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Can I make an appointment in Haddon Township, NJ? No.Not long after, the schoolhouse relocated to Center Street, now a private residence. A small annex at the rear of the building opened in 1901. The schoolhouse stood on the corner of Reeve and Haddon avenues, the location of the current municipal building. One of Haddon Township's earlier schoolhouses was the Rowandtown school - later renamed the Westmont - completed in 1872. Proximity to rail lines to both Philadelphia and the shore contributed to the township's growth. Haddon Avenue used to be known as the Haddonfield & Camden Turnpike, complete with a tollgate at the intersection of Crystal Lake and Haddon avenues to finance road maintenance, according to the book, "Down A Country Lane," by Historical Society officer Dennis Raible.īy 1875, 81 farms and 2,500 residents lived in Haddon Township, with more than half the population in the village of Haddonfield.

These splits left irregular borders, including what today are West Collingswood Heights and the West Collingswood Extension. The new township included land that was later cast off to form Audubon, Audubon Park, Collingswood, Oaklyn, Gloucester City, Haddon Heights, Wood­lynne, most of Haddonfield, and portions of Camden. 23, 1865, the legislature split off the eastern portion of Newton Township to create Haddon Township, named after John Haddon, whose daughter, Elizabeth Haddon Estaugh, came from England in the 1700s and settled on her father's property. In 1694, Gloucester County was divided into townships, including Newton, which became part of Camden County in 1844. The township's origins date to the 1680s when Quakers settled on the banks of Newton Creek. "Over the last 150 years, Haddon Township has evolved from rural countryside to become a thriving suburban community." "This year gives the people a chance to come together and celebrate our wonderful hometown," said Sandra White-Grear, director of community outreach for the Haddon Township Historical Society. The 150 th anniversary of the founding of Haddon Township seems as good a time as any for looking back.