Picturesque Stamford, 1892, in Marine Commerce and Yachting, pp. 205–214, writes about the Stamford Yacht Cub:
The yachting interests of Stamford
have experienced remarkable development and expansion within the last
few years, notably through the organization of the Stamford Yacht Club
in the early spring of 1891. Its first important step, after the choice
of officers and trustees was the purchase of a suitable location on the
west side of Shippan Point, containing about four acres of land, on
which to build its club house. This property was still further enlarged
in the early summer of 1892 by purchase of the adjacent lot and cottage
of Mr. Frank H. Hoyt. The main building, bathing house and driving
sheds, together with a one hundred and fifty foot dock reaching low
water at a solidly constructed crib pier, were put up in 1891, in time
for the formal opening of the institution which took place on the 25th
of July.
The club was destroyed in a fire in 1913 and soon rebuilt. Whitman Bailey's take on the subject:
Download newspaper clipping of June 13 1931
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