Douglass Street

August 1, 2024 · Updated November 14, 2026 · 3 min read · Streets

Douglass Street is a narrow, one-block-long thoroughfare that runs south from Spruce Street to end at Cherry Street, between South 7th Street and South 8th Street in South Camden. The street, originally known as Lincoln Avenue, first appears in Camden's City Directories in 1883. It was renamed Douglass Street shortly after the 1899 annexation of the Town of Stockton by Camden, which forced the renaming of a good number of streets that had identical names in both municipalities, and the renumbering of some addresses.

1891 Sanborn Map of Camden

1891 Sanborn Map of Camden, Lincoln Avenue (Douglass Street) between Spruce Street and Cherry Street

1891 Sanborn map of Lincoln Avenue (now Douglass Street) between Spruce and Cherry Streets. — 1891 Sanborn Map of Camden, Lincoln Avenue (Douglass Street) between Spruce Street and Cherry Street

1891 Sanborn Map of Camden, Lincoln Avenue (Douglass Street), continued

Detail of the 1891 Sanborn map of Lincoln Avenue (Douglass Street), showing house numbers 900 to 907. — 1891 Sanborn Map of Camden, Lincoln Avenue (Douglass Street), continued

1906 Sanborn Map of Camden

1906 Sanborn Map of Camden, Douglass Street between Spruce Street and Cherry Street

1906 Sanborn map of Douglass Street between Spruce and Cherry Streets, with Liberty School. — 1906 Sanborn Map of Camden, Douglass Street between Spruce Street and Cherry Street

1906 Sanborn Map of Camden, Douglass Street, continued

Detail of the 1906 Sanborn map of Douglass Street showing house numbers 900 to 907. — 1906 Sanborn Map of Camden, Douglass Street, continued

Intersection of Spruce Street & Douglass Street

Intersection of Spruce Street and Douglass Street, photographed 2012

Street-level view of the corner of Spruce Street and Douglass Street, 2012, with brick rowhouses. — Intersection of Spruce Street and Douglass Street, photographed 2012

900 Block of Douglass Street

900 Block of Douglass Street — Occupants

City directory records. The street first appears in Camden's City Directories in 1883, originally as Lincoln Avenue.

900 Douglass Street

900 Douglass Street — 900 Block of Douglass Street — Occupants
year	name
1883	Edward Marshall (teamster)
1883–1884	Charles Sherwood (driver)
1940	William & Addie Poole & Family

901 Douglass Street

901 Douglass Street — 900 Block of Douglass Street — Occupants
year	name
1884–1885	Samuel K. Dudley (coremaker)
1885	Ida J. Dudley (canner)
2012	Vacant

902 Douglass Street

902 Douglass Street — 900 Block of Douglass Street — Occupants
year	name
1883	John Kain Sr. & Family (laborer)
1883	John Kain Jr. (laborer)
1884	Frank Copeland (brakeman)
1940	Mrs. Rochelle Bailey & Family
2015	Nicholas & Joanne Syders & Family
2015	Nicole N. Syders

903 Douglass Street

903 Douglass Street — 900 Block of Douglass Street — Occupants
year	name
1883	Richard Dallas (packer)
1884	Benjamin Hovis (rammer)
1885	Mrs. Mary Heppard & Family (widow of Daniel Heppard)
1885	John M. Heppard (oilcloth printer)
1885	Mrs. Sarah McWilliams (widow of Louis McWilliams)
1885	Albert J. Whilt (toolmaker, Camden Tool Works)
2015	Willie M. Walker

904 Douglass Street

904 Douglass Street — 900 Block of Douglass Street — Occupants
year	name
1883	Joseph Vennell (potter)
1884	John Vennell (foreman)
1885	Harry H. Drake (moulder)
1885	F.H. Drake (Sioux Tribe No. 25, I.O.R.M.)
1940	Isaac & Gertrude Fullman & Family
1940	Rex Snyder (boarder)
1940	Matthew Wright (boarder)
1940	Samuel Gibson (boarder)

905 Douglass Street

905 Douglass Street — 900 Block of Douglass Street — Occupants
year	name
1883–1884	Charles H. Gale (engineer)
2012	Vacant

906 Douglass Street

906 Douglass Street — 900 Block of Douglass Street — Occupants
year	name
1884–1885	Mrs. Sarah Payne (widow of George Payne)
1885	David H. Sparks (moulder, Starr & Son)
1885	Joseph Rowe (plasterer)
1940	James & Ethel People & Family
2015	No listing in directory

907 Douglass Street

907 Douglass Street — 900 Block of Douglass Street — Occupants
year	name
1883	Benjamin Nutter (bookkeeper)
1884	Richard Allison (packer)
1884–1885	Richard Dallas (packer)
2015	No listing in directory

901, 903 & 905 Douglass Street

901, 903, and 905 Douglass Street, photographed 2012

901, 903, and 905 Douglass Street, Camden, photographed 2012. — 901, 903, and 905 Douglass Street, photographed 2012

902 Douglass Street

902 Douglass Street, photographed 2012

904 & 906 Douglass Street

904 and 906 Douglass Street, photographed 2012

904 and 906 Douglass Street, Camden, photographed 2012. — 904 and 906 Douglass Street, photographed 2012

907 Douglass Street

907 Douglass Street, photographed 2012

901, 903, 905 & 907 Douglass Street

901, 903, 905, and 907 Douglass Street, photographed 2012

Rowhouses at 901 to 907 Douglass Street in Camden, with a red car parked along the vacant side lot — 901, 903, 905, and 907 Douglass Street, photographed 2012

Intersection of Cherry Street & Douglass Street

Northwest corner of Cherry Street and Douglass Street (721 Cherry Street), June 17, 2006. Photo by Bob Bartosz

Fire-damaged rowhouse at the northwest corner of Cherry and Douglass Streets, Camden, June 2006 — Northwest corner of Cherry Street and Douglass Street (721 Cherry Street), June 17, 2006. Photo by Bob Bartosz

Intersection of Cherry Street and Douglass Street, photographed 2012

Intersection of Cherry and Douglass Streets in Camden, with rowhouses, parked cars and a street sign on a utility pole — Intersection of Cherry Street and Douglass Street, photographed 2012

Camden Courier-Post clipping, May 12, 1952: Camden soldier fined in car theft case

James R. Snyder

James Rudolph Snyder (1932–2013) was a Camden-born Korean War veteran who spent most of his adult life confined to St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Washington, D.C., after a series of violent crimes culminating in the 1972 murder of his former schoolteacher.

July 31, 2024

1891 Sanborn Map of Camden

1906 Sanborn Map of Camden

Intersection of Spruce Street & Douglass Street

900 Block of Douglass Street

900 Block of Douglass Street — Occupants

900 Douglass Street

901 Douglass Street

902 Douglass Street

903 Douglass Street

904 Douglass Street

905 Douglass Street

906 Douglass Street

907 Douglass Street

901, 903 & 905 Douglass Street

902 Douglass Street

904 & 906 Douglass Street

907 Douglass Street

901, 903, 905 & 907 Douglass Street

Intersection of Cherry Street & Douglass Street

James R. Snyder

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