The thing about history is that sometimes information gets lost or misconstrued. That seems to be the case for the residence at 26 Morse Street in Edgartown. The real estate listing and the Massachusetts Historical Commission dub it the Uriah Morse House. A sign above the front door and assessors’ records, meanwhile, call it the Pease-Simpson House. What is agreed upon is that it was built in 1840 and completely renovated in 2016. It recently sold for $3,800,000. 

Today, the 2,446 square-foot home features four bedrooms and three-and-a-half bathrooms. It also boasts some of its nineteenth-century details, such as wood floors and fireplace mantels. As for whose house it originally was, we may never know. Then again, maybe the name of the street offers some clues.