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National Register of Historic Places

Finance Building

Also known as ONJH Inventory No. 040856

On the National Register since 199036 years
Listed 1990Camden
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About Finance Building

Finance Building, at 549--559 Cooper St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 22, 1990. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the local level. It was listed as part of Banks, Insurance, and Legal Buildings in Camden, New Jersey, 1873-1938 MPS. 15 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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549--559 Cooper St., Camden · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Finance BuildingStart here
  2. 2Building at 525 Cooper StreetBuilt 1925 · next door
  3. 3Smith-Austermuhl Insurance CompanyBuilding · next door
  4. 4Cooper Street Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
  5. 5South Jersey Gas, Electric and Traction Company Office BuildingBuilt 1901 · next door
Around it

24 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BChurch of the Immaculate ConceptionBuilding0.1 miBFirst Camden National Bank & TrustBuilding0.1 miBCamden Safe Deposit & Trust CompanyBuilding0.1 miBWilson BuildingBuilding0.1 miBCamden Fire Insurance AssociationBuilding0.2 miBCentral Trust CompanyBuilding0.2 miBWoodruff, A. S. and Law BuildingsBuilding0.2 miBNewton Friends' MeetinghouseBuilding0.2 miBMarcouse BuildingBuilding0.2 miBDr. Henry Genet Taylor House and OfficeBuilding0.2 miBFederal Building and CourthouseBuilding0.2 miBInter-County Mortgage and Finance CompanyBuilding0.3 miBNational State BankBuilt 19130.3 miBEdward Sharp HouseBuilding0.3 miBCooper Library in Johnson ParkBuilt 19160.3 miBGeorge Whitman HouseBuilding0.4 mi★Walt Whitman HouseBuilding0.4 miDWhitman, Walt, NeighborhoodDistrict0.4 mi
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BNew Jersey Safe Deposit and Trust CompanyBuilding0.4 miBBuilding 17, RCA Victor Company, Camden PlantBuilding0.4 miBBuilding 2, RCA Victor ComplexBuilding0.4 miDCooper Grant Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBSears, Roebuck and Company Retail Department Store-CamdenBuilt 19270.5 miDCooper Grant Historic District (Boundary Increase)District0.5 mi

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Questions about Finance Building

Is Finance Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 22, 1990 (Register number 90001260).

Is Finance Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; New Jersey has 54 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Walt Whitman House, 0.4 miles away.

Can you visit Finance Building?

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.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026). Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.