Wallace Woods in Covington in Kenton County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Virginia Apartments
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 18, 2019
1. Virginia Apartments Marker
(owner)
1906
Covington Register No. 165010
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.
Location. 39° 3.94′ N, 84° 30.219′ W. Marker is in Covington, Kentucky, in Kenton County. It is in Wallace Woods. Marker is at the intersection of Wallace Avenue (Kentucky Route 17) and Scott Street, on the left when traveling east on Wallace Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Wallace Ave, Covington KY 41014, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Frank L. Michaels House (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Longwood (within shouting distance of this marker); Michaels House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wallace-Boyd House (about 600 feet away); Hollingsworth House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Elizabeth Grossmann House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bishop's Residence (approx. ¼ mile away); The Shaw House (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Covington.
Regarding Virginia Apartments. Excerpt from the National Register of Historic Places nomination for the Wallace Woods Area Residential Historic District,
this page online
The 100 block of Wallace Avenue also has a tall early apartment building — the Hornaday or “Virginia Flats” — but the remainder of the block consists of large dwellings on ample lots, making it one of the most impressive residential blocks of the city. The 1906 Virginia Flats … on the northeast corner of Wallace and Scott (now as well as originally perhaps the major access street to Wallace Woods from the north), has a series of inset and protruding porches and bays reflecting the angle of the intersection with round-arched entrance pavilions and somewhat heavy Neo-Classical trim.
… John P. Hornaday of the Virginia Flats (100 Wallace) was one of several brokers [who lived in the neighborhood].Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 4, 20232. Virginia Apartments Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 92 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 7, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
