A trip through the Henry Clay Morrison home in Glasgow, Kentucky

The most wonderful home in Glasgow Kentucky, belongs to Stacey Cooper, who owns the house that once belonged to Rev. Henry Clay Morrison. The house is located on N. Race Street beside Glasgow Christian Church. Morrison purchased a beautifully wooded tract of two and a half acres in Glasgow. Since he was almost constantly engaged in evangelistic work, he arranged for his friend Rev. J.L. Piercy  to supervise the building of the house. Work began in early 1937 and was completed in 1938. In the intervals between revival campaigns Morrison made more than twenty trips to Glasgow to check on the progress which was being made. When the house was completed it was indeed something to be desired! The Two-story log home, placed some distance from the road and surrounded by numbers of shade trees, presented a picture of restful retreat. The seven room house had four bedrooms, each with it's own fireplace and private bath. In addition to the house the property included a large two and a half story garage, with room for two or three cars. This building had the same artistic log construction as did the house. Morrison built the house for a retirement home, however, his dream of retirement never materialized. According to information gleaned from his diaries he actually spent less less than two weeks in his Glasgow home. Furniture was placed in the house on July 13, 1938, and Morrison stayed there until until July 19. Two of his daughters, Anna Laura, and Helen , spent the week-end with him there, the largest family gathering to live in the house. He did not return until until June 9, 1939, when he spent one night there and reported having had a "good rest." A week later he enjoyed the the restful atmosphere of his home for part of one day, but was unable to stay over night since he was engaged in a revival campaign in Scottsville, Kentucky, where J.L. Piercy was the pastor. One year later Morrison and his daughter, Anna Laura Young, spent four days in Glasgow, June 18-21, 1940. During that time he wrote several chapters in his book, Some Chapters Of My Life Story, as well as several sermons.  Aside from the two brief visits of only a few hours each during which he was arranging for the care of the property, he never visited the property again. 
   The house is magnificent and built in the same fashion as the cabins at Morrison Park Camp meeting. The house, (for protection) is now covered with vinyl siding, but the inside is still logs, and much as it was in Morrison's time. Stacey allowed Nancy Richey and me to explore every bit of the house last Sunday evening. It was a dream come true for us. Stacey also gave us a gift, an original window from the home to place in the Morrison Museum. It was a very special day.