Department of Military and Veterans Affairs

New Jersey Historic Trust Affiliated with the Department of Community Affairs

Ebenzer Hopkins House

Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund
Historic Site Management
Grant Award: $50,000 (2021)
Grant Recipient: Camden County Parks Dept.
County: Camden
Municipality: Haddon Township

The Ebenezer Hopkins House is a Georgian-style, pattern brick residence constructed in 1737 as an addition to an earlier, circa 1720 structure. The house was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1937. In 1938, the Works Progress Administration built an addition in the footprint of the 1720 building. The interior of the Hopkins House was also remodeled at this time. The Hopkins House served as Camden County Park Police offices from 1939 until 1972. It served as the headquarters of the South Jersey Tourism Corporation until 2018 and is now owned by the Camden County Parks Department. The house received a SHPO Opinion of Eligibility on June 25, 1980. It is also a contributing resource to the National Register-listed Cooper River Park Historic District.  

  

The Trust grant will help fund the completion of a Preservation Plan for the Ebenezer Hopkins House and conditions assessments for 20 contributing resources in the Cooper Park Historic District. 


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