# National Register of Historic Places listings in Cape May County, New Jersey

List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Cape May County, New Jersey
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* Atlantic – Bergen (Closter, Franklin Lakes, Ridgewood, Saddle River, Wyckoff) – Burlington – Camden – Cape May – Cumberland – Essex – Gloucester – Hudson – Hunterdon – Mercer – Middlesex – Monmouth – Morris – Ocean – Passaic – Salem – Somerset – Sussex – Union – Warren
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This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Cape May County, New Jersey. Latitude and longitude coordinates of the sites listed on this page may be displayed in an online map.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted February 28, 2025.
| | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | City or town | Description |
| 1 | Avalon Life Saving Station | Avalon Life Saving Station More images | March 2, 1979 (#79001480) | 76 W. 15th St. 39°06′14″N 74°42′46″W﻿ / ﻿39.103889°N 74.712778°W﻿ / 39.103889; -74.712778﻿ (Avalon Life Saving Station) | Avalon | Built 1894 |
| 2 | J. Thompson Baker House | J. Thompson Baker House | May 31, 1996 (#96000551) | 3008 Atlantic Ave. 38°59′N 74°49′W﻿ / ﻿38.99°N 74.81°W﻿ / 38.99; -74.81﻿ (J. Thompson Baker House) | Wildwood | Built 1909 |
| 3 | Battery 223 | Battery 223 More images | June 25, 2008 (#08000555) | Beach at Cape May State Park 38°55′53″N 74°57′20″W﻿ / ﻿38.931489°N 74.955533°W﻿ / 38.931489; -74.955533﻿ (Battery 223) | Lower Township | Built 1943 |
| 4 | Thomas Beesley Jr. House | Thomas Beesley Jr. House | February 12, 1998 (#98000098) | 605 NJ 9 N 39°05′55″N 74°48′50″W﻿ / ﻿39.098611°N 74.813889°W﻿ / 39.098611; -74.813889﻿ (Thomas Beesley Jr. House) | Middle Township | |
| 5 | Thomas Beesley Sr. House | Thomas Beesley Sr. House | December 17, 1992 (#92001682) | 12 Beesley's Pl. Beesley's Point 39°16′47″N 74°37′46″W﻿ / ﻿39.279722°N 74.629444°W﻿ / 39.279722; -74.629444﻿ (Thomas Beesley Sr. House) | Upper Township | Built 1816 |
| 6 | Brandywine Shoal Light Station | Brandywine Shoal Light Station More images | January 8, 2007 (#06000943) | In lower Delaware Bay, about 8.8 mi. WNW of Cape May Point 38°59′10″N 75°06′47″W﻿ / ﻿38.986111°N 75.113056°W﻿ / 38.986111; -75.113056﻿ (Brandywine Shoal Light Station) | Cape May Point | Built 1828 (1st light) Built 1850 (2nd light) Built 1914 (3rd light) |
| 7 | Calvary Baptist Church | Calvary Baptist Church | November 25, 1980 (#80002477) | SW of Ocean View at Seaville Rd. and NJ 9 39°10′14″N 74°44′26″W﻿ / ﻿39.170556°N 74.740556°W﻿ / 39.170556; -74.740556﻿ (Calvary Baptist Church) | Dennis Township | Built 1855 |
| 8 | Cape May Historic District | Cape May Historic District More images | December 29, 1970 (#70000383) | Cape May 38°56′24″N 74°54′46″W﻿ / ﻿38.94°N 74.912778°W﻿ / 38.94; -74.912778﻿ (Cape May Historic District) | Cape May | Built 1850 600 buildings |
| 9 | Cape May Lighthouse | Cape May Lighthouse More images | November 12, 1973 (#73001090) | Cape May Point State Park Lighthouse Ave. 38°55′58″N 74°57′39″W﻿ / ﻿38.932778°N 74.960833°W﻿ / 38.932778; -74.960833﻿ (Cape May Lighthouse) | Lower Township | Built 1859 |
| 10 | Caribbean Motel | Caribbean Motel More images | August 24, 2005 (#05000915) | 5600 Ocean Ave. 38°58′45″N 74°49′32″W﻿ / ﻿38.979167°N 74.825556°W﻿ / 38.979167; -74.825556﻿ (Caribbean Motel) | Wildwood Crest | Built 1958 |
| 11 | Chateau Bleu Motel | Chateau Bleu Motel | March 25, 2004 (#04000221) | 911 Surf Ave. 39°00′05″N 74°47′42″W﻿ / ﻿39.001389°N 74.795°W﻿ / 39.001389; -74.795﻿ (Chateau Bleu Motel) | North Wildwood | Built 1962 |
| 12 | Owen Coachman House | Owen Coachman House | September 9, 2005 (#05000964) | 1019 Batts Lane 38°57′37″N 74°55′45″W﻿ / ﻿38.960167°N 74.929278°W﻿ / 38.960167; -74.929278﻿ (Owen Coachman House) | Lower Township | |
| 13 | Cold Spring Grange Hall | Cold Spring Grange Hall More images | March 30, 1998 (#98000234) | 720 Seahore Road, Cold Spring 38°58′39″N 74°54′48″W﻿ / ﻿38.9775°N 74.913333°W﻿ / 38.9775; -74.913333﻿ (Cold Spring Grange Hall) | Lower Township | Built 1912 |
| 14 | Cold Spring Presbyterian Church | Cold Spring Presbyterian Church More images | June 14, 1991 (#91000785) | 780 Seashore Rd. 38°58′35″N 74°54′59″W﻿ / ﻿38.976389°N 74.916389°W﻿ / 38.976389; -74.916389﻿ (Cold Spring Presbyterian Church) | Lower Township | Built 1823 |
| 15 | John Corson Jr. House Site | John Corson Jr. House Site | February 12, 2015 (#06000686) | 1542 Shore Road 39°13′46″N 74°41′09″W﻿ / ﻿39.22945°N 74.68591°W﻿ / 39.22945; -74.68591﻿ (John Corson Jr. House Site) | Upper Township | |
| 16 | Cresse-Holmes House Historic District | Cresse-Holmes House Historic District More images | June 12, 1979 (#79001481) | 504 U.S. 9 North 39°05′46″N 74°48′48″W﻿ / ﻿39.096111°N 74.813333°W﻿ / 39.096111; -74.813333﻿ (Cresse-Holmes House Historic District) | Cape May Court House | The Museum of Cape May County; a boundary increase, renaming, and change to historic district were approved March 7, 2025. |
| 17 | Dennisville Historic District | Dennisville Historic District More images | November 24, 1987 (#87000848) | Petersburg Rd., Main St., Church Rd., Hall Ave., Fidler and Academy Rds., and NH 47; also roughly bounded by Gatzmer Ave., RR. tracks, NJ 47, and N. side of Petersburg Rd. and NJ 47 Dennisville 39°11′34″N 74°49′16″W﻿ / ﻿39.192778°N 74.821111°W﻿ / 39.192778; -74.821111﻿ (Dennisville Historic District) | Dennis Township | |
| 18 | Joseph Falkinburg House | Joseph Falkinburg House More images | October 3, 1994 (#94001153) | 922 Delsea Drive, South Dennis 39°10′22″N 74°49′15″W﻿ / ﻿39.172778°N 74.820833°W﻿ / 39.172778; -74.820833﻿ (Joseph Falkinburg House) | Dennis Township | Also spelled Joseph Falkenburg House |
| 19 | Fire Control Tower No. 23 | Fire Control Tower No. 23 More images | November 17, 2003 (#03000655) | Sunset Boulevard 38°56′36″N 74°58′03″W﻿ / ﻿38.943333°N 74.9675°W﻿ / 38.943333; -74.9675﻿ (Fire Control Tower No. 23) | Lower Township | |
| 20 | Fishing Creek Schoolhouse | Fishing Creek Schoolhouse More images | March 6, 1980 (#80002478) | 2102 Bayshore Rd. 39°00′51″N 74°56′20″W﻿ / ﻿39.014167°N 74.938889°W﻿ / 39.014167; -74.938889﻿ (Fishing Creek Schoolhouse) | Villas | |
| 21 | The Flanders Hotel | The Flanders Hotel More images | November 20, 2009 (#09000939) | 719 East 11th Street 39°16′29″N 74°34′36″W﻿ / ﻿39.274717°N 74.576792°W﻿ / 39.274717; -74.576792﻿ (The Flanders Hotel) | Ocean City | |
| 22 | Judge Nathaniel Foster House | Judge Nathaniel Foster House More images | August 25, 2014 (#14000516) | 1649 Bayshore Dr. 39°01′13″N 74°56′07″W﻿ / ﻿39.0203°N 74.9353°W﻿ / 39.0203; -74.9353﻿ (Judge Nathaniel Foster House) | Lower Township | |
| 23 | John Wesley Gandy House | John Wesley Gandy House | November 12, 1999 (#99001309) | 26 Tyler Rd. Greenfield 39°14′02″N 74°42′24″W﻿ / ﻿39.233889°N 74.706667°W﻿ / 39.233889; -74.706667﻿ (John Wesley Gandy House) | Upper Township | |
| 24 | Goshen School | Goshen School More images | May 12, 2014 (#14000202) | 316 N. Delsea Drive, Goshen 39°08′15″N 74°51′13″W﻿ / ﻿39.137389°N 74.853694°W﻿ / 39.137389; -74.853694﻿ (Goshen School) | Middle Township | |
| 25 | Hangar No. 1-United States Naval Air Station Wildwood | Hangar No. 1-United States Naval Air Station Wildwood | August 21, 1997 (#97000935) | Jct. of Forrestal and Langley Rds. Cape May Airport 39°00′18″N 74°54′37″W﻿ / ﻿39.005°N 74.910278°W﻿ / 39.005; -74.910278﻿ (Hangar No. 1-United States Naval Air Station Wildwood) | Lower Township | |
| 26 | Hereford Lighthouse | Hereford Lighthouse More images | September 20, 1977 (#77000859) | Central Ave. 39°00′24″N 74°47′32″W﻿ / ﻿39.006667°N 74.792222°W﻿ / 39.006667; -74.792222﻿ (Hereford Lighthouse) | North Wildwood | Built 1874 |
| 27 | George Hildreth House | George Hildreth House | July 28, 1999 (#99000905) | 731 Seashore Road, Cold Spring 38°58′42″N 74°54′44″W﻿ / ﻿38.978333°N 74.912222°W﻿ / 38.978333; -74.912222﻿ (George Hildreth House) | Lower Township | |
| 28 | Thomas Leaming House | Thomas Leaming House | August 1, 1997 (#97000801) | 1845 US 9 N 39°08′30″N 74°46′01″W﻿ / ﻿39.141667°N 74.766944°W﻿ / 39.141667; -74.766944﻿ (Thomas Leaming House) | Middle Township | |
| 29 | Henry Ludlam House | Henry Ludlam House | August 12, 1993 (#93000826) | 1336 NJ 47 Dennisville 39°11′43″N 74°50′31″W﻿ / ﻿39.195278°N 74.841944°W﻿ / 39.195278; -74.841944﻿ (Henry Ludlam House) | Dennis Township | |
| 30 | Thomas Ludlam Jr. House | Thomas Ludlam Jr. House | November 26, 2004 (#04001261) | 707 NJ47 39°10′09″N 74°49′31″W﻿ / ﻿39.169167°N 74.825278°W﻿ / 39.169167; -74.825278﻿ (Thomas Ludlam Jr. House) | Dennis Township | |
| 31 | Marine National Bank | Marine National Bank | December 20, 2000 (#00001494) | 3301 Pacific Ave. 38°59′24″N 74°48′47″W﻿ / ﻿38.99°N 74.813056°W﻿ / 38.99; -74.813056﻿ (Marine National Bank) | Wildwood | |
| 32 | Marshallville Historic District | Marshallville Historic District | November 28, 1989 (#89002013) | Roughly Marshallville Rd. at Co. Rt. 557 39°17′54″N 74°46′42″W﻿ / ﻿39.2983°N 74.778242°W﻿ / 39.2983; -74.778242﻿ (Marshallville Historic District) | Upper Township | |
| 33 | Naval Air Station Wildwood Historic District | Naval Air Station Wildwood Historic District | July 28, 2015 (#13000945) | Bounded by Forrestal and Monterre Roads, and the runways and taxiways to the north and east 39°00′24″N 74°54′23″W﻿ / ﻿39.00679°N 74.90651°W﻿ / 39.00679; -74.90651﻿ (Naval Air Station Wildwood Historic District) | Lower Township | Former site of Naval Air Station Wildwood, now Cape May Airport |
| 34 | New Asbury Methodist Episcopal Meeting House | New Asbury Methodist Episcopal Meeting House More images | September 17, 1980 (#80002476) | Shore Road, 6 miles north of Cape May Court House 39°08′25″N 74°46′10″W﻿ / ﻿39.140278°N 74.769444°W﻿ / 39.140278; -74.769444﻿ (New Asbury Methodist Episcopal Meeting House) | Middle Township | |
| 35 | Ocean City 34th Street Station | Ocean City 34th Street Station More images | June 22, 1984 (#84002613) | 34th Street 39°15′06″N 74°36′49″W﻿ / ﻿39.251667°N 74.613611°W﻿ / 39.251667; -74.613611﻿ (Ocean City 34th Street Station) | Ocean City | Demolished |
| 36 | Ocean City City Hall | Ocean City City Hall | June 13, 1997 (#97000565) | Jct. of 9th St. and Asbury Ave. 39°16′43″N 74°34′34″W﻿ / ﻿39.278611°N 74.576111°W﻿ / 39.278611; -74.576111﻿ (Ocean City City Hall) | Ocean City | |
| 37 | Ocean City Life-Saving Station | Ocean City Life-Saving Station | June 14, 2013 (#13000385) | 801 4th St. 39°16′55″N 74°33′56″W﻿ / ﻿39.281855°N 74.565679°W﻿ / 39.281855; -74.565679﻿ (Ocean City Life-Saving Station) | Ocean City | Built in 1886. |
| 38 | Ocean City Residential Historic District | Ocean City Residential Historic District More images | March 20, 2003 (#03000129) | Roughly bounded by 3rd and 8th Sts. and Central and Ocean Aves., 39°16′52″N 74°34′14″W﻿ / ﻿39.281111°N 74.570556°W﻿ / 39.281111; -74.570556﻿ (Ocean City Residential Historic District) | Ocean City | |
| 39 | Ocean City Tenth Street Station | Ocean City Tenth Street Station More images | June 22, 1984 (#84002610) | 10th Street and Haven Avenue 39°16′44″N 74°34′43″W﻿ / ﻿39.278889°N 74.578611°W﻿ / 39.278889; -74.578611﻿ (Ocean City Tenth Street Station) | Ocean City | |
| 40 | Octagonal Poultry House | Octagonal Poultry House | March 14, 2008 (#08000177) | 720 U.S. Route 9, Cold Spring 38°58′46″N 74°54′45″W﻿ / ﻿38.979444°N 74.9125°W﻿ / 38.979444; -74.9125﻿ (Octagonal Poultry House) | Lower Township | |
| 41 | Old Cape May County Courthouse Building | Old Cape May County Courthouse Building More images | December 22, 1981 (#81000389) | N. Main Street (US 9) 39°05′02″N 74°49′26″W﻿ / ﻿39.083889°N 74.823889°W﻿ / 39.083889; -74.823889﻿ (Old Cape May County Courthouse Building) | Cape May Court House | |
| 42 | Jonathan Pyne House | Jonathan Pyne House More images | February 14, 1997 (#97000061) | 609 Sea Grove Ave. 38°56′18″N 74°57′35″W﻿ / ﻿38.938333°N 74.959722°W﻿ / 38.938333; -74.959722﻿ (Jonathan Pyne House) | Lower Township | |
| 43 | Reeves–Iszard–Godfey House | Reeves–Iszard–Godfey House | March 9, 2005 (#05000127) | 3097 Shore Rd. 39°11′49″N 74°42′42″W﻿ / ﻿39.196944°N 74.711667°W﻿ / 39.196944; -74.711667﻿ (Reeves–Iszard–Godfey House) | Upper Township | |
| 44 | Rio Grande Station | Rio Grande Station | February 13, 2007 (#07000047) | 720 NJ 9 38°58′31″N 74°54′41″W﻿ / ﻿38.975278°N 74.911389°W﻿ / 38.975278; -74.911389﻿ (Rio Grande Station) | Lower Township | |
| 45 | Rufwud Cottage | Rufwud Cottage More images | December 2, 2014 (#14000979) | 394 93rd Street 39°03′28″N 74°45′40″W﻿ / ﻿39.0578°N 74.7612°W﻿ / 39.0578; -74.7612﻿ (Rufwud Cottage) | Stone Harbor | |
| 46 | Saint Peter's-By-The-Sea Episcopal Church | Saint Peter's-By-The-Sea Episcopal Church More images | August 3, 1995 (#95000978) | Jct. of Ocean Ave. and Lake Dr. 38°56′03″N 74°58′00″W﻿ / ﻿38.934167°N 74.966667°W﻿ / 38.934167; -74.966667﻿ (Saint Peter's-By-The-Sea Episcopal Church) | Cape May Point | |
| 47 | South Tuckahoe Historic District | South Tuckahoe Historic District | March 7, 1997 (#97000103) | Roughly, along NJ 557 and NJ 50 from the Tuckahoe River to Kendall Ln., Upper Township 39°17′20″N 74°45′10″W﻿ / ﻿39.288889°N 74.752778°W﻿ / 39.288889; -74.752778﻿ (South Tuckahoe Historic District) | Tuckahoe | |
| 48 | TBM-3E Avenger Torpedo Bomber | TBM-3E Avenger Torpedo Bomber | February 11, 2003 (#03000019) | 500 Forrestal Road Cape May Airport 39°00′17″N 74°54′36″W﻿ / ﻿39.004722°N 74.91°W﻿ / 39.004722; -74.91﻿ (TBM-3E Avenger Torpedo Bomber) | Lower Township | In the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum |
| 49 | William S. Townsend House | William S. Townsend House More images | April 5, 1984 (#84002618) | 96 Delsea Drive, Dennisville 39°11′35″N 74°49′56″W﻿ / ﻿39.193056°N 74.832222°W﻿ / 39.193056; -74.832222﻿ (William S. Townsend House) | Dennis Township | |
| 50 | Tuckahoe Station | Tuckahoe Station More images | June 22, 1984 (#84002626) | Railroad Ave. and Mill Rd. 39°17′28″N 74°45′39″W﻿ / ﻿39.291111°N 74.760833°W﻿ / 39.291111; -74.760833﻿ (Tuckahoe Station) | Tuckahoe | |
| 51 | U.S. Life-Saving Station No. 35 | U.S. Life-Saving Station No. 35 More images | November 8, 2008 (#08000970) | 11617 2nd Avenue 39°02′22″N 74°46′08″W﻿ / ﻿39.039328°N 74.768989°W﻿ / 39.039328; -74.768989﻿ (U.S. Life-Saving Station No. 35) | Stone Harbor | |
| 52 | Whilldin–Miller House | Whilldin–Miller House | February 12, 2003 (#03000012) | 416 S. Broadway 38°56′04″N 74°55′53″W﻿ / ﻿38.934444°N 74.931389°W﻿ / 38.934444; -74.931389﻿ (Whilldin–Miller House) | West Cape May | |
| 53 | Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue | Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue More images | September 17, 1980 (#80002479) | 612 Washington Ave. 39°14′21″N 74°49′08″W﻿ / ﻿39.239167°N 74.818889°W﻿ / 39.239167; -74.818889﻿ (Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue) | Woodbine | |