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Captain Mey's Inn was built in 1890 by
Dr. Walter H. Phillips who was a homeopathic physician and a true native of Cape May.
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Captain Mey's Inn
A turn-of-the-century Bed & Breakfast Inn built
circa 1890
Namesake: Cornelius J. Mey, Dutch discoverer of Cape May
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Captain Mey's Inn was built in 1890 by
Dr. Walter H. Phillips who was a homeopathic physician and a true native of Cape May.
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Today this Victorian Inn is named after Capt. Cornelius J. Mey, who in 1621
was sent by the Dutch West India Company in the " Good Tidings"
and explored the coast. He found the climate charming, as has each succeeding generation. It was the greatest
compliment when Dutch explorers, both home-loving and adventuring people,
declared that the climate of the Delaware was "like that of Holland," as good as home.
Captain Mey confirmed the compliment by giving his name to these shores.