- City:
- Morehead, KY
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Military and Public Safety, Auxiliary Civic Facilities, Penal Facilities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Completed:
- 1938
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Rowan County Jail and Superintendent’s Office was completed in 1938 with funding from the WPA. Both the jail and the supt office are constructed of local rock. The jail has crenellations decorating the top giving the appearance of a formidable castle. The superintendent’s office now houses a museum.
Source notes
Site visit by contributor Cindy CrossSite originally submitted by Charles Swaney on March 27, 2015.
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