Introduction
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
Lincoln Avenue (Douglass Street) between Spruce Street and Cherry Street
1891 Sanborn Map of Camden showing Lincoln Avenue (now Douglass Street) between Spruce Street and Cherry Street.
1906 Sanborn Map of Camden
Douglass Street between Spruce Street and Cherry Street
1906 Sanborn Map of Camden showing Douglass Street between Spruce Street and Cherry Street.
Intersection of Spruce Street & Douglass Street
Photo taken 2012
Intersection of Spruce Street and Douglass Street, photographed 2012.
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
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1883 | Edward Marshall (teamster) |
| 1883–1884 | Charles Sherwood (driver) |
| 1940 | William Poole & Family |
| 1940 | William & Addie Poole |
901 Douglass Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1884–1885 | Samuel K. Dudley (coremaker) |
| 1885 | Ida J. Dudley (canner) |
| 2012 | Vacant |
902 Douglass Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1883 | John Kain Sr. & Family (laborer) |
| 1883 | John Kain Jr. (laborer) |
| 1884 | Frank Copeland (brakeman) |
| 1940 | Mrs. Rochelle Bailey & Family |
| 2015 | Nicholas Syders & Family |
| 2015 | Nicholas & Joanne Syders |
| 2015 | Nicole N. Syders |
903 Douglass Street
| 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
| 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 Fullman & Family |
| 1940 | Isaac & Gertrude Fullman |
| 1940 | Rex Snyder (boarder) |
| 1940 | Matthew Wright (boarder) |
| 1940 | Samuel Gibson (boarder) |
905 Douglass Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1883–1884 | Charles H. Gale (engineer) |
| 2012 | Vacant |
906 Douglass Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1884–1885 | Mrs. Sarah Payne (widow of George Payne) |
| 1885 | David H. Sparks (moulder, Starr & Son) |
| 1885 | Joseph Rowe (plasterer) |
| 1940 | James People & Family |
| 1940 | James & Ethel People |
| 2015 | No listing in directory |
907 Douglass Street
| 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
Photo taken 2012
901, 903, and 905 Douglass Street, photographed 2012.
902 Douglass Street
Photo taken 2012
902 Douglass Street, photographed 2012.
904 & 906 Douglass Street
Photo taken 2012
904 and 906 Douglass Street, photographed 2012.
907 Douglass Street
Photo taken 2012
907 Douglass Street, photographed 2012.
901, 903, 905 & 907 Douglass Street
Photo taken 2012
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, 1906. Photo by Bob Bartosz.
Intersection of Cherry Street and Douglass Street, photographed 2012.