Camden Safe Deposit & Trust Company

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Camden Safe Deposit & Trust Company
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LocationMarket Street and Broadway, Camden, New Jersey
Coordinates 39°56′43.9″N75°7′6.5″W / 39.945528°N 75.118472°W / 39.945528; -75.118472
Built1929 (1929)
Built byKetcham & McQuade
ArchitectRankin & Kellogg
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival
MPS Banks, Insurance, and Legal Buildings in Camden, New Jersey, 1873-1938 MPS
NRHP reference No. 90001258 [1]
NJRHP No.895 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 22, 1990
Designated NJRHPJanuary 11, 1990

The Camden Safe Deposit & Trust Company is located at the northeast corner of Market Street and Broadway in the city of Camden in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. The building was built in 1929 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 22, 1990, for its significance in architecture and economics. [3] The bank is part of the Banks, Insurance, and Legal Buildings in Camden, New Jersey, 1873–1938 Multiple Property Submission (MPS). [4]

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History and description

Patterned after the Riccardi Palace in Florence, Italy, the four-story building rises directly from the side walk on the northeast corner of Market Street and Broadway. The first and second levels on the Market and Broadway facades have a rusticated finish. An addition was added to the roof in the 1950s. [3] The Diocesan Center of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden is located in the building. [5]

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Entrance on Market Street

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References

  1. "National Register Information System  (#90001258)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Camden County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 11, 2023. p. 2.
  3. 1 2 Thompson, Priscilla M.; Thompson, Franklyn M. (June 1988). "Camden Safe Deposit & Trust Co" (PDF). National Park Service . Retrieved September 13, 2015. Photo
  4. Thompson, Priscilla M.; Thompson, Franklyn M. (June 1988). "Banks, Insurance, and Legal Buildings in Camden, New Jersey, 1873–1938". National Park Service.
  5. "Directions to us". Diocese of Camden.