123-1 James Riv, Ansted, WV 25812

Built in about 1800, this museum-quality period property ranks among the most historic in southern West Virginia. Its massive timbers were hewed just after the threat of Indian attack had ended, and sixty years later, generals from North and South headquartered here during the Civil War. Statesmen as influential as Henry Clay and Daniel Webster lodged beneath its roof while traveling over the Alleghenies. Today the property lies near the northern end of the New River Gorge, a popular tourist destination. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, thereby state and federal funds are available for the owners for preservation and restoration.