Chalfonte Hotel, Howard Street & Sewell Avenue, Cape May, Cape May County, NJ

Significance: Originally built as a private house, the building was later converted to hotel use. The Chalfonte is Cape May's oldest and most ornate large hotel in Cape May.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1441

Survey number: HABS NJ-743

Building/structure dates: 1875-1876 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1879 Subsequent Work

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000383

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