Middle Mountain Cabins Explained

Middle Mountain Cabins
Coordinates:38.6883°N -79.7342°W
Built:1931
Builder:Donald R. Gaudineer
Architecture:Rustic
Added:September 27, 1990
Refnum:90001447

Middle Mountain Cabins are a set of three historic cabins located in the Monongahela National Forest near Wymer, Randolph County, West Virginia. They were built in 1931, and consist of the Main Cabin and Cabins 1 and 2. The Main Cabin is a one-story, rectangular, stained log building measuring approximately 22 feet by 20 feet. It has a gable roof and full-length porch. Cabins 1 and 2 are mirror-images of each other. They are one-story, frame buildings with gable roofs measuring approximately 25 feet by 14 feet. They were built to provide quarters for fire lookouts and to serve as a base for conducting other Forest Service operations.[1] They have since been converted for recreational use, and are available for rental as a group.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Middle Mountain Cabins. n.d.. 2011-09-10 . Glenn A. Ceponis. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.
  2. Web site: Monongahela National Forest: Middle Mountain Cabins . 2012-08-12 . U.S. Forest Service.