Camden Streets - Allen's Court aka Allen Court

ALLEN'S COURT, sometimes referred to as Allen Court, ran east from 108 North 2nd Street to a dead end. Allen's Court is not named in the 1850 Camden City directory, but was listed in the 1863-1864 Directory, which indicates that the street was first laid out during the intervening years. If the city house numbering scheme is to be taken as fact, during the 1880s and 1890s six houses stood on the south side of the court, while from the 1910s through at least 1933 six houses stood on the north side. The issue is more confusing because the city directories show different house numbers at different times for what are obviously the same house.

When the 1929 Camden City Directory was compiled there were stll six houses standing on Allen's Court, only three of which were occupied. Allen's Court was still in existence in 1933, but was gone by the time the 1947 City Directory was published.

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Phil Cohen

100 block of Allen's Court
	102 Allen's Court 1887 Lizzie Harris- shirtmaker 1890 George Houseman- laborer 1924 - No Listing, GONE
	104 Allen's Court 1887-1890 William A. Manning Ship's carpenter, Tilton's Shipyard 1890- Benjamin Manning- laborer 1924 - No Listing, GONE
	106 Allen's Court 1887-1889 Martin Ryan 1887-1888 James Ryan 1887-1888 Edward Ryan 1890 Miles Askew- salesman 1890 Charles F. Lafferty- clamper 1924 - No Listing, GONE
	108 Allen's Court 1887-1888 George Kinkele- laborer 1887-1890 Margaret Kinkle- widow of Frank 1887-1890 Mary Askew- widow of John, seamstress 1890 William Askew- paperhanger 1924 - No Listing, GONE
	109 Allen's Court 9 Allen's Court in 1924 1924-1933 William Urban- huckster
	110 Allen's Court 1887-1888 Thomas H. Martin, laborer 1888-1890 Nathan Jacobs- laborer, J.S. Justice Company 1924 - No Listing, GONE
	111 Allen's Court 11 Allen's Court in 1924 1924 Charles B. Mangold- driver 1929 Vacant
	112 Allen's Court 1887-1890 Richard H.S. Kirkbride- salesman 1887 Stacey A. Kirkbride- laborer 1890 Elwood Harris- laborer 1924 - No Listing, GONE
	113 Allen's Court 13 Allen's Court in 1924 1924-1929 Edwin Skinner- washer
	115 Allen's Court 15 Allen's Court in 1924 1924 Joseph J. Emmons- Cartoonist 1929 Nelson J. Joline
	117 Allen's Court 17 Allen's Court in 1924 1924 Edward Hanson- packer 1929 Vacant
	119 Allen's Court 19 Allen's Court in 1924 1924 Edward Collins- driver 1929 Vacant