Cape May Historic District
Cape May Historic District | |
Stockton Cottages | |
| Location | Cape May, New Jersey |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°56′24″N 74°54′46″W / 38.94000°N 74.91278°W |
| Area | 380 acres (1.5 km2) |
| Built | 1850 |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000383 |
| NJRHP No. | 3042 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 29, 1970 |
| Designated NHLD | May 11, 1976 |
| Designated NJRHP | December 10, 1970 |
The Cape May Historic District is an area of 380 acres (1.5 km2) 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."