UPDATES: 7/20/2017: The Camden County Historical Society filed a lawsuit against the State of New Jersey for demolition of the Hugg-Harrison House. Related Article: Lawsuit: NJ tore down historic Bellmawr house 'intentionally' 4/27/2017: The NJDOT demolished the Hugg-Harrison House ... » Learn More about Hugg-Harrison-Glover House
Camden
South Camden Historic District
DESCRIPTION: The South Camden Historic District is the only important residential neighborhood in the entire section of Camden south of Atlantic Avenue and west of I-676. The city calls the area "Waterfront South.” The historic district, which is centered on the intersection of South Broadway ... » Learn More about South Camden Historic District
New Jersey Safe Deposit and Trust Company
UPDATES: 2004: The Camden Redevelopment Agency approved a plan to preserve the building after a developer outlined a plan to create a restaurant-office complex at the building. The development firm, the Edward S. Brown Group, plans to spend between $700,000 to $900,000 to stabilize the building, ... » Learn More about New Jersey Safe Deposit and Trust Company
Sears Roebuck and Company Building
UPDATES: 01/04 The building was purchased for $2.5 million, by a developer who is keen to rehabilitate the property. 02/07 Campbell Soup Co. has expressed interest in expanding its facilities in South Jersey and has been approved by the New Jersey Economic Improvement Authority for millions of ... » Learn More about Sears Roebuck and Company Building
Cooper Street Historic District
DESCRIPTION: Imagine sitting on the steps of your urban row house and watching every fifteen minutes while two 50-ton, 90-foot long “light” rail cars roll past, about fifteen feet away. That’s what awaits the residents of the five-block-long Cooper Street Historic District if New Jersey Transit ... » Learn More about Cooper Street Historic District
Camden High School
UPDATE: After persistent effort by the Camden High School PTO, the New Jersey Schools Development Authority went ahead with plans for a new school, demolishing this iconic structure in the process. The PTO was formally recognized for their efforts with Preservation Leadership Award in ... » Learn More about Camden High School
Nipper Building RCA
DESCRIPTION: This structure is a grand vestige of Camden’s great industrial past. Given the important role the Victor Talking Machine Company, its successor the Radio Corporation of America and few other select industrial giants played in the rise of Camden, the likelihood of the structure’s ... » Learn More about Nipper Building RCA
Cooper River Park Historic District
DESCRIPTION: Cooper River Park runs along both sides of the Cooper River for five miles between the City of Camden and the Borough of Haddonfield. Commissioned by the Camden County Park Commission in 1925, the park was the first in southern New Jersey to encompass design principles of the City ... » Learn More about Cooper River Park Historic District