We love visiting southern New Jersey and do so several times ever year. We particularly love the Stone Harbor, Wildwood and Cape May areas. If you’ve never visited Cape May, it’s world known for it’s beautiful Victorian-style homes and many of them are oceanfront or within a few blocks of being oceanfront.
These homes are absolutely gorgeous to see! They are super large and many of them have been turned into guest homes and local B&B’s (bread and breakfast inns). Some of them are painted in wild Victorian colors like purple, pink, lavender, red and so forth. Those are very interesting to see and I’ll get photos of them next time we are there.
Anyway, the photo above shows a row of these Victorian mansions and all of these are ocean front. This means that there is nothing in front of them besides the road, then the beach and the Atlantic Ocean. These people have gorgeous views of the water and sand for sure!
As we were driving along I realized that all of these super-large ocean front homes were 3 or 4 stories tall with beautifully manicured lawns! All of these homes sell for a million plus…none are less than that in this particular area. Can you even imagine having to clean one of those homes on a weekly basis? Yikes, I would be hiring housekeepers for sure and If I could afford a million dollar home, I’m sure I could afford cleaning help too! Ha!
Anyway, for my almost wordless Wednesday travel post for this week, I wanted to give you a little peek into some of the gorgeous oceanfront homes in Cape May, New Jersey. Have you ever visited the area?
I have never had the opportunity to visit Cape May but where I am at on the West coast there are many port communities with gorgeous Victorian homes. There is a Christmas tour that I have gone on and it is amazing to see the beautiful woodwork and fixtures.
I have never had the pleasure of being there. These would have to be Victorian homes! They are old, stately and always well built! We have quite a few here, and when they are painted like that, in our area, these grand dames are known as ‘painted ladies’. My husband’s Uncle had one that we painted and used 7 colors, a she was a beauty.
I love old Victorian homes…but I know my knees would never let me live in one, lol. I just could not climb all those stairs. But, hey, if I could afford one then I could probably afford to put in an elevator, right??
I haven’t visited the area, but every time I see more pictures, I”m in awe – so pretty! I would love to have a vacation here, you don’t need to be baking in the sun to have a wonderful time!
Oh is this beautiful! I’ve never made it down as far as Cape May, but one year we took a vacation to Asbury Park (I think we saw a Baby Parade there!), and to Longbranch (where there was a dynamite Haunted Mansion). I’d love to get to get down to Cape May for a little R&R, and stay in one those beautiful bed & breakfasts, and have the beach to relax on. I always get so much calmer at the ocean.
I have never visited the area. I’d like to go with my sister who loves Victorian anything. I know my parents have toured some Victorian mansions but I don’t think in that area. I’d love to see more photos of these beauties when you get the chance.
Wow I would love to visit this town. These homes are just amazing. I would so love to see the inside especially the inside of that huge white one. Thanks for sharing these I have never been to New Jersey.
These are beautiful homes with wonderful views. My one problem would be that there is not enough room between these gorgeous mansions.