Broadway Trust Company

Broadway Trust Company
Broadway Trust Company is located in Camden County, New Jersey
Broadway Trust Company
Broadway Trust Company is located in New Jersey
Broadway Trust Company
Broadway Trust Company is located in the United States
Broadway Trust Company
Location938–944 Broadway, Camden, New Jersey
Coordinates39°56′2.2″N 75°07′9.2″W / 39.933944°N 75.119222°W / 39.933944; -75.119222 (Broadway Trust Company)
Built1920 (1920)
Built byJ. Henry Miller
ArchitectPhillip Merz
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSBanks, Insurance, and Legal Buildings in Camden, New Jersey, 1873-1938 MPS
NRHP reference No.90001284[1]
NJRHP No.892[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 24, 1990
Designated NJRHPJanuary 11, 1990

The Broadway Trust Company building is located at 938–944 Broadway in the city of Camden in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. The limestone Classical Revival building was built in 1920 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 24, 1990, for its significance in architecture and economics.[1][3] The bank is part of the Banks, Insurance, and Legal Buildings in Camden, New Jersey, 1873–1938 Multiple Property Submission (MPS).[4]

The Broadway Trust Company was founded in 1909. The building was designed by the architect Phillip Merz in a Neoclassical style and features six Ionic columns facing Broadway. It is no longer used as a bank and is now the St. James Apostolic Temple.[3]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#90001284)". 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. 1.
  3. ^ a b Thompson, Priscilla M.; Thompson, Franklyn M. (June 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Broadway Trust Company". National Park Service. With accompanying photo
  4. ^ Thompson, Priscilla M.; Thompson, Franklyn M. (June 1988). "Banks, Insurance, and Legal Buildings in Camden, New Jersey, 1873–1938". National Park Service.