Honors
- He was awarded the Elliott Cresson Medal of The Franklin Institute in 1910.
- The Brashear Association was founded in 1916 in his memory.
- In 2012, his home at 1954 Perrysville Avenue in Perry Hilltop was nominated for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
Named for him:
- The crater Brashear on the Moon
- The crater Brashear on Mars
- Asteroid 5502 Brashear
- Brashear High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1976)
- Brashear Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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