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Shelburne Hotel

Demolished
Michigan Ave. and the Boardwalk, Atlantic City, New Jersey

Photos 

WEST SIDE AND SOUTH (BOARDWALK) FRONT

Photo taken for the Historic American Buildings Survey

Map 

Description 

The Shelburne Hotel is one of the very few older hotels remaining in Atlantic City, a nationally significant resort. It is significant in its opulent Georgian Revival character, as well as in the role which it played in the "pre-casino" life of Atlantic City. -- Historic American Buildings Survey

National Register information 

Status
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 19, 1978
Reference number
78001733
Architectural styles
Late 19th and 20th Century Revival: Colonial Revival; Other architectural type; Georgian Revival
Areas of significance
Commerce; Architecture
Level of significance
State
Evaluation criteria
A - Event; C - Design/Construction
Property type
Building
Historic function
Hotel
Current function
Hotel
Periods of significance
1900-1924; 1925-1949
Significant years
1922; 1926

Tags 

20th Century (29,076)
Atlantic City, New Jersey (12)
Atlantic County, New Jersey (51)
Brick (42,462)
Built 1922 (674)
Built during 1920s (8,297)
Colonial Revival (5,248)
 Hotel (2,689)
Late 19th and 20th Century Revival (16,279)
Limestone (8,192)
New Jersey (1,722)
Private owner (54,398)
Warren & Wetmore (16)

Update Log 

  • February 28, 2017: Updated by Michael Miller: Updated "Status" and Added "Year Lost"
  • July 7, 2012: Imported photos from HABS/HAER

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