Adaland
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Location | County Route 77/5 off WV 76 at Fox Grape Run, Berryburg, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 39°12′4″N 80°4′13″W / 39.20111°N 80.07028°WCoordinates: 39°12′4″N 80°4′13″W / 39.20111°N 80.07028°W |
Area | 17 acres (6.9 ha) |
Built | 1870 |
Architect | Corder, James David |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
Governing body | Private |
NRHP Reference # |
95000419 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 14, 1995 |
Adaland, also known as Modisett Mansion, is a historic home located at Berryburg, Barbour County, West Virginia. It was built in 1868 and is a two story, "L"-shaped, Greek Revival style brick house. It sits on a cut fieldstone foundation. Also on the property are a contributing carriage house (1872) and 19th century barn. The property was purchased by Ira E. Robinson in 1920.[2] It is open as a historic house museum.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ Rosemary C. Withers and Darlene Ford (December 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Adaland". State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
- ↑ Adaland Mansion website
External links
- Adaland Mansion - official site
- Wonderful West Virginia article on Adaland Mansion
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