Introduction
Cole Street ran west to east from North 3rd Street, opposite the Cooper School, for one block, between Linden and Pearl Streets, ending at North 4th Street. Cole Street appears in City Directories as early as 1876. The street that is listed as Cole Street in the 1872 City Directory was renamed Kimber Street shortly after that Directory was compiled.
There were twenty-one homes on Cole Street. Homes began being listed by 1872 and all twenty-one appear in the Sanborn map published in 1885. 322 Cole Street had a large structure along side of it that was used for business purposes. An alley ran alongside this building and along the rear of the houses on North 4th Street, providing access to Cole Street from Linden Street.
There were still occupied homes on Cole Street in 1947. Cole Street was swallowed up in the 1960s when Rutgers began the process of acquiring all of the land that lay between North 3rd and North 5th Streets, and between Lawrence and Pearl Street.
Cole Street — 1885 Sanborn Map
1885 Sanborn Map of Cole Street.
Cole Street — 1891 Sanborn Map
1891 Sanborn Map of Cole Street.
Cole Street — 1906 Sanborn Map
1906 Sanborn Map of Cole Street.
300 Block of Cole Street — Occupants
City directory records.
306 Cole Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1878 | Listed |
| 1931 | William F. Connors |
| 1943 | James V. McAndrew |
307 Cole Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1878 | Listed |
| 1902–1904 | Harry G. Benson & Family |
| 1902–1904 | Harry G. & Anna Benson |
| 1930–1931 | Joseph Felden & Family |
| 1943 | Mrs. Mabel J. Gibbons |
308 Cole Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1878 | Listed |
| 1930 | Charles C. Warbley |
| 1940–1943 | Walter J. & Anna Mullin; Ethel Mullin; H. Blanche Mullin |
309 Cole Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1878 | Listed |
| 1930–1931 | Walter J. & Anna Mullin; Ethel Mullin; H. Blanche Mullin |
| 1933 | Eugene Dodelin |
| 1943 | William A. Bozarth |
310 Cole Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1878 | Listed |
| 1931 | Mrs. Anna Clyborne & Family; Norman Clyborne |
| 1943 | Norman E. & Gladys Clyborne |
311 Cole Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1878 | Listed |
| 1930–1943 | William H. & Louise Pascoe; Arnold Pascoe |
312 Cole Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1878 | Listed |
| 1931 | Jacob K. Robinson (grocer) |
| 1931 | Jacob K. Robinson |
| 1940 | William & Emily Ralph |
| 1943 | Robert E. Williams |
313 Cole Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1878 | Listed |
| 1930–1931 | Charles & Helen Shropshire; Robert Shropshire; Bernard Shropshire |
| 1940–1943 | Walter M. Patton (policeman) |
| 1940–1943 | Walter & Anna Patton |
314 Cole Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1878 | Listed |
| 1931 | William A. Mooney |
| 1940–1943 | Charles W. & Barbara Bard |
315 Cole Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1878 | Listed |
| 1930 | Emile & Garnet Schuchardt |
| 1931 | Vacant |
| 1943 | Mrs. Miriam Vaughan |
316 Cole Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1919–1920 | Walter J. & Anna Mullin; Ethel Mullin; H. Blanche Mullin |
| 1930–1943 | Frederick & Sarah Glass |
| 1930–1943 | Frederick Glass & Family |
317 Cole Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1878 | Listed |
| 1930 | Edward & Clara Sebring; Buddy Sebring |
| 1931 | Vacant |
| 1943 | Vacant |
318 Cole Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1878 | Listed |
| 1931 | Edward Prinz |
| 1940 | Arthur Escott |
| 1943 | Thomas R. Williams |
319 Cole Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1878 | Listed |
| 1890 | James E. Long & Family |
| 1890 | Mary Long Parvin |
| 1930–1931 | William & Clara McCoy Jenkins; Lillian Jenkins; Mrs. Carrie McCoy |
| 1943 | Charles F. Russell |
320 Cole Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1878 | Listed |
| 1931 | Vacant |
| 1940s | PFC Benjamin F. Pyle |
| 1943 | Harry P. Whitmore |
321 Cole Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1878 | Listed |
| 1930–1943 | Placido & Amelia Caprosecco; Enrico, Renardo, Fernando Caprosecco |
322 Cole Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1878 | Listed |
| 1931 | Vacant |
| 1940–1943 | William & Kate Smith |
| 1943 | Michael McGovern (building contractor) |
| 1943 | Michael McGovern |
323 Cole Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1878 | Listed |
| 1894–1906 | Charles Jefferson 'Jeff' Kay |
| 1930–1931 | Jacob & Mary Broadbeck |
| 1943 | Mrs. Anna M. Garber |
325 Cole Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1878 | Listed |
| 1893 | Charles Jefferson 'Jeff' Kay |
| 1930–1931 | Mrs. Mary Clevenger |
| 1943 | Mrs. Stella Hendrickson |
327 Cole Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1930–1931 | Charles A.J. & Lucy Gibbons |
| 1933 | Edward Lewis |
| 1943 | Mrs. Ruth Hendrickson |
329 Cole Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1919–1929 | James McDade (Camden Fire Department) |
| 1930–1931 | Miss Mary Gibbons; Mrs. Rebecca Gibbons Denny; George Denny; Jane Denny |
| 1943 | Vacant |
Related: H. G. Benson — 307 Cole Street, 1902.
Related: W. M. Patton Dies, Veteran of Police — 313 Cole Street, 1943.
Related: Cooper Hospital Cases — 316 Cole Street, 1933.
Related: James E. Long — 319 Cole Street, 1890.
Related: Charles Jefferson Kay — 323 & 325 Cole Street, 1893–1906.
Related: Edward Lewis — 327 Cole Street, 1933.
Related: James McDade — 329 Cole Street, 1919–1929.
H. G. Benson Arrested
Philadelphia Inquirer –
H G Benson, a lineman in the employ of the Bell Telephone Company, was arrested in Camden yesterday by Policeman Lovett, charged with the larceny of leaden sleeves from the company. He protested his innocence, but Detective Painter, it is said, on searching the home of Benson, at 307 Cole street, found the stolen articles beneath a couch.
W. M. Patton Dies, Veteran of Police
Camden Courier-Post –
Taken Ill of Heart Attack While on Traffic Duty at Cooper School
Policeman Walter M. Patton, 53, died early yesterday in Cooper hospital. He was stricken ill while on duty yesterday directing traffic near the Cooper school, Third and Linden streets, and was taken to his home at 313 Cole street.
During the night his condition became critical and he was removed to the hospital, where he died less than an hour after admission of a heart attack.
A native of Camden Mr. Patton had been a member of the Camden police force since Aug. 30, 1922, when he was appointed by Mayor Victor King. During his whole time on the force he was a member of the First police district. He was a member of the patrol crew of that district for 18 years, but recently had been assigned to duty at the Cooper school because of his health. He was stricken with influenza in 1941.
He was the son of the late Mrs. Annie Patton, who was Republican committeewoman of the First ward for many years and who organized the David Baird First Ward Republican Club. He was a member of the Policemen’s and Firemen’s Club and the Police Beneficial Association.
Mr. Patton is survived by his widow, Mrs. Anna Patton; a sister, Mrs. Anna Burley, of Camden, and a niece, Miss Winifred Burley.
Services will be held Saturday at 10 a. m. at the funeral home of Joseph H. Murray and Son, 408 Cooper street.
Cooper Hospital Cases
Camden Courier-Post –
Sarah Clair, 35, of 316 Cole street; injured back in collision with car.
Mrs. Jennie Willis, 40, of 222 Mickle street; nail puncture of hand.
Edith Price, 10, of 329 Warren avenue; injured arm in fall at school.
Mary Downey, 10, of 312 Warren avenue; injured arm in fall from bicycle.
Helen Nicholson, 4, of 819 South Sixth street; dog bite on hand.
Jennie Thomas, 54, of 326 North Second street; burned hand with matches.
Benjamin Branch, 14, of 1021 Francis street; injured knee in collision with car.
Alexander Ellis, 27, of 715 South Eighth street; stabbed in chest with ice-pick.
James E. Long
James E. Long & Family, 319 Cole Street, 1890.
Charles Jefferson Kay
Charles Jefferson “Jeff” Kay, resident of 323 Cole Street (1894–1906) and 325 Cole Street (1893).
Edward Lewis
Camden Courier-Post –
Edward Lewis, of 327 Cole Street and Charles Dunn, 611 Mt. Vernon Street, pleaded guilty to breaking and entering the plumbing supply house of the J. D. Johnson Co., Newton Avenue and Division Street, on July 5, and taking a quantity of copper beer coils. They were sentenced to serve six months each.
James McDade
James McDade, Camden Fire Department. Resident of 329 Cole Street, 1919–1929.