National Register of Historic Places listings in Cape May County, New Jersey

Summary

List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Cape May County, New Jersey

Location of Cape May County in New Jersey
Contents: Counties and communities in New Jersey
AtlanticBergen (Closter, Franklin Lakes, Ridgewood, Saddle River, Wyckoff) – BurlingtonCamdenCape MayCumberlandEssexGloucesterHudsonHunterdonMercerMiddlesexMonmouthMorrisOceanPassaicSalemSomersetSussexUnionWarren

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 March 8, 2024.[2]

[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Avalon Life Saving Station
Avalon Life Saving Station
Avalon Life Saving Station
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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
J. Thompson Baker House
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
Battery 223
Battery 223
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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
Thomas Beesley Jr. House
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
Thomas Beesley Sr. House
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
Brandywine Shoal Light Station
Brandywine Shoal Light Station
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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
Calvary Baptist Church
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
Cape May Historic District
Cape May Historic District
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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
Cape May Lighthouse
Cape May Lighthouse
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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
Caribbean Motel
Caribbean Motel
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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
Chateau Bleu Motel
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
Owen Coachman House
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
Cold Spring Grange Hall
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
Cold Spring Presbyterian Church
Cold Spring Presbyterian Church
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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
John Corson, Jr. House Site
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
Dennisville Historic District
Dennisville Historic District
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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
Joseph Falkinburg House
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
Fire Control Tower No. 23
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
Fishing Creek Schoolhouse
Fishing Creek Schoolhouse
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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
The Flanders Hotel
The Flanders Hotel
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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
Judge Nathaniel Foster House
Judge Nathaniel Foster House
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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
John Wesley Gandy House
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
Goshen School
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
Hangar No. 1-United States Naval Air Station Wildwood
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
Hereford Lighthouse
Hereford Lighthouse
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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
George Hildreth House
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
John Holmes House
John Holmes House
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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
Thomas Leaming House
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
Henry Ludlam House
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
Thomas Ludlam Jr. House
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
Marine National Bank
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
Marshallville Historic District
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
Naval Air Station Wildwood Historic District
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
New Asbury Methodist Episcopal Meeting House
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
Ocean City 34th Street Station
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
Ocean City City Hall
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
Ocean City Life-Saving Station
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
Ocean City Residential Historic District
Ocean City Residential Historic District
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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
Ocean City Tenth Street Station
Ocean City Tenth Street Station
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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
Octagonal Poultry House
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
Old Cape May County Courthouse Building
Old Cape May County Courthouse Building
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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
Jonathan Pyne House
Jonathan Pyne House
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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
Reeves–Iszard–Godfey House
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
Rio Grande Station
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
Rufwud Cottage
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
Saint Peter's-By-The-Sea Episcopal Church
Saint Peter's-By-The-Sea Episcopal Church
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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
South Tuckahoe Historic District
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
TBM-3E Avenger Torpedo Bomber
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
William S. Townsend House
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
Tuckahoe Station
Tuckahoe Station
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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
U.S. Life-Saving Station No. 35
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
Whilldin–Miller House
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
Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue
Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue
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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 edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved March 8, 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places, Cape May County Archived 2011-06-28 at the Wayback Machine p. 6