Goffs Schoolhouse, School building in San Bernardino County, United States
Goffs Schoolhouse is a Mission Revival style building housing a single classroom on Lanfair Road, designed by architect Anthony Beimer. The structure once served students across a large desert area and is now maintained as a museum by the Mojave Desert Heritage and Cultural Association.
The schoolhouse opened in 1914 to serve students across a scattered mining settlement until the school district merged with Needles in 1937. This merger marked the end of its role as an active educational facility in the region.
The building served the mining community as a combined schoolhouse and lending library, making it a social gathering point in a remote desert area. This dual role shaped how residents experienced education and access to reading materials in their daily lives.
The site is located on Lanfair Road and can be visited as a museum under the stewardship of the Mojave Desert Heritage and Cultural Association. Visitors should prepare for the remote desert location, with minimal facilities and significant distance from larger towns.
During World War II, the building served as a canteen for the Desert Training Center, the largest Army training facility in America at that time. This wartime conversion linked the schoolhouse to a major military chapter in the region's past.
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