Building Name: Lafayette Hotel
Address: 501 Beach Avenue
Architect: Unknown
Builder: Unknown
Year: 1884
Type: Commercial
Style: Italianate Motifs
Current Status: Demolished
Historic American Building Survey (HABS) number: NJ-745
Material of Construction: Frame sheathed in clapboards
Shape and Dimensions of Structure: (Irregular, semi-H shape; 4 stories; flat roof; 1-story porch across front facade
Exterior Features of Note: Segmentally-arched windows; 3rd story balconies; overhanging eaves supported by large
brackets
Major Alterations and Additions: Altered ca. 1919-1920; demolished 1971
The demolition of this prized inn led to the formation of the Historic Preservation Commission in Cape May.