Camden Streets - Allen's Court aka Allen Court

ALLEN'S COURT, sometimes referred to as Allen Court, ran South to north, parallel to North 2nd Street, with an access alley which ran east from 108 North 2nd Street. Allen's Court is not named in the 1850 Camden City directory, but was listed in the 1863-1864 Directory, which indicates that the street was first laid out during the intervening years. There were originally six houses along the west side of the court. In the late 1910s or early 1920s the houses were renumbered from even numbers to odd numbers, keeping uniform with the city's house numbering scheme. 102 Allen became 9; 104 became 11. 106 became 13, 108 became 15, 110 became 17, and 112 became 19.

When the 1929 Camden City Directory was compiled there were still six houses standing on Allen's Court, only three of which were occupied. Allen's Court was still in existence in 1933, but was gone by the time the 1947 City Directory was published.

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Phil Cohen

100 block of Allen's Court
	102 Allen's Court 1887 Lizzie Harris shirtmaker 1890 George Houseman laborer 1914 Elmer Claggett painter 1916 Jennie Clark 1923 Renumber 9 Allen Court 1923 Deal Trico 1924-1933 William Urban huckster
	104 Allen's Court 1887-1890 William A. Manning Ship's carpenter, Tilton's Shipyard 1890 Benjamin Manning laborer 1914 Jeremiah Collins laborer 1916 Henry Miller driver 1923 Renumber 11 Allen Court 1923-1924 Charles B. Mangold driver 1929 Vacant
	106 Allen's Court 1887-1889 Martin Ryan 1887-1888 James Ryan 1887-1888 Edward Ryan 1890 Miles Askew salesman 1890 Charles F. Lafferty clamper 1914 Frank Faul 1916 Elmer Claggett painter 1923 Renumber 13 Allen Court 1923-1929 Edwin Skinner washer
	108 Allen's Court 1887-1888 George Kinkele laborer 1887-1890 Margaret Kinkle widow of Frank 1887-1890 Mary Askew widow of John, seamstress 1890 William Askew paperhanger 1916 Edwin White 1916 Frances Latham 1923 Renumber 15 Allen Court 1923 No Listing 1924 Joseph J. Emmons Cartoonist 1929 Nelson J. Joline
	109 Allen's Court 1932-1933 Walter Urban Camden Courier-Post January 12, 1933 Herbert Anderson - Walter Smith - John Trout Allen's Court - Judson Place South 4th Street - North 8th Street North 10th Street - Linwood street Joseph Helfer - William Albertson Walter Urban - Roland Taylor Frank Passwater - Frank Paterino
	110 Allen's Court 1887-1888 Thomas H. Martin laborer 1888-1890 Nathan Jacobs laborer, J.S. Justice Company 1914 Ralph Shane machinist 1916 Ellen Wallace
	110 Allen's Court 1917 Samuel Latham 1924 - No Listing, GONE 1923 Renumber 17 Allen Court
	110 Allen's Court 1923 Renumber 17 Allen Court 1923 Frederick C. Mount 1924 Edward Hanson packer 1929 Vacant
	112 Allen's Court 1887-1890 Richard H.S. Kirkbride salesman 1887 Stacey A. Kirkbride laborer 1890 Elwood Harris laborer 1914 James McCloskey ironworker 1914 Arthur Beardsworth barber 1923 Renumber 19 Allen Court 1923 Charles F. Long 1924 Edward Collins driver 1929 Vacant
	115 Allen's Court 1928-1929 Nelson J. Joline packer