but is now known as "College Point". As part of the development and due to his stature as a devout Presbyterian he financed the construction of the College Hill Presbyterian Church and helped oversee its library. There he would develop a patent for a library record system. The Paxinosa Inn was never profitable and Nevin was forced to sell it at auction in 1896. Shortly thereafter it burned down in a fire. It was rebuilt in 1905 with fireproofed bricks, but would burn down a second time shortly after. It was never rebuilt. The cause of the inn's destruction is credited it to being 600 ft above the Delaware River preventing firefighters from having a steady stream of water due to poor infrastructure and pumps at the time. Nevin designed and donated two parks to the City of Easton. One of which, Nevin Park, hosted the city's original fountain from Easton's center square in 1899 after the erection of the soldier's monument that stands there today. The fountain would be melted down as part of a scrap metal drive for World War II. Despite his real estate business taking a turn for the worse, Nevin became the director of the Easton National Bank and to serve as the secretary and treasurer of the Easton Suspension Bridge Company. Political career Nevin never stopped showing an interest in local politics after his 1877 district attorney defeat. Ever since his encounter with Abraham Lincoln at the age of 10 he had been a lifelong progressive Lincolnite Republican. He would hold a series of roles in the city government before being elected as a city councilor for the second and third ward. By 1888 he was the council president and he motioned for the creation of the Easton Industrial Association to help bring industrial jobs to the city. Nevin would be elected mayor in 1911 and take office in 1912 serving two terms until 1920. Nevin is best remembered for his tough on crime platform. Easton, at the time, was a resort town people from New York and other cities to go and commit vices they otherwise wouldn't be able to, the largest of which was prostitution. Nevin would make it his top priority to shut down the city's 27 brothels in a manner that wouldn't be embarrassing to the women working in them. During his time as mayor he also worked to expand