Tour Point M (no. 44-46) SE Corner of Central Avenue & Peach Street
Tour Point M
SE Corner of Central Avenue & Peach Street
44. Masonic Lodge
201 Central Avenue
1922. Two-story, flat roofed, masonry meeting hall. The present lot was purchased from Brother William L. Black in 1922. This building was once the theater at nearby Amatol, a small town within a town built as a munitions site by the US Government during World War I. After Amatol closed, this building was disassembled and reassembled mostly by the brethren of the Lodge. The seats, which accommodate the members in comfort today, were removed from the local historic Rivoli movie theater. The building as it originally appeared. The front entrance and the parapet roof remain, but the windows and exterior have been changed.
45. Hammonton Primary School/
St. Joseph High School Annex
328 Vine Street
ca. 1905. This two-story, Romanesque Revival style brick school building has a nearly-square footprint. The photograph depicts it shortly after it was built around 1905. The original windows and the recessed door seen in the photograph were removed many years ago from the building. The school next to it was demolished in the late 20th century. For a town of primarily farmers, these stately school buildings were an incredible achievement. The town’s population was about 6,000, yet the school buildings were designed with space to last until the 1970s. The building is still used for education by St. Joseph’s High School.
46. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
300 Peach Street
1887/remodeled ca. 1923. This Gothic Revival style church has multiple cross gables. The large, point-arch sanctuary window on the façade (north elevation) is made of numerous glass panes that all form a large pointed arch pattern with a single diamond-shaped windowpane as its point. The church was built as the Universalist Church in 1887. In 2015, St. Mark’s ceased to be an active church.
