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gales ferry
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1. FRANKLIN ............................................C-5
7. oLD lYME
2. gROTON ..................................................D-1
8. nEW lONDON .........................................C-1
Avery- Copp House
Ebenezer Avery House
Jabez Smith House
3. lEBANON ...............................................B-5
Beaumont House
4. sTONINGTON ...................................... E-1
Capt. Nathaniel Palmer House
5. cOLCHESTER
....................................A-4
Colchester History Museum
6. mYSTIC ................................................... E-1
Denison Homestead
................................................A-1
Florence Griswold Museum
Ashbel Woodward House Museum
Hempsted Houses
Shaw Mansion
9. nORWICH
.................................................D-4
LeffingwellHouse
10. gALES fERRY .....................................D-2
Nathan Lester House & Farm Tool Museum
11. eAST lYME ............................................C-1
Samuel Smith House
12. nIANTIC ..................................................C-1
Smith-Harris House
Thomas Lee House
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#1 #1
ASHBEL
WOODWARD
ASHBEL
WOODWARD
HOUSEMUSEUM
MUSEUMc. c.1835
1835
HOUSE
Route
Franklin,
CT 06254
387387
Route
32,32,
Franklin,
CT 06254
860-642-1988
860-642-1988
Open:
May-October,
Saturday
of the
month,
11am-3pm
Open:
May-October,
1st1st
Saturday
of the
month,
11am-3pm
This
19th
century
home
features
a look
into
This
19th
century
home
features
a look
into
a a
country
doctor’s
home,
Franklin’s
historical
country doctor’s home, Franklin’s historical
collections
genealogy
library.
Living
history
collections
andand
genealogy
library.
Living
history
events
are
held
in
the
spring
and
fall.
events are held in the spring and fall.
sites.google.com/site/ashbelwoodwardmuseum
sites.google.com/site/ashbelwoodwardmuseum
Map
Map
# 2# 2
AVERY-COPP
COPPHOUSE
HOUSEc.1800
c.1800
AVERYThames
Street,
Groton,
06340
154154
Thames
Street,
Groton,
CT CT
06340
860-445-1637
860-445-1637
Open:
Memorial
weekend
– Columbus
weekend.
Open:
Memorial
DayDay
weekend
– Columbus
DayDay
weekend.
Friday-Sunday,
11am-3pm
Friday-Sunday, 11am-3pm
Built
banks
Thames
River
Built
onon
thethe
banks
of of
thethe
Thames
River
in in
Groton,
Connecticut,
Avery-Copp
House
Groton,
Connecticut,
thethe
Avery-Copp
House
tells
story
Groton
from
after
tells
thethe
story
of of
lifelife
in in
Groton
from
justjust
after
Revolutionary
War
through
early
20th
thethe
Revolutionary
War
through
thethe
early
20th
century.
Tours,
events,
teas.
averycopphouse.org
century.
Tours,
events,
teas.
averycopphouse.org
Map
Map
# 3# 3
BEAUMONTHOUSE
HOUSEc.1790
c.1790
BEAUMONT
Trumbull
Highway,
Lebanon,
CT 06249
844844
Trumbull
Highway,
Lebanon,
CT 06249
860-642-6579
860-642-6579
Open:
Mid-May
– Mid-October
& appointment.
by appointment.
Open:
Mid-May
– Mid-October
& by
current
hours.
CallCall
for for
current
hours.
& 1/2-story
farm
house.
Home
Samuel
1 &1 1/2-story
farm
house.
Home
of of
Samuel
andand
Lucretia
Beaumont
childhood
home
Lucretia
Beaumont
andand
thethe
childhood
home
of of
William
Beaumont,
considered
“father
Dr.Dr.
William
Beaumont,
considered
thethe
“father
of of
gastric
physiology.”
Interpreted
as the
home
gastric
physiology.”
Interpreted
as the
home
of of
a a
farmer/craftsman,
wife
nine
children
farmer/craftsman,
andand
hishis
wife
andand
nine
children
in
the
early
1800s.
historyoflebanon.org
in the early 1800s. historyoflebanon.org
Map
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# 4# 4
CAPT.NATHANIEL
NATHANIEL
CAPT.
PALMERHOUSE
HOUSEc.1853
c.1853
PALMER
Palmer
Street,
Stonington,
06378
40 40
Palmer
Street,
Stonington,
CT CT
06378
860-535-8445
860-535-8445
Open:
May-October,
Wed-Sun,
1-5pm.
Tours
hour.
Open:
May-October,
Wed-Sun,
1-5pm.
Tours
on on
thethe
hour.
Victorian
mansion
built
brothers,
Captains
Victorian
mansion
built
by by
twotwo
brothers,
Captains
Nathaniel
Brown
Palmer
and
Alexander
Smith
Nathaniel Brown Palmer and Alexander Smith
Palmer,
featuring
exhibits
pertaining
Palmer,
andand
featuring
exhibits
pertaining
to to
Nathaniel’s
discovery
of
Antarctica
and
Nathaniel’s discovery of Antarctica and thethe
brothers’
adventurous
lives.
stoningtonhistory.org
brothers’
adventurous
lives.
stoningtonhistory.org
Map # 5
COLCHESTER
HISTORY MUSEUM c.1850
24 Linwood Avenue, Colchester, CT 06415
860 537-4230
Open: April-December, Saturdays, 1-4pm
Operated by the Colchester Historical Society,
the museum offers four exhibit rooms housed in
a historic house built in 1840 by the Reverend
John Ballard. colchesterhistory.org
Map # 6
DENISON HOMESTEAD c.1717
120 Pequotsepos Road, Mystic, CT 06344
860-536-9248
Open: June-October (Fri., Sat., & Mon.) 12-4pm & by appt.
Home to generations of Denisons, this historic
manor house is situated on land granted to Capt.
George Denison in 1654. Restored in 1946 and
converted into a museum, the house features five
distinctly furnished rooms that reflect different
periods of American history. denisonhomestead.org
Map # 2
Map#8
#8
Map
EBENEZER AVERY HOUSE c.1750
HEMPSTEDHOUSES
HOUSESc.1678
c.1678&&1759
1759
HEMPSTED
47 Fort Street, Groton, CT 06340
860-446-9257
Open: Memorial Day to Labor Day
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday, 12-4pm & by appointment
11Hempstead
HempsteadStreet,
Street,New
NewLondon,
London,CT
CT06320
06320
11
860-443-7949
860-443-7949
Open:May-October,
May-October,Saturday
Saturday&&Sunday,
Sunday,1-4pm
1-4pm
Open:
This 18th-century house is where wounded
soldiers were taken after the Battle of Groton
Heights on September 6, 1781. It was moved one
block away to its present location in Fort Griswold
State park in 1971. averymemorialassociation.com
Map # 7
Thislandmark
landmarkproperty
propertytells
tellsthe
thestory
storyof
ofthree
three
This
greatpopulations
populationswhose
whosepaths
pathscollided
collidedin
inearly
earlyNew
New
great
London:the
theNative
NativeAmerican,
American,the
theEuropeans
Europeanswho
who
London:
arrivedin
inthe
the1600s,
1600s,and
andthe
theenslaved
enslavedAfricans
Africanswho
who
arrived
were
brought
here
about
the
same
time.
ctlandmarks.org
were brought here about the same time. ctlandmarks.org
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Map
FLORENCE GRISWOLD HOUSE c.1817
JABEZ SMITH
SMITHHOUSE
HOUSEc.1783
c.1783
JABEZ
Florence Griswold Museum
96 Lyme St, Old Lyme, CT 06371
(860) 434-5542
Open: Year-round. Tues–Sat, 10am-5pm & Sunday, 1-5pm
259North
NorthRoad
Road(Route
(Route117),
117),Groton,
Groton,CT
CT06340
06340
259
860-445-6689
860-445-6689
Open:April-November,
April-November,Sat
Sat&&Sun
Sun1-5pm
1-5pm&&by
byappointment
appointment
Open:
Known as the Home of American Impressionism,
the Museum shares the story of an enterprising
woman of the early 1900s and the artists who
captured on canvas Connecticut’s rural landscape
while summering at her boardinghouse.
florencegriswoldmuseum.org
Anexcellent
excellentexample
exampleof
of18th-century
18th-centurydomestic
domestic
An
architecture,this
thisone
oneand
andone-half
one-halfstory
storyhouse
house
architecture,
hasremained
remainedvirtually
virtuallyunchanged
unchangedsince
sinceititwas
was
has
builtby
byJabez
JabezSmith.
Smith.Authentic
Authentic18th18th-and
and19th19thbuilt
centuryantiques
antiquesand
andgardens
gardensare
areon
ondisplay.
display.
century
groton-ct.gov/about/jabezsmith.asp
groton-ct.gov/about/jabezsmith.asp
Map # 9
LEFFINGWELL
HOUSE MUSEUM c.1675
348 Washington Street, Norwich, CT 06360
860-889-9440
Open: April-Oct, Saturdays, 11am-4pm & by appointment
What was built as a simple house in 1675,
evolved from a pre-Revolutionary tavern into an
elegant home by 1765. The house is filled with a
fascinating assortment of pieces representative of its
architectural evolution. leffingwellhousemuseum.org
Map # 10
NATHAN LESTER HOUSE &
FARM TOOL MUSEUM c.1793
153 Vinegar Hill Road, Gales Ferry, CT 06335
860-464-2040
Open: Memorial Day - Labor Day, Tue & Thurs 2-4pm,
Sat, Sun, Holiday Mondays & July 4, 1-4:30pm
Step back 200 years into an original colonial
farm set on 100 acres.The park offers gardens,
picnic areas and hiking trails open dawn to dusk.
ledyardhistory.org
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Map # 12
SAMUELSMITH
SMITHHOUSE
HOUSEc.1700
c.1700
SAMUEL
SMITH-HARRIS HOUSE c.1845
Plants
Dam
Road,
Lyme,
CT 06333
82 82
Plants
Dam
Road,
EastEast
Lyme,
CT 06333
860-739-2732
860-739-2732
Seasonal
by Appointment
Seasonal
by Appointment
33 Society Road, Niantic, CT 06357
860-739-0761
Open: June- August, Friday-Sunday, 12 pm - 4 pm, or by
appointment. Closed July 4th Weekend.
outstanding
example
a simple
colonialAnAn
outstanding
example
of of
a simple
colonialfarmhouse.
The
house
is unique
that
eraera
farmhouse.
The
house
is unique
in in
that
it it
been
lovingly
maintained
restored
with
hashas
been
lovingly
maintained
andand
restored
with
accuracy
beginning
1685.
accuracy
to to
its its
beginning
in in
1685.
samuelsmithhouse.org
& eltownhall.com
samuelsmithhouse.org
& eltownhall.com
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On the National Historic Register as the Thomas
Avery House, this fully-restored Greek Revival
farmhouse features mid-19th century life and
later through the story of the Avery, Smith and
Harris families. smithharris.org
Connect to
Connecticut History.
Visit the 16 historic house museums in the
southeastern corner of the state. Experience
stories that will take you from the agricultural
beginnings of Colonial Connecticut through
the development of communities, the
American Revolution, the Civil War, and the
transformative effects of industrialization.
These houses with 16 unique stories showcase
the history of Connecticut…
Still Revolutionary.
ON THE COVER: Florence Griswold Museum,
Old Lyme. Photo credit: Joe Standart.
Map # 12
From Our Garage to Yours
ANTONINO
AUTO
GROUP
antoninoautogroup.com
SHAWMANSION
MANSIONc.1756
c.1756
SHAW
THOMAS LEE HOUSE c.1660
Blinman
Street,
London,
CT 06320
11 11
Blinman
Street,
NewNew
London,
CT 06320
860-443-1209
860-443-1209
Open:
May-July,
Wed-Sat,
1-4pm
Open:
May-July,
Wed-Sat,
1-4pm
August-April,
Wed-Fri.
Research
by appointment
only.
August-April,
Wed-Fri.
Research
by appointment
only.
226 West Main St, Niantic CT 06357
860-739-6070
Open: July & Aug., Wed-Sun, 1-4pm & by appointment
Granite
mansion
built
Captain
Nathaniel
Granite
mansion
built
by by
Captain
Nathaniel
Shaw.
One
of
the
few
structures
near
harbor
Shaw. One of the few structures near thethe
harbor
to
survive
Benedict
Arnold’s
burning
of
New
to survive Benedict Arnold’s burning of New
London.
nlhistory.org
London.
nlhistory.org
It is one of the oldest wood frame houses in
Connecticut and still in its primitive state. Barn
displays of Nehantic Indians and Ezra Lee, pilot
of Revolutionary War Submarine Turtle.
Citizens Bank
eastlymehistoricalsociety.org
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