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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lucy the Elephant canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novelty architecture building
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roadside attraction ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces | 1971 ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | novelty architecture ⓘ |
| builtBy | James V. Lafferty Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1881 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedAs | elephant-shaped building ⓘ |
| developer | James V. Lafferty Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
howdah on back used as observation area
ⓘ
interior staircase ⓘ windows in the eyes ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
observation deck
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Lucy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | approximately 65 feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| inspired |
Coney Island Elephant Hotel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elephantine Colossus at Coney Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOldestSurviving |
roadside novelty architecture example in the United States
ⓘ
roadside tourist attraction in the United States ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic County, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Margate City, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| material |
tin sheeting
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 71000497 ⓘ |
| NRHPType | National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 6 ⓘ |
| offersGuidedTours | true ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Save Lucy Committee, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPurpose | real estate office ⓘ |
| owner | Save Lucy Committee, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | elephant ⓘ |
| state |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
|
| underwentMajorRestoration |
1969–1970
ⓘ
2000 ⓘ 2021–2022 ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1881 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.