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September 12, 2023

The Leonard Cox House stands out among its 19th century neighbors in the Northside Historic District. It’s not because of the hipped red tile roof (which is awesome), but for the Arts and Crafts/Prairie style influence of the 2.5-story dwelling, so clearly “other” from the Federal, Italianate, and Richardsonian Romanesque houses within the same block. (read more)

Category: Fayette County

Tags: #historicdistrict, #kentuckyarchitecture, #leonardcox, #lexingtonky, #prairiestyle

March 29, 2023

I take what some people might consider an inordinate amount of photos of historic buildings. For example, in a few hours in Covington the other day, I took over 300 photos. While I have the best of intentions of researching and finding out all I can about each building I capture – most of the (read more)

Category: Kenton County

Tags: #covingtonky, #danielseger, #firestation, #historicdistrict, #kentuckyarchitecture

August 17, 2022

It’s always a delight to feast my eyes on a historic house that is not only visually appealing, but is well-maintained and not a cause of worry for anyone with a soul deeply attuned to the vagaries of historic preservation. And some houses from the first decade of the 20th century offer such an exuberant (read more)

Category: Clark County

Tags: #historicarchitecture, #historicdistrict, #kentuckyarchitecture, #nationalregisterofhistoricplaces

The Leonard Cox House, Lexington, Kentucky

Old Covington Fire Station No. 2, Covington, Kentucky

Hampton Bush House, Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky

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