Cooper Grant, Camden

Cooper Grant
Neighborhood of Camden
Cooper Grant is located in Camden County, New Jersey
Cooper Grant
Cooper Grant
Location in Camden County
Cooper Grant is located in New Jersey
Cooper Grant
Cooper Grant
Location in New Jersey
Cooper Grant is located in the United States
Cooper Grant
Cooper Grant
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°56′52″N 75°7′36″W / 39.94778°N 75.12667°W / 39.94778; -75.12667
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyCamden
CityCamden
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)

Cooper Grant is a neighborhood located in the northwestern part of Camden, New Jersey. As of the 2000 census, the neighborhood has a population of 838.[1] The neighborhood is situated near the Benjamin Franklin Bridge and Rutgers University–Camden. It is served by River LINE's Cooper Street–Rutgers University station. Cooper Grant is considered one of the city's contemporary residential success stories. It has a relatively low-crime rate and many residents are college-educated professionals and students.[2]

Historic district

Cooper Grant Historic District
The Cooper Grant section of Camden in September 2013
LocationRoughly bounded by Friends, Linden, North Front, North Second, Penn, and Point
Camden, New Jersey
Area25 acres (10 ha)
Architectural styleSecond Empire, Italianate, Gothic
NRHP reference No.87002229[3]
NJRHP No.899[4]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 1, 1989
Designated NJRHPOctober 7, 1987

The neighborhood is home to the Cooper Grant Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 1, 1989, for its significance in architecture.[3] It includes 93 contributing buildings, including the individually-listed Cooper Library in Johnson Park, spread over 25 acres.[5]

A community sign in the Cooper Grant section of Camden

See also

References

  1. ^ "Camden Facts: Cooper Grant". Camconnect.org. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "Linchpin of future Camden Waterfront redevelopment is haven for drug users". Newsworks. December 15, 2012. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#87002229)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  4. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Camden County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. March 25, 2024. p. 3.
  5. ^ Thompson, Franklyn; Thompson, Priscilla; Thompson, J. Ames (August 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cooper Grant Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 47 photos