Lucy The Elephant, The World’s Largest Elephant 9200 Atlantic Avenue, Margate, NJ (National Historic Landmark)
Lucy The Elephant, The World’s Largest Elephant 9200 Atlantic Avenue, Margate, NJ (National Historic Landmark)
3 Pages2010 PDCA PIPP – Commercial Exterior Narrative: Lucy The Elephant, The World’s Largest Elephant 9200 Atlantic Avenue, Margate, NJ (National Historic Landmark) Lucy the Elephant is the world’s largest elephant, measuring 65 tall. This massive structure consists of over one million pieces of timber, 8,560 ribs or arches, 200 kegs of nails, four tons of bolts and 12,000 square feet of tin to cover her exterior. {See Drawing #1 Patent Drawing submitted on June 3 rd , 1882} The structure was built in 1881 by James V. Lafferty, Jr. Lafferty built the giant pachyderm to lure investors to then, “South Atlantic City”, in an effort to buy his properties in the surrounding area. In the late 1890’s Lucy was sold to the Gertzen family. The Gertzens charged visitors 10 cents to t
