Visit to Groton in Connecticut

Groton, CT

Looking towards the Pfizer research facility in Groton.

Branford Manor, built in 1902 for Morton Freeman Plant at a cost of $3 million. It is located in Groton, CT on the Avery Point campus of the University of Connecticut.

Instead of building a mansion in fashionable Newport, Rhode Island, Plant chose Avery Point with its views across the Long Island Sound.

Presently, it is owned by the University of Connecticut. They completed the renovation in 2001 and rent the property as an event facility.v

Presently, it is owned by the University of Connecticut. They completed the renovation in 2001 and rent the property as an event facility.

Presently, it is owned by the University of Connecticut. They completed the renovation in 2001 and rent the property as an event facility.

An exterior view of Branford House.

A postcard of Morton Freeman Plant's mansion, Branford House, taken around 1907-1915

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