Joseph Cooper House
Joseph Cooper House | |
Location | Head of 7th Street in Pyne Point Park, Camden, New Jersey |
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Coordinates | 39°57′16″N 75°6′57″W / 39.95444°N 75.11583°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | ca. 1695 |
NRHP reference No. | 73001086[1] |
NJRHP No. | 900[2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | March 14, 1973 |
Designated NJRHP | August 7, 1972 |
Joseph Cooper House is located in Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built in 1695 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 14, 1973. A fire, about 2005, destroyed the roof. The ruins of the building are planned to become a pavilion in the surrounding park.[3][4]
The Cooper family were involved in operating ferries along the Delaware River, including from slip nearby.[5]
Joseph Cooper House is a historic site located in Pyne Point Park on 7th and Erie street in Camden NJ. It was built by William Cooper and Joseph Cooper in 1695, this makes it the oldest structure in the city of Camden.[6]The ten room manor was built in sections, the first in Dutch colonial style in the late 17th century was constructed from ironstone. The second part a two-story addition was built using brick imported from England in the early 18th century.[7]The Joseph Cooper house and Pyne point park where originally owned by the Cooper family and were both purchased by the city in 1913.[8] Before being severely damaged by a fire in 2005, it served as a library and meeting house. In 2012 the city granted control of the house to the Cooper Ferry Partnership. They enlisted Jibe Design to develop an adaptive reuse plan in 2013; their plan was later approved by the Cooper Ferry Partnership. As of today, Cooper Ferry Partnership is seeking funds for the refurbishing of the building.[9]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Camden County, New Jersey
- List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey
- Pomona Hall
- Benjamin Cooper House
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Camden County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 4, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
- ^ http://coopersferry.com/what-we-do/projects/north-camden/joseph-cooper-house
- ^ http://www.njht.org/dca/njht/funded/sitedetails/josephcooperhouse.html
- ^ "City of Camden New Jersey". Ci.camden.nj.us. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
- ^ Comengo, Carol (2014-07-07). "Forgotten History". Courier-Post.
- ^ "Pyne Point Park a historic spot may be taken by Camden". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 1908-12-13. p. 48.
- ^ "New Jersey Historic Trust|". www.njht.org. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
- ^ "Projects:North Camden | Coopers Ferry". web.archive.org. 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
- Houses completed in 1695
- Houses in Camden County, New Jersey
- History of Camden, New Jersey
- Buildings and structures in Camden, New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places in Camden County, New Jersey
- New Jersey Register of Historic Places
- 1695 establishments in New Jersey
- New Jersey Registered Historic Place stubs