Is it West Virginia or Bethesda? Hard to believe, but these bucolic rural scenes are actually a stone's throw from the Clinical Center, opposite the hospital on Center Dr. They are part of the old Wilson Estate known as Treetops, which was owned by Helen and Luke Wilson and donated to NIH in 1942. The buildings were erected in the 1920's, before NIH came to Bethesda. They include (clockwise, from below) guest cottages, garages, a laborer's residence known as The Flats, and The Lodge (above), which was the last inhabited Wilson residence before the family departed Bethesda. The current Bldg. 15K was the family's original home, begun in 1926. Visit the peaceful grounds while you can before campus growth removes this slice of the past altogether.