Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin
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"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 Lighthorse 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 1930's as a portion of Lost River State Park and the state operates it as a museum.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1974.
Lost River State Park
Lost River State Park is a state park located in Hardy County, West Virginia near the community of Mathias. The park encompasses managed by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. Despite the name of the park, it actually does not abut the Lost River; it actually lies about west of the...
, near Mathias
Mathias, West Virginia
Mathias is an unincorporated community along the Lost River in Hardy County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Mathias lies off West Virginia Route 259...
, Hardy County, West Virginia
Hardy County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,669 people, 5,204 households, and 3,564 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 people per square mile . There were 7,115 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile...
. It was built about 1800, and is a two-story, frame and hewn-log structure. It was built by Lighthorse 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 1930's as a portion of Lost River State Park and the state operates it as a museum.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1974.