originally located street thames street connecticut united_states date house construction unknown believed house location british brought injured soldiers september house moved fort battlefield state park restored stands state park historic house museum continues maintained history constructed room house owned ensign originally located street thames street connecticut tailor answered battle september went defend british attack ended american defeat deaths leader lieutenant colonel resulted nearly families left homeless town waterfront history came battle owner absent wounded battle unable walk including taken prisoner placed wagon taken fleet british men allowed wagon run hill stopped struck tree throwing men wagon aggravated injuries wounded set beach preparation boat trip new_york brother offered hostage british took wounded house placed wounded inside house later set fire men inside difficulty extinguished battle shot neck cut left dead said thirty men laid floor british left uncovered arrived recovered lost hearing continued live house death january age blood visible time centennial battle longer present placed memorial tablet site restoration danger torn construct apartments purchased purchased property intention turning architect assessed house need extensive reconstruction association discussed plan house fort battlefield state park meeting held association july held discuss movement plan involved house new location project house shared cost meeting total cost relocation act provoked interest house donated use historic house museum association debated sale land cover costs restoring maintaining total cost listed expected year intention serve income generated interest cover cost house association owned acres reserve acre located opened restored original condition filled period items including lieutenant sword cousin ensign killed according bricks house located bluff point state park reclaimed reconstruct chimney house sixteen room mansion fell disrepair destroyed fire opened memorial day weekend labor day weekend saturdays sundays
Ebenezer Avery House