▁city , ▁with ▁about ▁ 1 1 0 0 ▁homes ▁( including ▁cond omin iums ). ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁community ' s ▁large ▁homes ▁over look ▁the ▁water ▁and ▁have ▁private ▁be aches . ▁Border ing ▁Sh ipp an ▁Point ▁to ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁is ▁the ▁Sh ipp an ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁St am ford , ▁and ▁farther ▁east ▁the ▁East ▁Side ▁neighborhood . ▁To ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁Sh ipp an ▁Point , ▁separated ▁from ▁it ▁by ▁a ▁canal , ▁is ▁the ▁South ▁End ▁neighborhood , ▁which ▁is ▁currently ▁in ▁planning ▁phases ▁for ▁a ▁major ▁re development . ▁ ▁Running ▁down ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁pen ins ula , ▁Sh ipp an ▁Avenue ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁road ▁of ▁the ▁community . ▁Several ▁of ▁the ▁cross ▁streets ▁end ▁in ▁private ▁be aches ▁owned ▁by ▁neighborhood ▁associations . ▁ ▁Some ▁local ▁histor ians ▁say ▁" Sh ipp an " ▁means ▁" the ▁shore ▁where ▁the ▁sea ▁begins ." ▁but ▁others ▁say ▁the ▁meaning ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁name ▁is ▁lost . ▁ ▁Mar ion ▁Castle ▁ ▁A ▁water front ▁m ansion ▁known ▁as ▁Mar ion ▁Castle ▁( One ▁Rog ers ▁Road ) ▁is ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places . ▁It ▁was ▁built , ▁owned ▁and ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁family ▁of ▁Frank ▁Mar ion ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁noted ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁based ▁firm ▁of ▁Richard ▁How land ▁H unt ▁and ▁Joseph ▁How land ▁H unt , ▁working ▁as ▁H unt