National Register of Historic Places listings in Cape May County, New Jersey
List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Cape May County, New Jersey
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This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Cape May County, New Jersey. Latitude and longitude coordinates of the sites listed on this page may be displayed in an online map.[1]
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 5, 2024.[2]
[3] | Name on the Register[4] | Image | Date listed[5] | Location | City or town | Description |
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1 | Avalon Life Saving Station | March 2, 1979 (#79001480) |
76 W. 15th St. 39°06′14″N 74°42′46″W / 39.103889°N 74.712778°W / 39.103889; -74.712778 (Avalon Life Saving Station) | Avalon | Built 1894 | |
2 | J. Thompson Baker House | May 31, 1996 (#96000551) |
3008 Atlantic Ave. 38°59′N 74°49′W / 38.99°N 74.81°W / 38.99; -74.81 (J. Thompson Baker House) | Wildwood | Built 1909 | |
3 | Battery 223 | June 25, 2008 (#08000555) |
Beach at Cape May State Park 38°55′53″N 74°57′20″W / 38.931489°N 74.955533°W / 38.931489; -74.955533 (Battery 223) | Lower Township | Built 1943 | |
4 | Thomas Beesley Jr. House | February 12, 1998 (#98000098) |
605 NJ 9 N 39°05′55″N 74°48′50″W / 39.098611°N 74.813889°W / 39.098611; -74.813889 (Thomas Beesley Jr. House) | Middle Township | ||
5 | Thomas Beesley Sr. House | December 17, 1992 (#92001682) |
12 Beesley's Pl. Beesley's Point 39°16′47″N 74°37′46″W / 39.279722°N 74.629444°W / 39.279722; -74.629444 (Thomas Beesley Sr. House) | Upper Township | Built 1816 | |
6 | Brandywine Shoal Light Station | January 8, 2007 (#06000943) |
In lower Delaware Bay, about 8.8 mi. WNW of Cape May Point 38°59′10″N 75°06′47″W / 38.986111°N 75.113056°W / 38.986111; -75.113056 (Brandywine Shoal Light Station) | Cape May Point | Built 1828 (1st light) Built 1850 (2nd light) Built 1914 (3rd light) | |
7 | Calvary Baptist Church | November 25, 1980 (#80002477) |
SW of Ocean View at Seaville Rd. and NJ 9 39°10′14″N 74°44′26″W / 39.170556°N 74.740556°W / 39.170556; -74.740556 (Calvary Baptist Church) | Dennis Township | Built 1855 | |
8 | Cape May Historic District | December 29, 1970 (#70000383) |
Cape May 38°56′24″N 74°54′46″W / 38.94°N 74.912778°W / 38.94; -74.912778 (Cape May Historic District) | Cape May | Built 1850 600 buildings | |
9 | Cape May Lighthouse | November 12, 1973 (#73001090) |
Cape May Point State Park Lighthouse Ave. 38°55′58″N 74°57′39″W / 38.932778°N 74.960833°W / 38.932778; -74.960833 (Cape May Lighthouse) | Lower Township | Built 1859 | |
10 | Caribbean Motel | August 24, 2005 (#05000915) |
5600 Ocean Ave. 38°58′45″N 74°49′32″W / 38.979167°N 74.825556°W / 38.979167; -74.825556 (Caribbean Motel) | Wildwood Crest | Built 1958 | |
11 | Chateau Bleu Motel | March 25, 2004 (#04000221) |
911 Surf Ave. 39°00′05″N 74°47′42″W / 39.001389°N 74.795°W / 39.001389; -74.795 (Chateau Bleu Motel) | North Wildwood | Built 1962 | |
12 | Owen Coachman House | September 9, 2005 (#05000964) |
1019 Batts Ln. 38°57′44″N 74°55′46″W / 38.962222°N 74.929444°W / 38.962222; -74.929444 (Owen Coachman House) | Lower Township | Built 1846 | |
13 | Cold Spring Grange Hall | March 30, 1998 (#98000234) |
720 Seahore Rd. 38°58′39″N 74°54′48″W / 38.9775°N 74.913333°W / 38.9775; -74.913333 (Cold Spring Grange Hall) | Lower Township | Built 1912 | |
14 | Cold Spring Presbyterian Church | June 14, 1991 (#91000785) |
780 Seashore Rd. 38°58′35″N 74°54′59″W / 38.976389°N 74.916389°W / 38.976389; -74.916389 (Cold Spring Presbyterian Church) | Lower Township | Built 1823 | |
15 | John Corson, Jr. House Site | February 12, 2015 (#06000686) |
1542 S. Shore Rd. 39°13′46″N 74°41′09″W / 39.22945°N 74.68591°W / 39.22945; -74.68591 (John Corson, Jr. House Site) | Upper Township | ||
16 | Dennisville Historic District | November 24, 1987 (#87000848) |
Petersburg Rd., Main St., Church Rd., Hall Ave., Fidler and Academy Rds., and NH 47; also roughly bounded by Gatzmer Ave., RR. tracks, NJ 47, and N. side of Petersburg Rd. and NJ 47 Dennisville 39°11′34″N 74°49′16″W / 39.192778°N 74.821111°W / 39.192778; -74.821111 (Dennisville Historic District) | Dennis Township | ||
17 | Joseph Falkinburg House | October 3, 1994 (#94001153) |
922 Delsea Dr. South Dennis 39°10′22″N 74°49′15″W / 39.172778°N 74.820833°W / 39.172778; -74.820833 (Joseph Falkinburg House) | Dennis Township | ||
18 | Fire Control Tower No. 23 | November 17, 2003 (#03000655) |
Sunset Boulevard 38°56′36″N 74°58′03″W / 38.943333°N 74.9675°W / 38.943333; -74.9675 (Fire Control Tower No. 23) | Lower Township | ||
19 | Fishing Creek Schoolhouse | March 6, 1980 (#80002478) |
2102 Bayshore Rd. 39°00′51″N 74°56′20″W / 39.014167°N 74.938889°W / 39.014167; -74.938889 (Fishing Creek Schoolhouse) | Villas | ||
20 | The Flanders Hotel | November 20, 2009 (#09000939) |
719 East 11th Street 39°16′29″N 74°34′36″W / 39.274717°N 74.576792°W / 39.274717; -74.576792 (The Flanders Hotel) | Ocean City | ||
21 | Judge Nathaniel Foster House | August 25, 2014 (#14000516) |
1649 Bayshore Dr. 39°01′13″N 74°56′07″W / 39.0203°N 74.9353°W / 39.0203; -74.9353 (Judge Nathaniel Foster House) | Lower Township | ||
22 | John Wesley Gandy House | November 12, 1999 (#99001309) |
26 Tyler Rd. Greenfield 39°14′02″N 74°42′24″W / 39.233889°N 74.706667°W / 39.233889; -74.706667 (John Wesley Gandy House) | Upper Township | ||
23 | Goshen School | May 12, 2014 (#14000202) |
314 N. Delsea Dr. (Middle Township) 39°08′14″N 74°51′15″W / 39.137298°N 74.854034°W / 39.137298; -74.854034 (Goshen School) | Goshen | ||
24 | Hangar No. 1-United States Naval Air Station Wildwood | August 21, 1997 (#97000935) |
Jct. of Forrestal and Langley Rds. Cape May Airport 39°00′18″N 74°54′37″W / 39.005°N 74.910278°W / 39.005; -74.910278 (Hangar No. 1-United States Naval Air Station Wildwood) | Lower Township | ||
25 | Hereford Lighthouse | September 20, 1977 (#77000859) |
Central Ave. 39°00′24″N 74°47′32″W / 39.006667°N 74.792222°W / 39.006667; -74.792222 (Hereford Lighthouse) | North Wildwood | Built 1874 | |
26 | George Hildreth House | July 28, 1999 (#99000905) |
731 Seashore Rd. 38°58′42″N 74°54′44″W / 38.978333°N 74.912222°W / 38.978333; -74.912222 (George Hildreth House) | Lower Township | ||
27 | John Holmes House | June 12, 1979 (#79001481) |
504 U.S. 9 North 39°05′46″N 74°48′48″W / 39.096111°N 74.813333°W / 39.096111; -74.813333 (John Holmes House) | Cape May Court House | The Museum of Cape May County | |
28 | Thomas Leaming House | August 1, 1997 (#97000801) |
1845 US 9 N 39°08′30″N 74°46′01″W / 39.141667°N 74.766944°W / 39.141667; -74.766944 (Thomas Leaming House) | Middle Township | ||
29 | Henry Ludlam House | August 12, 1993 (#93000826) |
1336 NJ 47 Dennisville 39°11′43″N 74°50′31″W / 39.195278°N 74.841944°W / 39.195278; -74.841944 (Henry Ludlam House) | Dennis Township | ||
30 | Thomas Ludlam Jr. House | November 26, 2004 (#04001261) |
707 NJ47 39°10′09″N 74°49′31″W / 39.169167°N 74.825278°W / 39.169167; -74.825278 (Thomas Ludlam Jr. House) | Dennis Township | ||
31 | Marine National Bank | December 20, 2000 (#00001494) |
3301 Pacific Ave. 38°59′24″N 74°48′47″W / 38.99°N 74.813056°W / 38.99; -74.813056 (Marine National Bank) | Wildwood | ||
32 | Marshallville Historic District | November 28, 1989 (#89002013) |
Roughly Marshallville Rd. at Co. Rt. 557 39°17′54″N 74°46′42″W / 39.2983°N 74.778242°W / 39.2983; -74.778242 (Marshallville Historic District) | Upper Township | ||
33 | Naval Air Station Wildwood Historic District | July 28, 2015 (#13000945) |
Bounded by Forrestal and Monterre Roads, and the runways and taxiways to the north and east 39°00′24″N 74°54′23″W / 39.00679°N 74.90651°W / 39.00679; -74.90651 (Naval Air Station Wildwood Historic District) | Lower Township | Former site of Naval Air Station Wildwood, now Cape May Airport | |
34 | New Asbury Methodist Episcopal Meeting House | September 17, 1980 (#80002476) |
Shore Rd. 39°08′25″N 74°46′10″W / 39.140278°N 74.769444°W / 39.140278; -74.769444 (New Asbury Methodist Episcopal Meeting House) | Cape May Court House | ||
35 | Ocean City 34th Street Station | June 22, 1984 (#84002613) |
34th St. 39°15′06″N 74°36′49″W / 39.251667°N 74.613611°W / 39.251667; -74.613611 (Ocean City 34th Street Station) | Ocean City | Demolished.[6] | |
36 | Ocean City City Hall | June 13, 1997 (#97000565) |
Jct. of 9th St. and Asbury Ave. 39°16′43″N 74°34′34″W / 39.278611°N 74.576111°W / 39.278611; -74.576111 (Ocean City City Hall) | Ocean City | ||
37 | Ocean City Life-Saving Station | June 14, 2013 (#13000385) |
801 4th St. 39°16′55″N 74°33′56″W / 39.281855°N 74.565679°W / 39.281855; -74.565679 (Ocean City Life-Saving Station) | Ocean City | Built in 1886. | |
38 | Ocean City Residential Historic District | March 20, 2003 (#03000129) |
Roughly bounded by 3rd and 8th Sts. and Central and Ocean Aves., 39°16′52″N 74°34′14″W / 39.281111°N 74.570556°W / 39.281111; -74.570556 (Ocean City Residential Historic District) | Ocean City | ||
39 | Ocean City Tenth Street Station | June 22, 1984 (#84002610) |
10th Street and Haven Avenue 39°16′44″N 74°34′43″W / 39.278889°N 74.578611°W / 39.278889; -74.578611 (Ocean City Tenth Street Station) | Ocean City | ||
40 | Octagonal Poultry House | March 14, 2008 (#08000177) |
720 US 9 (Lower Township) 38°58′46″N 74°54′45″W / 38.979444°N 74.9125°W / 38.979444; -74.9125 (Octagonal Poultry House) | Cold Spring | ||
41 | Old Cape May County Courthouse Building | December 22, 1981 (#81000389) |
N. Main St. 39°05′02″N 74°49′26″W / 39.083889°N 74.823889°W / 39.083889; -74.823889 (Old Cape May County Courthouse Building) | Cape May Court House | ||
42 | Jonathan Pyne House | February 14, 1997 (#97000061) |
609 Sea Grove Ave. 38°56′18″N 74°57′35″W / 38.938333°N 74.959722°W / 38.938333; -74.959722 (Jonathan Pyne House) | Lower Township | ||
43 | Reeves–Iszard–Godfey House | March 9, 2005 (#05000127) |
3097 Shore Rd. 39°11′49″N 74°42′42″W / 39.196944°N 74.711667°W / 39.196944; -74.711667 (Reeves–Iszard–Godfey House) | Upper Township | ||
44 | Rio Grande Station | February 13, 2007 (#07000047) |
720 NJ 9 38°58′31″N 74°54′41″W / 38.975278°N 74.911389°W / 38.975278; -74.911389 (Rio Grande Station) | Lower Township | ||
45 | Rufwud Cottage | December 2, 2014 (#14000979) |
394 93rd St. 39°03′28″N 74°45′40″W / 39.0578°N 74.7612°W / 39.0578; -74.7612 (Rufwud Cottage) | Stone Harbor Borough | [1] | |
46 | Saint Peter's-By-The-Sea Episcopal Church | August 3, 1995 (#95000978) |
Jct. of Ocean Ave. and Lake Dr. 38°56′03″N 74°58′00″W / 38.934167°N 74.966667°W / 38.934167; -74.966667 (Saint Peter's-By-The-Sea Episcopal Church) | Cape May Point | ||
47 | South Tuckahoe Historic District | March 7, 1997 (#97000103) |
Roughly, along NJ 557 and NJ 50 from the Tuckahoe River to Kendall Ln., Upper Township 39°17′20″N 74°45′10″W / 39.288889°N 74.752778°W / 39.288889; -74.752778 (South Tuckahoe Historic District) | Tuckahoe | ||
48 | TBM-3E Avenger Torpedo Bomber | February 11, 2003 (#03000019) |
500 Forrestal Road Cape May Airport 39°00′17″N 74°54′36″W / 39.004722°N 74.91°W / 39.004722; -74.91 (TBM-3E Avenger Torpedo Bomber) | Lower Township | In the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum | |
49 | William S. Townsend House | April 5, 1984 (#84002618) |
96 Delsea Dr. Dennisville 39°11′35″N 74°49′56″W / 39.193056°N 74.832222°W / 39.193056; -74.832222 (William S. Townsend House) | Dennis Township | ||
50 | Tuckahoe Station | June 22, 1984 (#84002626) |
Railroad Ave. and Mill Rd. 39°17′28″N 74°45′39″W / 39.291111°N 74.760833°W / 39.291111; -74.760833 (Tuckahoe Station) | Tuckahoe | ||
51 | U.S. Life-Saving Station No. 35 | November 8, 2008 (#08000970) |
11617 2nd Ave. 39°02′22″N 74°46′08″W / 39.039328°N 74.768989°W / 39.039328; -74.768989 (U.S. Life-Saving Station No. 35) | Stone Harbor | ||
52 | Whilldin–Miller House | February 12, 2003 (#03000012) |
416 S. Broadway 38°56′04″N 74°55′53″W / 38.934444°N 74.931389°W / 38.934444; -74.931389 (Whilldin–Miller House) | West Cape May | ||
53 | Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue | September 17, 1980 (#80002479) |
612 Washington Ave. 39°14′21″N 74°49′08″W / 39.239167°N 74.818889°W / 39.239167; -74.818889 (Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue) | Woodbine |
References
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- ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
- ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
- ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
- ^ New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places, Cape May County Archived 2011-06-28 at the Wayback Machine p. 6