Wallace Woods in Covington in Kenton County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Site of Longwood
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 18, 2019
1. Site of Longwood Marker
Site of Longwood
1894
Covington Register No. 161011
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.
Location. 39° 3.918′ N, 84° 30.186′ W. Marker is in Covington, Kentucky, in Kenton County. It is in Wallace Woods. Marker is on Wallace Avenue (Kentucky Route 17) east of Scott Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 111 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); Virginia Apartments (within shouting distance of this marker); Michaels House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wallace-Boyd House (about 500 feet away); Hollingsworth House (about 700 feet away); Elizabeth Grossmann House (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Shaw House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bishop's Residence (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Covington.
Regarding Site of Longwood. Excerpts from the National Register of Historic Places nomination for the Wallace Woods Area Residential Historic District, which includes this site:
RobertWallace, Jr. (1789-1863), moved to Cincinnati with his family in 1805 … In 1833 he purchased the 70 acres that form the basis of the present district, in what was then Campbell County, about a mile south of newly-incorporated Covington, and immediately began work on a large log house, which he called "Longwood," for his family.
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… In 1894 Longwood, the old Wallace place, was torn down by the heirs to make way for the dark-red pressed brick house at 111 Wallace Avenue (Photo 13), built for Jennie Semple Holmes (Mrs. Harry S. Holmes, Sr.; he was not related to the adjacent Holmes family). One of the orphaned grand-daughters of Robert Wallace, Jr., she had returned from Cincinnati to live at Longwood with her husband, a Cincinnati decorator, in the late 1880s. The old farm with its out-buildings stretched uncomfortably down the new suburban street and its destruction was necessary because it faced west to the old turnpike and not north toward the new suburban street.
Also see . . .
1. Wallace Woods Area Residential Historic District. National Register nomination (PDF) and photographs (separate PDF) submitted for the district, which was listed in 1983. (National Park Service) (Submitted on March 7, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. Rachel at Longwood. Photo slideshow focusing on Rachel Young, a house
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 4, 2023
2. Site of Longwood 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 88 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 7, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
