It was sold to Leeds & Lippincott in 1890. They named the hotel for the Quaker family who had founded Haddonfield, New Jersey. The Haddon House was opened across the street, on the current Resorts site, by Samuel and Susanna Hunt in 1869. The Chalfonte House was expanded and moved oceanward twice, in 18. They named the hotel for Chalfont St Giles, the town in Buckinghamshire where William Penn is buried.
The hotel was constructed during the winter for a cost of $21,000 and could accommodate 140 guests. They had purchased a plot of land at North Carolina Avenue and Pacific Avenue from John DaCosta for $6500.00. The Chalfonte House was built in 1868 by Elisha and Elizabeth Roberts. History First hotels on the site Chalfonte Hotel
The Resorts site was originally occupied by two three-story wooden Quaker rooming houses, The Chalfonte House and The Haddon House. The resort completed an expansion in 2004, adding the 27-story Rendezvous Tower, and underwent renovations in 2011, converting the resort to a Roaring Twenties theme. Resorts was the first casino hotel in Atlantic City, becoming the first legal casino outside of Nevada in the United States, when it opened on May 26, 1978. Resorts Casino Hotel is a hotel and casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. 1133 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
