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.

The Dormer House
Smallbones / CC0
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.