duveneckhouse2

The Frank Duveneck House and Studio in Covington will be formally nominated for a spot on the National Register of Historic Places, the Kentucky Heritage Council announced Wednesday.

The building at 1226 Greenup Street is one of 15 sites across the Commonwealth approved by the Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board last week. The nominations will now be forwarded to the National Park Service for final determination of eligibility, a decision that is expected to be rendered in 60 to 90 days.

In addition to the Duveneck House in Covington, the sites approved during a meeting in Frankfort were the W.G. Swann Tobacco Co. in Murray, the C.A. Baldwin Farmstead in Christian County, Peabody-Fordson Historic District in Clay County, Kentucky Buggy Co. in Owensboro, Roscoe Goose House in Louisville, First Vineyard in Jessamine County, Frank Duveneck House and Studio in Covington, Gardner Farmstead in Magoffin County, Stearns Golf Course in McCreary County, Ceralvo Masonic Hall and School in Ohio County, Versailles Elementary School, and in Bowling Green, the Charles M. Moore Insurance Co. and a multiple property nomination for the houses of architect James Ingram, including the Causey House and Givens House.

The Duveneck nomination was authored by Linda Crank. The home is located in the Helentown Historic District and was nominated so that the significant of its association with famed 19th and early 20th century artist Frank Duveneck can be more fully realized. The 2.5-story Italianate wood-frame house has a side-passage plan, gable roof, and a single-story rear wing dating to 1875. A board-and-batten-sided single-story addition was built for a studio around 1900 and a small concrete block garage attached in the early 20th century. 

Owners of National Register properties may qualify for state and/or federal tax credits for rehabilitation of these properties to standards set forth by the Secretary of the Interior, as certified by the Kentucky Heritage Council, or by making a charitable contribution of a preservation easement. National Register status does not affect property ownership rights, but does provide a measure of protection against adverse impacts from federally funded projects.

-Staff report

Photo: Frank Duveneck House & Studio