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Camden Friends Meetinghouse
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National Register of Historic Places

Camden Friends Meetinghouse

Camden’s first place on the National RegisterListed Apr 3, 1973; only 74 of Delaware’s 684 listings are older
Listed 1973Camden
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Camden Friends Meetinghouse

Camden Friends Meetinghouse, at Commerce St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 3, 1973: the first place in Camden to be listed. Only 74 of Delaware’s 684 listings are older. The Register lists it for its religion, at the local level.

What it isChurch building in Delaware, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 26 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 2 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Commerce St., Camden · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Camden Friends MeetinghouseStart here
  2. 2Zion African Methodist Episcopal ChurchClassical Revival · 0.2 mi on
Around it

5 more Register listings within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DCamden Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.3 miBWyoming Railroad StationBuilding0.6 miDWyoming Historic DistrictDelaware Vernacular0.7 miBBrecknockBuilding0.9 miBStar Hill AME ChurchVernacular Gothic Revival1.1 mi

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Questions about Camden Friends Meetinghouse

Is Camden Friends Meetinghouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 3, 1973 (Register number 73000485).

Is Camden Friends Meetinghouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Delaware has 14 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is John Dickinson House, 5.7 miles away.

Can you visit Camden Friends Meetinghouse?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Camden Friends Meetinghouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 26 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75324090 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.