Shaw-Perkins Mansion (Connecticut Naval Office)

Built in 1756 by Capt. Nathaniel Shaw Sr., this stone mansion served as the Connecticut Naval Office during the Revolution — the administrative hub for Connecticut's fleet of privateers and the official port for prize vessels. Nathaniel Shaw Jr. managed the colony's naval affairs from this building. It survived the 1781 burning because British officers used it as a command post. Now a museum operated by the New London County Historical Society.