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, United States, in an area now known as, and designated by the state of New Jersey as, the
Wildwoods Shore Resort Historic District The Wildwoods Shore Resort Historic District, or Doo Wop Motel District, is an area in The Wildwoods, New Jersey, that was home to over 300 motels built during the Doo-Wop era of the 1950s and 1960s. Officially recognized as a historic district by ...
. The building was built in 1962 in the distinctive "Googie" or "Doo Wop" architectural style. Googie details include the heart shaped swimming pool and the spikes (one of which is broken) at the entrance. The motel was added to the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
on March 25, 2004.


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National Register of Historic Places listings in Cape May County, New Jersey List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Cape May County, New Jersey. __NOTOC__ This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Cape May County, N ...
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* Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey Hotel buildings completed in 1962 Buildings and structures in Cape May County, New Jersey Motels in the United States Googie architecture Moderne architecture in the United States North Wildwood, New Jersey National Register of Historic Places in Cape May County, New Jersey New Jersey Register of Historic Places {{NewJersey-NRHP-stub