Connecticut Wedding Venue Guide · Southeastern Connecticut and Mystic
Branford House at UConn Avery Point Weddings
Groton, Connecticut
About Branford House at UConn Avery Point
A stone mansion on the point at UConn Avery Point, looking out over Long Island Sound and Fishers Island.
Built in 1902 to 1903 for financier Morton Freeman Plant, designed with his wife Nellie, and named for his hometown of Branford. Restored by UConn in 2001.
Grand ballroom with a massive carved fireplace and two story ceiling, stone patio, lawns and the Avery Point lighthouse.
Photographer's Notes
The stone facade, the lighthouse and the rocky shoreline give you three very different looks in ten minutes.
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