Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin

"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]

Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin
Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin is located in Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin
Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin
Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin is located in West Virginia
Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin
Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin
Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin is located in the United States
Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin
Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin
LocationLost River State Park, west of Mathias, West Virginia
Coordinates38°53′41″N 78°55′25″W
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Builtc. 1800
NRHP reference No.74002001[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 30, 1974

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

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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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