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The history of this house was originally built in 1858 by local James Fish on the site of the former Falmouth Glass Factory. The factory had been opened in 1851 in an attempt to bring industry to the town and it employed about 40 people. In 1883 Mrs. C. F. (Ellen) Morse purchased the house from Mr. Fish. Her husband Charles was the president of the Kansas City Stockyards. Mr. Morse was familiar with Falmouth from his days growing up in the Boston suburb of Jamaica Plain. A large addition to the house was completed in 1896.In 1899 they bought the old Gifford house that lay between this house and the water and moved it back and to the west of the Morse House. This house was used as a laundry and housing unit.