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Rio Motel, 4810 Ocean Avenue, Wildwood, Cape May County, NJ

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Rio Motel, 4810 Ocean Avenue, Wildwood, Cape May County, NJ

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Summary

2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry
Significance: The Rio Motel is the last of over 200 historic motels which visitors see before the boardwalk and beach. An amalgam of the diverse motel styles found in the community, the Rio is an operational motel with attached gift ship and coffee shop. Close proximity to New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington DC have made the community of Wildwood a popular tourist destination even before the age of the automobile...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N998
Survey number: HABS NJ-1249

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Date

1933 - 1970
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Vieyra, Daniel I, faculty sponsor
Duhart, Julia, field team
Swarner, Stephanie, field team
Kent State University, School of Archtecture, sponsor
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Location

cape may county38.98101, -74.81987
Google Map of 38.9810078, -74.81986549999999
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Source

Library of Congress
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Copyright info

No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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