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Farmington Historic Home
Life on a Kentucky Plantation

Category: Louisville Historic Site in Kentucky

Description of this Louisville Attraction: Farmington, completed in 1816, is a 14-room Federal-style home designed from a plan by Thomas Jefferson. The 550-acre hemp plantation was home to the John and Lucy Speed family and as many as 64 enslaved African Americans. Abraham Lincoln, a close friend of Speed son Joshua, spent about three weeks at Farmington in 1841 and, in 1864, appointed Speed son James Attorney General.

Historic Locust Grove
Historic house museum

Category: Louisville Historic Site in Kentucky

Description of this Louisville Attraction: Locust Grove, circa 1790 tells the story of builders William and Lucy Clark Croghan, the enslaved Africans who worked on the property and Revolutionary War her General George Rogers Clark. Clark captured the Northwest Territory from the British in 1779 and resided at Locust Grove during the last years of his life. Their youngest brother William Clark and exploring partner Meriwether Lewis were entertained at Locust Grove upon returning from the Pacific. Today the 55 rolling acres include the restored Georgian house and dependencies exhibiting excellent examples of early American furniture and arts. Period-style gardens with rare and historic plants complement the landscape of woods and meadows. The Visitors' Center houses exhibits, audio-visual presentations and the museum store. Located just six miles up river from Louisville this National Historic Landmark is a unique example of early Kentucky architecture, craftsmanship and history.

Louisville KY Historic Sites

Louisville KY Historic Sites

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