Cain House

Infobox_nrhp | name =Cain House
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caption =
location= St. Marys, West Virginia
lat_degrees = 39
lat_minutes = 23
lat_seconds = 20
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 81
long_minutes = 12
long_seconds = 35
long_direction = W
locmapin = West Virginia
area =
built =1850
architect= Unknown
architecture= Greek Revival
added = June 25, 1980cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=80004037

The Cain House, also known as the Alexander Creel Tavern and the St. Marys Lodge #41 A.F. & A. M. was built in 1850 for Alexander H. Creel in St. Marys, West Virginia. The Cain House provided lodging for travelers along the Ohio River, and functioned as a courthouse for Pleasants County immediately after its formation.

The Cain House was named for Zachariah Cain and his family, who operated the tavern in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The house was acquired by a fraternal order, the Maccabees, before becoming home to a masonic lodge in 1957.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/pleasants/80004037.pdf National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Cain House] |2.74 MB|date=Fenruary 26, 1980 |author=Rodney S. Collins|publisher=National Park Service]

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