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Mardi Gras Fundraiser Held To Preserve Clarksburg Landmark

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  • Wednesday, January 4 2012 3:59 PM EST2012-01-04 20:59:46 GMT
    Reporter ahines@wboy.com I joined WBOY in September 2010, and am looking forward to working here in Clarksburg! I'm a native of Western Pennsylvania and a graduate of Westminster College (Go Titans!),

A local group was celebrating Mardi Gras to save a historic building in Clarksburg.

The Waldo Hotel Preservation Society held the fundraiser at Village Square in Clarksburg on Saturday night.

Money generated from the event will go towards paying taxes on the building, as well as funding improvements to the roof.

Society President Martin Shaffer said the building is too important to be left as it is.

"It's a fine piece of architecture and it's of big significance to the historical downtown district. So for that reason, we'd like it preserved and reopened as a hotel," he said.

You can learn more about the society online, there's a link above.