Tonight we held an open house for the residents of the Eastern Point Association in Gloucester. We were delighted that over 80 residents showed up for drinks and hor d'oerves. After a mostly overcast day, the sun shone brightly over our evening festivities.
Many association members have fond memories of the house during the time it was owned by the Prentisses. After a tour of the property, many began to reminisce about their experiences over the years. The house was built during the Prohibition era - right next to a cove that could easily obscure the sighting of many small boats. The property had a golf course and tennis courts that were available for anyone on the association and at 4:00 p.m. each day a bell would sound so that everyone could gather for lemonade and cookies.
Some of our guests came to Eastern Point as boys of BC High or Xavier High School in Concord. One made a retreat here in 1962 and 1963, shortly after the Jesuits bought the property for retreats. The house was named Gonzaga because Aloysius was one of the young Jesuits who died much too early. He is the patron of youth and Eastern Point was only offering youth retreats.
Many stories were told of fun times at Blightey (meaning "a home place"), the original house name. Tonight could be another fun event inscribed in the history of the house. We are pleased that our guests enjoyed themselves as much as they did.
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