Ernst Mansion - Covington, Kentucky
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N 39° 05.257 W 084° 30.376
16S E 715683 N 4329460
Marker for historic house now professional office in Covington, Kentucky.
Waymark Code: WMFM3W
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 11/02/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ReedKyCacheFinders
Views: 9

Text of marker:

Earnst Mansion

Built for the John Matson family c. 1890, the mansion was the residence of Sen. Richard Pretlow Ernst, 1906-1934. A brick version of Richard Shaw's Queen Anne with High Victorian Gothic or Neo-Grec elements. Home served as the Flannery Hotel, 1937-1975. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places, 1975; renovated 1982

Senator Richard P. Ernst
(1854 - 1934)

Born in Covington, Ernst was a lawyer, banker, philanthropist & women's rights proponent. Leader of the Covington YMCA for 42 years, he was a member of the Kenton Co. Bar & Industrial Club. U.S. Senator, 1921-1927. Camp Ernst founder. Died in Baltimore, 1934, interred Highland Cem., Fort Mitchell, Ky.
Marker Name: Ernst Mansion/Senator Richard P. Ernst

Marker Location: City

Type of Marker: Person

Marker Number (for official markers): 2172

Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Department of Highways


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