Morris House

Morris House is a large wood-frame building with stone end walls, multiple chimneys, and a clapboarded exterior located at 325 Lighthouse Road in New Haven. The structure sits on two acres of land in the Morris Cove neighborhood, serving as a museum for understanding residential architecture from this period.

The structure was built during the colonial period and sustained damage to portions of the building when British forces were active in the area in 1779, yet the main structure survived. It was subsequently restored and has been preserved as a record of early construction methods used in colonial Connecticut.

The house is maintained by the New Haven Museum and Historical Society, which focuses on showing how people actually lived and organized their homes during the colonial period. Visitors can observe period details that reveal the rhythms of daily domestic life in early New England.

The house is located at the intersection of Lighthouse Road and Morris Avenue in a residential area with ample grounds around it. Visitors can walk through the property and surrounding area to appreciate both the building and its setting in the Morris Cove neighborhood.

The building was constructed using mortar mixed with crushed shells, a technique employed in the earliest colonial construction in Connecticut. This choice of materials reveals how builders took advantage of readily available local resources along the Connecticut shore.

Location: New Haven

GPS coordinates: 41.25611,-72.89222

Latest update: December 14, 2025 17:04