Adaland
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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. It is open as a historic house museum.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1995.
Berryburg, West Virginia
Berryburg is an unincorporated community in Barbour County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Berryburg lies to the northwest of Philippi on West Virginia Route 76....
, Barbour County, West Virginia
Barbour County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there are 15,557 people, 6,123 households, and 4,365 families residing in the county. The population density is 46 people per square mile . There are 7,348 housing units at an average density of 22 per square mile...
. It was built in 1868 and is a two story, "L"-shaped, Greek Revival
Greek Revival architecture
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture...
style brick house. It sits on a cut fieldstone
Fieldstone
Fieldstone is a building construction material. Strictly speaking, it is stone collected from the surface of fields where it occurs naturally...
foundation. Also on the property are a contributing carriage house
Carriage house
A carriage house, also called remise or coach house, is an outbuilding which was originally built to house horse-drawn carriages and the related tack.In Great Britain the farm building was called a Cart Shed...
(1872) and 19th century barn. The property was purchased by Ira E. Robinson
Ira E. Robinson
Ira Ellsworth Robinson was a politician, judge, and the first chairman of the Federal Radio Commission....
in 1920. It is open as a historic house museum.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1995.