Canfield Street was developed as part of the M. Noyes Plan and accepted by the City of Burlington on May 15, 1888.[1] The developers, who were devout Episcopalians, named the street for Thomas H. Canfield. Canfield served as registrar of the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont in the late 1880s.[2]
[1] Burlington Free Press, New Streets Opened This Season, (Burlington: Free Press, 11/8/1888).
[2] David J. Blow, Historic Guide to Burlington Neighborhoods, (Burlington: Chittenden County Historical Society, 1997).