National Register of Historic Places - New Jersey (NJ), Cape May County

Cape May County New Jersey (Historic Districts) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance. Significant places include Cape May Historic District, Dennisville Historic District, Marshallville Historic District, Ocean City Residential Historic District and South Tuckahoe Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Cape May County places including Frank Wentzell. Prominent architectural styles found in Cape May Country are Federal, Late Victorian and Gothic Revival.

Cape May Historic District (added 1970 - - #70000383)

Cape May , Cape May

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Conservation, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Hotel, Resort

Current Function:

Domestic, Health Care

Current Sub-function:

Camp, Hotel, Resort

Dennisville Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000848)

Petersburg Rd., Main St., Church Rd., Hall Ave., Fidler and Academy Rds., and NH 47 , Dennisville

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Wentzell,Frank

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Late Gothic Revival, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Industry, Maritime History, Architecture

Cultural Affiliation:

American,Industry

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Marshallville Historic District (added 1989 - - #89002013)

Roughly Marshallville Rd. at Co. Rt. 557 , Marshallville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Industry

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Water-Related

Current Function:

Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Naval Air Station Wildwood Historic District (added 2015 - - #13000945)

Wildwood, Wildwood

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1925-1949 AD

Ocean City Residential Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000129)

Roughly bounded by 3rd and 8th Sts. and Central and Ocean Aves., , Ocean City

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

South Tuckahoe Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000103)

Also known as Tuckahoe;Williamsburg

Roughly, along NJ 557 and NJ 50 from the Tuckahoe River to Kendall Ln., Upper Township , Tuckahoe

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Federal, Gothic Revival, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Transportation, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Professional, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social

Current Sub-function:

Department Store, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Professional, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store