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Summary
Significance: John Wanamaker built this recreation hall as the central structure of a summer camp serving young employees from his Philadelphia and New York stores. This miltiary-style camp was an innovation in employer paternalism.
Survey number: HABS NJ-1144
Building/structure dates: 1904 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1908 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1984
Tags
auditoriums
camps
island beach heights
wanamaker
wanamaker hall
east end
sant
van sant avenues
heights
island heights
ocean
ocean county
new jersey
historic american buildings survey
john wanamaker commercial institute
wanamaker department store
john wanamaker
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
department stores
library of congress
Date
1904 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Wanamaker, John
Wanamaker's Department Store
John Wanamaker Commercial Institute
Madrid, transmitter
Location
Island Beach Heights
,
39.94206, -74.14986
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html