The brick house at 581 Main Street in Somers was built sometime before 1840. It was first home to Oren Clark and his sons, Ebenezer and Jonathan. The Clarks ran a store next to the house. After 1844, it was the home of Nehemiah Beach Beardsley, who was born January 20, 1780 in Stratford and died February 28 1868 in Somers. In 1805 he married Achsah Morgan (1774-1868), widow of Samuel Dwight Chapin.
Nehemiah Beardsley House (1840)
The Col. Garland Fletcher family were the last family to live here from 1968 through late 1970’s. It has since become an exclusive ladies clothing store owned by Mrs. Pio.