Old Avery Homestead, Dark Hallow, Groton, Conn. B & W postcard Avery Hive marked Dec. 17th 1906 and L.S. Goff 36 Blinman St,

Name/Title

Old Avery Homestead, Dark Hallow, Groton, Conn. B & W postcard Avery "Hive" marked Dec. 17th 1906 and "L.S. Goff 36 Blinman St,

Entry/Object ID

2010.1.42

Scope and Content

Side view of the Avery "Hive" (the Old Avery Homestead), surrounded by bare trees and flanked by wooden fences, with an open dirt yard in foreground . Image is 5" X 3" with white borders of 1/8" on top and each sides and 1/2" on bottom. Captioned " Old Avery Homestead, Dark Hallow, Groton, Conn." The Avery homestead was built in 1670 and burned in 1894; a memorial erected by the Avery in 1900 now stands on the side. Marked Dec. 17th 1906 and "L.S. Goff 36 Blinman St, in ink on the lover border. "2--" in pencil, upper right; "K" in pencil lower right , Signed "Mrs. G" Note from correspondent is critical of postcard's quality.

Collection

James L. Streeter Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2010.1

Source or Donor

Jim Streeter

Acquisition Method

Donation

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Postcard, Picture

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Monuments & memorials, Photographs, Postcards, Historic buildings

Search Terms

Correspondence/Postcard, Historic buildings, Avery Homestead, Avery Memorial, Dark Hollow, Groton, Hive of the Averys, Postcards

Archive Details

Creator

W. S. Calvert

Restrictions

Access: Discolouration/fading, slight worn corners and crease mark in upper left corner.

Archive Notes

Date(s): Dec. 17, 1906

General Notes

Note

Status: Good Status By: Sheila Sullivan Status Date: 2026-06-08