Austinburg

Name of Association:
Austinburg Neighborhood Association

Contact:
Website: tba
Email: austinburgna@gmail.com
Reps: Travis Eccles & Steve Ward

Meeting Time:
Second Monday of each month at 6:30pm

Meeting Location:
Cornerstone Apostlic Church
1726 Scott Street
Covington, KY 41014

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Located in eastern Covington, Austinburg is well connected by highways, two rivers, and well maintained neighborhood streets. Area residents enjoy access to public transportation systems and many major attractions. Built on a human scale, convenient corner stores provide for the impulse buy, or one last forgotten ingredient. A comprehensive network of smaller streets gives pedestrians, cyclists, and motorist the enjoyable feeling of being in the outdoors.

Much of Austinburg is designated as the Austinburg Historic District (NR February 1987). Named after Seneca Austin who in 1844 purchased a sizable tract of land lying along the Licking River. He later subdivided the land and sold parcels as Covington continued to grow. Today, new generations of people interested in urban living are rediscovering this historic neighborhood. Homes range from nineteeth century, to twentieth century Eclectic.

Today, homes in Austinburg exist for every income level. From market-rate homes to affordable, ownership to rental, everyone will find a home that meets their needs in this neighborhood. Seneca Place is the first new housing project in Austinburg in decades. The homes are row style, have three bedrooms and two and half baths. These homes are energy star rated, superbly insulated with hybrid heating systems and can be built start to finish in 12 weeks. These homes start in the $140's. More information Seneca Place can be found at sencaplace.com.

Unique among urban neighborhoods, Austinburg displays numerous and diverse green spaces maintained through cooperation between the City of Covington and Austinburg residents: Austinburg Neighborhood Park with baseball field; community-built Maryland Millennium Playground at Sixth District School; Austinburg Gateway Garden along Fifteenth Street at Maryland Avenue; "tot-lots," and basketball courts. These green spaces are safe places for neighborhood children and families to socialize and play.

Austinburg Park had a grand reopening on May 3, 2025 with free food, drinks, games and giveaways too celebrate the upgrades including new sidewalks, repaved basketball courts with new goals and lines, a driveway and parking facility, new playground equipment, a seating area for the FC Cincinnati soccer mini pitch, a new shelter house, an informational kiosk, a new dog park, pickleball courts, and a landscape makeover with new flower beds, raised beds, and additional trees.

Austinburg Neighborhood Park (1/3)

Highlights: Greenspace rental, playground, basketball court, ball field, benches, picnic shelter

Address: 502-16 E 15th St, Covington, KY 41014
Trail Access: Licking River Greenway Trails
Link: City of Cov Austinburg Neighborhood Park details
Size: ~1.9 Acres

Proposed Park Improvements:
- Add bicycle racks
- Add native plants to landscape
- Increase lighting
- Add off-street parking
- Update basketball court
- Remove fence along Eastern Ave and inside park

Clayton Meyer Memorial Park (2/3)

Highlights: Dogs allowed, playground, picnic shelter, bench

Address: 1710 Glenway Avenue, Covington, KY 41014
Trail Access: Licking River Greenway Trails
Link: City of Cov Clayton Meyer Park details
Size: ~ 0.2 Acre

Proposed Park Improvements:
- Add bicycle racks
- Add more benches
- Add a portable restroom

19th Street Park (3/3)

Highlights: Open space, basketball court

Address: 604 E 19th Street, Covington, KY 41014
Trail Access: Licking River Greenway Trails
Link: No City of Cov Parks & Rec exists for this park
Size: ~ 2.3 Acres

Proposed Park Improvements:
- Add off-street parking
- Add dog park fencing and amenities
- Add bicycle racks
- Add a portable restroom