Wallace Woods in Covington in Kenton County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Frank L. Michaels House
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 18, 2019
1. Frank L. Michaels House Marker
Michaels Art Bronze Co.
circa
1906
Covington Register No. 161016
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.
Location. 39° 3.938′ N, 84° 30.187′ W. Marker is in Covington, Kentucky, in Kenton County. It is in Wallace Woods. Marker is on Wallace Avenue east of Scott Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 112 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. Site of Longwood (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 400 feet away); Hollingsworth House (about 700 feet away); Elizabeth Grossmann House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bishop's Residence (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Shaw House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Covington.
Regarding Frank L. Michaels House. Excerpt from the National Register of Historic Places nomination for the Wallace Woods Area Residential Historic District, which includes this site:
112Wallace is interesting mainly because it was built about 1908 for Frank Michaels of the Michaels Art Bronze Company (which is still in existence) and soon sold to Fred Braunstein, secretary of the Cambridge Art Tile Co.; both these firms probably supplied high-quality products in the district. It foretells millions of end-gable "Colonial" 20th-century I-houses, but its buff brick, deep eaves, and wide openings relate it to the pre-World War I period.
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Michaels Art Bronze Co. made display cases, parking meters, ashtrays and other fabricated metal items. It operated until 1991, when it was acquired by and folded into Philadelphia-based Crescent Designed Metals, Inc.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 4, 2023
2. Frank L. Michaels House 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 91 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 7, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
