The year is 1870. The first motion picture is shown in a theater. The U.S. National Weather Service is founded. The 15th Amendment is adopted. The Metropolitan Museum of Art forms. Asphalt pavement is patented. Mt. Ranier is summitted. Postcards are first used in the United States. And a massive, elegant mansion is built: the Adaland Mansion in Philippi, West Virginia.

That 150-year-old Adaland Mansion from the nineteenth century is still standing today.
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Not only is it still standing, but it has been fully restored (along with a barn, a carriage house, and the gardens) to its original glory.
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And if that's not good enough, it gets better: the Adaland Mansion and grounds, located in Philippi, West Virginia is open to the public for tours for much of the year!
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The Adaland Mansion is a 23-room Greek Revival structure built by Augustus Modisett, the county sheriff during the Civil War, on the Modisett family land (the barn was already standing, probably built by Uriah Modisett in 1850).
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Later, this massive homeplace was owned by West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Ira E. Robinson, who also chaired the Federal Radio Commission.
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Guided tours of the Adaland Mansion (and barn, by request), self-guided garden tours, and a gift shop stocked with local crafts and antiques are available from May through December.
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Enjoy beautifully furnished rooms and perfectly manicured grounds.
Adaland Mansion at Philippi / Facebook
There's even an old family cemetery that dates back who knows how long!
Adaland Mansion at Philippi / Facebook

To find out how you can visit this beautiful mansion yet this year, click through to the Adaland Mansion website. You can also find Adaland Mansion on Facebook. What a historic spot Philippi, West Virginia is — of course, if you’re here to tour Adaland, definitely also check out the Philippi Covered Bridge (did you know that you can also tour the house of the bridge’s builder?).

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