About the neighborhood:
Mutter Gottes Kirche, or Mother of God Church, was founded by German immigrants in Covington in 1841. The surrounding neighborhood of treelined streets and brick town homes is named for this beautiful landmark. Mutter Gottes neighborhood was one of the first residential expansions of Covington, and most structures there were built between 1860 and 1890. The area bound by Fourth Street on the North, Pike street on the South, the CSX railway to the West, and Madison Avenue to the East is listed as a National Registered Historic District. In addition to the church, noteworthy historic structures include the former Covington Fire Station #1 and the Albert B. Koett house on Russell St. A triangle garden at the intersection of Sixth and Craig Streets contains a hand-crafted mosaic sign marking the neighborhood.