Farmington Historic Plantation
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Historical Places, Banquet Halls & Reception Facilities, Historical Monuments
3033 Bardstown Rd, Louisville, KY 40205
502-452-9920
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- General Info
- Farmington Historic Plantation was home to the John and Lucy Fry Speed family and over 70 enslaved black Americans. The main house, completed in 1816, is a Jeffersonian Federal style Italianate villa, the center of a 550-acre hemp plantation. The house, restored 2000-2002, includes period furniture, art, and textiles. The 18.5 acre property includes educational signs, a formal garden, and agricultural signs. Farmington docents interpret Kentucky plantation slavery, hemp, and Abraham Lincoln's 1841 visit here with his friend, Joshua Speed.Farmington Historic Plantation was home to the John and Lucy Fry Speed family and over 70 enslaved black Americans. The main house, completed in 1816, is a Jeffersonian Federal style Italianate villa, the center of a 550-acre hemp plantation. The house, restored 2000-2002, includes period furniture, art, and textiles. The 18.5 acre property includes educational signs, a formal garden, and agricultural signs. Farmington docents interpret Kentucky plantation slavery, hemp, and Abraham Lincoln's 1841 visit here with his friend, Joshua Speed.
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Phone: 502-451-1710
Fax: 502-456-1976
- Hours
- Regular Hours
Tue - Fri: Sat: - Categories
- Historical Places, Banquet Halls & Reception Facilities, Historical Monuments, Museums, Places Of Interest, Tourist Information & Attractions, Wedding Reception Locations & Services
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- Neighborhoods
- Gardiner Lane, Upper Highlands, Wellington
- AKA
Farmington Historic Home Museum
Farmington Historic Home
Farmington Carriage House
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