In 1829 Leonard Kenney purchased a parcel of the 1728/29 grant to the heirs of John Stoddard, one of the original proprietors of Litchfield. Soon thereafter he erected the house with the current address of 1083 Bantam Road (Route 202) in Litchfield. Leonard Kenney may be the same Leonard Kenney/Kinney who was postmaster for Bantam Falls. The house remained in the Kenney Family until 1881. It was later the home of Merritt Clarke, who sold dry goods and expanded the rear of the house for his business. Begun in 1923, Merritt Clarke’s Store is still in operation today in the house next door, at 1101 Bantam Road.
Leonard Kenney House (1829)