1010 Russell Street – A historic home in Covington

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Covington is home to some incredibly ornate historic homes and the one we’re looking at today doesn’t disappoint.

The Ashbrook home at 1010 Russell Street, # 16, Covington, is worth seeing. If you like this place enough to buy it, you’re in luck because it’s currently on the market.

The Ashbrook home is for sale. Photo provided | Coldwell Banker Realty


William E. Ashbrook, the house’s first owner, was born on Oct. 13, 1820, in Clarke County.

In adulthood Ashbrook bought and sold stock at stockyards and during the Civil War, William managed Covington’s stockyards.

On Nov. 20, 1860, Ashbrook married Mary Owen. The couple had five children and their family moved into an Italianate house which was constructed in the late 1860s. Today that house is the Ashbrook.

Ashbrook later served on the city council for several years and four years as the waterworks commissioner. He was later elected Director of the City National Bank on Jan. 10, 1882.

William Ashbrook died on June 10, 1882, at age 61. Ashbrook’s Will bequeathed the house to his widow, Mary, and their children.

Years after his death, the house served as a lodge meeting place for the Prince Hall Masons. Different families owned the house after the Ashbrook family.

The 5,300-square-foot, three-story, single-family house is on 0.39 square acre and features a two-car garage. There are 13 rooms and six operable fireplaces, all with newer firebrick fireboxes, in the place.

The three-story house is located on nearly 0.4 square acres. Photo provided | Coldwell Banker Realty


This spacious home has wooden floors, five bedrooms, three full bathrooms, and two partial bathrooms.

If there are five or fewer people in your family, this house has a bathroom for everyone. Photo provided | Coldwell Banker Realty



The first floor features a spacious foyer, a completely remodeled kitchen with leathered marble countertops, 12-foot ceilings, a hall, and one bedroom.

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The Ashbrook has a dine-in kitchen. Photo provided | Coldwell Banker Realty



Ashbrook’s second floor has three bedrooms.

The house might suit large families because it has five bedrooms. Photo provided | Coldwell Banker Realty



The third floor has one bedroom and a family room.

The third floor has a large family room that can serve as a multi-purpose room. Photo provided | Coldwell Banker Realty



Its yard is spacious and full of greenery.

The house is a good fit for someone who enjoys the garden. Photo provided | Coldwell Banker Realty


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