More than 20 structures deemed blighted have been demolished on the site of the old Missouri State Penitentiary.
Jefferson City is nearing the completion of the demolitions, which are expected to be finished next month. Jayme Abbott, neighborhood services coordinator with the city, said the demolitions are part of a state community development block grant that was awarded to the city in 2010.
Last year, the city completed phase A of the project, demolishing 11 structures at a cost of $1 million. Buildings demolished include the chapel, the canteen, the slaughter house, the storage building and the outside warehouse.
Phase B of the project, expected to be complete in September, will demolish 12 structures at a cost of $1.2 million. Buildings demolished include I-Hall, the diesel plant, the power plant, the license plate factory, the furniture factory and two sewer buildings on the outskirts of the wall on Chestnut Street.
All demolitions are in accordance with the MSP Master Plan.
Abbott said the last part of the project is completing a nomination for the site to be on the National Register of Historic Places, which is being completed by the New Jersey-based Louis Berger Group. Abbott said the nomination is on track to be submitted to the State Historic Preservation Office in December.