Samuel Richards Hotel
Samuel Richards Hotel | |
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| Location | 106 East Main Street, Mays Landing, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 39°27′4″N 74°43′31″W / 39.45111°N 74.72528°W |
| Built | 1837 |
| Part of | Mays Landing Historic District (ID90001245) |
| NRHP reference No. | 79001468[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 340[2] |
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| Added to NRHP | August 31, 1979 |
| Designated CP | August 23, 1990 |
| Designated NJRHP | June 19, 1979 |
The Samuel Richards Hotel, also known as the American Hotel, is located at 106 East Main Street in the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. The sandstone building was built in 1837 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 31, 1979, for its significance in architecture, commerce, community planning, law, politics, and social history.[3] The hotel was added as a contributing property to the Mays Landing Historic District in 1990.[4]
History and description[edit]
The three and one-half story hotel was built in 1837 by Samuel Richards, formerly from Philadelphia, a prominent Mays Landing property owner and businessman in the iron industry. It was used by the ship-building community. A later owner was John E. Champion, a former Atlantic City councilman. Another owner was William Veal, who also started an opera house in Mays Landing. The county bought the property in 1978.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#79001468)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Atlantic County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. March 30, 2023. p. 6.
- ^ a b DiDomeinco, Joan; Sindoni, Frank (January 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Richards, Samuel, Hotel". National Park Service. With accompanying 4 photos
- ^ Thompson, Priscilla M. (December 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mays Landing Historic District". National Park Service.
External links[edit]
Media related to Samuel Richards Hotel at Wikimedia Commons- "American Hotel – Built 1839". The Historical Marker Database.
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- Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey
- Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
- Hotel buildings completed in 1837
- Sandstone buildings in the United States
- National Register of Historic Places in Atlantic County, New Jersey
- Historic district contributing properties in New Jersey
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in New Jersey
- New Jersey Register of Historic Places
- 1837 establishments in New Jersey