Before postal regulations forced conformity to the mainland, the End of Ocean Avenue was the legal address for this 2.5-acre heavily wooded lot at 75 Ocean Avenue. It was one of three lots purchased by the Lovering family as a family compound in the early 1900’s. The architect of this and the other houses was noted Newport architect J.D. Johnson on which he used his early twentieth century shingle style design. It was some of his most important later work. The builder for all three houses was T.D. Wright of Jamestown, whose son, H. Clifford Wright later became the caretaker of the property.

Family legend is the dollhouse on the property, which matches the larger shingle style home, was built for an owner’s daughter, who died young. After her death the family left the island and did not return. The dollhouse, has the original pine porch and pine interior floor that matches the pine floors in the larger house and pot belly stove

The current owners purchased this property in 1964. They are the fourth owners. The house was completely rebuilt and remodeled in 1966 by Clifford Wright, the son of the original builder. Large wood beams were added for support; the house was raised up to build a foundation; two cellars were added, one for boats and one for everything else. New bathrooms were constructed and other ones renovated. The claw foot tub in the “white room” is original to the house.

New windows were installed to expose the incredible view of the very quiet harbor. Copper plumbing and gutters and modern electric service was also added making the house very livable. Two very large redwood floors porches were added to the southern and northern ends of the house on the first level. The second story porches offer tremendous 180-degree views of the pristine Dutch Harbor.

The grounds are productive with the forty blueberry bushes, which were planted to supplement the already existing 20 high bush blueberry shrubs, resulting in a high summer yield every year. About 10,000 daffodil bulbs were planted one fall weekend by the family. They still yield beautiful spring flowers. There are other flowers such as roses, lily of the valley and hyacinth. Beautiful large holly bushes, hundred-year-old hydrangeas, and apple trees are throughout the property.

The carriage house, next to the main house was used as a garage although it was never for cars. Instead it contained a tractor, gardening tools and the feed for the rare birds, ducks and geese the current owner’s father raised many years ago. The carriage was converted back to living space in the late 1970s. The upstairs deck is redwood to match the other decks.

There is also a large shed just east of the house, in the woods. It measures about 20 x 40’. It was built around mid-1980s to store bbq grills, lawnmowers and such. There is another blueberry patch nearby, but now long overgrown.