Camp Whelen, a Christian summer camp for young girls, was founded in the early 1920s after the former Harvey Cedars Hotel

Harvey Cedars Hotel

Harvey Cedars Hotel is the last remaining historic hotel of its size located on Long Beach Island, NJ in the town of Harvey Cedars . It was begun in the 1830s as a fishing and hunting hotel on the then, scarcely-inhabited Long Beach Island.Originally a small hotel, it was built expanded in the...

 was purchased by the Philadelphia YWCA.

Camp Whelen survived until the Depression. After shutting down due to declining attendance, the hotel was abandoned for about 10 years. After this, it was purchased and turned into Harvey Cedars Bible Conference

Harvey Cedars Bible Conference

Harvey Cedars Bible Conference is a building complex of the Presbyterian denomination, in Harvey Cedars, New Jersey, including a hotel, a dock and sport facilities.-History:...

.

For more old photographs of the building, see also Harvey Cedars Hotel

Harvey Cedars Hotel

Harvey Cedars Hotel is the last remaining historic hotel of its size located on Long Beach Island, NJ in the town of Harvey Cedars . It was begun in the 1830s as a fishing and hunting hotel on the then, scarcely-inhabited Long Beach Island.Originally a small hotel, it was built expanded in the...

 and Harvey Cedars Bible Conference

Harvey Cedars Bible Conference

Harvey Cedars Bible Conference is a building complex of the Presbyterian denomination, in Harvey Cedars, New Jersey, including a hotel, a dock and sport facilities.-History:...

as they occupied the same building.