Fairview Historic District, Camden
- Also Known As: Old Cooper Farmstead
- Also Known As: Yorkship Village
- Vicinity: Roughly bounded by Newton Creek, Crescent Blvd, Mt Ephraim Ave, Olympia and Hull Rds.
- Neighborhood of Fairview, Camden in Camden, NJ
In 1917, during World War I, the Emergency Fleet Corporation purchased land in what was then Haddon Township to be used for the housing for the workers at the New York Shipyard. The shipyard was the center of activity for this portion of New Jersey for the construction of ships to be used in the war. Although the actual building of the ships did not occur in the Fairview district, the industry is significant to the area because Fairview was built with the sole purpose of housing these workers and their families.
Building was begun in July of 1917 and occupancy commenced in the fall of 1917. Fairview was annexed to the city of Camden shortly after its completion. The city undertook the construction of the elementary school, Yorkship Elementary School. Ownership of the village remained in the hands of the US government through the Emergency Fleet Corporation until this corporation was dissolved in 1922. The United States Treasury Department then took over management and finally sold the village at public auction in 1921. - NRHP Registration Form