Kern's Fort
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| Location | 305 Dewey St., Morgantown, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°37′31″N 79°56′59″W / 39.62528°N 79.94972°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1772 |
| Architect | Michael Kerns |
| Architectural style | Colonial, Log House |
| NRHP reference No. | 93000225[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 9, 1993 |
Kern's Fort, also known as Michael Kern's Cabin, is a historic home located at Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. It is a one-story log house built in 1772. It is built of chestnut logs and covered with wood clapboards. Attached to the rear is a 19th-century frame addition. It was built by Michael Kern, perhaps, the first permanent settler of what is now Morgantown. When Lord Dunmore's War started in 1774, Kern built a stockaded fort around his cabin.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. It is located in the Greenmont Historic District, listed in 2005.[1]
