Cape May ยท Howard Street to Physick Estate
The Dormer House
Marble dealer John Jacoby's 1899 Colonial Revival summer house, now a B&B with free parking; ten of its 12 rooms are in the main house.
- Built
- 1899Built 1899 as the summer home of Philadelphia marble dealer John Jacoby.
- Style
- Colonial Revival
- Type
- B&B
- Rooms
- 12
- Area
- Howard Street to Physick Estate
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district
The story
Wealthy Philadelphia marble dealer John Jacoby, founder and first commodore of the Cape May Yacht Club, built the center-hall Colonial Revival house in 1899 as his family’s summer home. Today it is a B&B with 12 rooms and suites (ten in the main house) plus an attached cottage. It is a sister property of the Chalfonte Hotel.
Good to know
- Breakfast: included
- Parking: on-site free
- No elevator
- Address: 800 Columbia Avenue, Cape May, NJ 08204
Sources (3)
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.