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Cape May The Nation's Oldest Seashore Resort

With over 600 buildings in the resort town of Cape May, NJ. 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. 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".

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Uploaded on May 30, 2017
Taken on September 3, 2009