Visit Historical Woodburn Manor!

Looking for a new idea to invest your time in? Why not up your game and dazzle your friends with some sophisticated architecture drawn from real life? Like many builders, Joker Collison has taken inspiration for this majestic build from a real-life location in the United States (in this case, West Virginia University’s historical Woodburn Hall) and turned it into a magnificent mansion!

Along with nearby buildings Martin Hall and Chitwood Hall on West Virginia University’s campus, the area known as Woodburn Circle is on the National Register of Historic Places (like many places around campus). Woodburn Hall itself is one of the most recognizable buildings on campus and current home to the College of Arts and Sciences. While it’s safe to say the place clearly has a notable history, it also has an even more intriguing (and possibly haunted) past!

Fortunately, since there are no ghosts in Minecraft (probably), it’s somewhat safe to say the virtual version of this brilliant building (named “Woodburn Manor”) is ghost-free but no less elegant than its real-world inspiration.

The real Woodburn Hall. Photo by Antony-22, provided under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

Although the land around this remarkable manor is fairly true to life, there are plans to add a deep, dark oak forest surrounding the property in the near future, providing a touch of elegance (and privacy) to the build. Located on his “Economy Realm”, where residents simulate real-life with jobs, companies, industry, government, laws and even taxes, Joker Collison runs a bank there, as well as obviously contributing some stunning creations for the community to enjoy.

With a cost of 11,000 gold in materials (so far) he noted recently, “I have made a fortune in this game. And I’m reinvesting my gold back into the economy to build it.”

Thanks for sharing this great building with us, Joker Collison! We look forward to seeing more of your community contributions soon!

Have you built a delightful dwelling you would like us to feature? Tell us all about it by sending a screenshot and some information to FeatureMe@minecraft.net!