Official Name: | Cooper Grant |
Settlement Type: | Neighborhood of Camden |
Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Camden County#USA New Jersey#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Cooper Grant |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Camden County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Camden |
Subdivision Type3: | City |
Subdivision Name3: | Camden |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
Elevation M: | 6 |
Elevation Ft: | 20 |
Coordinates: | 39.9478°N -75.1267°W |
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]
Cooper Grant Historic District | |
Nrhp Type: | hd |
Nocat: | yes |
Location: | Roughly bounded by Friends, Linden, North Front, North Second, Penn, and Point Camden, New Jersey |
Area: | 25acres |
Architecture: | Second Empire, Italianate, Gothic |
Added: | January 1, 1989 |
Refnum: | 87002229 |
Designated Other1 Name: | New Jersey Register of Historic Places |
Designated Other1 Abbr: | NJRHP |
Designated Other1 Link: | New Jersey Register of Historic Places |
Designated Other1 Date: | October 7, 1987 |
Designated Other1 Number: | 899[3] |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Designated Other1 Color: |
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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. It includes 93 contributing buildings, including the individually-listed Cooper Library in Johnson Park, spread over 25 acres.[4]