Resources

Resources


Local

Greater Cape May Historical Society

P.O. Box 495 

Cape May, NJ 08204 

Ph.: 609-884-9100

www.capemayhistory.org


Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts 

1048 Washington Street 

P.O. Box 340 

Cape May, NJ 08204 

Ph.: 800-275-4278 

www.capemaymac.com 


State

New Jersey Historic Preservation Office 

State of New Jersey 

Department of Environmental Protection 

Historic Preservation Office 

501 E. State Street, 4th Floor, P.O. Box 420

Trenton, NJ, 08625

Ph.: 609-984-0176

www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/ 


Federal

National Park Service 

Technical Preservation Services

1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240

Ph.: 202-513-7270 

E-mail: nps_tps@nps.gov

www.nps.gov


Historic Preservation Tax Incentives:

www.nps.gov/subjects/taxincentives/index.htm

Technical Preservation Services for Historic Buildings: 

Preservation Tech Notes: 

www.nps.gov/orgs/1739/preservation-tech-notes.htm

Preservation Briefs: 

www.nps.gov/orgs/1739/preservation-briefs.htm


National Trust for Historic Preservation 

1785 Massachusetts Avenue, NW 

Washington, DC 20036 

Ph.: 800-944.6847 

Fax.: 202-588-6038 

www.nationaltrust.org 


Publications

Architecture

Dolan, Michael. The American Porch: An Informal History of an Informal Place. Lyons Press, 2002.

Foster, Janet W. The Queen Anne House: America's Victorian Vernacular. Harry N. Abrams, 2006.

Guter, Robert P., and Janet W. Foster. Building by the Book: Pattern Book Architecture in New Jersey. Rutgers University Press, 1992.

Hanson, Scott T. Restoring Your Historic House. Tilbury House Publishers, 2019.

Jordan, Steve. The Window Sash Bible: A Guide to Maintaining and Restoring Old Wood Windows. CreateSpace Independent Publishing, 2015.

Lancaster, Clay. The American Bungalow, 1880-1930. Dover Publications, 1995.

Leeke, John C. Save America's Windows. J. Leeke, 2009.

McAlester, Virginia. A Field Guide to American Houses (Revised): The Definitive Guide to Identifying and Understanding America's Domestic Architecture. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2015.

Meany, Terry. Working Windows: A Guide to the Repair and Restoration of Wood Windows. Lyons Press, 2008.

Nash, George. Wooden Fences. Taunton, 1999.

Poppeliers, John C., et al. What Style Is It? A Guide to American Architecture. Wiley, 1996.

Waldhorn, Judith Lynch. A Gift to the Street. Antelope Island Press, 1976.

Weishan, Michael. The New Traditional Garden: A Practical Guide to Creating and Restoring Authentic American Gardens for Homes of All Ages. Ballantine Publishing Group, 1999.

Whiffen, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780: A Guide to the Styles. M.I.T. Press, 1969.


Cape May

Bailey, John. Cape Island: The Jewel of the Jersey Shore. Third ed., 2022.

Berkey, Joan, and Joseph E. Salvatore. Cape May. Arcadia Publishing, 2015.

Cardona, Melissa, and Tina Skinner. Doorways of Cape May. Schiffer Publishing, Limited, 2005.

Community History Committee - Center for Community Arts. Black Voices of Cape May: A Feeling of Community. Community History Committee Center for Community Arts, 2022.

Dorwart, Jeffery M. Cape May County, New Jersey: The Making of an American Resort Community. Rutgers University Press, 1992.

Pitts, Carolyn, et al. The Cape May Handbook. Athenæum of Philadelphia, 1977.

Salvatore, Joseph E., and Joan Berkey. Cape May Through Time. America Through Time, 2018.

Stevens, Lewis T. The History of Cape May County, New Jersey, From Aboriginal Times to Present Day. 1897.

Thomas, George E., and Carl Doebley. Cape May, Queen of the Seaside Resorts: Its History and Architecture. Second ed. Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts, 1998.


Paint Colors

Moss, Roger W. Century of Color: Exterior Decoration for American Buildings, 1820-1920. American Life Foundation, 1981.

Rossiter, E. K., and F. A. Wright. Authentic Color Schemes for Victorian Houses: Comstock's Modern House Painting, 1883. Dover Publications, 2001.

Winkler, Gail Caskey, and Roger W. Moss. Victorian Exterior Decoration: How to Paint Your Nineteenth-Century American House Historically. H. Holt, 1987.


Online

Roofs

Standing Seam Metal Roofing

45 Degree Standing Seam Roofing Finish


Exterior Cladding

Cedar Shingles


Windows

Sash Replacement Kit