Self-Guided Architectural Tours of Cape May, Nj

By Marsha Cudworth

Book Overview

This one of a kind handbook is a must for all visitors to Cape May, New Jersey, providing a beautifully illustrated and informative architectural guide to this National Historic Landmark Town by the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0960855424
• ISBN13: 9780960855421
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Bric-A-Brac Bookworks
• Length: 82 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Perfect Cape May Companion

Marsha Cudworth has written a most useful and usable guide to the architecture of Cape May, NJ. Cape May, a National Historic Landmark, lays claim to being America's oldest extant seaside resort. It certainly is one of the loveliest and Ms. Cudworth's book shows why in a series of easy-to-use walking and driving tours.Especially useful are pen and ink drawings of outstanding structures in this remarkably well-preserved and carefully restored slice of Victoriana-by-the-sea. Many of the drawings are taken from the beautifully-rendered Historic American Buildings Survey of Cape May. Others come from the author's own hands.This slender volume is neither a full-scale history of Cape May nor a scholarly discussion of the town's architects and builders (for that, one should consult Emil Salvini's "Cape May: Summer City by the Sea" and Thomas & Doebley's "Cape May: Queen of the Seaside Resorts").But for a lovingly written and charmingly illustrated traveler's companion, this small book is just about perfect. It is a model of the sort of well-researched yet non-academic guidebook which enhances the appreciation of our nation's historic districts for tourists, newcomers, and long-term residents alike.