“I talk about what’s going on around on the farm, what’s going on with some of the neighboring farms, the connections with Camden and Philadelphia and the creeks. If you ever saw the house today, it’s really just a left-hand wing that is the Hopkins House." He added that the right-hand or east wing is more modern, from the 1930s' or so. Hopkins House, going through the history of the ownership, people that may’ve owned it or lived there. “It was written about 30 years ago,” he said of his book. Raible, who has lived in Haddon Township for about 40 years, said his book shares much of the history of the home with his readers. John Haddon originally purchased the land around the house, and his daughter Elizabeth Haddon Estaugh helped settle the area. John Haddon was a wealthy businessman from London, a Quaker and a friend of William Penn, according to several websites on the history of Haddonfield and Haddon Township, both of which are named after the Haddon family. More: Lawnside's Peter Mott House, Underground Railroad site, needs funds, repairsĮbenezer Hopkins, a grandson of John Haddon, built the home in 1737, the same year he married Sarah Lord. Over the years, this former private residence has been headquarters for the Camden County Park Commission Police Force, headquarters of the Camden Cultural and Heritage Commission and the office of Visit South Jersey, which promotes local tourism.
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