Cass ยท Potomac Highlands: Cass
Cass Company Houses
Frame houses the lumber company began building for its workers in 1901, restored and rented through WV State Parks; they sleep 2 to 14.
- Built
- c. 1901Cass Historic District nomination: 'In 1901 the C & O Greenbrier line fulfilled the needs for materials, and the company began to build houses for employees'; the town was incorporated in 1902. Individual house dates are not given.
- Type
- Lodge
- Area
- Potomac Highlands: Cass
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district
The story
Cass grew from a lumber construction camp on the Greenbrier River; in 1901 the company began building two-story, six-room frame houses with ‘German’ siding for its workers. The town was laid out, incorporated and named in 1902 for Joseph K. Cass, board chairman of the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, the year the West Virginia Spruce Lumber Company’s double-band mill began sawing. Houses came in three classes by rank, from day-laborers’ houses to managers’ homes. The state now rents restored company houses as overnight lodging.
Good to know
- Address: 12363 Cass Rd, Cass, WV 24927
Sources (2)
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.