Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin

Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin
Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin
Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin
Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin
Nearest city West of Mathias in Lost River State Park, near Mathias, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°53′41″N 78°55′25″W / 38.89472°N 78.92361°W / 38.89472; -78.92361Coordinates: 38°53′41″N 78°55′25″W / 38.89472°N 78.92361°W / 38.89472; -78.92361
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built c. 1800
Architectural style Other, Log building
NRHP reference # 74002001[1]
Added to NRHP July 30, 1974

"Lighthorse Harry" Lee Cabin, also known as Lee Cabin, is a historic home located in Lost River State Park, near Mathias, Hardy County, West Virginia. It was built about 1800, and is a two-story, frame and hewn-log structure. It was built by Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee III (1756-1818) as a summer retreat from the heat of their eastern Virginia home. The property remained in the Lee family until 1879. The State of West Virginia acquired it in the 1930s as a portion of Lost River State Park and the state operates it as a museum.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Nancy Snider and James E. Harding (February 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-03.


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