| Samuel Richards Hotel | |
| Nrhp Type2: | indcp |
| Nocat: | y |
| Partof: | Mays Landing Historic District |
| Partof Refnum: | 90001245 |
| Designated Nrhp Type2: | August 23, 1990 |
| Location: | 106 East Main Street, Mays Landing, New Jersey |
| Coordinates: | 39.4511°N -74.7253°W |
| Added: | August 31, 1979 |
| Refnum: | 79001468 |
| 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: | June 19, 1979 |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 340[1] |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
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The Samuel Richards Hotel, also known as the American Hotel, is located at 106 East Main Street in the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. The sandstone building was built in 1837 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 31, 1979, for its significance in architecture, commerce, community planning, law, politics, and social history.[2] The hotel was added as a contributing property to the Mays Landing Historic District in 1990.[3]
The three and one-half story hotel was built in 1837 by Samuel Richards, formerly from Philadelphia, a prominent Mays Landing property owner and businessman in the iron industry. It was used by the ship-building community. A later owner was John E. Champion, a former Atlantic City councilman. Another owner was William Veal, who also started an opera house in Mays Landing. The county bought the property in 1978.[2]