8 9 5 . ▁Following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Ste u ert ▁Mac N ag ht en , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁surrounding ▁the ▁man or ▁house ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁South am pton ▁Corporation ▁for ▁resident ial ▁development . ▁ ▁The ▁Mac N ag ht en ▁family ▁re - ac quired ▁the ▁man or ▁house ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁acres ▁of ▁grounds ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁use ▁it ▁as ▁the ▁family ▁residence . ▁ ▁Upon ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Ste u ert ▁Mac N ag ht en ' s ▁wid ow , ▁Amy ▁K atherine ▁Mac N ag ht en , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁the ▁man or ▁house ▁passed ▁to ▁their ▁children . ▁One ▁of ▁these , ▁L ett ice ▁Mac N ag ht en , ▁purchased ▁full ▁title ▁from ▁her ▁sib lings ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁house , ▁often ▁taking ▁in ▁pay ing ▁guests , ▁who ▁at ▁one ▁stage ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁included ▁the ▁family ▁of ▁novel ist ▁Nicolas ▁Fre eling . ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁sever ely ▁dam aged ▁by ▁German ▁bomb ing ▁ra ids ▁on ▁South am pton ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁L ett ice ▁then ▁abandoned ▁the ▁house , ▁took ▁refuge ▁with ▁her ▁sister - in - law ▁in ▁Gu ild ford , ▁and ▁refused ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁it ▁in ▁its ▁dam aged ▁condition . ▁The ▁dam aged ▁man or ▁house ▁was ▁v andal ised ▁and ▁ultimately ▁sold ▁to ▁an ▁architect , ▁who ▁converted