An effort to save the former home and studio of an internationally-recognized Covington artist is getting a boost in the form of a federal grant.

The city of Covington announced Wednesday it is receiving a $300,000 Saving America's Treasures grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior to help pay for restoring the boyhood home of artist Frank Duveneck.

Duveneck gained fame for his realist paintings and sculpture in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His work includes the iconic " Whistling Boy " painting and a number of others well-known in the region and nationally.

Duveneck's stepfather built the property at 1226 Greenup Street in 1861. Covington Historic Preservation Specialist Kaitlin Bryan says it played a pivotal role in the artist's life all the way until he died in 1919.

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