Auburn Street

May 25, 2026 · Updated November 1, 2026 · 2 min read · Streets

Auburn Street is a small street that runs from Broadway to South Sixth Street between Benson and Washington Streets. There were 19 homes on Auburn Street, beginning with 558 and ending at 594.

Much of Auburn Street was redeveloped by “urban homesteaders,” private individuals who came to Camden in the 1980s and 1990s. The new homeowners demanded proper city services, and for this reason, they were perceived as a threat by those in charge of the Camden City Democratic Organization during these years. The new homeowners were harassed out of town, and finally chased out of town when, through eminent domain, the City of Camden seized all the properties on Auburn Street.

A recent visit shows more neglect than utilization, other than by those drinking or using illegal drugs.

1946 map of Camden. Auburn Street runs from Broadway to South Sixth Street between Benson Street and Washington Streets, just southwest of Cooper Hospital, in the center of the map.

1946 map of Camden showing Auburn Street — 1946 map of Camden. Auburn Street runs from Broadway to South Sixth Street between Benson Street and Washington Streets, just southwest of Cooper Hospital, in the center of the map.

Auburn Street, April 2005.

588 Auburn Street, 2006.

Luvenia “Vennie” Dolson, 588 Auburn Street, 1940s–1970s.

500 Block of Auburn Street

City directory records, 1890s–1994.

558 Auburn Street

558 Auburn Street — 500 Block of Auburn Street
year	name
1947	John Barr

560 Auburn Street

560 Auburn Street — 500 Block of Auburn Street
year	name
1947	Roy Holshue

562 Auburn Street

562 Auburn Street — 500 Block of Auburn Street
year	name
1947	George M. Arnold

564 Auburn Street

564 Auburn Street — 500 Block of Auburn Street
year	name
1912–1913	Edward Zimmerman & Family — Edward & May Zimmerman, George Zimmerman
1947	Louis A. Braun

566 Auburn Street

566 Auburn Street — 500 Block of Auburn Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Mary A. Matthes

568 Auburn Street

568 Auburn Street — 500 Block of Auburn Street
year	name
1947	Winifred Widman

570 Auburn Street

570 Auburn Street — 500 Block of Auburn Street
year	name
1947	Joseph Charizkiewicz

572 Auburn Street

572 Auburn Street — 500 Block of Auburn Street
year	name
1947	Harry K. Bryant

574 Auburn Street

574 Auburn Street — 500 Block of Auburn Street
year	name
1947	John H. McDermitt
1954–c. 1980s	Edmund J. Powell & Family — Tina Powell

576 Auburn Street

576 Auburn Street — 500 Block of Auburn Street
year	name
1904	William Meyer & Family
1904	Captain Howard J. Meyer
1947	Homer Kennon

578 Auburn Street

578 Auburn Street — 500 Block of Auburn Street
year	name
1947	Mrs. Lillian Foster

580 Auburn Street

580 Auburn Street — 500 Block of Auburn Street
year	name
1947	George S. Boan

582 Auburn Street

582 Auburn Street — 500 Block of Auburn Street
year	name
1947	Harry Bryant
1979–1994	Lois McCall (Teer) Seeligsohn

584 Auburn Street

584 Auburn Street — 500 Block of Auburn Street
year	name
1907	Charles M. Alcott Jr. & Family — Charles & Hazel Alcott Jr.
1947	Mrs. Sarah Smith

586 Auburn Street

586 Auburn Street — 500 Block of Auburn Street
year	name
1890s–1900s	Daniel J. Grimes Sr.
1947	Fred C. Brunott Jr.

588 Auburn Street

588 Auburn Street — 500 Block of Auburn Street
year	name
1947	Luvenna Dolson
1940s–1970s	Luvenia 'Vennie' Dolson & Emma Miller

590 Auburn Street

590 Auburn Street — 500 Block of Auburn Street
year	name
1947	Irvin Pratz

592 Auburn Street

592 Auburn Street — 500 Block of Auburn Street
year	name
1947	Thomas D. Heinmann

594 Auburn Street

594 Auburn Street — 500 Block of Auburn Street
year	name
1947	Mina D. Butler