Elmwood Hall is a historic residence in Ludlow, located in the Kentucky portions of the Cincinnati metropolitan area in the United States.
If Carneal's plan were to contribute to this goal by setting community standards with his two houses, he failed in Ludlow, but he succeeded in Covington, where his residence today sits at the core of the Riverside Drive Historic District.
[2]: 3 During some of the house's earliest years, it was home to a locally prominent politician; Carneal won election to the Kentucky General Assembly later in his life.
[2]: 3 Designed by nationally prominent architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe,[3] Elmwood Hall sits atop a hill, and from its octagonal cupola and widow's walk, one may see many miles along the Ohio River either to the east or to the west.
Although the original ash floors are no longer easily visible, this is purely because of a protective covering that the candy company installed to prevent damage from foot traffic and its machinery.