Contractors have stabilized the former home of a world-famous artist. The house on Covington’s Greenup Street is where Frank Duveneck was born and raised. It was on the verge of collapse when the city got conservatorship over the property and moved to fix it.

Historic Preservation Officer Kaitlin Bryan says the house was in bad shape.

“We had a collapsed foundation, holes in the roof, broken windows. Inside, the floors were collapsing. It was infested with raccoons,” she says. “So we had a laundry list of things to do just to get it to a point where it can begin to be worked on.”

Bryan says when the renovation into office space is complete, Covington will look for a tenant.

“Our hope is that in the future we can partner with an organization that’s art-focused, nonprofit, and they eithe

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