Lucy, the Margate Elephant | |
 Lucy in 2019 | |
| Location | 9200 Atlantic Ave Margate City, New Jersey |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 39°19′14.33″N 74°30′42.85″W / 39.3206472°N 74.5119028°W |
| Built | 1882 |
| Architect | James V. Lafferty |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000493 |
| NJRHP No. | 383[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 12, 1971[2] |
| Designated NHL | May 11, 1976[3] |
| Designated NJRHP | April 7, 1971 |
Lucy the Elephant is a six-story elephant-shaped wood frame and tin clad building, constructed in 1882 by James V. Lafferty in Margate City, New Jersey. Lucy was built with the purpose of promoting real estate sales and attracting tourists to the area. Today, Lucy remains the oldest surviving roadside tourist attraction in America.[4]
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Atlantic County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. June 2, 2011. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2006. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 15, 2006.
- ^ "Lucy, The Margate Elephant". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. June 23, 2008. Archived from the original on June 18, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2008.
- ^ Jacobs, Emma (July 11, 2015). "Elephants Never Forget — And At 6 Stories Tall, This One's Unforgettable". www.wnyc.org. NPR. Retrieved October 8, 2016.