A noted Eastern Star landmark is the home of Dr. Rob Morris, founder of the Order.

The house is located in the east end of the Central La Grange Historic District of La Grange, Kentucky on 102 Washington Street. In 1860, Dr. Morris moved his wife and nine children to LaGrange, Kentucky, where he taught at the Kentucky Masonic College. He bought the house at the corner of Washington and Cedar Streets in 1862 for $1,400. The house was built in 1840.

The Rob Morris Home is considered “one of the most architecturally and historically important houses” within the Central La Grange Historic District. Among the highlights of the architecture of the house are the front doors flanked by over lights and side lights; a chimney on its west side that is typical of coastal North Carolina chimneys, but extremely rare in Kentucky, and a side hall plan. Non-historic additions to the house include a carport. The furnishings inside the house date from the time Rob Morris lived in the home and some were actually owned by Dr. Morris (en.wikipedia.org).

For more information about the home, please go to oldhamkyhistory.com/museum/eastern-star/.