the farm building called winthrop house was constructed on bluff point circa 1712 by edward yeomans on land leased from the winthrop family. when it burned down in 1962, it left only a chimney standing that would later be used to reconstruct the ebenezer avery house's chimney after its relocation to fort griswold. the foundations of the farmhouse are still visible. the farm's crops included blackberry bushes and apple trees which continue to thrive. in the early 20th century, bluff point was part of an area known as poquonnock farm that was leased for potato farming by john abbott ackley.