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 Light Horse Harry Lee (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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