Cape May Historic District - Selected Contributing Properties

Selected Contributing Properties

Contributing properties in the district include the following. Construction dates may be approximate. T&D reference gives the reference number from George E. Thomas and Carl Doebley's book with roman numerals indicating the more signifiant buildings, and Arabic numerals the less significant buildings. Both lists are ordered by approximate date of construction. HABS reference links to the building's page in the Historic American Buildings Survey at the Library of Congress.

Name Image Address Date Architect Builder Notes T&D reference HABS reference
Agnew, Erwin !Erwin Agnew House First 20 !20 First Ave.
 1886 Unknown Ware and Eldredge In the Mt. Vernon tract 43
Allen, George !George Allen House Washington 0720 !720 Washington St.
 1863-64 Plans from Samuel Sloan Henry Phillipps An elegant Italianate villa, called "one of the State's most impressive 19th-century seaside structures." .02 !II NJ0012
Arlington Hotel Grant and North Streets
 1878 Unknown Joseph Q. Williams Also known as Huntington House. 25 NJ0928
Atlantic Terrace Houses Jackson 10 !10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 Jackson St.
 1891-92 Stephen Decatur Button William Cassedy Seven essentially identical balloon frame houses built on the site of the Atlantic Hotel. Three stories in height, with a one story porch and a bay window with an ogee roof at the second story, they face an off-street courtyard. .20 !XX NJ0013
Baily, Julius !Julius Baily House Stockton 907 !907 Stockton Ave.
 1895 Frank Gugert Unknown 53 NJ0938
Baltimore Hotel Hughes 644 !644 Hughes Street
 1867 or later Unknown Unknown In 1896 the Episcopal church established The Girls' Friendly Society here. 04 !4
Beirn's Cottage Perry 005 !5 Perry Street
 1879 Enos Williams Enos Williams AKA Avenue House. 29
Boyd, George !George Boyd House Beach 1501 !1501 Beach Ave.
 1911 Frank Seeburger Unknown Georgian Revival style with two-story porches. .26 !XXVI NJ0014
Burns, Charles !Charles Burns House Beach 0929 !929-931 Beach Ave.
 1881-82 Enos Williams Williams and Cassidy Corner tower reflects the influence of the J. McCreary house. 33 NJ0952
Cape Island Baptist Church (1916) Columbia 0620 !SE corner of Columbia Ave. and Gurney Street
 1916 Ferdinand Witt Winchester Bonham 67 NJ0954
Cape Island Presbyterian Church (1853) Lafayette 0417 !417 Lafayette Street
 1853 Unknown Peter Hand Wooden construction with an "onion-style" cupola. First of two churches built by the congregation. .01 !I NJ0016
Cape Island Presbyterian Church (1898) Hughes and Decatur
 1898 Isaac Purcell George West Third church built by the congregation and currently used by it. .23 !XXIII
Cape May City Firehouse Washington 0923 !923 Washington St. 1875 none Enos Williams Across the street from the current fire station 19 NJ0354
Cape May High School Washington St. 1917 Henry Vaughn William Porter Now used as city hall 68
Carroll Villa Jackson 19 !19 Jackson St.
 1882
additions 1892 and 1895		 Unknown Charles Shaw for George Hildreth. Eclectic Victorian style with Italianate motifs. Named for Charles Carroll to attract clientele from Maryland. .17 !XVII NJ0017
Chalfonte Hotel NW corner of Howard and Sewell St.
 1875, 1876, 1879, 1888, etc. Unknown C.Shaw, D.D. Moore & Sons, and others Originally built for Henry Sawyer. "Cape May's oldest and most ornate large hotel." .08 !VIII NJ0018
Church, Horatio !Horatio Church House Washington 0921 !921 Washington St. 1888 Unknown Hand and Ware Shingled walls and gable and turned porch posts. 44
Cold Spring Life Saving Station Beach 1111 !1111 Beach Ave.
 1890 Unknown Unknown Now Kiwanis Club 47
Colonial Hotel Beach 0400 !Beach Dr. between Ocean and Gurney
 1894-95 William and C.S. Church William and C.S. Church South wing added 1905. .21 !XXI NJ0019
Congress Hall Beach 0251 !251 Beach Dr. (between Congress and Perry)
 1879 J.F. Meyer Richard Dobbins Three-story veranda with mansard roof. Very large hotel visited by several presidents, including Benjamin Harrison who had offices here in 1891. Third hotel on the site. S.D. Button addition 1880. .10 !X NJ0020
Cook's Villa Perry 009 !9 Perry St.
 1879 Unknown Wiliam L. Cummings Second Empire style, with two-story porch with pierced tile trimming. Also known as Fryer's Cottage. 28 NJ0021
Denizot's Ocean View House Decatur and Beach Avenues
 1879 Unknown Unknown 27 NJ0930
Ebbitt House Jackson 25 !25 Jackson Street
 1879 Enos Williams Enos Williams Also known as Virginia Cottage. 30
Evans, J.R. !J.R. Evans House Congress Pl 207 !207 Congress Place
 1882-83 Stephen Decatur Button Joseph Stretch Simple proportions and horizontal form typical of Button. .15 !XV NJ0512
Ferguson, Charles !Charles Ferguson House Lafayette 0101 !101 South Lafayette Street
 1870-71 Stephen Decatur Button Hand and Ware 13 NJ0934
First Baptist Church Franklin 727 !727-731 Franklin
 1879 C.H. Brown Charles Shaw Congregation moved to Cape Island Baptist Church in 1916. This building became the Franklin Street United Methodist Church, and is now condominiums. One story built in the Gothic Revival style. The spire was destroyed by lightning in the early 20th century. .12 !XII NJ0015
Forsythe, John !John Forsythe House Beach 1601 !1601 Beach Ave.
 1910-11 J.A. Dempwald Original cost $35,000 58
Furness, Frank !Frank Furness Cottage Grant 261 !261 Grant Street
 1870 Unknown R.J.Dobbins Owned, but not designed, by famous architect Frank Furness 10
Gallagher, Christopher !Christopher Gallagher House Jackson 45 !45 Jackson Street
 1882-83 Charles Shaw Charles Shaw Originally identical to the Hildreth Cottage. 38 NJ0943
Gemrig, J.H. !J.H. Gemrig House Ocean 107 !107 Ocean St. 1888 or 1889 Unknown Unknown 45 NJ0946
Graham, George !George Graham Cottage Queen 20 !20 Queen St.
 1914 Unknown Otis Townsend 63
Grange, Charles !Charles Grange House New Jersey 1229 !1229 New Jersey Ave.
 1912 Unknown Sherman Sharp First and most expensive of 5 similar houses. 60
Graves, Nelson Z. !Nelson Z. Graves House New jersey 1117 !1117 New Jersey Ave.
 1912 Lloyd Titus Unknown Eclectic style. .29 !XXIX
Gregory, Douglas !Douglas Gregory House Ocean 102 !102 Ocean Street
 1881-82 Unknown Unknown Conservative, symmetrical, but rich design. 37 NJ0935
Hall, Joseph !Joseph Hall Cottage Hughes 645 !645 Hughes St. 1868 Unknown Unknown 05 !5 NJ0686
Harding, Frederick !Frederick Harding Cottage Beach 1117 !1117 Beach Ave. 1916 Dehmond, Ashmead, Bickley Sherman Sharp Built on Cape May Real Estate Co. land after its liquidation. 66
Hanes, Joseph !Joseph Hanes House Perry 206 !206 Perry Street
 1879-80 Enos Williams Samuel Colladay Typical Gothic Revival center-gabled cottage with elaborate porch. .13 !XIII
Harrison, Warne and Morris Houses Columbia 0615 !615, 617, 621 Columbia Avenue
 1867-68 Stephen Decatur Button Hand and Ware All similar except that the Morris House has cast iron used on the porch. .04 !IV NJ0942
Hewitt, John T. !John T. Hewitt House New Jersey 1311 !1311 New Jersey Ave.
 1914 Ferdinand Witt York Brothers Six bedrooms, 3 boths, 3 servant rooms and a garage with chauffer's quarters. .30 !XXX
Hildreth, George !George Hildreth House Jackson 17 !17 Jackson St.
 1882 None Charles Shaw Hexagonal porch reflects Button's influence. .16 !XVI NJ0022
Hildreth, James !James Hildreth House Washington 0815 !815 Washington Street
 1885 Unknown Francis Duke 40
Hill, Francis !Francis Hill House Beach 1001 !1001 Beach Drive 1910-11 Frank Seeburger Metzger and Wells Interesting double gable. Original cost $20,000. 57
House at 10 Broadway Broadway 10 !10 Broadway
 Unknown Unknown NJ0929
House at 815 Kearney Kearney 815 !815 Kearney
 Unknown Unknown Shingle style. NJ0925
House at 817 Kearney Kearney 817 !817 Kearney
 Unknown Unknown Shingle style. NJ0924
Hunt, Henry !Dr. Henry Hunt House Congress Pl 209 !209 Congress Place
 1881, renovated in 1890s Unknown George Stretch 1890s addition added plumbing and ornament. 35 NJ0862
Jackson's Clubhouse Columbia 0635 !635 Columbia Ave.
 1872 Stephen Decatur Button Hand and Ware Originally a gambling club. "S.D. Button's finest surviving design in Cape May." .07 !VII NJ0025
Jacoby, J.F. !J.F. Jacoby House Columbia and Franklin
 1899-1900 Unknown York Bros. Colonial Revival style, with some decorative millwork. 52
Johnson, Barclay !Barclay Johnson House New jersey 1119 !1119-21 New Jersey Ave. 1913-14 Unknown Sherman Sharp Several features indicate a new "East Cape May" style. 62
Johnson, Eldridge !Eldridge Johnson House Perry 033 !33 Perry St.
 1882 Unknown Unknown Moved from 225 Congress St. in 1970. Now known as the Pink House. "A tour de force in decorative millwork." .14 !XIV NJ0026
Knight, E.C. !E.C. Knight House Congress Pl 203 !203 Congress Place
 1882-83 Stephen Decatur Button Unknown Nearly identical to the Evans House next door. 36 NJ0500
Leaming, Jacob !Jacob Leaming House Columbia 0712 !712 Columbia Ave.
 1879 Unknown Unknown Permanent awning a recent addition. 31
Leaming, James !James Leaming House Decatur 130 !130 Decatur St. 1895 Unknown Ware and Eldredge Tiny cottage (on left in photo) with complex front. Roseman Cottage on the right. 51
Leedom, Joseph !Joseph Leedom House Congress St 111 !111-113 Congress St.
 1887 Charles Collum Unknown Queen Anne style. .19 !XIX
Lewis, Joseph !Joseph Lewis House Beach 0819 !819 Beach Dr.
 1870 Unknown Unknown Stone basement and porch with Doric columns added 1905. 14 NJ0028
Ludlam, S.R. !S.R. Ludlam House Kearney and Jefferson Streets
 1875 Unknown Unknown Moved from Ocean and Columbia Ave. around 1900 23
Macomber Hotel Beach !NW corner of Beach Dr. and Howard St.
 1919 or later Unknown Unknown Reflects the "quiet middle-class resort of the 1920s." 69 NJ0024
McCollum, Peter !Peter McCollum development houses Columbia 0705 !705 & 725 Columbia Ave. 1868-72 Peter McCollum (possibly) Richard Souder (probably) A basic formula was used by developer Peter McCollum, usually with contractor Richard Souder. After one house was built and sold, another would be built nearby. 07 !7
McConnell, John !John McConnell House Jackson 13 !13 Jackson Street
 1882 or later Unknown Unknown Sophisticated form, possibly from a Philadelphia architect. 39 NJ0033
McCreary, George !George McCreary House Columbia 0606 !606 Columbia Ave. 1873 Stephen Decatur Button Ware and Eldridge 18
McCreary, John B. !John B. McCreary House Columbia 0618 !SW corner of Gurney and Columbia St.
 1869-70 Stephen Decatur Button Richard Dobbins Also known as the Christian Science Society. .05 !V NJ0030
McCreary, Kate !Kate McCreary House Beach 1005 !1005 Beach Ave.
 1922-1924 Zantzinger, Borie, and Medary
attributed		 W.L. Cummings
attributed		 Known locally as the "Mae West house" due to its protruding porches. 70 NJ0951
Morris, Evan !Evan Morris Cottage Ocean 17 !17 Ocean St.
 1888 Charles Shaw Charles Shaw 46
Morice, William !William Morice House Beach 0937 !937 Beach Ave.
 1912 Brochie and Hastings Sherman Sharp & Co. Colonial Revival 59
Neafie, Jacob !Jacob Neafie House Congress St 026 !26-30 Congress Street
 1865-66 Unknown Unknown 02 !2 NJ0824
Neafie, Jacob and !Jacob Neafie and John Levy stable Windsor 33 !33 Windsor Street
 1865-66 Unknown Unknown Converted from a stable into a cottage. 03 !3
New Jersey Trust and Safe Deposit Washington 0526 !526 Washington St.
 1895 Thomas Stephens Samuel Wiley Small Renaissance Revival style first used as a bank, then as city hall, now as a store. .22 !XXII NJ0031
New York Ave. Development House New York 1021 !1021 New York Ave. 1909-11 C.E. Shermerhorn (possibly) Unknown One of 21 originally identical houses, all modified in 1916. 56
Ogden, George !George Ogden Cottage Washington 0737 !737 Washington St. 1895 Unknown George Ogden (probably) Ogden was a lumberyard operator and contractor. He may have sold the "standard gingerbread" elements from his lumberyard. 48
Parker, Henry !Henry Parker Cottage Jackson 22 !22 Jackson St. 1896 or later Unknown Unknown Similar in design to Aaron Roseman Cottage 49
Physick, Emlen !Emlen Physick Estate Washington 1048 !1048 Washington St.
 1878-79 Frank Furness (attributed) Charles Shaw Very similar to Furness's William Rhawn House (1879) in Philadelphia. .09 !IX NJ0034
Potts Cottage Hughes 511 !511 Hughes Street
 1881 Unknown Unknown Tiny cottage with an elaborately infilled gable. 32 NJ0937
Robinson, Russell !Russell Robinson Development House New Jersey 1607 !1607 New Jersey Ave.
 1914-15 Unknown Russell Robinson One of 6 adjoining houses, all built on speculation. 64
Roseman, Aaron !Aaron Roseman Cottage Decatur 132 !132 Decatur St.
 1895-96 Unknown Walter Peterman Similar in construction to Parker Cottage. 50 NJ0957
St. John's Episcopal Church Washington and Franklin St.
 1867-68 Henry Sims Richard Souder Original stain glass windows by I.C. Spence of Montreal. .03 !III NJ0036
St. Mary's Catholic Church Washington and Ocean Streets
 1911 George Lovett William McShane Norman revival. Ceiling decorated with stars. .27 !XXVII NJ0949
Schellenger, Jeremiah !Jeremiah Schellenger House Lafayette 1284 !1284 Lafayette St.
 1860 Unknown Unknown 2 story octagon house with Italianate details. 20 NJ0032
Sewell, General !General Sewell House Grant 249 !249 Grant
 1870 Unknown R.J. Dobbins Built or sponsored by the West Jersey Railroad. 11
Sewell, William Jr. !William Sewell, Jr. House Beach 1507 !1507 Beach Ave.
 1912 Zantzinger, Borie & Medary William Cummings .28 !XXVIII NJ0950
Shields, Peter !Peter Shields House Beach 1301 !1301-1303 Beach Ave.
 1906-07 Lloyd Titus William Cummings First owner also was president of Cape May Real Estate Company. .25 !XXV
Simon, Moses !Moses Simon Cottage Columbia 0631 !631 Columbia Ave.
 1870 Unknown Unknown 09 !9
Slaymaker, Selina !Selina Slaymaker House North 11 !11 North Street
 1877 Unknown Unknown Also known as Dolores Cottage. 24
Small, Peter !Peter Small House Broadway 14 !14 Broadway 1885 or earlier Unknown Unknown In the Mt. Vernon tract. Developed by Mark Devine. Porch added later. 42
Star Villa Beach 1305 !1300 block Beach Avenue
 1884-85 and later additions Collins and Autenreich Ware and Eldridge Fourth floor built 1893 above the mansard roof. .18 !XVIII NJ0963
Starr, R. Walter !Dr. R. Walter Starr Cottage New jersey 1500 !1500 New Jersey Ave.
 1906 R.E. White Metzgers and White 55
Steiner, Joseph !Joseph and John Steiner Cottages Congress St 022 !22 and 24 Congress Street 1851 Unknown Unknown 01 !1
Stites, John K. !John K. Stites Cottage Hughes 659 !659 Hughes Street 1869-70 Unknown Hoffman and Williams 08 !8
Stockton Cottages Guerney 14 !12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 Gurney St.
 1872 Stephen Decatur Button Harden and Bro. Lavish exteriors, simple interiors. All very similar except for larger porches on 26-30. .06 !VI NJ0039
Tack, John !John Tack House Columbia 0715 !715 Columbia Ave. 1872-73 Stephen Decatur Button Joseph Q. Williams 16
Tatham, Henry !Henry Tatham House Beach 0805 !805 Beach Ave.
 1872-73 Stephen Decatur Button Hand and Ware Also known as Stockton Manor 17 NJ0944
Townsend, Otis !Otis Townsend House Reading 115 !115 Reading St.
 1915 Unknown Unknown On long narrow lot. Built by carpenter-developer Townsend. 65
Trindle, James !James Trindle House New Jersey 1120 !1120 New Jersey Ave. 1913-14 Duhring, Okie, and Ziegler Thompson, Dickson, & Co. Colonial Revival 61
Wales, Thomas !Thomas Wales House Lafayette 1033 !1033-1035 Lafayette Street
 1870 Unknown Unknown Modernized in 1898 by McCollin and Fast. 12 NJ0140
Ware's !Dr. Ware's Drugstore Columbia 0500 !Ocean and Columbia Streets
 1876 Unknown Unknown 22 NJ0955
Ware, J. Stratton !J. Stratton Ware House Hughes 653 !653 Hughes Street 1868 or later Unknown Probably J. S. Ware 06 !6 NJ0825
Webster, Thomas !Thomas Webster House Washington 0933 !933 Washington St.
 1876 Enos Williams Enos Williams 21
Weightman, William !William Weightman House Trenton Ave. near Beach
 1881-82 (alteration) Unknown Ware and Eldredge (alteration) Moved from Washington and Franklin to Ocean and Beach avenues, then to Reading Avenue. 34 NJ0947
Williamson, Thomas !Thomas Williamson Cottage Hughes 501 !501 Hughes Street 1885 Unknown Unknown 41
Wilson, John !John Wilson Cottages Jefferson 15 !15 & 17 Jefferson St. 1901 Unknown William L. Cummings 54
Windsor Hotel Beach Drive between Congress and Windsor
 1879 Stephen Decatur Button Hoover and Hughes Built immediately after 1878 fire. The fourth floor and elevator were added in 1899. .11 !XI NJ0004

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