Lucy the Elephant
Lucy, the Margate Elephant | |
Lucy in 2025 | |
| Location | 9200 Atlantic Ave Margate City, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 39°19′14.33″N 74°30′42.85″W / 39.3206472°N 74.5119028°W |
| Built | 1882 |
| Architect | James V. Lafferty |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000493 |
| NJRHP No. | 383 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 12, 1971 |
| Designated NHL | May 11, 1976 |
| Designated NJRHP | April 7, 1971 |
Lucy the Elephant is a six-story elephant-shaped wood frame and tin clad building, constructed in 1882 by James V. Lafferty in Margate City, New Jersey. Lucy was built with the purpose of promoting real estate sales and attracting tourists to the area. Today, Lucy remains the oldest surviving roadside tourist attraction in America.