Howard Street – formerly Havard Street. The Spreydon Borough Council did not know why Havard Street was named, saying it was the early form of Harvard, the name of the founder of the American University and that there was a Havard, a hero of an Icelandic saga about 1000 years ago. Havard Street “between Simeon Street and Wilderness Road” (Barrington Street) first appears in The Press in 1905 when building sites there are advertised for sale. Havard Street never appears in street directories. Renamed Howard Street in 1912 at the request of residents.
A reasonable of information from the library website and I found the same information about the renaming of the street on Papers Past. The information about Harvard University and hero of an Icelandic saga seemed to be from a letter to the editor rather than from the council. I did find 4 or 5 entries mentioning Howard St in 1904 and 1905 which is a bit strange.
The houses range in age from 1910 to 2005 and most are in good condition. There are some lovely older wooden villas with one rundown looking one. The rundown one is next to a very nice villa and it makes for an interesting contrast. It is a pleasant street that runs from Barrington St to Simeon Park. I thought that I had already written this one up but couldn’t find the entry so if I have written up twice I apologise about that.I walked this yesterday and I walked it in December when delivering the Addington Times.
Note I found a Howard family living nearby on Edenbridge St ( Nairn Street )
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 