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Image: 2022 Shaw Mansion, 11 Blinman Street, New London County Historical Society

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Description: The Shaw Mansion, also known as the Shaw-Perkins Mansion and as the Shaw Mansion Museum, is a historic mansion and house museum at 11 Blinman Street between Bank and Brewer Streets in New London, Connecticut. Built in 1756 for Nathaniel Shaw Sr., it is a well-preserved example of a wealthy merchant's house, made further notable as the location of the state's naval offices during the American Revolutionary War. The headquarters and museum of the New London County Historical Society have been located in the Shaw Mansion since 1907. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
Title: 2022 Shaw Mansion, 11 Blinman Street, New London County Historical Society
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