Tour Point D (no. 15-19) SW Corner of Bellevue Avenue & N. Second Street

Tour Point D

SW Corner of Bellevue Avenue & N. Second Street


15. Former Post Office and Jackson & Sons
General Store/Bellevue Hall
200-202 Bellevue Avenue

street view

ca. 1892. Originally a grocery store and post office with a hall on the second floor, this is a large rectangular two-story brick Classical Revival commercial building. Later it was divided into three storefronts housing various businesses. In 1957, it was gutted and again became one large store. In 2006-7, it was remodeled inside and out by Jim and Kelly Donio.

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16. A. H. Simon’s Bakery
206-208 Bellevue Avenue

street view

ca. 1880-86. This building was remodeled in the 1920s. The cornice at the roof line on the façade has modillions and support brackets, a treatment that is repeated in a cornice above the storefront; these cornices may be original. In 1923, it was converted to house a combination hardware and paint store. It has since become a restaurant.

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17. Cogley’s Harness Shop, D.C. Herbert Shoe Store
214 Bellevue Avenue

street view

ca. 1887. These two-story flat roof commercial buildings are nearly identical adjoining buildings. They have bracketed, molded cornices (original) along the facades (west elevation). Over the years the facades were extensively changed and in recent years have taken on a more historic appearance. The coffee shop on the right side was fully renovated by Linda Cashan.

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18. Hammonton Fire Company #1 Firehouse
219 Bellevue Avenue

street view, antique fire trucks in view

ca. 1928. Two-story flat roofed, brick building that once served as a firehouse. This building replaced an earlier firehouse at this location. It was sold in June 1973, when a new structure was built at another location. The building housed several different businesses and today is home to the Hammonton Art Center.

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19. C. E. Hall’s Block
220 Bellevue Avenue

street view

The southern half of the building which fronts Bellevue Avenue is first seen on the 1891 Sanborn map as a grocery store; later it was a hardware store. The two storefronts on Central Avenue show as a house for several years (until the 1915 map) before being converted into shops. The corner store was labeled as a tin shop, a dime store, and a hardware and house furnishing store among things. In the 1950s it housed The Dairy Lunch, next store to George’s Market. In the 1970s Dr. Streitfield’s Optometry shop was on the corner. The present exterior of masonry clapboard and wood veneer was installed in the early 2010s to depict where the original three separate buildings stood. The upstairs 2 over 2 windows are reproductions of the original windows. The building was fully renovated by John and Gigi DiDonato.

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