Fifth District School

Fifth District School
Location 1735 Holman Ave., Covington, Kentucky
Coordinates 39°04′07″N 84°30′43″W / 39.0686°N 84.5120°W / 39.0686; -84.5120Coordinates: 39°04′07″N 84°30′43″W / 39.0686°N 84.5120°W / 39.0686; -84.5120
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1901
Architect Schofield & Rabe, Hildreth, Charles [1]
Architectural style Late Victorian Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 05001320[2]
Added to NRHP November 25, 2005

The Fifth District School is a 1901 two story, rectangular, unpainted brick structure situated in the Peaselburg neighborhood of Covington, Kentucky, USA. The building comprises 47,308 feet under roof including a 1937 addition measuring 25'x 85'. The Peaselburg neighborhood consists of modest late 19th and early 20th century dwellings, primarily single family residences. The building served as an elementary school from 1902 until its closure in 1972 attributable to a decline in the school age population and the need to upgrade the structure to meet revised Board of Education building codes.[3]

The building was designed by Schofield & Rabe, architects from Covington who were only in business for six years, from 1898-1904. Construction began in 1901 and finished on July 22, 1902.[3]

The school was built with six classrooms on each floor. As the enrollment grew, an addition was constructed in 1937, adding two classrooms on each floor. After the 1972 closure as an elementary school, the building continued as a head start school, but was no longer considered part of the Covington Independent School system. Adult education programs were added and the school continued to operate until it was finally closed in 1998. The building was declared surplus property in 2001 and sold to private owners.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places". National Register of Historic Places. American Dreams Inc. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
  2. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System Registration Form" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved 2010-12-11.


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