The Ebenezer Avery House was originally located on Latham Street and Thames Street in Groton, Connecticut, United States. The date of the house's construction is unknown, but it is believed to be from the 1760s and it was the house of Ebenezer Avery. The Ebenezer Avery House was the location where the British brought the injured soldiers after the Battle of Groton Heights on September 6, 1781. In 1971, the house was moved to Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park in Groton and restored. Though it stands in a state park, the historic house museum continues to be maintained by the Avery Memorial Association.HistoryConstructed around the 1760s, the Ebenezer Avery House is a 10-room house was owned by Ensign Ebenezer Avery. It was originally located on Latham Street and Thames Street in Groton, Connecticut. Avery was a tailor that answered the call for battle on September 6, 1781 and went to defend of Fort Griswold from British attack. The Battle of Groton Heights ended with the American defeat and the deaths of its leader, Lieutenant Colonel William Ledyard and resulted in nearly 100 families being left homeless and much of the town's waterfront.Part of the Ebenezer Avery House history is how it came to be used after the battle while its owner was absent. Some of the wounded from the battle, those unable to walk, including Stephen Hempstead, were taken prisoner and placed on a wagon with others to be taken down to the fleet. The British men allowed the wagon to run down the hill, where it stopped when it struck a tree, throwing some of the men off the wagon and aggravated their injuries.
