New Jersey - Cape May County - Historic Districts
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
Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Cobatfor, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
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