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]
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 |
History and description
editThe 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
editReferences
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
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Media related to Samuel Richards Hotel at Wikimedia Commons- "American Hotel – Built 1839". The Historical Marker Database.
