Mother Of God Roman Catholic Church

119 W. 6th St., Covington, Kentucky. County/parish: Kenton.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 24, 1973. NRIS 73000813.

1 contributing building.

From Wikipedia:

Mother of God Roman Catholic Church (Covington, Kentucky)

Mother of God Parish (German: Mutter Gottes Kirche) is a parish church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington, Kentucky, United States, located at 119 West 6th Street in Covington. The official title of the parish is The Assumption of Mary, Mother of God, Parish. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It was also included in the Mutter Gottes Historic District which was listed on the National Register in 1980.

This historic church features twin renaissance towers and murals by famous Vatican artist Johann Schmitt, an early teacher of Frank Duveneck, who was baptized in the parish in 1848.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123850975

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