Engleside Hotel was one of the most decorative and beautiful Victorian

Victorian architecture

The term Victorian architecture refers collectively to several architectural styles employed predominantly during the middle and late 19th century. The period that it indicates may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria. This represents the British and...

 hotel

Hotel

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s that once stood on Engleside Avenue in Beach Haven

Beach Haven, New Jersey

Beach Haven is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey in the United States. The borough is located on Long Beach Island and borders the Atlantic Ocean...

 (located on the southern end of Long Beach Island

Long Beach Island

Long Beach Island is a barrier island and summer colony along the Atlantic Ocean coast of Ocean County, New Jersey in the United States...

), New Jersey

New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

. It was completed by the start of the 1876 summer season, under the leadership of Robert Engle, and it quickly became one of the most popular resorts on Long Beach Island, along with the Baldwin Hotel located nearby.

The hotel was torn down during WWII

World War II

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, and architectural pieces were auctioned off. The stained glass windows

Stained glass

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 from the dining room were purchased by the director of 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:...

 (on the north end of the island, formerly the historic 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...

, followed by Camp Whelen

Camp Whelen

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

), and used in their chapel

Chapel

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 for many years; eventually removed due to damage by consistent high wind.

The original location of the hotel is a block away from the current Engleside Hotel, and is now the home of a memorial park.

The new Engleside Hotel was rebuilt on the oceanfront of Engleside Avenue in Beach Haven, NJ, and is open year round as a resort, located near the Sea Shell Resort and The Gables Hotel.

The site is also known for the famous 1916 Jersey Shore Shark Attacks

Jersey Shore Shark Attacks of 1916

The Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 were a series of shark attacks along the coast of New Jersey between July 1 and July 12, 1916, in which four people were killed and one injured. Since 1916, scholars have debated which shark species was responsible and the number of animals involved, with the...

. Charles Vansant was killed while staying at the Engleside at the time.