Adaland

{{short description|Historic house in West Virginia, United States}}

{{About|the historic house|the community|Adaland, West Virginia}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Adaland

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| image = ADALAND, PHILIPPI, BARBOUR COUNTY, WV.jpg

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| location = County Route 77/5 off WV 76 at Fox Grape Run, Berryburg, West Virginia

| coordinates = {{coord|39|12|4|N|80|4|13|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = West Virginia#USA

| built = 1870 (barn 1850)

| architect = James David Corder

| architecture = Greek Revival

| added = April 14, 1995

| area = {{convert|17|acre}}

| refnum = 95000419

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Adaland (also known as the Modisett Mansion) is a historic house located at Berryburg, Barbour County, West Virginia.

Description and history

It was built in 1868 and is a two-story, L-shaped, Greek Revival style brick house. It sits on a cut fieldstone foundation on top of a hill with an excellent view of the surrounding hills, farms, mines, and gardens. Also on the property are a contributing carriage house (1872) and 19th century barn. The property was purchased by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Ira E. Robinson in 1920.{{cite web|url=https://wvculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Adaland.pdf|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Adaland |date=December 1994|accessdate=2011-06-02 |author=Rosemary C. Withers and Darlene Ford|publisher=State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation}} It is open as a historic house museum.[http://www.adaland.org/ Adaland Mansion website]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. In 1996, the house and surrounding properties were donated to the City of Philippi, West Virginia by a nearby coal company. The house is now maintained by a private non-profit organization and is open for various types of tours, teas, weddings, luncheons, dinner theaters, and other occasions.

References

External links

[http://www.adaland.org Adaland Mansion] - official site
[https://web.archive.org/web/20110718081831/http://www.wonderfulwv.com/archives/sub.cfm?month=dec08&fea=2 Wonderful West Virginia article on Adaland Mansion]

Category:Greek Revival houses in West Virginia

Category:Historic house museums in West Virginia

Category:Houses completed in 1868

Category:Houses in Barbour County, West Virginia

Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia

Category:Museums in Barbour County, West Virginia

Category:Museums on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia

Category:National Register of Historic Places in Barbour County, West Virginia