Every President General for National Society Sons and
Daughters of Antebellum Planters has chosen a project in keeping with the
objects of the Society. This term, I
chose Adena Mansion in Chillicothe, Ohio as the recipient of our Society’s
donations.
Adena mansion was built in 1807 by Thomas Worthington. At one time it encompassed nearly 3000 acres
of land. Thomas Worthington commissioned
Benjamin Henry Latrobe (architect of the U.S. Capitol) to build a permanent
stone house for his family on a hilltop overlooking the Scioto River. This mansion was called the “most magnificent
mansion west of the Alleghenies”. He
named his house “Adena”, a term descriptive of delightful places that he read
in an ancient history book.
Worthington is known as the “Father
of Ohio Statehood“. He was a delegate to
the Federal Government to lobby for Ohio statehood. He was primarily responsible for the
selection of Chillicothe as the territorial capitol, as well as Ohio’s first
state capitol. He was also one of the
framers of Ohio’s Constitution.
Worthington was elected sixth Governor of Ohio in 1814.
The view from the front lawn of
Adena mansion was the inspiration for the Ohio State Seal. Adena mansion currently has a series of
gardens that are recreated to be as historically accurate as possible. NSSDAP is funding the construction of a
natural barrier to keep deer out of these gardens.
We dedicated this project with a
ceremony in the garden. Three officers
of NSSDAP traveled to Ohio and were joined by members of the Adena Mansion
Board of Officers.
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