▁and ▁Ch ester field ▁House ) ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁century . ▁It ▁was ▁extens ively ▁renov ated ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 - 2 0 0 7 ▁by ▁Sh ipp an ▁Point ▁resident ▁John ▁Rud dy . ▁Rud dy ▁opened ▁the ▁business ▁as ▁The ▁Hotel ▁Ch ester field ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁as ▁a ▁ 9 - room ▁bout ique ▁hotel . ▁He ▁sold ▁the ▁business ▁ ▁to ▁St am ford ▁developer ▁and ▁Sh ipp an ▁Point ▁resident ▁Thomas ▁L . ▁Rich ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Rich ▁ran ▁the ▁hotel ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁but ▁after ▁being ▁unable ▁to ▁secure ▁a ▁license ▁to ▁serve ▁liqu or ▁at ▁the ▁property , ▁Rich ▁closed ▁the ▁hotel ▁and ▁sold ▁it . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁sold ▁as ▁a ▁single - family ▁home . ▁ ▁Organ izations ▁and ▁business es ▁on ▁Sh ipp an ▁Point ▁Sh ipp an ▁Point ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁two ▁y acht ▁clubs , ▁two ▁restaur ants , ▁a ▁mar ina , ▁a ▁rac quet ▁club , ▁and ▁a ▁private ▁beach ▁club . ▁They ▁are ▁the ▁St am ford ▁Y acht ▁Club ; ▁the ▁Hall owe en ▁Y acht ▁Club ; ▁Bre wer ▁Y acht ▁H aven ▁East , ▁a ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁mar ina ▁chain ▁Bre wer ▁Y acht ▁Y ards , ▁the ▁Sh ipp an ▁R ac quet ▁club , ▁which ▁closed ▁down ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁B ET A ; ▁a ▁rock - cl im bing ▁g ym