The revamped Drees Overlook at Devou Park, which offers unimpeded views of the Cincinnati skyline, hopes to honor the legacy of homebuilder Ralph Drees while improving park visitors’ experience. In 2022, Barbara Drees-Jones, Ralph’s daughter, pitched the family’s intention to reinvigorate the park’s overlook pavilion to the Covington Commission. After a year of construction, the […]
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Enzweiler Building Institute receives $500,000 donation
The Drees Homes Foundation has donated $500,000 to the Enzweiler Building Institute to upgrade and maintain facilities, enhance operational capabilities, and support the development of new programs.
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Devou Park Overlook to be refreshed in honor of local business, government leader
After Drees Homes chairman and former Kenton Co. Judge/Executive Ralph Drees passed away in March of last year, his daughter, Barbara Drees Jones, searched for a way to properly honor his legacy. At Tuesday’s night’s Covington city commission meeting, Drees Jones presented her idea: funding and renovating the Devou Park Overlook, the popular regional destination […]
