Lucy the Elephant

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Lucy the Elephant is a six-story, elephant-shaped novelty building and roadside attraction in Margate City, New Jersey, recognized as a National Historic Landmark.

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Lucy the Elephant canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novelty architecture building
roadside attraction
tourist attraction
addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces 1971
architecturalStyle novelty architecture
builtBy James V. Lafferty Jr.
builtFor real estate promotion
category Buildings and structures in Atlantic County, New Jersey
Novelty buildings in the United States
Roadside attractions in New Jersey
city Margate City
constructionStartYear 1881
country United States
designedAs elephant-shaped building
developer James V. Lafferty Jr.
hasFeature howdah on back used as observation area
interior staircase
windows in the eyes
hasFunction observation deck
tourist attraction
hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
hasNickname Lucy
height approximately 65 feet
heritageDesignationDate 1976
inspired Coney Island Elephant Hotel
Elephantine Colossus at Coney Island
isOldestSurviving roadside novelty architecture example in the United States
roadside tourist attraction in the United States
locatedIn Atlantic County, New Jersey
Margate City, New Jersey
New Jersey
United States
material tin sheeting
wood
NRHPReferenceNumber 71000497
NRHPType National Historic Landmark
numberOfStories 6
offersGuidedTours true
openToPublic true
operatedBy Save Lucy Committee, Inc.
originalPurpose real estate office
owner Save Lucy Committee, Inc.
shape elephant
state New Jersey
underwentMajorRestoration 1969–1970
2000
2021–2022
yearCompleted 1881

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Margate City, New Jersey knownFor Lucy the Elephant
Margate City, New Jersey tourismAttraction Lucy the Elephant
Margate City knownFor Lucy the Elephant
Margate City hasAttraction Lucy the Elephant
Margate City hasHistoricStructure Lucy the Elephant