The Grand Old Lady of Ocean Avenue
It’s been called the flagship of Ocean avenue. When it was originally built in 1891, it belonged to Philip Corbin, a manufacturer of household hardware and locks from New Britain. Conn., who got his start as a locksmith apprentice and grew his business until it employed 15,000 people.
His house was a Queen Anne mansion, three stories tall and with eight bedrooms. It was a sign of the changes taking place, the transformation of a religious retreat called Cottage City into a full-fledged resort called Oak Bluffs.
Not surprisingly. Mr.
