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]
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| Location | Lost River State Park, west of Mathias, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°53′41″N 78°55′25″W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | c. 1800 |
| NRHP reference No. | 74002001[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 30, 1974 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- 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.
External links
Media related to Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin (Mathias, West Virginia) at Wikimedia Commons- e-WV, The West Virginia Encyclopedia: Lost River State Park article
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