congress hall in cape may was built in 1816.
congress hall in cape may was built in 1816.
when was congress hall in cape may built?
in 1816
congress hall was first constructed in 1816 as a wooden boarding house for guests to the new seaside resort of cape may; and the proprietor, thomas h. hughes, called it "the big house." locals, thinking it too big to be successful, called it "tommy's folly." in 1828, when hughes was elected to the house of representatives, he changed the name of the hotel to congress hall. it burned to the ground in cape may's great fire of 1878, but within a year, its owners had rebuilt the hotel in brick.
congress hall (cape may hotel)
congress hall (cape may hotel)









































congress hall is a historic hotel in cape may, cape may county, new jersey, united states, occupying a city block bordered on the south by beach avenue and on the east by washington street mall. it is a contributing building in the cape may national historic district.
congress hall (cape may hotel)