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Black plaque № 45910

Covington, KY, United States

Black plaque № 45910

Carneal House, ca. 1815. Built by Thomas Carneal, a founder of Covington, on land purchased in 1814 from Thomas Kennedy. First brick house in the city. Georgian in concept, style reveals the influence of the great Italian architect Andrea Palladio. In 1825 Lafayette visited as a guest of owner Willi

am W. Southgate. Other famous visitors were Henry Clay, Daniel Webster and Andrew Jackson.

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