Erie in Erie County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Wood-Morrison House

1858

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 15, 2026

1. Wood-Morrison House Marker

Inscription. House designed in Italianate style by Dudley & Hawk for Dr. William Maxwell Wood (1809-1880), U.S. Navy surgeon on Erie based USS Michigan (later Wolverine). At his previous Erie home, Dr. Wood treated ailing U.S. president Zachary Taylor (uncle of Mrs. Wood) for six days in August 1849. Wood became first U.S. Navy Surgeon General in 1871. Property sold in 1865 to Ship Candler Leverett A. Morrison (1832-1871) and his wife, Missouri Bliss Morrison (1834-1924). Family lived here 92 years, including son William L. Morrison (1869-1956), the last captain of USS Wolverine and first superintendent of Presque Isle State Park. The 1838 barn once housed mules that pulled barges on Erie Extension Canal (1831-1871) just east of here. House now education center for Hagen History Center.

A significant building in West Sixth Street Historic District

Erected by Erie County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.

Location. 42° 7.606′ N, 80° 5.573′ W. Marker is in Erie, Pennsylvania, in

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Erie County. It is on West 6th Street (Alternate Pennsylvania Route 5) east of Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 336 W 6th Street, Erie PA 16507, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Canalside Townhouses (within shouting distance of this marker); Watson-Curtze Mansion (within shouting distance of this marker); Selden House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); James McBrier House (about 400 feet away); Galbraith • Shenk • Emmet House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Richard Lowry House

Wood-Morrison House Marker looking west on West 6th Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 15, 2026

2. Wood-Morrison House Marker looking west on West 6th Street

(approx. 0.2 miles away); Addison Leech House (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Siegle-McDougle House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Erie.

Wood-Morrison House front view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 15, 2026

3. Wood-Morrison House front view

Wood-Morrison House side view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 15, 2026

4. Wood-Morrison House side view

Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 9, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.