Donio, Historic Preservation Commission lead historic walking tour
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Historic Preservation Commission Chair Angela Donio (second from left) reads the Sesquicentennial Edition (1866-
2016) Edition of the Hammonton Historic Walking Trail Guide during the first historic walking tour on April 1. The 35-
page guide is a revision of one created by the Historical Society of Hammonton in 2010.
in 2010 with the assistance of Ben- buildings they walk and drive by in
WALK, from Page 1
that began on Vine Street at the jamin Francis, a summer intern for their community each day, which
allows them to better respect and
Eagle Theatre — a one-story, gable the HSH.
Donio said the goal of the tour appreciate their significance to the
front building that was built as a
movie theatre in 1914 — and con- and its guide is to educate people town, and understand how to go
tinued towards South Egg Harbor on the stories of so many of the about restoring them should they
Road; down to Bellevue Avenue,
all the way to South Packard Street
and continued on to Grape Street
and parts of Peach Street and Cen-
tral Avenue.
The trail contained more than 50
of the most historic homes and
businesses in downtown Hammon-
ton’s commercial and residential
districts, many of which are still
extant to this day, including a two-
story, cross-gabled, Queen Anne-
style, Victorian home at 442
Bellevue Ave. that was built by
Loami Montfort in the late 19th
century and has since been restored
by Frank and Lorraine Chappine; a
1873, one-story, gable front,
Gothic Revival-style building at
220 Vine St. that was the carpentry
shop of J.S. Thayer and is now the
office of EB Fence Co. and many
more.
Thanks to the efforts of Donio
and fellow HPC members, Janet
Worrell, Christine McCullough,
Jack Mazzeo and Barbara Neary-
Bachalis, as well as Stockton Uni-
versity professor Thomas Kinsella,
the self-guided Historic Walking
Trail Guide is now updated with
biographical information and pho-
tos of the various historic proper-
ties housed in Hammonton. A
digital version of the guide is also
available
online
at
www.textscape.stockton.edu/walk-
inghammonton.
The HSH and the original Walk-
ing Trail Guide Committee mem-
bers, Donio, Worrell, Pat Caruso
and Kristin Keating, were respon-
sible for developing the first guide
Giovannone
shares story
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Her predicament serves as a valu-
able lesson to anyone who isn’t a
natural-born United States citizen.
A United States passport and a
Certificate of Naturalization are
two critical documents in proving
one’s identity and citizenship. If
either of these aren’t available,
getting them replaced can be a
lengthy and costly process that
many may not have the luxury of
being able to endure.
Giovannone said she has
learned a valuable lesson during
the past year and is currently
working on getting a passport as a
back-up plan to ensure she never
has to go through this problem
again.
end up purchasing one to live in or
work at one day.
“We just want to give informa-
tion out to let people know how
important these buildings are … to
respect them when they buy them
and try to find out how they should
be fixed,” Donio said.
Attending the tour were resi-
dents Lindsay Salmon and Daniel
Batten, who moved to Hammonton
a little more than a year ago from
Haddon Heights and Galloway
Twp. respectively. Batten said he
was impressed with how much in-
formation was provided during the
tour and that he understands why
so many business-owners and
homeowners work to preserve the
historic properties that make Ham-
monton unique.
“It was definitely very informa-
tive. It was cool to see the history
of all the buildings … There are a
lot of things that are very unique
and it’s good to preserve those
things, which makes Hammonton
even more unique than just a newer
town or city that just sprung up
based on its location,” Batten said.
Salmon said receiving the op-
portunity to learn about so many
historical buildings gave her a
sense of pride in her new home-
town and an awareness of those
who worked hard to construct it
into what it is today.
“I love knowing about how this
town grew, where it came from and
where it is now. It’s just so interest-
ing to learn about all the hard work
that people put in here. It just really
makes you feel proud to be a part
of it and to live in it,” Salmon said.
Donio said she was pleased with
the way the first tour went and that
the