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| Keywords: Oakdale, the onetime home of Virginia Governor Joseph Johnson in Bridgeport, West Virginia, when Bridgeport was part of far-western Virginia LCCN2015631635.tif 1 photograph digital tiff file color Notes Purchase; Carol M Highsmith Photography Inc ; 2015; DLC/PP-2015 055 ; The house was constructed in 1818 for then-state assemblyman Joseph Johnson The structure was the home of the only governor of Virginia from the mountainous Trans-Allegheny region Oakdale was originally a two-story frame residence It was remodeled in about 1840 in the form of an Italianate architecture residence Still two stories it is basically a rectangular wood residence with clapboard siding There is a central corbelled chimney dating from 1818 period as well as a middle-of-bay rear chimney that is part of the 1840 remodel The home itself rests on a cut-stone foundation in excellent condition obviously the work of master stonemasons of the period ; Forms part of West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; Title date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer ; Credit line West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division 2015 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2015631635 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/31500/31560a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 31560 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 31560 PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Photographs by Carol M Highsmith | ||||