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Farmington is a 14-room Federal-style home that was the center of the 19th-century hemp plantation of John and Lucy Speed. Designed from a plan by Thomas Jefferson and completed in 1816 using slave labor, the house is newly restored with original paint colors, historic wallpaper and carpets, and furnished with Kentucky furniture and other antiques from the period.
Abraham Lincoln, a close friend of John Speed's son Joshua, spent about three weeks at Farmington in 1841.
Open to the Public
Tuesday-Saturday, 10:00 am to 4:30pm / Sunday, 1:30 to 4:30pm
3033 Bardstown Road
Louisville, Kentucky 40205
502-452-9920
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Locust Grove is a National Historic Landmark on 55 acres of the original 694 acre farm established by William and Lucy Clark Croghan in 1790. William Croghan was the brother-in-law and surveying partner of George Rogers Clark, founder of Louisville and Revolutionary War hero. George Rogers Clark spent the last nine years of his life at Locust Grove, from 1809 until his death in 1818. Locust Grove also hosted three U.S. Presidents, Monroe, Jackson and Taylor, and was a stopping point for famed explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark upon their return from their expedition to the Pacific. In addition, Locust Grove was home to numerous enslaved African-Americans who lived and worked on the farm and contributed to its success. Locust Grove tells the story of George Rogers Clark, early Kentucky history, western expansion and everyday life on the frontier.
Open to the public
Monday thru Saturday 10:00 am to 4:30 pm / Sunday 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Last tour begins at 3:30 pm)
Historic Locust Grove
561 Blankenbaker Lane
Louisville, KY 40207
502-897-9845
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Thomas A. Edison (b. 1847 - d. 1931) came to Louisville, Kentucky in 1866 at the age of 19 and he worked as a telegraph operator for Western Union for a year, but Edison's love of experimenting cost him his job. While at work one night in 1867, Edison was examining a battery when he spilled sulphuric acid onto the floor. The acid ran between the floorboards and onto his boss' desk below. The next morning he was fired, and Edison left Louisville.
During his brief stay in Louisville, Edison lived in a duplex shotgun style house on East Washington Street in the Butchertown National Historic district in old Louisville. This house was built around 1850 and it has been preserved by its current owner, the Historic Homes Foundation of Louisville. The "Thomas Edison House" is now a public museum with educational displays of various Edison-related artifacts.
Open to the public
Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Thomas Edison House
729-31 East Washington Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
502-585-5247
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