0 0 ▁for ▁several ▁land ▁parc els ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Ocean ▁House ▁hotel . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁Colonel ▁Hop kins ▁built ▁the ▁large ▁m ansion ▁at ▁ 1 9 2 ▁Ocean ▁Drive ▁East . ▁As ▁first ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁St am ford ▁Historical ▁Society , ▁he ▁often ▁ent ert ained ▁its ▁members ▁at ▁his ▁" H olid ay ▁House ." ▁Early ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁And rus ▁family , ▁who ▁continued ▁to ▁own ▁it ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁century . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁promotion ▁of ▁Sh ipp an , ▁a ▁large ▁hotel ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁called ▁The ▁Ocean ▁House . ▁It ▁stood ▁on ▁Hob son ▁Street , ▁where ▁the ▁Wood way ▁Beach ▁Club ▁is ▁today . ▁To ▁encou rage ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁residents ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁area , ▁a ▁ste amer , ▁the ▁Sh ipp an , ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁The ▁Pan ic ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁caused ▁a ▁collapse ▁in ▁the ▁market , ▁which ▁did ▁not ▁recover ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s . ▁Another ▁prom ot ional ▁scheme ▁was ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁Ocean ▁House ▁Hotel , ▁where ▁potential ▁buy ers ▁could ▁stay ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁feel ▁for ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁Res ort ▁The ▁late ▁nin ete enth ▁century ▁and ▁early ▁tw enti eth ▁century ▁were ▁the ▁he yd ay ▁of ▁Sh ipp an ▁as ▁a ▁summer ▁resort