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Smith-Harris House (East Lyme, Connecticut)
The Smith-Harris House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Thomas Avery House, is a two-and-a-half story clapboarded Greek Revival home on Society Road in East Lyme, Connecticut. It is believed that the farmhouse was built in 1845-1846 as a wedding gift for Thomas Avery and Elizabeth Griswold. It remained in the Avery family until 1877 when it was purchased by William H. Smith. By the 1890s, the farm was managed by Smith's younger brother, Herman W. Smith and nephew, Frank A. Harris. In 1900, the two married Lula and Florence Munger, sisters, and both resided in the house. In 1955, the house was sold to the Town of East Lyme and the sisters continued to live in the house until requiring a nursing home. The house was saved from demolition by citizens and restored. It opened on July 3, 1976, as a historic house museum, operated and maintained by the Smith-Harris House Commission and the Friends of Smith-Harris House. It is open from June through August and throughout the year by appointment. The Smith-Harris house was added to the National Historic Register of Places on August 22, 1979.
==History==
The Smith-Harris House is believed to have been preceded by another dwelling that was used in the original construction. The Avery family was originally in the area from at least 1751 and the property and the surrounding farm was consolidated under Jonathan Avery's son, Abraham Avery. It is believed, through a newspaper discovered in the wall and other records that the house was built in 1845-1846 as a wedding gift for Thomas Avery and Elizabeth Griswold.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Smith-Harris House )〕 The house remained in the Avery family until 1877 when it was sold to William H. Smith.〔
By the 1890s, the farm was managed by Smith's younger brother, Herman W. Smith and nephew, Frank A. Harris.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Averys, Smiths, Harrises and the Town of East Lyme )〕 In 1900, the two married Lula and Florence Munger, sisters, and both resided in the house.〔 William H. Smith deeded the house to his brother and nephew in 1921.〔 Smith died in 1951 and his widow and Frank Harris, shortly before his death, sold the house and the 103 acres (41.6 hectare) of land to the Town of East Lyme for $34,000.〔 The two widows continued to live in the house until they went to a nursing home. The land served as a farm under the Avery family including a dairy and cattle farm; the dairy farm would continue to operate under the Harris family.〔 Portions of the land were later used for the construction of Interstate 95 and two East Lyme schools.〔 The two schools are the East Lyme Junior High School (East Lyme Middle School) and Lillie B. Haines Elementary School.〔
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