, ▁both ▁for ▁St am ford ▁residents ▁and ▁others ▁who ▁owned ▁or ▁r ented ▁summer ▁c ott ages ▁or ▁stayed ▁at ▁the ▁Ocean ▁House ▁Hotel . ▁" When ▁Michael ▁Mc Dev itt ▁bought ▁it , ▁he ▁renamed ▁it ▁' Sh ipp an ▁House ' ." ▁By ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁he ▁had ▁added ▁a ▁pav il ion , ▁bath ▁houses , ▁a ▁cas ino , ▁and ▁a ▁car ousel ▁from ▁As bury ▁Park , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁It ▁was ▁situated ▁at ▁the ▁spot ▁where ▁later ▁the ▁Wood way ▁Beach ▁Club ▁was ▁built . ▁The ▁Hotel ▁was ▁renov ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁by ▁Leonard ▁B ars ag hi ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁John ▁En nis ▁bought ▁land ▁at ▁the ▁south west ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁point ▁and ▁built ▁a ▁bath ing ▁pav il ion ▁over ▁the ▁water , ▁where ▁people ▁could ▁sw im ▁beneath ▁a ▁roof . ▁He ▁also ▁put ▁in ▁ball ▁fields , ▁and ▁a ▁shed ▁for ▁ 1 5 0 ▁horses , ▁which ▁was ▁too ▁small ▁to ▁meet ▁demand . ▁ ▁With ▁St am ford ▁Har bor ▁on ▁the ▁west - side ▁of ▁the ▁point , ▁and ▁West c ott ▁C ove ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁boats ▁were ▁pl ent iful ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁months . ▁The ▁Rev . ▁Henry ▁C od man ▁Pot ter ' s ▁y acht ▁Pear l ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁impress ive ▁s ights ▁at ▁St am ford ▁Har bor . ▁A ▁new ▁ste amer ▁ship , ▁The