 Eighteen of the 22 buildings in the area were built in 1893, despite the global economic depression.Prominent buildings include the Masonic hall, a four-story brick building whose Romanesque features have been harmed by a modern redesign of its ground floor retail spaces, and the Camden Opera House, built on the site of the old one at Elm and Washington, which also houses town offices.The result of the rebuilding effort is a remarkably cohesive late 19th-century commercial center, which has retained much of its period charm.