Palatka's Historic Central Academy Elementary/High School

Palatka's Central Academy Elementary/High School was built in 1937 at 1200 Washington Street after the original building was destroyed by fire; and is an 80 year old school building, it remained in service as a warehouse, adjacent  to the school Board Bus Terminal of Putnam County Florida.

Palatka's Historic Central Academy Elementary/High School, which housed it's last elementary class in 1971, was accredited by the State of Florida in the mid-1920s, and holds the distinction of being the first accredited black high school in the State of Florida; In 1998 the building was awarded designation as a nationally significant Historical Site (Bldg # 9800138) 

This historic building which is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, has fallen into despair, disrepair, and has been abandoned by the Putnam County School Board; and donating this historic building to the Palatka Housing Authority for renovation and repairs. As of yet the Housing Authority have not done anything, and the building has become a community eyesore!

The building is currently in an extreme state of rottenness, decay, and abandonment. Hopefully the Palatka Housing Authority will be able to raise the necessary funds to restore the building and property.

I will be soliciting funds to help with this most noble cause.

Steven Bell

Source: resolution about central academy:

http://cahbulldogs.weebly.com/resolution-no-8-6.html