Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin
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| Nearest city | West of Mathias in Lost River State Park, near Mathias, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°53′41″N 78°55′25″W / 38.89472°N 78.92361°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | c. 1800 |
| Architectural style | Other, Log building |
| NRHP reference No. | 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
- ^ a b "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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Categories:
- Historic house museums in West Virginia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Houses completed in 1800
- Houses in Hardy County, West Virginia
- Lee family residences
- Museums in Hardy County, West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Hardy County, West Virginia
- 1800 establishments in Virginia
- West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Southern United States museum stubs
- West Virginia building and structure stubs