"Our Story Begins at Home" was the phrase used on a beautiful framed plaque I recently bought. The simplicity of the statement brought thoughts of a warm hearth, fireside chats with my family and the sounds of love, laughter and happiness.

This simple phrase could be the catch-all phrase for the Morton House Museum. Within its walls, hundreds of stories have begun, and ended, right here over the past 160 years. We are delighted to have you visit the website of the Morton House Museum. Our historic home is the oldest standing home in Benton Harbor, Michigan. It was the home of Eleazar and Joanna Cotton Morton, descendents of the Plymouth Colony Morton's, and the homestead of Henry Morton, one of three founding fathers of Benton Harbor.

We invite you to visit the Morton House Museum and take a step back into the past. There is much to see and enjoy. This is a house where dreams were formed. Where mere thoughts became a reality and drawings became a city. This is a house where lessons can be learned, where dreams never die and where creativity was encouraged.