Westerly · Weekapaug – Quonochontaug Pond
Weekapaug Inn
Rebuilt on Quonochontaug Pond in 1939 after the 1938 hurricane wrecked the Buffums' 1899 inn; the family ran it for 108 years.
- Built
- 1939The present inn was built in 1939 on a sheltered site across the pond after the 1938 hurricane wrecked the 1899 original (NRHP nomination).
- Style
- Shingle and clapboard seaside vernacular
- Type
- Inn
- Area
- Weekapaug – Quonochontaug Pond
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The story
Frederick and Phebe Buffum opened the first Weekapaug Inn in 1899 on a spit of land between the ocean and Quonochontaug Pond. After the 1938 hurricane damaged it, they rebuilt on a more sheltered site on the pond’s western shore, reopening in 1939. The Buffum family ran the inn for 108 years until it closed for renovation in 2007, the year it was listed on the National Register. It reopened under the Ocean House Collection.
Good to know
- Parking: on-site free
- Elevator
- Pets welcome
- Address: 25 Spray Rock Road, Westerly, RI 02891
Sources (3)
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.