CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
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My old friend Craig Campbell, which is in real estate, had this house was up for sale, and let me tell you, if I hadn't just put a new roof on "my secret underground lair where I scheme on my plot for world domination", I'd take a crack at this myself! Walking distance to Rutgers, the waterfront, the Riverline... and on a really lovely block. The house sold for $225,000. Of course, it also gave me an idea for a web page... as in the answer to the question of "who lived there over the years?" Have Fun, Phil
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The Camden City Directories for the years 1886 through 1899 show that Nelson W. Johnson and his family lived at 119 Linden Street. They were still living there as late as the summer of 1904, when their daughter Mary Ella Hohnson was married at home to James Paul Blore, also of Camden. Nelson W. Johnson was born around 1837 in Massachusetts to Benjamin and Elizabeth Johnson. At the time of the 1880 census he was living with wife Anna Margaret "Maggie", who was some 20 years his junior, and sons Nelson C., 5; Benjamin, 3; and Charles, 1 at 441 Royden Street in Camden. Also living with the family was stepsister Ida McBride, then 14. Nelson Johnson listed his occupation as "moulder". Daughters Mary, Lucy, and Margaret came later. Sadly, little Nelson would die on February 9, 1881. The family remained on Royden Street through at least 1883. In 1881 Nelson Johnson partnered with Benjamin Holt in an iron foundry called named, appropriately enough, Johnson & Holt. The business was originally called the Pearl Street Iron Works, where they made gray iron castings. By 1885 the firm employed 35 men and was building works at the foot of Elm Street, a short walk from the family's home on Linden Street. This site is now the location of Riverfront State Prison. Nelson Johnson and his family first appear at 119 Linden Street in the 1886 Camden City Directory.
Nelson Johnson was living in Cape May NJ when the census was taken in 1910, in a house just off Alexander Avenue. He passed away October 18, 1910, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Camden. The home at 119 Linden Street remained in the Johnson family as late as 1947. Nelson Johnson's widow Maggie and daughter Margaret were both living there at the time of the April 1930 census. Margaret A. "Maggie" Johnson passed away in late January, 1941. Daughter Margaret Johnson, who for many years taught in the Camden public school system, was living there as late as 1947. Nelson Johnson's grandson, Technician 4th Class Gilbert M. Blore, died of wounds received in combat while serving in France on August 13, 1944. As Margaret Johnson was still teaching in Camden in that year, there may well be people still living in the area who were her students! |
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to 119 Linden Street, Camden, New Jersey Stunning end Victorian (approx 2200 sq ft) in Cooper Grant Historic District surrounded by Rutgers University & Delaware Riverfront! Spectacular views of Philadelphia Skyline, Victor Tower & Ben Franklin Bridge. Hi-speed line to Philadelphia, Atlantic City, bus lines to New York, Baltimore & Washington DC 4 blocks away, the Riverfront line to Trenton 2 blocks. Immaculate home has gas forced air heat, central air conditioning, new kitchen & 3 baths, 20 x 100' lot. Private Back Yard w/ Brick Patio & Lawn, access to Tennis Courts behind house! Hardwood floors, new torch down rubber roof w/15 yr warranty, Full basement w/ laundry & storage! State of the art security system w/camera, new fridge & stove, washer, dryer included! Neighborhood has all new sidewalks/trees/lighting. The Walter Gordon Theatre, Stedman Art Gallery & Walt Whitman Cultural Center in Johnson Park just 1 block away! Rare opportunity to own in hot Camden's waterfront Society Hill just 15 minutes from Philadelphia & Cherry Hill! $1.3 billion of new downtown investment planned by 2015! Many other extras, Must See!
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From the mid-1880s through the late 1940s- |
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The Camden City Directories for the years 1886 through 1891 show that Nelson W. Johnson lived at 119 Linden Street. Nelson W. Johnson was born around 1837 in Massachusetts to Benjamin and Elizabeth Johnson. At the time of the 1880 census he was living with wife Anna Margaret "Maggie", who was some 20 years his junior, and sons Nelson C., 5; Benjamin, 3; and Charles, 1 at 441 Royden Street in Camden. Also living with the family was stepsister Ida McBride, then 14. Nelson Johnson listed his occupation as "moulder". Daughters Mary, Lucy, and Margaret came later. Sadly, little Nelson would die on February 9, 1881. The family remained on Royden Street through at least 1883. In 1881 Nelson Johnson partnered with Benjamin Holt in an iron foundry called named, appropriately enough, Johnson & Holt. The business was originally called the Pearl Street Iron Works, where they made gray iron castings. By 1885 the firm employed 35 men and was building works at the foot of Elm Street, a short walk from the family's home on Linden Street. This site is now the location of Riverfront State Prison. Nelson Johnson and his family first appear at 119 Linden Street in the 1886 Camden City Directory. Nelson Johnson was living in Cape May NJ when the census was taken in 1910, in a house just off Alexander Avenue. He passed away October 18, 1910, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Camden. The home at 119 Linden Street remained in the Johnson family as late as 1947. Nelson Johnson's widow Maggie and daughter Margaret were both living there at the time of the April 1930 census. Margaret A. "Maggie" Johnson passed away in late January, 1941. Daughter Margaret Johnson, who for many years taught in the Camden public school system, was living there as late as 1947. As Margaret Johnson was still teaching in Camden in that year, there may well be people still living in the area who were her students! |
