Historic House Museums

How We Lived Then
Explore Historic House Museums of Southeastern CT

A regional initiative linking 16 historic house museums in New London County. Launched in summer 2016!

Check out the CTvisit.com webpage for How We Lived Then

For a PDF of Historic-House-Museums-of-SE-Connecticut Brochure

Connect to Connecticut History. Visit the 16 small house museums in the southeastern corner of the state. Experience 16 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 16 houses with 16 unique stories showcase the history of Connecticut…..Still Revolutionary.

Together, these organizations created cooperative marketing materials, including a printed brochure, online and social media presence in this pilot collaborative project. The Southeastern CT Cultural Coalition, The Day Publishing Company, and the Eastern Regional Tourism District also providing online promotion.

If you love history and historic house museums, you will love this trail in beautiful Southeastern CT.

Participating Organizations:

Ashbel Woodward

 

 

Ashbel Woodward House– North Franklin

 

 

 

 

Avery Copp stoves

 

 

 

Avery-Copp House– Groton

 

 

Nathaniel Palmer

 

 

 

Captain Nathaniel Palmer House– (Stonington Historical Society)- Stonington

 

 

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Colchester Historical Society Museum– Colchester

 

 

 

Denison Homestead

 

 

 

Denison Homestead– Mystic

 

 

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Ebenzer Avery House– (Avery Memorial Association)- Groton

 

 

 

Hempstead

 


Hempstead Houses– New London

 

 

 

 

Jabez Smith

 

 

Jabez Smith House– Groton

 

 

 

 

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Beaumont House- Lebanon Historical Society– Lebanon

 

 

Leffingwell

 

 

Leffingwell Museum– Norwich

 

 

Nathan Lester

 

 


Nathan Lester House– Ledyard

 

 

 

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Samuel Smith House– East Lyme

 

 

 

Shaw

 


Shaw Mansion– New London

 

 

 

 

Smith Harris

 

 

Smith Harris House– Niantic

 

 

 

 

Thomas Lee House
Thomas Lee House– Niantic

 

 

 

 

 

This pilot project is open to historic house museums that meet the following criteria:

  • Historic house museum must be located in New London County
  • Historic house must be open to the public with set published hours
  • Organization must contribute $100 towards marketing materials

 

This pilot project could be expanded in the future to include other historic sites.