Odd Fellows Hall
National Register of Historic Places

Odd Fellows Hall

Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky
Listed
August 10, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
80001646

About this property

The Odd Fellows Hall in Covington, Kentucky is located at the northeast corner of Fifth Street and Madison Avenue. It was constructed in 1856 by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge, and was the center of Covington's civic and political life for most of the Victorian era. When the American Civil War ended, victorious Union Gen.

Location

5th and Madison Sts.
Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky
39.08595, -84.51043

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 80001646. It was listed on August 10, 1980.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Trinity Episcopal Church
Early Republic
0.1 mi
Mother Of God Roman Catholic Church
Civil War
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Covington-Newport Defense Crisis (September 1862)
1862Civil War
0.2 mi
Confederate Guerrillas at Covington (threatened)
1862Civil War
0.2 mi
Battle of Fort Washington Skirmish 1792
1792Early Republic
1.1 mi
Morgan's Raid – Southgate and Newport, Ohio Crossing
1863Civil War
1.4 mi
Turner and Fox Sites (Ohio Hopewell)
200Pre-Columbian
6.9 mi

Questions about this property

When was Odd Fellows Hall listed on the National Register?

Odd Fellows Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 10, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Odd Fellows Hall?

Odd Fellows Hall is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Odd Fellows Hall?

The period of significance for Odd Fellows Hall is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1856.

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