National Register of Historic Places - New Jersey (NJ), Cape May County

Cape May County New Jersey (Vacant / Not In Use) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Hangar No. 1--United States Naval Air Station Wildwood, Battery 223, Fire Control Tower No. 23 and Hangar No. 1--United States Naval Air Station Wildwood and Beesley, Thomas, Jr., House.

Learn about famous person Thomas. Jr. Beesley is associated with one of more of the Cape May County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Cape May County places including Sleeper, Sherman, Assoc., U.S. Department of the Navy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and White Construction. Prominent architectural styles found in Cape May Country are Federal and Italianate.

Battery 223 (added 2008 - #08000555)

Beach at Cape May State Park , Lower Township

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Military Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Beesley, Thomas, Jr., House (added 1998 - #98000098)

Also known as Naylor House

605 NJ 9 N , Middle Township

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Historic Person:

Beesley, Thomas. Jr.

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Fire Control Tower No. 23 (added 2003 - #03000655)

Sunset Boulevard , Lower Township

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Military Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Gandy, John Wesley, House (added 1999 - #99001309)

26 Tyler Rd. (Upper Township) , Greenfield

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

Hangar No. 1--United States Naval Air Station Wildwood (added 1997 - #97000935)

Also known as Hangar No. 1; Cape May County Airport

Jct. of Forrestal and Langley Rds. , Lower Township

Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Sleeper, Sherman, Assoc., U.S. Department of the Navy

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Architecture, Military

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Air Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Marshallville Historic District (added 1989 - #89002013)

Roughly Marshallville Rd. at Co. Rt. 557 , Marshallville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Industry

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Water-Related

Current Function:

Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling