Cape May Historic District, Cape May

Name: Cape May Historic District
Address: Cape May, United States

#12 among attractions in Cape May

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The Cape May Historic District is an area of 380 acres 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." ()

Built: 1850 (175 years ago)Coordinates: 38°56'24"N, 74°54'46"W

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Cape May Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Emlen Physick Estate, Washington Street Mall, Miss Chris Marina Fishing, Episcopal Church of the Advent / St. John's Chapel.

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Historical place, Museum, History museum
Emlen Physick Estate, Cape May
3 min walk • The Emlen Physick Estate is a Victorian house museum in Cape May, New Jersey. The estate is located at 1048 Washington Street.
0.7 miSW
38°55'57"N • 74°55'23"W
Washington Street Mall, Cape May
20 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
0.7 miN
38°57'0"N • 74°54'36"W
Miss Chris Marina Fishing, Cape May
19 min walk • Fishing charters and tours, Sailing, Tours
0.5 miSW
Church
Episcopal Church of the Advent / St. John's Chapel, Cape May
14 min walk • The Episcopal Church of the Advent / St. John's Chapel is an historic Carpenter Gothic style Episcopal church building located at Franklin and Washington streets in Cape May, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States.
0.6 miN
38°56'53"N • 74°54'49"W
Cape May Marina, Cape May
15 min walk • Sailing, Marina
0.7 miSW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Cape May Stage, Cape May
19 min walk • The Cape May Stage is a theatre company that performs in the Robert Shackleton Playhouse located at the corner of Bank and Lafayette Streets in downtown Cape May, New Jersey, United States.
0.7 miN
38°56'59"N • 74°54'39"W
Cape May Whale Watcher, Cape May
18 min walk • Dolphin and whale watching, Tours, Outdoor activities
1.1 miW
Georgian architecture
Whilldin–Miller House, West Cape May
28 min walk • Whilldin–Miller House is located in West Cape May, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. The front portion of the house was built in 1860 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 12, 2003. The original timber frame 2-story house remaining in the rear was built by Joseph Whilldin about 1715.
1.1 miW
Island
Cape Island
30 min walk • Cape May consists of a peninsula and barrier island system in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is roughly coterminous with Cape May County and runs southwards from the New Jersey mainland, separating Delaware Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. The southernmost point in New Jersey lies on the cape.

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Which popular attractions are close to Cape May Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Emlen Physick Estate, Cape May (3 min walk), Episcopal Church of the Advent / St. John's Chapel, Cape May (14 min walk), Cape May Marina, Cape May (15 min walk), Cape May Whale Watcher, Cape May (18 min walk).