Cain House (St. Marys, West Virginia)
Cain House | |
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| Location | St. Marys, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°23′20″N 81°12′35″W / 39.38889°N 81.20972°W |
| Built | 1850 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 80004037 |
| Added to NRHP | June 25, 1980[1] |
The Cain House, also known as the Alexander Creel Tavern and the St. Marys Lodge #41 A.F. & A. M. was built in 1850 for Alexander H. Creel in St. Marys, West Virginia. The Cain House provided lodging for travelers along the Ohio River, and functioned as a courthouse for Pleasants County immediately after its formation.
The Cain House was named for Zachariah Cain and his family, who operated the tavern in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The house was acquired by a fraternal order, the Maccabees, before becoming home to a masonic lodge in 1957.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Rodney S. Collins (February 26, 1980). National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Cain House (PDF). National Park Service.
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Houses in Pleasants County, West Virginia
- Houses completed in 1850
- Drinking establishments on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Greek Revival houses in West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Pleasants County, West Virginia
- Masonic buildings in West Virginia
- 1850 establishments in Virginia
- Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Mid-Ohio Valley, West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs