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Discover Weekapaug Terrace
Our Beach Community
Weekapaug Terrace is a vibrant beach community where families, friends, and neighbors can come together. Residents can enjoy fishing, boating, golf, and other activities on beautiful Winnapaug Pond or on the shores of the Atlantic ocean. There are beautiful nearby golf courses, tennis, and other activities in the area. Of course, there are alway opportunities to enjoy our beautiful coastline through our deeded beach rights.
The goal of this site is to provide information for owners and residents of our area. The site will contain public pages and a members only section, for which you can request access. Our original website had lapsed, and we are in the process of re-creating its replacement. We lost access to the majority of our contact list. A new email was sent out this past month, and if you have not received that, please contact us through the contact page, and we can add your name to the database.
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Our History
Early Days
The area now known as Weekapaug Terrace was originally inhabited by native Americans. In 1660, a private company was organized in Newport to purchase and settle Misquamicut; in the same year, the Sachem Sosoa, or Socho, deeded to Robert Stanton, William Vaughan and several other associates the area that approximately comprises today’s town of Westerly. In 1661, house lots were laid out extending along the east side of the Pawcatuck River and permanent settlement began.
History of Weekapaug Terrace
The Weekapaug Historic District was a summer resort along Block Island Sound at the west end of Quonochontaug Pond containing several dozen summer houses, a large hotel, a chapel and a store. Weekapaug began as a summer resort in 1859 when houses were rented for the season.
In 1877, several summer cottages were built; in the 1880s larger summer houses were built near the ocean. The Weekapaug Inn, a large hotel, was built in 1899, when the place, known until then as Noyes Neck, was officially renamed Weekapaug. It means "at the end of the pond." In 1938, the Inn was destroyed by a hurricane and replaced soon after by the present inn. Weekapaug today is one of the state’s finest summer resorts, with a pleasant site along the pond and ocean. Its late 19th and early 20th century houses including some outstanding wood-shingle style structures plus an inn and chapel are an important part of the architectural and historical heritage of Westerly. Brigtman's Pond, now Winnipaug Pond, was a very popular area with a plethora of summer activities. This is a picture of houses on the pond. (Photo Courtesy of Joseph E. Coduri)
More History
Our immediate area was at one time the property of Langworthy Farm, whose homestead is now the Langworthy Farm Winery and Bed and Breakfast on the corner of Route 1A and Langworthy Road. At one time, there was a bridge called Langworthy’s Bridge that crossed the pond for ocean access. The bridge was also used so that horse and oxen carts could easily access the ocean in order to pick up piles of seaweed that were used for farming. According to the original Plat of Weekapaug Terrace sale, the bridge had been removed; however, the abutments were said to still be there in 1924.
The bridge also provided for foot traffic across the pond from Weekapaug Terrace to the deeded beach area, which is now located to the right of the Surf Beach Club facing the ocean.
Horse carts gathering seaweed for use on the farm.
Langworthy farm was a large functional farm. In 1924, the plat of land was sold to Dunn and Dolan, who drew out the land for residential use.
Our Humble Beginnings - 1924
This is the original Plat of Weekapaug Terrace from 1924. Street names have changed. Hoxie Street is Cove Road. Winnapaug is Salt Pond Way, Ward is Terrace Avenue, and Governor Avenue and Utter Street have stayed the same. A copy of the deed for this transaction that contains information regarding our deeded beech rights will be available to members.