Goffs is on the 1926 alignment of the Mother Road, but that claim to fame didn't last long because the town was bypassed in 1931.
The place we stopped at was the Goffs Schoolhouse.
The schoolhouse was built out stucco and lumber in 1914. The building consisted of an 800 square foot classroom that also was used as auditorium for community dances and church services. The building also had a large library and cover porches. It was used as a school until 1937.
In 1942-44, the U.S. Army maintained a desert training center in Goffs, and the schoolhouse was used as a mess hall to feed the troops. Then a private residence until 1954. Stood empty until 1982.
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