Samuel Richards Hotel

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
Samuel Richards Hotel is located in Atlantic County, New Jersey
Samuel Richards Hotel
Samuel Richards Hotel is located in New Jersey
Samuel Richards Hotel
Samuel Richards Hotel is located in the United States
Samuel Richards Hotel
Location106 East Main Street, Mays Landing, New Jersey
Coordinates39°27′4″N 74°43′31″W
Built1837 (1837)
Part ofMays Landing Historic District (ID90001245)
NRHP reference No.79001468[1]
NJRHP No.340[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 31, 1979
Designated CPAugust 23, 1990
Designated NJRHPJune 19, 1979

History and description

The 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

References
  1. "National Register Information System – (#79001468)". 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. March 30, 2023. p. 6.
  3. DiDomeinco, Joan; Sindoni, Frank (January 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Richards, Samuel, Hotel". National Park Service. With accompanying 4 photos
  4. Thompson, Priscilla M. (December 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mays Landing Historic District". National Park Service.
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