From contributor Charles Swaney: “This single story elementary school with 2-story gymnasium was constructed with local bluestone as were 2 other schools constructed at the same time. The date of construction is well seen above the entry. Currently, the school… read more
“Haldeman-Hayes Crossing Community Center inhabits the old Haldeman school gymnasium. The community of Haldeman is named for L.P. Haldeman, owner of the Kentucky Firebrick Company. Haldeman’s company took advantage of the local geology to mine clay to create firebrick that… read more
Constructed as the Morehead post office, Morehead’s police building (previously the Municipal Building / city hall) was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds ca. 1936. The building houses an example of New Deal artwork.
Frank W. Long painted the oil-on-canvas mural “The Rural Free Delivery” in 1939 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The work is housed in what was originally constructed as the Morehead post office, is now a municipal building. The… read more
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… read more
Construction of stone voting houses was recommended because there were insufficient places for voting with previous solutions producing problems for locations that were over-crowded because of a central location, too small such as in one room schoolhouse, or too far… read more