Borton Street spans just one block, running north from Pearl Street to Elm Street, positioned between Ray Street and North 10th Street. It is first documented in city directories in 1890. According to the 1969 New Jersey Bell Telephone Directory, nine families resided on Borton Street. However, a reverse directory published in 1980 indicates only two houses were still occupied. The last remaining house on Borton Street, the long-vacant number 528, succumbed to a fire on June 1st, 2008.
Borton Street derives its name from Joshua Borton, the best man at the wedding of developer and builder Charles W. Cox. Cox constructed the homes on Borton Street and also those on Ray Street, which was named after his wife, Mrs. “Ray” Cox.
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Borton Street
Borton Street spans just one block, running north from Pearl Street to Elm Street, positioned between Ray Street and North 10th Street. It is first documented in city directories in 1890. According to the 1969 New Jersey Bell Telephone Directory, nine families resided on Borton Street. However, a reverse directory published in 1980 indicates only…
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