The Old Rugged House In 1912 Rev. Bennard lived in an apartment at the home of Professor Delos Fall (formerly the Andrew Mason Fitch house), 1101 E. Michigan Avenue. It was here in the kitchen are that Bennard penned the first verse and chorus of one of the greatest hymns of the Christian church– “The … Continue reading “THE OLD RUGGED CROSS” WRITTEN IN ALBION – by Frank Passic