Cape May Historic District

The Cape May Historic District is an area of 380 acres (1.5 km2) with over 600 buildings in the resort town of Cape May, Cape May County, New Jersey. The city claims to be America's first seaside resort and has numerous buildings in the Late Victorian style, including the Eclectic, Stick, and Shingle styles, as well as the later Bungalow style, many with gingerbread trim. According to National Park Service architectural historian Carolyn Pitts, "Cape May has one of the largest collections of late 19th century frame buildings left in the United States... that give it a homogeneous architectural character, a kind of textbook of vernacular American building."

Cape May Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Stockton Cottages
LocationCape May, New Jersey
Coordinates38°56′24″N 74°54′46″W
Area380 acres (1.5 km2)
Built1850
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.70000383
NJRHP No.3042
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 29, 1970
Designated NHLDMay 11, 1976
Designated NJRHPDecember 10, 1970
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