Women of Westport Point
Posted on December 1, 2023 by Jenny ONeill
The isolated cluster of houses at the end of Main Road has been home to whaling captains, fishermen, and farmers. Their names are recorded on the plaques that adorn each house. But, the Point was also home to their wives, mothers, and daughters. Moreover, in the 20th century, it attracted some remarkable female artists, writers, and unusual characters. This project seeks to unfurl their life stories, which are so closely tied to houses that line Main Road at Westport Point.
This list is a work-in-progress. If you have suggestions for additional women who lived at Westport Point, please let us know.
With thanks to: Edith Camara, Richie Earle, Marc Chardon, Gay Gillespie, Susanne Carter Peck, Meredith Leach, Susan Montgomery, Jenny O’Neill, Sharon Raposa, Amy Sanders, Ray Shaw, and Betty Slade.
This project is supported by the Westport Point Neighborhood Association, and by the Westport Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
Browse profiles of individual women at this link:
https://wpthistory.org/category/women-of-westport-point/
Women of Westport Point
Alphabetical list
Christina Allen, 2031 Main Road
Mercy Etta Baker, 1998 Main Road
Enella Benedict, 1885B Main Road
Fidelia Bridges, 1936 Main Road
Glenda Broadbent, 1779 Main Road
Mary Hicks Brown, 1603 Main, 2001 Main Road
Clara Buffum, 21 Cape Bial Lane
Ruth(y) Cadman, 2032 Main Road
Suzanne Carter, 2043 Main Road
Henriette Chardon, 1541 Main Road
Carolyn Cody, 1977-79 Main Road
Amber Columbia, 1977-79 Main Road
Kate Cory Grinnell, 2029 Main Road
Dorothy Curtis, 1813 Main Road
Katherine “Kay” Earle, 11 Valentine Lane
Charlotte Fitch, 24 Cape Bial Lane
Rose Frisch, 46 Cape Bial Lane
Janet Grindley, 1935 Main Road
Katharine Hall, 1871 Main Road
Jeanie Hall, Synton, 1787 Main Road
Grace Howe, Horseneck Beach cottage
Bertha Johnson, 2037 Main Road
Almira Lauterbach, 2037 Main Road
Grace LeValley, 2018 Main Road
Jessie Luther, 15 and 21 Cape Bial Lane
Emily Manchester, 1942 Main Road
Helen Moore, 2 Fairview Avenue
Pauline Nelson, 1824 Main Road
Lucia Paull, 1853-1856 Main Road
Marion Pineau , 1974-76 Main Road
Katherine Preston, 3 Windward Way
Minnie Robbins, 1813 Main Road
Svetlana Rockwell, 1678 Main Road
Harriet Sheldon, various houses at the Point
Blanche Southard, The Junipers
Mary A.W. Sowle, 1881 Main Road
Minnie Stevens, 1838 Main Road
Sue Van Sloun, 1787E Main Road
Jean Yeomans, 1711, 1715 Main Road