The house at 947 Litchfield Turnpike in Bethany was built c. 1780 to serve as the station house of the Old Toll Gate. In 1832 the house was owned by Archibald Abner Perkins (1784-1869), who operated a tannery nearby and had a leather store and shoe shop across the street.
Archibald Abner Perkins House (1780)