Chateau Bleu Motel Explained

Chateau Bleu Motel
Location:911 Surf Avenue, North Wildwood, New Jersey
Coordinates:39.0014°N -74.795°W
Built:1962
Architecture:Moderne, Googie
Added:March 25, 2004
Refnum:04000221
Designated Other1 Name:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Abbr:NJRHP
Designated Other1 Link:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Date:January 16, 2004
Designated Other1 Number:4238[1]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. ffc94b

The Chateau Bleu Motel is located at 911 Surf Avenue in the city of North Wildwood in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. The historic motel is in an area known as, and designated by the state of New Jersey as, the Wildwoods Shore Resort Historic District. The building was built in 1962 in the distinctive "Googie" or "Doo Wop" architectural style. Googie details include the heart shaped swimming pool and the spikes (one of which is broken) at the entrance. The motel was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 25, 2004, for its significance in architecture, community development, and entertainment.[2] It was listed as part of the Motels of the Wildwoods Multiple Property Submission (MPS).[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Cape May County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office . 7 . March 25, 2024 .
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=04000221}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Chateau Bleu Motel ]. National Park Service. Nancy . Zerbe . Stephanie M. . Hoagland . August 2003 . With
  3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=64500880|title=}} Motels of the Wildwoods ]. . Nancy L. . Zerbe . Stephanie M. . Hoagland . Kevin D. . Murphy . January 2004.