Edward Hart House

The site of the original log cabin belonging to Edward Hart, the son of John Hart, a signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey.

The property also belonged to Dr. Edwin Chenoweth in the 1850s and was eventually purchased by Dr. George Yokum who treated Confederate soldiers here after the Battle of Rich Mountain.

This house contains the original foundation, chimney, and logs of an earlier log cabin built on this site by Beverly pioneer Edward Hart. Edward was the son of John Hart of New Jersey, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Edward Hart relocated here in 1788 following his service in the Revolutionary War. He built the original log courthouse and jail and operated a tavern, a cooper's shop, a carpenters shop and a tannery.

In 1855, Edwin D. Chenoweth built this existing house around the remains of Edward Hart's log cabin. Dr. George W. Yokum purchased the home and lived here during the Civil War. He built the north addition to the house for his medical office and library.

In 1861, Dr. Yokum spend three months at the federal prison Camp Carlile in Wheeling for treating Confederate soldiers after the Battle of Rich Mountain.

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