OFFICE OF CULTURAL AND HERITAGE AFFAIRS

LONGPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Phone Number:  (609) 822-3770 or 823-1115

Hours:  Winter hours: Tuesdays 11 am - 1 pm. Summer hours (Memorial Day-Labor Day): Saturday 9 am - 12 noon. Additional hours upon request.

Address:  2301 Atlantic Avenue, 
Longport, NJ 08403

Meetings: 

Museum:  The museum is located in a 1939 Coast Guard Station with state and national landmark status. The 7 rooms on the ground floor feature photographs and artifacts from the days of the first summer cottages

Collection: Two unique features are the footboard of a bed supposedly handcrafted for Abraham Lincoln, and jail cells used in the 1950s when the building housed the police department.

Specialty:  Activites include an annual art show, several community concerts, and the operation of the Porch Store. Michael Cohen's video: "Longport - The Way We Were" is available to be shown whenever the museum is open.

Produced in cooperation with the Atlantic Heritage Center.
This list was updated on Tuesday, January 12, 2010.