Avery House (Griswold, Connecticut)
Avery House | |
| Location | NE Corner of Park and Roode Roads, Griswold, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°36′28″N 71°54′50″W / 41.60778°N 71.91389°W |
| Area | 6.5 acres (2.6 ha) |
| Built | Circa 1770 |
| Architectural style | Colonial |
| MPS | Connecticut State Park and Forest Depression-Era Federal Work Relief Programs Structures TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001726 |
| Added to NRHP | September 4, 1986 |
Avery House, also known as Hopeville Pond Park House, was built around 1770 in Griswold, Connecticut. It is a 20 feet (6.1 m) by 40 feet (12 m), two-story, central-chimney Colonial that was originally sheathed in clapboard and topped with a gable roof. The chimney is on a stone base and has a built-in root cellar. Alterations in the house changed the traditional five-room first floor plan by eliminating the keeping rooms and the kitchen fireplace. It retains many of its original door frames and wrought-iron latch hardware. The Avery House became the Hopeville Park manager's residence and is a part of Hopeville Pond State Park. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.