Congress Hall, Beach & Congress Streets, Cape May, Cape May County, NJ
Summary
Significance: An excellent example of a mid-19th century hotel, the Congress Hall hosted many notable visitors, including several presidents, notably Benjamin Harrison, who establish executive offices there in 1891.
Survey number: HABS NJ-744
Building/structure dates: 1879 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000383
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Meyer, J F
Harrison, Benjamin
Jandoli, Liz, transmitter
Location
cape may, 38.93270, -74.92696
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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