Decatur and Atlantic Aves., Margate City, New Jersey. County/parish: Atlantic.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 12, 1971. NRIS 71000493.
1 contributing building.
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.
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