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| navigate by keyword : 1882 and asian big daytime elephant example flag historic james jersey lafferty landmark lucy national new nobody novelty old oldest places register shaped six story the unique zoomorphic |
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| Lucy the Elephant is an example of both zoomorphic and novelty architecture. The six-story elephant-shaped was built by James V. Lafferty in 1882 in an effort to sell real estate and attract tourism. Lucy, an Asian elephant, is the oldest example of zoomorphic architecture. Lucy the Elephant is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (1971) , U.S. National Historic Landmark (1976) and New Jersey Register of Historic Places (1971) . |
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