LeGrand Morse arrived in Point Arena in 1859. He became a lawyer and state legislator and lived here during his most productive years. In 1889, he was arrested and imprisoned for accidentally poisoning his mother when, in fact, he was trying to murder his brother.

The house itself is a curious example of residential building in the 1870s. It looks as if the elements were somehow pieced together after construction.

Source: NRHP Nomination submitted in 1990.