page_title: WPA-Built Flagler County Jail
section_title: Demolition
hierarchical_section_title: WPA-Built Flagler County Jail / Demolition
caption_attribution_description: English: The last standing portion of the WPA-Built Flagler County Jail. This picture of its demolition was shot on July 8, 2019.
context_page_description: During the 1930s, the Flagler County, Florida Jail was in dire need of repairs and enlargement. Flagler County Commissioners were under pressure from local citizens and grand juries to repair the building or erect a new one. After months of negotiations, during 1938, between the Flagler County Board of Commissioners and the Works Progress Administration WPA an agreement to build a new Flagler County Jail building was approved. A WPA Project, No. 4242, was approved that cost approximately $24,000. It was agreed that the costs would be divided between Flagler County and the WPA. Construction of the new Flagler County Jail started January 25, 1939 under the management of Z. D. Holland, WPA Supervisor and well known local contractor. It was built on 2.04 acres of county-owned property located at 1600 Old Moody Blvd., Bunnell, FL.
  The construction project took a little over one year to complete as it was finished in early February 1940. The WPA, represented by Z. D. Holland, officially transferred sole responsibility of the finished building to the Flagler County government on February 2, 1940.
context_section_description: In early 2019, the Flagler County Commissioners voted to demolish the building stating it was a liability. Over a two week period from late June into early July 2019 the structure was demolished.
caption: Demolition of the WPA-Built Flagler County Jail (Photo taken on July 8, 2019).
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