Waldomore / Nathan Goff

Waldomore, a two-story Neo-Classical Revival brick mansion built in 1842 by Waldo P. Goff, father of Nathan Goff, served as the family home until the death of May Goff Lowndes in 1930. She left it to the City of Clarksburg for use as a library, and since 1975 it has served as a historical and genealogical center and archives repository. It was listed on the National Register in 1978. Nathan Goff was born at Waldomore in 1843, enlisted in the Union army, and was promoted to major by the end of the Civil War. In 1864, he was captured, held, and exchanged. After the war, he practiced law and served as a state delegate, Secretary of the Navy, and federal judge. He was elected three times to the U.S. House of Representatives and once to the Senate, and twice lost bids for governor. Goff died on April 23, 1920.

Clarksburg, West Virginia · United States