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Fifth District School
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National Register of Historic Places

Fifth District School

On the National Register since 200521 years
RomanesqueListed 2005Covington
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Fifth District School

Fifth District School, at 1735 Homan Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 25, 2005. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Romanesque, as it does for 53 other Kentucky listings. The listing covers 1 acre. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building in Covington, Kentucky. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 46 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 25 minutes

1735 Homan Ave., Covington · about 0.8 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Fifth District SchoolStart here
  2. 2Peaselburg Neighborhood Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
  3. 3St. Augustine Church ComplexItalian Renaissance · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Overman & Schrader Cordage CompanyBuilding · 0.4 mi on
  5. 5Veteran's Monument in CovingtonBuilt 1933 · 0.2 mi on
Around it

24 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

OGAR Monument in CovingtonObject0.4 miSLinden Grove CemeteryLate Victorian0.4 miDWest Fifteenth Street Historic DistrictItalianate0.4 miBFourth District Elementary SchoolArt Deco0.5 miBRobert Patton HouseGreek Revival0.6 miDAustinburg Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.6 miBThe Wolke HouseBuilding0.6 miBHellman Lumber and Manufacturing CompanyBuilding0.6 miDWallace Woods Area Residential Historic DistrictHigh Victorian0.7 miDHelentown Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.7 miBBavarian Brewing CompanyRomanesque · Built 18660.7 miBFrank Duveneck House and StudioBuilding0.7 miDLee-Holman Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.7 miDSeminary Square Historic DistrictFederal0.7 miBCathedral Basilica of the AssumptionFrench Gothic · Built 19010.7 miBWadsworth Electric Manufacturing CompanyItalianate0.7 miDLewisburg Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.8 miBKenton County LibraryNeo-Classical0.8 mi
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DCovington Downtown Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)Italianate0.9 miDWest Side-Main Strasse Historic DistrictDistrict0.9 miDCovington Downtown Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)District0.9 miDEmery-Price Historic DistrictColonial Revival1 miBLincoln-Grant SchoolBuilding1 miDCovington Downtown Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)Italianate1 mi
More like it

Romanesque style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Romanesque.

Bavarian Brewing CompanyBuilt 1866 · 0.7 mi away
Licking Riverside Historic District1.2 mi away
Holy Cross Church and School Complex-Latonia1.5 mi away
Cincinnati Enquirer Building2.4 mi away

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Questions about Fifth District School

Is Fifth District School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 25, 2005 (Register number 05001320).

Is Fifth District School a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Kentucky has 30 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Daniel Carter Beard Boyhood Home, 1.5 miles away.

Can you visit Fifth District School?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Fifth District School?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 46 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 123850947 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.