Abandoned Waldo Hotel

This place is on private property. Listing for informational purposes only. Please do not visit without express permission from the land owner. Construction for the Waldo Hotel began in 1901. Nathan Goff, Jr. had American architect Harrison Albright design the large Waldo Hotel. It was completed in 1904 and had a few advancements in structure including reinforced concrete and being fireproof. The Waldo quickly became the social center of Clarksburg. The interior lobby was grand and decorated with ornate colors of gold and blue. After its decline in use as a hotel it later was allowed as a place of low-income housing. In 2000, after the takeover from the Vandalia Corporation of the Waldo Hotel, it has been slightly cleaned and re-stabilized. Today, it still remains hanging in an uncertain future of preservation or demolition.