| Adams St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Pricilla
Adams (1669-1702), daughter of Deane Winthrop, mother of Priscilla
Royall (Adams). |
| Albert Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unknown. Street runs through a portion of the 48 acres of land Edward G. Loring (see Loring Rd.) and George B. Emerson (see Emerson Rd.) purchased in Winthrop in 1847. |
| Almont St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Almont,
Locust, and Cross Streets were laid out on "Floyd's Hill" (land
owned by Deacon David Floyd (1807-1895)) in 1875. The Floyd family connection to the
Winthrop area dates back to Captain John Floyd (1638-1702) who moved
with his wife Sarah (Doolittle) in 1680 to Rumney Marsh. (info
on Floyd family). Almont St. did not extend more than 4 or 5
house lots east of Cross St. until the late 1890's. (Almont,
Michigan was named in 1845 to honor the Mexican soldier and
diplomat, Juan Almonte) |
| Andrew St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Andrew
Tewksbury (1739-1814), one of the three sons, along with John and
James, of John Tewksbury (1707-1752), an original settler of "Pullen
Point." (info
on Tewksbury family) |
| Amelia Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Amelia
(Cobb) Belcher (born 1863) was the wife of Henry M. Belcher (born
1860), the youngest child of Thomas Jefferson Belcher (1812-1884)
and Hannah (Tewksbury) Belcher. The Belcher family in Winthrop
dates back to Jeremiah Belcher (1641-1722) (info
on Belcher family). |
| Argyle St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| The
street starts at the locaton of the former Argyle stables. The Argyle Hotel was located on the corner of Cliff and Grover avenues. |
| Atkinson Circle (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Likely Isaac C. Atkinson (1848-1918). Atkinson Circle first appears on a 1914 map as property owned by bhis wife, Clara M. A. Atkinson (1865-1932). The Atkinson family was involved in the furniture business, first in Maine, then in Boston. Unfortunately the B.A. Atkinson & Co. Furniture business when bankrupt in 1893. The
land had been owned by the City of Boston, then purchased and developed by William B. Rice's Winthrop Shore Land Company
in 1883 (see Deane Ave.). |
| Atlantic St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Topographic. Street
is laid on land owned by Hermon B. Tewksbury (1827-1905). He was a director
on the Boston, Winthrop & Point Shirley Railroad (info
on Tewksbury family). |
| Banks St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Nathaniel P. Banks
(1816–1894), an American politician and a Union general during the American
Civil War. (see Fort Banks) |
| Bartlett Rd. (Google: Street View, Map), Bartlett Parkway (Google: Street View, Map) |
| The Bartlett family
in New England dates to the 1600s (info on Bartlett family). Charles L Bartlett (1802-1883), born in Haverhill,
moved to Winthrop in 1847. He was active in shipping including working with his
brother Edwin, one of the founders of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company (Wikipedia).
He was also active in railroads as a Director for the Winthrop Horse Railroad Company.
His son, William Francis Bartlett (1840-1876) (Wikipedia),
was a Union General in the Civil War (more of W.F. Bartlett). |
| Bates Ave.. (Google: Street View, Map) |
(ch) Joshua Bates (1788-1864) (Wikipedia)
was an international financier who divided his life between the United States and the United Kingdom. He was born in Weymouth, and in 1813 married the daughter of Samuel Sturgis, Lucretia Augusta.
- Edward Bates (1586-1644) was one of the original 15 colonists receiving land on Pullen Point in the Great Allotment of 1638. |
| Bayou St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source
unknown. Bayou Ave. appears in the 1914 G.W. Bromley and Co. (see Maps) |
| Beach Rd. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Topographic. One of
three streets (Beach Rd., Myrtle Ave., and Hawthorn Ave.) in the Atantic Wave
development on the land owned by Herman B. Tewksbury, and developed by David
Floyd. The land was situated between
Floyd's Hill and Dr. Samuel Ingall's Ocean Spray development. |
| Beacon St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name
source
unknown. Street is laid out on Cottage Hill, formerly Great Head, land purchased
in 1878 by William B. Rice (Wikipedia), the co-founder of Rice & Hutchins (Wikipedia),
one of largest shoe manufacturers in the United States. The civil engineering
firm used for the development was Whitman & Howard. Channing Howard (born 1867),
co-founder and a civil engineer, lived in Winthrop. He also was a trustee of the
Winthrop Public Library, and author of "Winthrop, Mass. Our Streets, How we
got them and their names" and other books on Winthrop and Massachusetts.
William B. Rice, and later his son, Fred B. Rice, formed the Winthrop Shore Land
Company, and made major land purchases in Winthrop in the late 1800s, including
purchasing Winthrop Highlands from the City of Boston. |
| Beal St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| "Beal
street was laid out on the Bill Estate by Edmund S. Reed. Beal much easier to
say than Bill" (CH). Edmund S. Read was a selectman in the town in 1888. The Bill Family in Winthrop dates back to its earliest settlement. In the late 1600's, James Bill (1615-1681) and his wife Mary Bill (1613-1688), other Bill family members, along with John Winthrop, were owners of most of the land in Winthrop, then part of Boston called Pullen Poynt (also spelled Pulling Point). See "History of the Bill Family". |
| Belcher St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| The
Belcher family in New England dates to the 1600s. Jeremiah Belcher came from
England in 1635 and settled in Ipswich. His son, also Jeremiah, purchased land
in Rumney Marsh (info
on Belcher family). Belcher St. was evidently set out during the 1870's to
provide quicker access to the Baptist Church from Winthrop to Hermon streets. lt
traversed a large tract owned by Samuel Belcher. |
| Belle Isle Terrace (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Belle Isle Marsh |
| Bellevue Ave. (Google: Street View, Map), Bellevue
Terrace (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Bellevue in French means beautiful view. The street is part of the Cottage Park
section of town (see Cottage Park Rd.) The street follows the boundary line
which seperated C.H. Tewksbury's land from Orlando F. Belcher's land. |
| Billows St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unknown. The street was laid out as part of a development on Point
Shirley by Alpheus P. Blake (see Triton Ave.) |
| Birch Rd. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| One of
two streets named after trees in the Court Park section of town in honor of
former land owner, and noted naturalist George B. Emerson (see Emerson Rd.) |
| Bowdoin St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| James
Bowdoin II, 2nd Governor of Massachusetts (1726-1790) (Wikipedia)
was an owner of land in the area that the street traverses. |
| Brewster Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| The
Brewster family in Massachusetts dates back to Mayflower passenger Willam
Brewster (Wikipedia).
His son, Jonathan Brewster (Wikipedia)
and Love Brewster (Wikipedia) were contemporaries of John Winthrop.
Brewster Ave. is on land owned by the Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad. |
| Brookfield Rd. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name
source unknown. The name Brookfield has an English topographic origin as, one
who dwelled on a plain by a brook. Alternately, the Brooks family is one of the
oldest in Massachusetts ( info on Brooks Family). |
| Buchanan St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| James
Buchanan, Jr. (1791–1868) 15th President of the United States (1857–1861) (Wikipedia).
Street was laid out about the time of the Civil War. |
| Buckthorn Terrace (Google: Street View. Map) |
| Street
laid out on former Beacon Villa Estate (see Villa Ave.). Buckthorns are European
native shrubs that were brought to this country and are planted commonly as hedges. |
| Burrill Terrace (Google: Street View, Map) |
| The Burrill family in New England
dates to the 1600s with George Burrill reportedly coming over on the Winthrop Fleet. He settled in Lynn and became one of the wealthiest planters in the area. Joseph Burrill, along with Joseph Belcher and John W. Tewksbury, in 1835 petitioned to build a bridge between what was then Chelsea and Pullen Point (now Orient Height and Winthrop). The 570 feet Chelsea Point
toll bridge was finished in 1839. |
| Central St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unknown.
Street is on land that was owned by the Winthrop Land Trust and is one of
several that was planned for a development of a portion of the Playstead area
(see Playstead) |
| Centre St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unknown.
Street laid on land owned by Hermon B. Tewksbury (1827-1905). He was a director
on the Boston, Winthrop & Point Shirley Railroad. |
| Chamberlain Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
- John Chamberlain (d. 1753) was the chosen the first Deacon of the Rumney Marsh church in June, 1720. (info on Chamberlain Family)
- Willard N. Chamberlain (d. 1911) was a beef wholesaler in Boston, who in 1896 had a summer house on Grovers Ave., and owned property straddling the street. His business was one of the first in Boston to receive beef dressed in Chicago. Previously cattle had been killed in Brighton. |
| Charles St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Charles S. Tewksbury (1824-1873) (info on Tewksbury family). Street is laid out on land owned by Charles,
who inherited his father John W. Tewksbury's extensive land holdings that
included all of Cottage Hill from Short Beach extending over the hill and all
the way to the land of Elisha Cutler at Winthrop Beach. |
| Chester Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Chester Freeman. The
street is laid out on land owned by David Belcher, one of the first selectman,
and named for his grandson. |
| Circle St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Earlier street off River Rd. Only small segment remains. See 1914 G.W. Bromley and Co. (see Maps) |
| Circuit Rd. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Topographic. Street
forms a border of the Court Park section of the town (see Emerson Rd. for more
on Court Park) |
| Cliff Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Topographic. Street
was laid out on land purchased from the City of Boston in 1883 by William B. Rice's Winthrop Shore Land Company (see Deane Ave.). |
| Cora St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Mantie Cora Belcher
was the granddaughter of Samuel Belcher. (See Belcher St.) |
| Coral Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| One of the streets
laid out in the Ocean Spray development by Dr Samuel Ingalls in 1845. (info on Ocean Spray). See also Ingleside Park. |
| Corinha Beach Rd. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| The road appears on the 1896 town map as an unamed path leading from Sunnyside Ave. to the ocean. The property it runs on is shown as owned by R. Viera Cornilia. Likely a misspelling of Corinha. The 1906 map shows the path running through property of the children of Antonio Viera Corinha Jr. and Rosa Clara Viera (Rebello). Both born in the Azores in the mid 1800's. |
| Cottage Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Located on Cottage
Hill, formerly known as Great Head. One of the streets laid out in 1888 by
Whitman & Howard on land owned by Willam B. Rice (see Beacon St.) |
| Cottage Park Rd. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Street was intially
the access road to the the Charles L. Bartlett estate (see Bartlett Rd.). The
Bartlett house and land were purchased by Orlando Belcher in 1887, expanded and
turned into the Cottage Park Hotel. Ferry service to Boston was available from
what would become the Cottage Park
Yacht Club. The land also began to be subdivided into indvidual lots. |
| Court Rd. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Street
in the Court Park section of the town (see Emerson Rd. for more on Court Park) |
| Crescent St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Crescent St. was
originally planned to run approximately parallel to Shirley St. on the other
side of the narrow gauge railroad track near Winthrop beach.
Plots were laid out for development, but only two short sections of the street
were built (see Winthrop
Playstead). |
| Crest Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Topographic. Street
was laid out on land purchased from the City of Boston in 1883 by William B. Rice's Winthrop Shore Land Company (see Deane Ave.). It was built in 1900 as part of the Metropolitan Park System (see Winthrop Shore Dr.) |
| Cross St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Cross St. was
initially laid
out on "Floyd's Hill" running across Almont and Locust streets (see Almont St.).
It was later extended as part of a proposed development planned by the Winthrop
Land Trust for a portion of the Playstead area (see Winthrop Playstead). |
| Crystal Cove Rd. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Crystal Cove historically had a gravel bed resulting in crystal clear water. One of the streets laid out in 1888 by Whitman & Howard on land owned by Willam B. Rice (see Beacon St.). |
| Cutler St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Elisha Cutler
(1789-1862). Cutler & Tewksbury was a shipping office offering their services as
lighterman (a worker who operaters a flat-bottom barge) and ballast inspectors.
Abijab R. Tewksbury (1799-1875) was the son of Willam Tewksbury of Winthrop.
Elisha Cutler's son, Elisha Cutler Jr. (1816-1849) moved to Iowa in 1839 and
became a businessman owning flour and lumber mills. He also served as clerk of
the district court in Van Buren county and in 1846 was elected as the first
secretary of state of Iowa when it was admitted into the union. His brother,
Edwin Cutler, came to Iowa in 1841, then emigrated to Oregon in 1852. Sadly, he
was frozen to death of a flat boat on the Columbia river when in became locked
in by ice. (info on Cutler family) |
| Deane Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Deane Winthrop
(1623-1704) (Wikipedia). Street
was laid out on land purchased in 1649 by Deane Winthrop from the owners of the
original allotment of land in what would become Winthrop. The City of Boston
purchased the land in 1866 with the intent of locating a state hospital for the
insane on the property. The plan never materialized, with hospital instead
located in Danvers. In 1883 the land was purchased by William B. Rice's Winthrop
Shore Land Company, which in addition to his 1878 purchase of Great Head/Cottage
Hill, made him largest land owner in the town. The development was laid out by
the civil engineering firm of Whitman & Breck, which would become Whitman &
Howard in 1885, with Winthrop resident Channing Howard as co-founder (see Beacon
St.). |
| Delby's Corner (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Ernest A. Del Bianco (1912-2002) was the former owner of Delby's Spa. |
| Deepwater St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Topographic. Street is on land purchased and developed by Alpheus P Blake in
1884. (see Triton Ave.) |
| Dix St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unknown.
Street was laid out on land owned jointly by Orlando Lewis and Orlando Belcher.
Possibly named for the Dix family, one of the oldest in New England. Edward and Jane (Wilkinson) Dix came
from England on the fleet with Governor Winthrop in 1630. They settled in
Watertown. Dorothea Lynde Dix (1802-1887) (Wikipedia), one of their descendants, was an American activist on
behalf of the indigent insane (Life of Dorothea Lynde Dix, 1891, ebook). |
| Dolphin Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| One of the streets
laid out in the Ocean Spray development by Dr Samuel Ingalls in 1845.
(See Coral Ave.) |
| Douglas St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Street laid out on
land owned by the Douglass family (Alexander and Angelina) in the late 1800's. |
| Edgar Terrace (Google: Street View, Map) |
| "Street laid out on
land owned by James M. Belcher." (CH) |
| Edgehill Rd. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Topographic. Street laid out on
land owned by Dr. Samuel Ingalls (see Ingleside Park). |
| Egleton Park (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unknown.
On land in the Cottage Park section of town (see Cottage Park Rd.). |
| Edward St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Edward Floyd (1809-1879),
one of Winthrop's founding fathers and major local political figure during the
mid 19th century. He built a house in 1842 near Edward St. that still stands (210 Main St.).
Edward Floyd served on the first board of selectman as the first Town Treasurer.
In 1852, Floyd's house was one of 45 dwellings in the entire town. Edward
Floyd's widow Lucretia lived here as late as the early 1900's. (info
on Floyd family). |
| Eleanor Ct. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unknown. |
| Elliot St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| George B. Elliot. The
Elliot in real estate and brokerage firm Elliot & Whittier that purchased and
developed a 45 acre tract on Point Shirley formerly owned by the Revere Copper
Company. |
| Elmer Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unknown. Street runs through a portion of the 48 acres of land Edward G. Loring (see Loring Rd.) and George B. Emerson (see Emerson Rd.) purchased in Winthrop in 1847. |
| Elmwood Ave. (Google: Street View, Map), Elmwood Court (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unknown.
Possibly for Elm trees. Street was laid out on land owned by Henry M. Belcher and M.
Austin Belcher. |
| Emerson Rd. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| George B. Emerson
(1797-1881). Street runs through a portion of the 48 acres of land George
Emerson and Edward G. Loring (see Loring Rd.) purchased in Winthrop. Both built
estates. Emerson was an educator and pioneer of women's education (Wikipedia),
and the cousin of Ralph Waldo Emerson.
In addition he was a noted naturalist authoring the book, “A Report on the Trees and Shrubs Growing Naturally in the Forests of Massachusetts”. He was also was the mastermind of the establishment of the Arnold Arboretum in 1872.
After the deaths of Emerson (1882), and Loring (1890), the land was used as golf
course for a short time. In 1896 the streets were laid out for development following the fairways. The
Emerson's daughter Lucy married Judge John Lowell (1824-1897) (Wikipedia). |
| Enfield Rd. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unknown. Street laid out on
land owned by Dr. Samuel Ingalls (see Ingleside Park). |
| Fairview St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Topographical. Until
1900 had been called Inskip St after the evangelical Methodist preacher, Rev. John A. Inskip. |
| Faunbar Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Faun Bar is a name
for a long spit of land extening from the eastern shore of Deer Island. Parts
are exposed at low tide. Located on Cottage
Hill, formerly known as Great Head. One of the streets laid out in 1888 by
Whitman & Howard on land owned by Willam B. Rice (see Beacon St.). |
| Floyd St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Floyd family. The Floyd family connection to the
Winthrop area dates back to Captain John Floyd (1638-1702) who moved
with his wife Sarah (Doolittle) in 1680 to Rumney Marsh. (info
on Floyd family). Street
was laid out on land purchased from the City of Boston in 1883 by William B. Rice's Winthrop Shore Land Company (see Deane Ave.). |
| Foam St. (Google: Street View, Map ) |
| Topographic. Street is on land purchased and developed by Alpheus P Blake in
1884. (see Triton Ave.). Also known as Andeson Ave. |
| Forrest St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Edwin Forrest (1806–1872), prominent nineteenth-century American Shakespearean
actor (Wikipedia)
(CH). Originally called Reddy St. (name source unknown) |
| Frances St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| "Named for a well-known lady living there."
(CH). Originally called San Pedro St. Land was owned by Charles E
Steveson who traveled in California (see Pico Ave.) |
| Franklin St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unknown. Possibly Benjamin Franklin. Street is on land
that was owned by the
Winthrop Land Trust and laid out for a planned development of a portion of the
Playstead area (see Harvard St.). |
| Fremont St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| John C. Frémont (1830-1890) (Wikipedia) was an American military officer, explorer, and politician who became the first candidate of the anti-slavery Republican Party for the office of President of the United States.
He lost to James Buchanan. |
| George St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Street traverses land
owned by Samuel L. George. The George family in Winthrop dates to the mid-1800s,
having moved from Vermont. Alphonso W. George was a Winthrop Selectman
(1897-1898) |
| Girdlestone St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Street traverses land
owned by Samuel Girdlestone. On it ran the Winthrop Coal Oil Co. producing
kerosene and napthta. It closed in 1871. |
| Golden Dr. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unknown.
Street is located on land that was owned by the United States and used as a fort
(see Fort Banks). |
| Governors Dr. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unknown.
Street is located on land that was owned by the United States and used as a fort
(see Fort Banks). |
| Grand View Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Topographic The
street was laid out as part of a development on Point Shirley by Alpheus P.
Blake (see Triton Ave.). |
| Grovers Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Jotham Grover (1659-?)
was the son-in-law of Deane Winthrop. Jotham married Margret Winthrop (1660-1695).
Street
was laid out on land purchased from the City of Boston in 1883 by William B. Rice's Winthrop Shore Land Company (see Deane Ave.). |
| Hale Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Samuel W. Hale
(1823-1891) (Wikipedia).
In 1884, the former governor of New Hampshire, along with former Maine governor
Joseph R. Bodwell, provided financial backing to Alpheus Blake for the purchase
and development of land on Point Shirley. |
| Harbor View Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Topographical. Located on Cottage
Hill, formerly known as Great Head. One of the streets laid out in 1888 by
Whitman & Howard on land owned by Willam B. Rice (see Beacon St.). |
| Harvard St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source
unknown. Possibly for either Harvard University or John Harvard (1607-1638) (Wikipedia).
Street is on land that was owned by the Winthrop Land Trust and is one of
several that was planned for a development of a portion of the Playstead area
(see Winthrop Playstead) |
| Hawthorn Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Likely named for the
hawthorn family of trees and shrubs. The other street in the Atlantic Wave
development (see Beach Rd.) is named Myrtle Ave. |
| Hermon St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Hermon B. Tewksbury (1827-1905)
had a retail milk business, and ran a small farm in Winthrop. He also served on
the town's Board of Selectmen, and as it's Assessor (info
on Hermon B. Tewksbury). |
| Highland Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Topographical. Street
was laid out on land purchased from the City of Boston in 1883 by William B. Rice's Winthrop Shore Land Company (see Deane Ave.). |
| Highlands Pier (Google: Map) |
| Structure formerly located in the ocean at the end of Temple Ave. off Grovers Ave. (more on Winthrop Highlands Pier). |
| Hillside Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Topographical. Located on Cottage
Hill, formerly known as Great Head. One of the streets laid out in 1888 by
Whitman & Howard on land owned by Willam B. Rice (see Beacon St.). |
| Hutchinson St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
(ch) Thomas Hutchinson
(1711-1780) was a businessman, historian, and a prominent Loyalist politician in
Massachusetts before the American Revolution. He served as lieutenant governor
and then governor from 1758 to 1774, the last royal governor (Wikipedia).
- Captain Edward Hutchinson (1613-1675) was an early land holder in Pullen Point having purchased the allotments of Edward Bates (then owned by John Leverett), and Ralph Hudson. |
| Ingleside Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Dr. Samuel Ingalls (1818-1884). (see Ingleside Park). |
| Irwin St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Samuel G. Irwin
(born 1827). Born in Nova Scotia, he initially served on and commanded merchant
ships. As a Captain in 1866, he survived a ship's sinking, and was able to save
the whole crew. In 1867 he quit the sea and with his wife settled in Winthrop.
In 1874 he purchased the foreclosed Winthrop Horse Railroad, and then launched the
narrow guage steam powered Boston, Winthrop & Point Shirley Railroad. It
1883 it merged with the Boston, Winthrop and Shore Railroad. Samuel was active
in town as a real estate dealer and insurance agent, and served as a selectman,
collector of taxes, and assessor (info
on Samuel Irwin). See also "Notable" |
| James Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| James M. Belcher
(1811-1887). Street is laid out on land he owned. James was one of ten of children of Joseph Belcher, Jr. and Nancy (Burrill).
James married Louisa Sale in 1837. Louisa Sale was the daughter of Deacon John
Sale, a delegate to the Provincial Congress and a representative to the
Massachusetts General Court. His farm at Beachmont played an important role in
the first naval battle of the Revolutionary War, known as the Battle of Chelsea
Creek, in 1775 (Wikipedia). |
| Jefferson St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Thomas Jefferson
(1743-1826). Third president of the United States (Wikipedia). |
| Jerald St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unknown. |
| Johnson Ave. (Google: Street View, Map), Johnson Terrace (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Benjamin Johnson
(1821-1906) was an early home owner on the street. He was a merchant who
operated a meat stall in Faneuil Hall in Boston.
Benjamin and his wife Harriet adopted a girl who named Harriet "Hattie" Mary
Johnson. She attended the New England Conservatory of Music, and outside of
school, sang in music halls. Noticed by the well-known composer and conductor
John J. Braham, she began a career that lead her to star in a number of
successful comic operas, Edwardian musical comedies, and comic plays in New
York, Boston, Philadelphia and London during the 1880s and 1890s (Wikipedia). |
| Kay St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name
source unknown .Street laid out on land owned and farmed by Benjamin Paine in the mid-1800's. |
| Kennedy Dr. (Google: Street View, Map), Kennedy Rd. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| John F. Kennedy
(1809-1865). 36th president of the United States (Wikipedia). Street is located on land that was owned by the United States and used as a fort
(see Fort Banks). |
| Lewis Ave. (Google: Street View, Map), Lewis Terrace (Street View, Map) |
| Orlando E. Lewis. See Lewis Lake Park. |
| Lincoln St. (Google: Street View, Map), Lincoln Terrace (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Abraham Lincoln
(1809-1865). Sixteenth president of the United States (Wikipedia). |
| Linden St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unknown.
Possibly for Linden trees. Street is laid out on land owned by Hermon B. Tewksbury (1827-1905). He was a director
on the Boston, Winthrop & Point Shirley Railroad. |
| Locust St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Locust Way (Google: Street View, Map) Possibly also known as Bay St. (See list of Private Ways) |
| Name source unknown.
Possibly for Locust trees. Streets were laid out on "Floyd's Hill" (land owned by Deacon David Floyd (1807-1895) in 1875. (See Almont St.) |
| Lorean Terrace (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unknown. |
| Loring Rd. (Google: Street View, Map), Loring Terrace (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Edward G. Loring (1802-1890). Street runs through a portion of the 48 acres of land Loring and George B. Emerson (see Emerson Rd.) purchased in Winthrop. Both built estates
on their land. Loring was a Massachusetts judge who ignited controversy in Massachusetts and the North by ordering escaped slaves Thomas Sims and Anthony Burns to be returned to slavery under the federal Fugitive Slave Law of 1850
(Wikipedia). |
| Lowell Rd. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| John Lowell
(1824-1897)
(Wikipedia).
Lowell was a federal judge in Boston. He was appointed to separate judgeships by
Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Rutherford B. Hayes. In 1853, Lowell married Lucy
Emerson, the daughter of George Emerson (see Emerson Rd.) |
| Madison Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| James Madison (1751-1836).
Fourth president of the United States
(Wikipedia). |
| Magee's Corner (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Edward Augustus Magee (1853-1907). Magee opened and ran a grocery store for 30 years on this corner. Initially a milkman, he also was the first person to carry the mail in Winthrop. He later served as a town Treasurer and Assessor. |
| Main St. (Google: Street View) |
| One of the first
streets in town coming from Breed's Island (now Orient Heights). |
| Maple Rd. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| One of
two streets named after trees in the Court Park section of town in honor of
former land owner, and noted naturalist George B. Emerson (see Emerson Rd.) |
| Marshall St. (Google: Street View) |
| Named for an early
resident (CH) |
| Maryland Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unknown.
Street is laid on land that was the locattion of Taft's Hotel, later the Point
Shirley Club. |
| Mermaid Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| One of the streets
laid out in the Ocean Spray development by Dr Samuel Ingalls in 1845.
See Coral Ave. (more
of Ocean Spray) |
| Metcalf Square (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Richard F. Metcalf (see Veterans Memorial page). |
| Moore St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unknown.
Possibly early summer residents (CH). On land owned by Charles S.
Tewksbury (see Charles St.) |
| Morton St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unknown. |
| Mugford St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| James
Mugford, Jr. - Continental Navy, Revolutionary War - commanded the
schooner Franklin off Boston.On May 17, 1776 he captured the British
ship Hope loaded with vitally needed cargo of military stores and
powder, and took his prize into Boston, running under the noses of
the British fleet lying in the outer harbor. (see James Mugford Memorial) |
| Myrtle Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Likely named for the
myrtle family of trees and shrubs. The other street in the Atlantic Wave
development (see Beach Rd.) is named Hawthorn Ave. |
| Nahant Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Topographical.
Street was laid out on purchased and developed by the William B. Rice's Winthrop Shore Land Company
in 1883 from the City of Boston (see Deane Ave.). |
| Neptune Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| One of the streets
laid out in the Ocean Spray development by Dr Samuel Ingalls in 1845
(See Coral Ave.). |
| Nerious St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Nerious - a sea-god in Greek mythology (See Neptune Ave.) |
| Nevada St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unkown. |
| North Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Topographical (see
South St.). Two dead end streets laid out on the property of Albert Richardson.
In 1848, Richardson inaugurated a horse-drawn carriage service from Point Shirley to Maverick Square in East Boston. He also served as a Selectman in the late 1800’s. |
| Oceanview St. (Google: Street View, Map), Oceanview Way (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Topographical. Laid
out on land owned by Samuel Belcher (see Belcher St.) |
| Orlando Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Orlando F. Belcher
and Orlando E. Lewis. Street is on the border of the land owned by the two
developers. (See Cottage Park Rd., and Lewis Ave.) |
| Otis St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| James
Otis, Sr. (Wikipedia) (1702–1778) was a prominent lawyer in the Province
of Massachusetts Bay. His sons James Otis, Jr. (Wikipedia) and Samuel Allyne
Otis (Wikipedia) also rose to prominence, as did his daughter Mercy Otis Warren
(Wikipedia). James Otis was a contemporary of Governor John Winthrop, and is said to have summered in Winthrop as did John Hancock. |
| Overlook Dr. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Topographical. Street is located on land that was owned by the United States and used as a fort
(see Fort Banks). |
| Paine St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Benjamin Paine.
Street was laid out on land owned and farmed by Benjamin Paine in the mid-1800's. |
| Palmyra St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unknown.
Street was laid out of land owned by Dr. Samuel Ingalls (see Ingleside Park). |
| Park Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unknown. Located on Cottage
Hill, formerly known as Great Head. One of the streets laid out in 1888 by
Whitman & Howard on land owned by Willam B. Rice (see Beacon St.). |
| Pauline St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Augusta Pauline
Ingalls. Street is in land donated to the town by Dr. Samuel Ingalls (see Ingleside Park). |
| Payne's Corner (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Sylvanus Payne (born 1822). Payne was a tanner and currier who lived and had a shop at this corner. He also served as a Selectman in the 1860s (info
on Sylvaus Payne). |
| Payson St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Rev. Phillips Payson
(1736-1801). Congregational minister from Chelsea lead an armed group of
parishioners into battle at Lexington in 1775. (see Religion and the Founding of the
American Republic, Library of Congress) |
| Pearl Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| One of the streets
laid out in the Ocean Spray development by Dr Samuel Ingalls in 1845.
See Coral Ave. (more
on Ocean Spray) |
| Perkins St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Charles H. Perkins. The Perkins built a house on land they purchased from the Tewksbury's. (see Charles St.) |
| Petrel St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unkown. |
| Pico Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Pico Ave. was laid
out on land from the estate of Charles E. Stevenson (1833-1909). He is said to have spent
some time in the U.S. West and is credited with naming this street after either Pio
Pico, the last Mexican Governor of California or perhaps more likely the Pico
House Hotel, built in 1870 and located in Los Angeles. The land earlier had been
owned by Dr. Charles S. Carter. |
| The Pit (Google: Map) |
| Term used to describe former low-lying area and pond between Pauline and Hermon streets. (more on The Pit). |
| Playstead (Google: Map) |
| Term used in the late 1800s and early 1900s to describe the land that now includes Lewis Lake Park, the Winthrop Golf Course, Miller Field, Little League Field, the Middle/High School and its surrounding baseball fields. (more on Playstead). |
| Pleasant St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unkown.
Laid out by Hiram Plummer (see Plummer Ave.). |
| Plummer Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Hiram Plummer
(1787-1864), Became one of the first Selectman in town in 1852. His son-in-law
was Charles L. Bartlett (see Bartlett Ave.). |
| Pond St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Topographical. Street
was laid out on purchased and developed by William B. Rice's Winthrop Shore Land Company
from the City of Boston in 1883 (see Deane Ave.). |
| Pontos St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unkown. |
| Pratt St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Lieutenant Thomas
Pratt. The Pratt family in New England dates to the 1600s (info on Pratt family, pg 1576) first in Malden, then Chelsea. What is now
Point Shirley was originally part of the Deane Winthrop Farm. It was willed to
Ensign Joseph Belcher and Hannah (Bill), then to Lieutenant Thomas Pratt. The land was purchased
in 1752 by Henry Atkins, Ezekiel and Thomas Goldthwait, and four
associates to establish a
fishing station, which they named Point Shirley after the Royal Governor William Shirley (see History of Chelsea ). |
| Prospect Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unknown. Located on Cottage
Hill, formerly known as Great Head. One of the streets laid out in 1888 by
Whitman & Howard on land owned by Willam B. Rice (see Beacon St.). |
| Putnam St. (Google: Street View, Map), Putnam Place (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Henry Putnam. Street
was laid out next to his land. |
| Quincy Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Quincy, Mass. was
the home of William B. Rice. His Winthrop Shore Land Company
purchased the land from the Highlands from the City of Boston in 1883 (see Deane Ave.). |
| Read St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Edmund S. Read. He was a selectman in the town in 1888. |
| Revere St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Topographical. One of
the first streets in the town. |
| Rice Wharf |
| William B. Rice (1840-1909) (see Rice Wharf Civic Memorial page). |
| River Rd. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Topographical.
Street runs along what had been called Fisher's Creek, now Lewis Lake. |
| Russell St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unknown.
Street is on land that was the location of the Car Shed for the Boston, Revere
Beach & Lynn Railroad. |
| Sagamore Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Sagamore is anglicized version of the Indian word for king, Sachem,. Nanepashemet (died
1619) was a Great Sachem that ruled a large part of what is now eastern
Massachusetts. He has three sons Wonohaquaham (Sagamore John), Montowampate
(Sagamore James), and Wenepoykin (Sagamore George). Only Wenepoykin survived a
small pox epidemic, and in 1650 took over as the Great Sachem. After years of
lost land claims all over his family's domain, and cases stalled in court for
years, Wenepoykin joined with Metacomet (King Philip) in the war for Mother
Earth (King Philip's War). He was taken prisoner in 1675, sold into slavery, and
shipped to Barbados. There he spent eight years enslaved. Eventually he was
returned to Natick in 1684, and died a few months later. (Wikipedia). |
| Sargent St. (Google: Street View, Map), Sargent Terrace (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Sargent family. John
Sargent Tewksbury (1774-1837) had a house on this land dating to the early
1800s. He was the son of James Tewksbury (1746-1800) and Mary Sargent
(1749-1839).
She was a descendant of William Sargent who came from England and settled in
Malden in the 1600s. |
| Seafoam Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| One of the streets
laid out in the Ocean Spray development by Dr Samuel Ingalls in 1845 (See Coral Ave.). |
| Seaview Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Topographical. Street
laid out on land owned by Josiah Floyd |
| Seal Harbor Rd. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Topographical. Street
laid out on land of the the former Fort Heath. |
| Sewall Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Samuel Sewall
(1652-1730) was a judge, businessman, and printer in early Massachusetts, best
known for his involvement in the Salem witch trials (Wikipedia).
In 1687 Judge Samuel Sewall became a neighbor of Deane Winthrop when he settled
on Hog Island (now Orient Heights). The street was laid out on land purchased and developed by William B. Rice's Winthrop Shore Land Company
from the City of Boston in 1883 (see Deane Ave.). |
| Seymour St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Eliza
M. Seymour. Wife of Orlando E. Lewis (see Lewis Lake Park) from Hardin
County, Ohio. Street is on land owned by Lewis. |
| Sheryl Lane (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Named for Sheryl Freedland. George and Marilyn Freedland owned the only house on Sheryl Lane, where they raised their two children, Sherrie and Rick. Street is on land of the former Cottage
Park Hotel. |
| Shirley St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| William
Shirley (1694–1771) was the longest-serving governor of the Province of
Massachusetts Bay (Wikipedia). Shirley helped to establish a
cod fishery in Winthrop in 1753 (see Pratt St.). |
| Short St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name
source unknown. Street was next to the Ingalls Railroad Station. A stairway
still leads to Hermon St. |
| Somerset Ave.. (Google: Street View, Map), Somerset Terrace (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name
source unknown. |
| South Main St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name
source unknown. |
| South Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Topographical (see
North Ave.). |
| Stowe Terrace (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Not currently marked. Name source
unknown. Appears in the 1914 G.W. Bromley and Co. Atlas (see Maps) |
| The Strand (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Topographical. Strand definition: the land bordering a body of water. |
| Sturgis St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Samuel Sturgis. In
1812, he purchased about two thirds of Point Shirley where he established the a
saltworks. |
| Summit Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Topographical. Street was laid out on land purchased and developed by William B.
Rice's Winthrop Shore Land Company from the City of Boston in 1883 (see Deane
Ave.). |
| Sunnyside Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Topographical. Street was laid out on land from the estate of Charles E.
Stevenson. See Pico Ave. |
| Sunset Rd. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unknown. Street is laid out on land that had been owned by Walter
Van Wagner Lawton (1825-1888). Lawton was a coal operator and merchant. He was
involved in early efforts to electrify the railroad in Winthrop, and was active
in efforts to build the Cape Cod Ship Canal. |
| Surfside Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Topographical. |
| Tafts Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Orray Augustus Taft (1817-1893). Builder and proprietor of the famous Taft’s Hotel and Restaurant.
Street runs through land he owned on Point Shirley. (more
on Taft's Hotel) |
| Taylor St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unknown. |
| Temple Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| John Temple
(1731-1798) was the first British consul-general to the United States and the
only British diplomat to have been born in what later became the United States (Wikipedia).
He married Elizabeth Bowdoin, the daughter of Massachusetts Governor James
Bowdoin. Their daughter, Elizabeth, married Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor
Thomas Lindall Winthrop, the 3rd great grandson of John Winthrop.. |
| Terrace Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Topographical. Located on Cottage
Hill, formerly known as Great Head. One of the streets laid out in 1888 by
Whitman & Howard on land owned by Willam B. Rice (see Beacon St.). |
| Tewksbury St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| John W. Tewksbury (1797-1884) (info on Tewksbury family,
p 1678). Street is laid out on land owned by John W. Tewksbury, and his
son, Charles S. Tewksbury (1824-1873). They both built houses and farmed on the
land before subdividing it for development. |
| Thornton Park (Google: Street View, Map), Thornton St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| John Wingate Thornton (1818-1878). He was a lawyer, historian, antiquarian, book
collector and author (Wikipedia).
Streets are laid out on land formerly owned by Thornton. |
| Tileston Rd. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Tileston C. Power.
Edgar F Power named the street for his father. Edgar (born 1868) was a developer and builder in Winthrop. He was Republican State Representative in the early 1920s. He was active at the Charles River Speedway owning horses. |
| Townsend Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unknown.
Possibly because it is very near the end of the town. Street is laid on land that was the location of Taft's Hotel, later the Point
Shirley Club. |
| Trident Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| One of the streets
laid out in the Ocean Spray development by Dr. Samuel Ingalls in 1845.
See Coral Ave. |
| Triton Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Triton Ave. was given
its Greek mythological name (messenger of the sea) by Alpheus P. Blake as part of
development of land he purchased on Point Shirley in 1884. Alpheus Blake was
born in Orange, New Hampshire in 1832. He later moved to Pittsfield, NH, then Boston, and
eventually Winthrop. He his known as the founder of Hyde Park
(Wikipedia).
Described as a shrewd land speculator and railroad developer, his
accomplishments included founding the Boston Land Company, chartering two
railroads, "The Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad" and the "Eastern
Junction, Broad Sound Pier & Point Shirley Railroad", and was also at one time
president of New England Brick Company. Point Shirley's was orginally part of
what was called the Deane Winthrop Farm. In 1753 it was purchased from Thomas
Pratt (see Pratt St.) for a fishing station, and them named Point Shirley. In
1808 it was purchased by Russel Sturgis to become a salt works. In 1844 it
became the home of the Revere Copper Works. In 1884 the land was purchased for
development by Alpheus Blake, with financial backing from former New Hampshire
governor, Samuel W. Hale, and former Maine governor Joseph R. Bodwell. Blake was
also involved in filling and development of Orient Heights and Beachmont. Mr.
Blake had a winter home in Florida where he was connected with the company that
built the Jacksonville St Augustine & Indian River Railroad. The town of Blake
(now South Daytona) was named in his honor. |
| Underhill St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| E.T. Underhill. The
Underhills built a house on land they purchased from the Tewksbury's. Elihu T.
Underhill was a Boston business man, and was a chairman of the Board of Trustees
of Tewksbury Memorial Chapel in Winthrop. |
| Upland Rd. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Topographical.
Street was laid out on purchased and developed by William B. Rice's Winthrop Shore Land Company
from the City of Boston in 1883 (see Deane Ave.). |
| Veterans Rd. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Street follows the
path of the railroad bed. |
| Villa Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Villa Ave. (and
Buckthorn Terrace) are laid out on land of the Beacon Villa Estate, a
20-room Victorian mansion that initally was a private home with
stables and servants quarters. Later it became the home of convicted financial
agent C. F. King, a sanatorium for convalescents and invalids, and a rooming
house and restaurant. The estate was purchased by Orlando Belcher in the late
1800s and the land subdivided. The mansion was demolished in 1962. |
| Vine Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unknown. |
| Wadsworth Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| John Wadsworth (b. 1820). Street laid out on land owned by Jennie E. Wadsworth, the daughter of John Wadsworth (see Wadsworth Building). |
| Waldemar Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unknown.
Street was laid out of land owned by Dr. Samuel Ingalls (see Ingleside Park). |
| Walden St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Edwin Walden
(1818-1889) was the 13th Mayor of Lynn, Mass., as well as an Alderman, State
Representative, and Water Commissioner (Walden Pond in Lynn). He was also the
second president (1877-1889) of the Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Narrow Gauge
Railroad (Wikipedia). Street follows the path of the railroad line. |
| Washington Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| George
Washington
(1732-1799). First president of the United States (Wikipedia). |
| Wave Way Ave. (Google: Street View)e |
| One of the streets
laid out in the Ocean Spray development by Dr Samuel Ingalls in 1845.
See Coral Ave. |
| Wheelock St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unknown.
Street laid out on land owned by Dr. Samuel Ingalls (see Ingleside Park). |
| Whittier St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Eugene P. Whittier. The
Whittier in the real estate and brokerage firm Elliot & Whittier that purchased and
developed a 45 acre tract on Point Shirley formerly owned by the Revere Copper
Company. |
| William(s) St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| William Francis Bartlett (1840-1876) (Wikipedia),
was a Union General in the Civil War (more of W.F. Bartlett).
Born in Winthrop (see Bartlett Rd.) |
| Willis Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name source unknown. |
| Willow Ave. (Google: Street View, Map), Willow
Terrace (Google: Street View, Map), |
| Name source unknown. |
| Winthrop Shore Dr. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Topograpical (Wikipedia).
One of the eight ocean parkways proposed by Olmsted landscape architect Charles
Eliot in 1897 for the Metropolitan Parks Commission. Land was acquired for the
parkway in 1899, and construction was largely completed in 1900. The parkway is
listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |
| Winthrop St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Topographical. One of the first streets in the town. |
| Wilshire St. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| Name
source unknown. Street laid out on land owned and farmed by Benjamin Paine in the mid-1800's. |
| Woodside Ave. (Google: Street View, Map) |
| William and Harriet
Wood. See Woodside Park. |
| Wyman St. (Google: Map) |
| Named "for the well known Wyman family coming to Pt. Shirley in early days, marrying our Winthrop girls and so, happily with. us for many years". Eliphaz Wyman II (1780-1856) married Mary Elizabeth Tewksbury (1786-1862) in 1804 and settled on Point Shirley. |