Jabez Smith House, Groton

Name: Jabez Smith House
Address: Groton, United States

#14 among attractions in Groton

Museum, History museum

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The Jabez Smith House is a historic house museum at 259 North Road in Groton, Connecticut. Built about 1783, it is the only 18th-century farmhouse to survive on Groton's Poquonock Bridge area, which was once its principal agricultural area. It is owned by the town of Groton and open to the public on weekends from April through November. It features 18th and 19th-century antiques. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 15, 1981. ()

Built: 1783 (242 years ago)Coordinates: 41°21'11"N, 72°1'46"W

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Poquonnock BridgeGroton United States

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Jabez Smith House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Shennecossett Golf Course, Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park, Groton Monument, Ebenezer Avery House.

2.7 miSW
Outdoor activities, Golf
Shennecossett Golf Course, Groton
69 min walk • Shennecossett Golf Course is a municipal 18 hole golf course located in the city of Groton, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1898 as a four-hole layout and over the next 18 years it was enlarged to a six, nine, eleven and eventually an eighteen-hole course.
2.6 miW
Battlefield, Historical place, Park
Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park, Groton
67 min walk • Fort Griswold is a former American defensive fortification in Groton, Connecticut named after Deputy Governor Matthew Griswold.
2.6 miW
Monuments and statues
Groton Monument, Groton
66 min walk • The Groton Monument, sometimes called the Fort Griswold Monument, is a granite monument in Groton, Connecticut. It is dedicated to the defenders who fell during the Battle of Groton Heights on September 6, 1781.
2.7 miW
Museum, History museum
Ebenezer Avery House, Groton
70 min walk • The Ebenezer Avery House was originally located on Latham Street and Thames Street in Groton, Connecticut. The construction date is unknown, but it is believed to be from the 1760s and was the house of Ebenezer Avery. It was the home where the British brought their injured soldiers after the Battle of Groton Heights on September 6, 1781.
3.1 miW
Bridge
Thames River Bridge, New London
79 min walk • Amtrak's Thames River Bridge spans from New London to Groton, Connecticut, United States, crossing Connecticut's Thames River.
3 miE
Museum, Art museum
Mystic Museum of Art, Mystic
77 min walk • Mystic Museum of Art is a museum of American art at 9 Water Street in Mystic, Connecticut. The Mystic Art Association, an organization of artists who painted in the seacoast town, was founded by Charles Harold Davis in 1913.
3.1 miE
Bridge
Mystic River Railroad Bridge, Mystic
79 min walk • The Mystic River Railroad Bridge is a railroad bridge carrying Amtrak's Northeast Corridor over the Mystic River in Mystic, Connecticut, between the towns of Groton and Stonington. There have been three bridges at this location.
2.8 miSE
Neighbourhood
Noank, Haley Farm State Park
71 min walk • Noank is a village in the town of Groton, Connecticut. This dense community of historic homes and local businesses sits on a small, steep peninsula at the mouth of the Mystic River with a long tradition of fishing, lobstering and boat-building.
2.6 miW
41°21'21"N • 72°4'47"W
Bill Memorial Library, Groton
67 min walk • Library
3.4 miW
41°21'15"N • 72°5'42"W
Caruso Music, New London
87 min walk • Museum, Art gallery
3 miNW
Archaeological site
Gungywamp, Groton
77 min walk • Gungywamp is an archaeological site in Groton, Connecticut, United States, consisting of artifacts dating from 2000-770 BC, a stone circle, and the remains of both Native American and colonial structures.