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The Morris House Hotel & M Restaurant



The Morris House was built in 1787 by brick maker, John Reynolds who overexerted himself during the post war plummet and lost the home in a Sheriff’s sale in 1796 to Mrs. Ann Dunkin, Widow. In 1817, Mrs. Dunkin sold the property to First Captain Samuel Morris’ son Luke W. Morris whom was the first of seven generations to live in this home that still stands on South 8th street in Philadelphia, PA as a Designated National Historic Landmark. The colonial style home has been kept up to keep the original style with as little renovation as possible. o	Luke W. Morris & Ann Pancoast Morris (1817-1858) o	Hannah Morris Buckley (1837-1889) o	Israel Wistar Morris and Annie Buckley Morris (1837-1915) o	Effingham Buckley Morris & Ellen Burroughs Morris (1856-1888) o	Effingham Buckley Morris Jr. & Trenchard E. Newbold (1917-1932) o	Present occupants (1932- ) The Morris House now known as The Morris House Hotel contains many family heirlooms, history, and stories to go a long with a “homey” atmosphere.

The Morris House Hotel today is also connected by a beautiful garden full of history to a ravishing, and relaxed restaurant known as M Restaurant.