Keywords: Waldomore, a lavish home built in 1839 for state senator Waldo P. Goff in Clarksburg, West Virginia LCCN2015631633.tif 1 photograph digital tiff file color Notes Purchase; Carol M Highsmith Photography Inc ; 2015; DLC/PP-2015 055 ; Credit line West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division ; The structure's name was coined by combining the names of the original owners Goff and his wife Harriet L Moore The Classic Revival structure was donated to the City of Clarksburg by May Goff Lowndes in 1930 on the condition that it was to be used as a public library or museum and for no other purpose It served as the Clarksburg Public Library from 1931 to 1976 when a new library was constructed next door on the same property The building is now the repository for materials relating to the state's culture and history as well as the books and papers of celebrated UFO writer Gray Barker It also has a collection of resources for genealogical research ; Title date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer ; Forms part of West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive 2015 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2015631633 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/31500/31558a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 31558 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 31558 PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Photographs by Carol M Highsmith |