Lucy the Elephant

	Lucy, the Margate Elephant
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
	New Jersey Register of Historic Places
	Lucy in 2019
	Location within Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County within New Jersey. Lucy the Elephant (New Jersey) Lucy the Elephant (the United States)
Location	9200 Atlantic Ave Margate City, New Jersey
Coordinates	39°19′14.33″N 74°30′42.85″W
Built	1882
Architect	James V. Lafferty
NRHP reference No.	71000493
NJRHP No.	383
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 12, 1971
Designated NHL	May 11, 1976
Designated NJRHP	April 7, 1971

Lucy the Elephant is a six-story elephant-shaped example of novelty architecture, constructed of wood and clad in tin in 1882 by James V. Lafferty in Margate City, New Jersey, approximately five miles (8 km) south of Atlantic City. Originally named Elephant Bazaar, Lucy was built to promote real estate sales and attract tourists. Today, Lucy is the oldest surviving roadside tourist attraction in America.

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