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The Adena Mansion is a
The stone mansion has historically accurate interiors, including furnishings. The grounds cover of the original estate. There is a garden area featuring kitchen herbs and heirloom vegetables, with some varieties available for purchase. A former overseer's house has also been restored and demonstrates life for German immigrants to the area.
A modern museum and education center features exhibits on the early European settlement of Ohio. Documents for
Ohio Historical Society: Adena
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historic house museum
A historic house museum is a house of historic significance that has been transformed into a museum. Historic furnishings may be displayed in a way that reflects their original placement and usage in a home. Historic house museums are held to a ...
in Chillicothe, Ohio
Chillicothe ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Ross County, Ohio, United States. Located along the Scioto River 45 miles (72 km) south of Columbus, Chillicothe was the first and third capital of Ohio. It is the only city in Ross Count ...
. It was built for Thomas Worthington Thomas or Tom Worthington may refer to:
*Thomas Worthington (Douai) (1549–1627), English Catholic priest and third President of Douai College
* Thomas Worthington (Dominican) (1671–1754), English Dominican friar and writer
* Thomas Worthington ...
by Benjamin Latrobe
Benjamin Henry Boneval Latrobe (May 1, 1764 – September 3, 1820) was an Anglo-American neoclassical architect who emigrated to the United States. He was one of the first formally trained, professional architects in the new United States, draw ...
, and was completed in 1807. The house is located on a hilltop west of downtown Chillicothe. The property surrounding the mansion included the location of the first mound found to belong to the Adena culture
The Adena culture was a Pre-Columbian Native American culture that existed from 500 BCE to 100 CE, in a time known as the Early Woodland period. The Adena culture refers to what were probably a number of related Native American societies sharing ...
and thus the Adena mansion is the namesake for the Adena people. The state coat of arms is thought to depict the view of Mount Logan from the Adena property. The Adena Mansion is open to visitors for a small fee.
History
The stone mansion has historically accurate interiors, including furnishings. The grounds cover of the original estate. There is a garden area featuring kitchen herbs and heirloom vegetables, with some varieties available for purchase. A former overseer's house has also been restored and demonstrates life for German immigrants to the area.
A modern museum and education center features exhibits on the early European settlement of Ohio. Documents for indentured servants
Indentured servitude is a form of labor in which a person is contracted to work without salary for a specific number of years. The contract, called an "indenture", may be entered "voluntarily" for purported eventual compensation or debt repayment, ...
, other primary source materials and archeological
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finds are showcased.
Thomas Worthington recorded that he chose Adena as the name for his estate because it referred to "places remarkable for the delightfulness of their situation." The museum at Adena has an exhibit which claims Adena is based on a Hebrew
Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...
word.
In 2003, the Adena Mansion was restored to its 19th century appearance to celebrate the Ohio Bicentennial
The Ohio Bicentennial was a series of events and programs held in the U.S. state of Ohio to coincide with the 200th anniversary of statehood on March 1, 2003. The Ohio Bicentennial Commission was established by the Ohio General Assembly in 1995 ...
. The estate was designated as a National Historic Landmark on February 28, 2003, primarily because it is one of the few surviving examples of Latrobe's designs.
The village of Adena Adena may refer to:
Artists
* ADENA, Romanian singer-songwriter
*Adeena Karasick (born 1965), Canadian poet, performance artist, and essayist
* Adena Halpern (born 1968), American author
*Adena Jacobs (born 1982), Australian theatre director
Place ...
in Jefferson County is named after the Adena Mansion.
See also
*List of National Historic Landmarks in Ohio
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Ohio and other landmarks of equivalent landmark status in the state. The United States' National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and reco ...
References
External links
Ohio Historical Society: Adena
{{authority control Benjamin Henry Latrobe buildings and structures Biographical museums in Ohio Buildings and structures in Chillicothe, Ohio Historic house museums in Ohio Houses completed in 1807 Houses in Ross County, Ohio Museums in Ross County, Ohio National Historic Landmarks in Ohio National Register of Historic Places in Ross County, Ohio Ohio History Connection