168 Year-Old Missouri State prison stated to become a restaurant

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Paul Ferguson, owner of Fercon Construction along with employee Bryan Oliver work to reconstruct the main entrance of the Missouri State Penitenitary.

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Paul Ferguson (left) and Bryan Oliver rush to completion repairs on the old Misssouri State Penitenitary elevator.

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State contractors work on rebuilding the elevator at the 168 year-old now vacated Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City Missouri, The prison originally constructed in 1836 was closed when the new Jefferson City Correctional Center was built.

State contractors work on rebuilding the elevator at the 168 year-old now vacated Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City Missouri. The prison originally constructed in 1836 was closed in 2004 when the new modern Jefferson City Correctional Center was constructed.

According to Paul Ferguson, owner of Fercon Construction, some portions of the now defunct prison will be torn down such as the school and church. A second phase of the prison’s renovation will feature “restaurants in cells where prisoners where originally housed,” Ferlon added.