File:Holy Cross Catholic Church, Church Street and 36th Street, Latonia, Covington, KY - 52361037125.jpg

English: Built in 1906-1908, this Romanesque Revival-style church was designed by Anthony Kunz, Jr. to serve the Catholic population of Latonia, replacing an earlier church built in 1890-91. The church received its current altar in 1924, replacing the original 1890s altar from the previous church, and the interior was redone in 1951, replacing the original decorative murals, the original wood floor replaced with terrazzo, marble elements installed throughout the sanctuary, and new stained glass windows imported from Europe installed to replace the originals. The church underwent additional interior renovations in 1990, before a fire caused by the electrical system necessitated additional work to repair the damage to the church caused by the fire and efforts to put it out. The church has since remained much as it was at the time of the 1990 redecoration, minus a few system upgrades. The church features a rusticated stone exterior, twin bell towers with convexly curved roofs topped by copper lanterns supporting crosses, open belfries, romanesque-style windows and arched openings with smaller inset arches supported by doric columns, oxeye windows on the towers below the belfries, a large rose window on the front facade, arched stained glass windows, a semi-circular apse with a half-conical roof, buttresses on the side facades, arched triple front doors with wooden door panels, stained glass arched transoms, and massive Gothic Revival-style light fixtures between the doors, and a one-story rear wing with a low-slope roof and stained glass windows. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, along with the adjacent school buildings, rectory, and convent.