana ana
cons of landowners, found names for.
n.anyE streets significant OF certain es7
tn blisiled facts. for streets and byWaES
below Maiden lane on the easterly side
of the Here STRAIT afterward changer
to Great George street, III honor OF
King George, by the authorities OF
Trinity. Then Cur patriots ignored the
name and called it Bloomingdaie road
and then the Broad way, simplhed
into Broadway
The present Trinity church, at tue
head Of Wall street, is the third edlnce
of that name, the two preceding struc--
lures erected upon the same GROUND
having been burned. but the first was
one of the first churches erected in this
CITY, and Trinity has always been the
wealthiest corporation, patronized by
the richest and most influential families
for ages. The churchwardens OF this
church had their own way about nam
ing the streets from the church to
what is now Twenty-thrd street, west
of Broadway, along the Hudson river
front, because they owned that M
menSe property
In the olden time Queen Anne, OF
England owned what was known q 5.
the Queens farm, which covered the
land commencing at ST Paurs chufch
and extending to what Is now IWentF-
third street, bounded by Broadway on
the east and the Hudson river on the
west.
Vestry street was so styled by Trim.
ity because the church had q vestry in
that street between Hudson and Green
wich streets. Church street Syas SO
called because it bounded the, west
side of st. Pauls churchyard Rector
street was honored by the residence OF
the rector of Trinity. Barclay and We
sey streets We're named after Two cier-
gymen of the church.
Trinity's officers determined that the
main artery, of the city should run
through its land, and, grounded in their
belief in their ability to carry out their
intention. Hudson street was hid out.
st. Johns park and many other I'M
movements were offered as induce
rmentss to 'Durcha SerS of land, and ST.
Johns chapel was erected and finished
in 1903. one of the handsomeSts pieces
of church architecture In the CITY.
Trinity counted without IN expression
of the mai ority Of the people and &fali-:
ed in it's cndeavor.
The arrogance of the church fretteu
the good people. and more TO spite the
churchwardens than because broad
way was nearer the center OF the city
Broadway acquired the preference, ana
the glory of Hudson street departed.
never to return.
1t has been remarked that the streets
laid out by Trinity on the farm are all
perfectly straight, while many in the
lower part of the city are wonderfully
crooked. The explanation of this lies
in the fact that scarcely a small nil
existed on the farm, while below there
crooked lanes and byways,to say noth-
ing OF cow paths, We're turned into
streets. which ran in devious ways
around hills, valleys and Swamps
Many streets were named after the
owners of property adjacent to or
through which the ways We're laid.
Moore street was originally the line
of the first wharf erected In the CITY
| Colonel Moore was formerly large
owner of the lots when first built upon.
John street was named after John
Harpending. who resided in Broadway,
and John street when first laid out
passed through his garden. Cortlandt
S-tr &,
through the property Of the men after
whom they were named. Ann street
was named after Ann Beeknan. Van
dewater, Roosevelt, Rutgers, Gouvef-
neur Harrison. Lispenard. Bayard. DE
Lancey RIvington and. Willett streets
were SO designated because they pass
ed through the property of people bear
ing these names.
Hester street was named after one Oh
the Bayard family and Catharine after
Catharine Rutgers. Henry street was
named after son of the Rutgers fam
lily. and Jacob street bounded the ia
cob LeiSler estate. Frankfort street
was also . boundary of the same es-
tate EeisIer was a native Of Frank
furt James street was named after a
member of the De Lancey family as
was also Oliver street Batavia lane
was SO called beca use the Roosevelt
estate, through which this street was
run, was called New Batavia.
Division street was originally the d1-