Marven Gardens

Marven Gardens is a neighborhood in Margate City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, located two miles (3 km) south of Atlantic City.

Marven Gardens Historic District
Marven Gardens is located in Atlantic County, New Jersey
Marven Gardens
Marven Gardens is located in New Jersey
Marven Gardens
Marven Gardens is located in the United States
Marven Gardens
LocationBounded by Ventnor, Fredericksburg, Winchester and Brunswick Avenues, Margate City, New Jersey
Coordinates39°19′57″N 74°29′41″W
Area16 acres (6.5 ha)
ArchitectPedrick & Sons
Architectural styleTudor Revival, Mission/Spanish Revival, Dutch Colonial
NRHP reference No.90001440[1]
NJRHP No.384[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 1990
Designated NJRHPAugust 9, 1990

The name Marven Gardens is a portmanteau derived from Margate City and Ventnor City, because it lies on the border of Margate City and Ventnor City.[3] Marven Gardens is surrounded by Ventnor Avenue, Winchester Avenue, Fredericksburg Avenue and Brunswick Avenue. The streets within it are Circle Drive, East Drive and West Drive, and signs at the end of each of these streets pay homage to its Monopoly heritage, with 'Marven Gardens' on a yellow background, and replicas of the house playing pieces adorn the posts on each sign. Most of the homes were built in the 1920s and 1930s.

Historic district
Marven Gardens in 2014

Marven Gardens Historic District is a 16 acres (6.5 ha) historic district encompassing the neighborhood. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 13, 1990, for its significance in architecture, community planning and development. The district includes 105 contributing buildings.[4]

Monopoly

Marven Gardens is famous as a yellow property on the original version of the Monopoly game board, although the game misspelled the name as Marvin Gardens. The misspelling was introduced by Charles and Olive Todd, who taught the game to Charles Darrow, its eventual patentee. His homemade Monopoly board was copied by Parker Brothers.[5][6] In 1995, Parker Brothers acknowledged this mistake and formally apologized to the residents of Marven Gardens for the misspelling.[7] It is the only property on the board that is not located within Atlantic City.

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System – (#90001440)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Atlantic County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 28, 2020. p. 7.
  3. Winkler, Renee. "Whatever the spelling, Marven Gardens has its charms", Courier-Post, August 9, 2004. Accessed September 30, 2007. "Marven Gardens, whose name is derived from the combination of MARgate and VENtnor, comes close to straddling the line dividing these two towns."
  4. Ralph, Mary Anna (March 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Marven Gardens Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 34 photos
  5. Orbanes, Philip E. (2006). 'Monopoly: the world's most famous game & how it got that way'. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press. p. 53. ISBN 0-306-81489-7.
  6. Anspach, Ralph (2000). The Billion Dollar Monopoly Swindle (Second ed.). Xlibris Corporation. pp. 302–303. ISBN 0-7388-3139-5.
  7. Williams, Juan (November 25, 2002). "Monopoly". National Public Radio. Present at the Creation. Archived from the original on October 25, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2014. In 1995, Parker Brothers formally acknowledged the original misspelling of "Marvin Gardens" and apologised to the residents of the neighbourhood of Marven Gardens in Atlantic City.
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