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Congress Hall - Cape May, NJ
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TheWildRoots
N 38° 55.897 W 074° 55.469
18S E 506545 N 4309190
Built in 1816, on the Cape May beach front.
Waymark Code:
WM8FDM
Location:
New Jersey, United States
Date Posted:
03/25/2010
Published By:
manchanegra
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Congress hall was built in 1816 and originally named "The Big House." After the owner Thomas H. Hughes became elected to Congress he renamed it Congress Hall. A 38 acre fire took the hotel in 1878, but it was quickly rebuilt with brick and was successful once again. This hotel has been so popular that presidents such as Ulysses S. Grant, Franklin Pierce, and James Buchanan all stayed here. Benjamin Harrison conducted business from his room here in the summer. Even John Phillip Sousa stayed here with his marching band a created "The Congress Hall March."
Name of the Hotel:
Congress Hall
Address:
251 Beach Dr Cape May, NJ 08204
Number of Rooms:
113
Height in floors:
3
Hotel Rating:
3.5
Hotel since:
01/01/1816
Date Building was built:
01/01/1816
First use of building:
Always a hotel
Historic Hotel (Historic Building, National Monument or similar):
yes
Urban Hotel (located in a village or town):
yes
Mountains Nearby (less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil):
no
Beachs Nearby (less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil):
yes
Historic Place nearby (Unesco or National monument/site less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil):
yes
Major Pilgrimage Place Nearby (less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil. Consider any religion).:
no
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