 Owners or occupants of the house during the 19th century include Selden Jennings, the local physician, and Jared Reid, Jr., principal of a Stockbridge school; Reid was married to Henry Sherrill's granddaughter.The Reids operated a successful boarding school on the property, and were responsible for naming the property "Kenmore".The Reids expanded their offerings in the 1880s to include summer art school at the urging of their son Robert.