| John Holmes House | |
| Location: | 504 N. U.S. 9, Cape May Court House, Middle Township, New Jersey |
| Coordinates: | 39.0961°N -74.8133°W |
| Built: | 1704 & 1830 |
| Architecture: | Vernacular Georgian |
| Added: | June 12, 1979 |
| Refnum: | 79001481 |
| Designated Other1 Name: | New Jersey Register of Historic Places |
| Designated Other1 Abbr: | NJRHP |
| Designated Other1 Link: | New Jersey Register of Historic Places |
| Designated Other1 Date: | March 29, 1979 |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 1004[1] |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
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John Holmes House, also known as the Cresse–Holmes House, is located at 504 U.S. Route 9 North in the Cape May Court House section of Middle Township in Cape May County, New Jersey. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 12, 1979, for its significance in vernacular Georgian architecture.[2] It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1992.[3]
The house was originally thought to have been built in 1755 by Robert Cresse.[2] Later research has shown that the oldest part of the house was built by John Cresse, his father. The "newer" portion of the house was built by Robert Morris Holmes, son of John Holmes, in 1830. The house has been owned by the Cape May County Historical and Genealogical Society since 1976.[4]
The house is now operated as the Museum of Cape May County, and features an 18th-century period kitchen, bedroom and 1830 dining room and a Victorian sitting room. Other exhibits include a doctor's room, a military room, Native American room and maritime artifacts.[5]