LaSalette Academy

LaSalette Academy
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	702 Greenup St., Covington, Kentucky
Coordinates	39°05′02″N84°30′24″W / 39.08389°N 84.50667°W / 39.08389; -84.50667
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1886 (1886)
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	11000791 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 14, 2011

LaSalette Academy was a parochial school in Covington, Kentucky. ^[2] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ^[3] It is at 702 Greenup Street. The former all-girls school is now LaSalette Garden Apartments. ^[4]

It was established in 1856. A two-story building was constructed for it. It grew over time to 3-stories and a second building was added. ^[3] It served as a co-ed elementary school and had a high school for girls. It integrated in 1955. The school's last class graduated in 1977 and the school building was redeveloped as senior housing. ^[5]

The school appeared on a postcard sent in 1911. ^[6] The building is in the Licking Riverside Historic District.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Kenton County, Kentucky
• Lincoln-Grant School

See also

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "La Salette Academy". www.nkyviews.com.
3. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form - LaSalstte Academy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 7, 2021.
4. "Covington Black History Tour". NKY Art Tours. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021.
5. Tenkotte, Paul A.; Claypool, James C. (October 17, 2014). The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN   9780813159966.
6. "CONTENTdm". www.kyhistory.com.