EMLEN PHYSICK ESTATE
Cape May, New Jersey

The EMLEN PHYSICK ESTATE is a Victorian house museum in Cape May, New Jersey, located at 1048 Washington Street.
The 18-room mansion, attributed to acclaimed American architect Frank Furness, was built in 1879 for Dr. Emlen Physick Jr. (1855-1916).
He was a descendant of a well-known Philadelphia family, his widowed mother, Mrs. Ralston, and maiden Aunt Emilie.

The mansion is closely related to Furness's Knowlton Mansion (1880-81) in Northeast Philadelphia.
The Physick Mansion is one of the finest examples of “Stick Style” architecture in America.
Its exterior is distinguished by Furness’s trademark oversized features, including gigantic upside-down corbelled chimneys, hooded “jerkin-head” dormers, and the huge stick-like brackets on the porch.
Many original furnishings are on display throughout the house.

The Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts (MAC) was formed in 1970 to save the Physick Estate from the wrecking ball.
The Center operates the estate as a Victorian historic house museum.

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