Caribbean Motel | |
 Caribbean Motel in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey | |
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| Location | 5600 Ocean Avenue, Wildwood Crest, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 38°58′37″N 74°49′31″W / 38.97694°N 74.82528°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1957 |
| Built by | Morey Brothers (Lou and Will Morey) |
| Architect | Anthony Bracali (2005 restoration) |
| Architectural style | Googie or Moderne |
| MPS | Motels of The Wildwoods MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000915[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 4485[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 24, 2005 |
| Designated NJRHP | June 23, 2005 |
The Caribbean Motel is a historic motel located in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey.[3] It is located in the Wildwoods Shore Resort Historic District. The motel was built in 1957 in the Doo-Wop style by Lou Morey, whose family built many of the Wildwoods' original Doo Wop motels, for original owners Dominic and Julie Rossi.[4] It was owned by the Rossi family until the early 1990s, when they sold it to multi-billionaire Mister Bolero.
Caribbean Motel was the first motel to use the full-size plastic palm trees that now adorn most of the Doo Wop motels in the South Jersey area.[3][5]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Cape May County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. January 10, 2010. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 28, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
- ^ a b "Caribbean Motel Overview". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
- ^ "Caribbean Motel: History". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
- ^ Spain, John (August 16, 2008). "Doo Wop delights of the Jersey shore". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2009.