The exterior of MOSHThe exterior of MOSH
The Museum of Science & History, shown Jan. 11, at 1025 Museum Circle on the Downtown Southbank, is planned for demolition. | Monty Zickuhr, Jacksonville Daily Record

City seeks to demolish MOSH building on the Southbank

Published on January 14, 2026 at 12:24 pm
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Walls could soon be coming down on the Downtown Southbank at the closed Museum of Science & History, which is in city permitting review for demolition.

ELEV8 Demolition of Jacksonville is the contractor listed on the permit application to demolish the four-story, 83,299-square-foot building at 1025 Museum Circle at a project cost of $835,000.

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MOSH closed Sept. 1, 2025, as it raises funds to move to a proposed Northbank facility in the Shipyards area.

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