Historic Victorian Homes to Visit in Cape May | Southern Mansion (2024)

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Where to see Victorian homes in Cape May? ›

Perry St., Jackson St., Decatur, and Ocean St. are all good places to start. Northeast of the Washington Street Mall, Hughes Street, and Columbia Street are also good additions to your house tour. Washington Street Mall is also home to some notable Victorian homes that were converted into local shops.

The John Hand Black and White House is a national historic landmark in Cape May. It is said to be the oldest house in Cape May. Circa 1690 John Hand led a group of Mayflower Settlers to Cape May from Montauk NY.

Old Louisville in Kentucky has the highest concentration of restored Victorian homes in the US. Originally called the Southern Extension, Old Louisville was built in the 1870s as a suburb, which was 48 city blocks long and filled with Victorian mansions.

Beyond those notable examples, The Abbey may be among the most photographed buildings in town. Considered a key contributing building within the city-wide historic district, the 2-1/2 story structure at 34 Gurney Street is noticeably unique.

The City of Cape May, “The Nation's Oldest Seashore Resort,” is located at the southern tip of the Cape May Peninsula in New Jersey.

The biggest home in New Jersey can be found at 262 East Main Street in Moorestown, according to Angi. The 46,000-square-foot house, or rather a mansion, is called Villa Collina, which means Hill House. It is sprawled across 50 acres and owned by Vernon Hill II, the founder of Commerce Bank.

So Bergen is our oldest town in New Jersey, going back 362 years ago. Wow, how Jersey has changed in nearly 400 years. In addition according to NJ.GOV "In 1664 the Dutch lost New Netherlands when the British took control of the land and added it to their colonies.

Darker & highly saturated colors are some of the most popular and most traditional with Victorian-style homes. Traditionally quite dark, olives, browns, greens, dark reds and maroon were all quite common.

“Recognizable characteristics are steep, tiled roofs, painted brick, bay windows, and asymmetrical design,” Dadswell says. “Wooden floorboards, plaster cornicing, sweeping staircases, wooden sash windows, and tiled entrance hallways would have been incorporated into most Victorian homes.”

Where did the wealthy live in Victorian London? - Quora. In the fashionable new developments in Belgravia, in Knightsbridge and in Mayfair. Generally the nearer to Buckingham Palace the better. The really wealthy had their townhouses which they kept in addition to their country estates.

What movie was filmed in Cape May NJ? ›

"A Complete Unknown," a biopic about Bob Dylan starring Timothée Chalamet and Elle Fanning has taken over the town the week of May 12, and many residents and visitors posted photos and videos of the scene as filming commenced.

Cape May Fire of 1878

It knocked out about 30 blocks and some of the town's major resorts, such as the original Congress Hall. The town made the swift decision to rebuild with mostly new buildings that were built in the modern style of the day – known as the Victorian Era.

While Benjamin Moore calls Cape May Cobblestone a 'gray,' we think of it as more of a 'greige' (gray-meets-beige) paint color. This is because of its warmth and because it has some clear brown tones to it.

In Great Britain and former British colonies, a Victorian house generally means any house built during the reign of Queen Victoria. During the Industrial Revolution, successive housing booms resulted in the building of many millions of Victorian houses which are now a defining feature of most British towns and cities.

The city claims to be America's first seaside resort and has numerous buildings in the Late Victorian style, including the Eclectic, Stick, and Shingle styles, as well as the later Bungalow style, many with gingerbread trim.

Center of Town, Cape May

From Broadway to Madison, this section of Cape May is a great area to visit and to live. Cape May's beaches are also within walking distance of the center of town, so you truly get the best of all things Cape May!

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