Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-14
GOFF'S MANSION.
A.Description OF the Costlisst Resi-
dence In the State.
THE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT
Exercises at MorgantOwn This week-Qul'
a Collection Of Criminals at
CIarksburg Awaiting Their
Trials,
.Euecinl % Tie ReIlster.

CLARKsBURG, May 13.-The finest resi-
dence in West Virginia and one OF the nm
est in the land, when completed, will be
that OF Congressman Gen. Nathan Goff at
the handsome little city OF Clarksburg.
The elegant structure is located on Pike
street and is credit to Harrison county as
we'll as our enterprising State. The first
work on the foundation was began on
April IS, 1880, and it is expected that the
building will be completed by July or
August.
The Building
is built of fine brick, rubbed and stained
stands three stories high with lombard
roof and ten dorman windows The build
ing is 81 feet deep with a frontage OF As
feet and seven inches There are l6 rooms
above the basement, besides halls, pantries
and bath rooms, and other small rooms.
There are ten halls with flight OF six diff
ferent stairways running from the
Basement TO the Roof.
On the first floor are hve rooms; on the
second six, and six in the attic. The first
floor ceilings measure IA feet in height and
those on the second, 13 feet AZ inches. In
the basement there are large rooms, well
lighted. The first floor is occupied by the
parlor dining. room, office, library and
kitchen, the second by the different cham
bers, all handsomely fresCoed. The parlor
measures l7x32 feet with two extra large
fine mirrors, mantels and trOnun5s, al
made of ebony and with
ThrippIe Plated silver Fire Place.
surrounded by expensive China tyle. The
wood work in this room is all mahog-
Ony. The Generals office measures lSXl1
and the library l7120 feet, both with bay
windows. The office work is oak wool and
the library white walnut. The dining
room measures l7l3x2S feet, with large
mirror, and the woodwork is OF honey
locust. The kitchen is of chestnut and
walnut. and the halls and all the above
rooms are wainscoated with black walnut
five feet in height
The Other Different Rooms
throughout the house have different kinds
Of hard wood Trainings, such as white ash,
chestnut. poplar, red sicamsre Sassafras,
mulberry, buckeye, cherry and white wal
nut. BESIDES the ebony in the parlor four
teen different kinds of hard wood has been
used in the different rooms. One room,
the bath room, has ali the different kinds.
All this wood came from the Generals own
farm. with the exception Of two kinds
mahogany and ebony.
Ehe Floors
in tie first and ,econd stories are laid off
in ash and walnut, and the vestibule, the
stairwayS AMI entrance with the main por-
ton, are mace in the encOstic style. The
window ligL ! are fine French plate, with
sprinkliug Of elegantly stained glass
throughout the building, and the shutters
are made of poplar. The hardware is all
Philadelphia bronze goods, very elegant,
too, and the gas Jets and chandeliers mot
yet put up will be
Costly and Elegant.
The plumbing is all complete and the
building is well supplied with water. The
stone used was all cut and rubbed and
looks we'll.
Trees and evergreens are being planted
and the property adorned by a "Caam-
pion" iron fence. At the rear of the build
ing are being erected a two story brick
building for servants and ice house, stable,
carriage house and other Outhouses all Of
brick, and would do credit to any city. The
building was erected by the architecture
OF Sloan and BalderStOn, of Philadelphia,
and will
Cost FulIy 100000.
This was erected by the most skillful work
men in the country and has all the latest
Improvements. Every inch of work was
executed by the day and General Goff, as
well as Clarksburg and the entire State,
should feel proud over the building. The
REGISTER CODgratulates Harrison 5 county
seat and only hopes she will continue i'm
proving.