Liberty Hotel (Atlantic City, New Jersey)
Liberty Hotel | |
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  Location within Atlantic County, New Jersey  Location within New Jersey  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 1519 Baltic Avenue, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 39°21′51.5″N 74°25′55.5″W / 39.364306°N 74.432083°W |
| Built | 1928 |
| NRHP reference No. | 100005102[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 5696[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 23, 2020 |
| Designated NJRHP | January 15, 2020 |
Liberty Hotel is a former hotel located at 1519 Baltic Avenue in Atlantic City, New Jersey that was open to African Americans. Now known as the Liberty Apartment Hotel, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 23, 2020, for its significance in ethnic heritage and entertainment/recreation.[3] It was listed in The Negro Motorist Green Book as a business that did not discriminate against African Americans.[4]
Built in 1928 in the Northside neighborhood, the five-story brick building is Italian Renaissance Revival in style. It served food and offered entertainment. It had prominent customers.[3]
It was acquired in 2019 as part of an affordable housing redevelopment project.[5] It is now an apartment building for seniors.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System – (#100005102)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. June 24, 2025.
- ↑ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Atlantic County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 25, 2025. p. 3.
a.k.a. Liberty Apartment Hotel, Liberty Apartments
- 1 2 "Liberty Hotel". National Park Service.
- ↑ "Green Book Properties Listed in the National Register of Historic Places". May 5, 2022. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ↑ "WinnDevelopment Announces Acquisition of Atlantic City Affordable Housing as a Qualified Opportunity Zone Investment". www.winncompanies.com.
- ↑ "Keeping the History of African American Tourism Alive in Atlantic City's Northside | National Trust for Historic Preservation". savingplaces.org.
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- African-American history of New Jersey