Wallace Woods in Covington in Kenton County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Hollingsworth House

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 18, 2019

1. Hollingsworth House Marker

Inscription. Craftsman chalet
1924
Covington Register No. 161006

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1924.

Location. 39° 3.936′ N, 84° 30.031′ W. Marker is in Covington, Kentucky, in Kenton County. It is in Wallace Woods. It is at the intersection of Wallace Avenue and Sterrett Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Wallace Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 340 Wallace Ave, Covington KY 41014, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Outer Bluegrass. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Elizabeth Grossmann House (within shouting distance of this marker); Wallace-Boyd House (about 300

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feet away, measured in a direct line); Bishop's Residence (about 300 feet away); The Shaw House (about 400 feet away); Michaels House (about 400 feet away); Frank L. Michaels House (about 700 feet away); Site of Longwood (about 700 feet away); Virginia Apartments (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Covington.

Regarding Hollingsworth House. Excerpts from the National Register of Historic Places nomination for the Wallace Woods Area Residential Historic District, which includes this property:

The ca. 1923 Hollingsworth house, 340 Wallace (Photo 24), was designed by local architect C. L. Hifdreth, It might be called a Swiss bungalow, as there is a shaped bargeboard on the broad front gable, but the full-width one-story porch with a low pedimented entrance in the red-tile roof has square brick piers ornamented only by tabs in place of capitals possibly a signature of Hildreth's work. 340 is said to have been built by the Fischer Brothers, one of whose principals lived nearby…

Charles Hollingsworth (340 Wallace) was associated with a machine tool company …

Also see . . . Wallace Woods Area Residential Historic District.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 4, 2023

2. Hollingsworth House Marker

National Register nomination (PDF) and photographs (separate PDF) submitted for the district, which was listed in 1983. (National Park Service) (Submitted on March 8, 2023.)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 261 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 8, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.