JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — An abandoned funeral home in downtown Jacksonville that went up in flames over the weekend was demolished Wednesday due to safety concerns.
The Moulton & Kyle Funeral Home opened in the 1850′s and moved to its downtown building in 1914, but eventually closed in 2013. Dr. Wayne Wood, the historian at large for the Jacksonville Historical Society, said the building has sat empty ever since.
The building caught fire Saturday night closing down parts of State and Union Streets and flames completely gutted the building.
The building, now deemed a total loss, previously caught fire in the past and has a number of code enforcement violations.
City code enforcement also found some safety and structural concerns with the funeral home.
The state fire marshal is still investigating what caused the fire.
Here is a different angle:
— Meghan Moriarty (@MeghanANjax) January 13, 2021
This historic building has been around since 1914 @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/A7r2y496cR
#BREAKING: JSO confirms to me what two @ActionNewsJax sources told us earlier. The old funeral home that recently caught fire over the weekend will be demolished within the next 20 minutes.
— Meghan Moriarty (@MeghanANjax) January 13, 2021
The fire called out more than 100 firefighters Saturday @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/cwWhzTqfpS
Cox Media Group
