Streets
of
Camden, NJ

Church
 Street


CHURCH STREET is a one block long street that runs between Federal Street and Westfield Avenue in East Camden. The street dates back to about 1890, but the houses appear to have been built shortly afterwards. All of the homes appear to have been built at about the same time, more than likely by the same builder. 

In the 1940s the Twelfth Ward Democratic Club had its clubhouse at 32 Church Street. In recent times the nuns from St. Joseph's Church began operating a day care center at 17 Church Street, and the St. Joseph Carpenter Society has offices at 20 Church Street. 

Do you have a Church Street memory or picture. Let me know by e-mail so it can be included here.

 Phil Cohen


Church
&
Federal
Streets

Map Published in 1946

Unit Block of Church Street
  6 Church Street

right: 6 Church Street

1898-1900 William A. Madison
1906-1924 Edward W. Madison
1940-1947 Joseph E. West
1969 Mrs. Margaret Wark

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  8 Church Street

left: 8 Church street

1898 Edward W. Madison
1929 John Winstanley & Family
             Thomas Winstanley
1940-1947 William H. Vaughn
1969 T.W. Rapacki

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10 Church Street

far left, behind pole: 10 Church Street

1906-1947: William A. Madison

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12 Church Street

right: 12 Church Street

1940-1947 Robert J. Sebastian,
          electrical contractor

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  14 Church Street

left: 14 Church Street

1931-1947 Clarence F. Johnston
1949-1967 John Chickachop

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14 Church Street

1931-1947
Clarence F. Johnston

Camden High School
Purple & Gold Yearbook Ad
June 1931

  16 Church Street

right: 16 Church street

1940 Walter C. Dabrowski
1947 James A. Foley
1969 Margaret Hughes

 

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  17 Church Street

1940-1947 Howard C. Whiley.

18-20 Church Street

left, behind tree: 18-20 Church Street

1969 National Burglar Alarm Company
2004 St. Joseph's Carpenter Society

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  19 Church Street

1940 Mrs. ay Huland
1947 John Daley

21 Church Street

left: 21 Church Street

1940 Percy Baud
1947-1969 Patrick J. Foley

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  22 Church Street

right: 22 Church street

1940-1947 John G. Griffiths
1969 F. Hurst

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  23 Church Street

right: 23 Church street

1940-1947 Esposito James J.
1947 Mrs. Anna Wicker

1969 Sister Rosealba 

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24 Church Street

left: 24 Chuch Street

1940-1947 John B. Dillenschneider
1969 L. Gibbons

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24 Church Street

1902-1930
T. Otto Neumann & Family
T. Otto & Marie Neumann
Emma Neumann - Marie E. Neumann
Hugo Newman - Lena Neumann
Louis Neumann - Ella Neumann

George W. Taylor & Family
George W. & Marie E. Taylor
George W. Taylor Jr.
Walter L. Taylor - Marie Taylor

Philadelphia Inquirer
December 9, 1921

  25 Church Street

left: 25 Church street

1940-1969 Charles A. Horn
1969 M. Brumbach

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  27 Church Street

right: 27 Church Street

1940-1947 Frank R. Riegert
1969
Sister Rosealba 

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28 Church Street
Sergeant William Callen

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28 Church Street

1940-1947 LeRoy Batten
1947 Walter Woolf

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28 Church Street

1961-1972
Phil Denner & Family
Phil & Barbara Denner

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32 Church Street

1940 Herbert Sweenten
1947 Twelfth Ward Democratic Club

1949-1968 
Robert Porter Sr. & Family
Robert & Loretta Porter
Bob Porter
Lou Porter

I was born 1950 with my twin brother Lou Porter. Fred Hurst, Charlie Tiver, Neal and John Mesick, we hung around together, also went to Saint Joe's Pro-cathedral school on Federal street. 

Bob Porter
September 24,2010

  32 Church Street

1969 Dr. Thomas W. Madden M.D.

34 Church Street

right: 34 Church Street

1940 Joshua Stubley
1947 Samuel A. Groome
1950-1965 Al Riccardi
1969 W.L. McGinnis

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  35 Church Street

1969 Sisters of St. Francis

36 Church Street

left: 36 Church street

1940 Mrs. Anna Munroe
1947
Peter Campo
1969 C.J. Tiver

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38 Church Street

1940 No Listing
1947 Daniel Hammond
1947 John S. Corkhill

Camden Courier-Post
December 17, 1947

  38 Church Street

1959 Arthur Ballinghoff

  40 Church Street

1940 John J. Finnegan
1947 No Listing

 



Looking North on Church Street from Federal Street 
8 & 6
Church Street

April 18, 2004

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10, 8 & 6
Church Street

April 18, 2004

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14 & 12
Church Street

April 18, 2004

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20-18 & 16
Church Street

April 18, 2004

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24 & 22
Church Street

April 18, 2004

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28
Church Street

April 18, 2004

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32
Church Street

April 18, 2004

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34-36
Church Street

April 18, 2004

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  36 Church Street
Robert Patrick Munro

21-23
Church Street

April 18, 2004

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25-27
Church Street

April 18, 2004

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8-6 Church Street
&
2935 Federal Street

April 18, 2004

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