Reviews of Farmington Historic Plantation (Museum)

scott kellerjsk

Very nice place ,Really good tour guide informative and helpful

Dishy Trishy

Nice park area by Sullivan university. Lovely paths for walking/jogging, great place to take your pets for a walk. Could be a good for families to learn the local history and maybe catch a picnic. It is not usually crowded, either.

Danielle Perez

I never took a tour, but we did have our wedding here in October and it was beautiful! The courtyard is a beautiful backdrop for the ceremony and the pavilion is such a lovely reception area. I really wanted an outdoor wedding where the ceremony and reception could be in the same place and Farmington was perfect for that! I only wished we could have stayed later and kept celebrating!

Maurice Bassett

Awesome place to see and very knowledgeable staff

Nubby Nubbs

Very historical place to visit. Nice staff, and there is a really nice garden festival around mother's day that is worth checking out. Have to absolutely get some Kentucky Blackberry Jam from the Lucky Clover Farm booth, really incredibly great food.

Russ Trabue

Barely really bet poorly ran needs New Management

Angela Calloway

Beautiful! Peaceful right in the heart of the city.

Anony mous

Awesome place to visit. Great historic place with a good history

Jon Parker

Very proud to have a place to truly show the history of hemp in Kentucky.

jason rubino

Paid class trip from U of L. Terrible tour...terrible tour guides....we were treated poorly....I got the impression that no one working there gave a damn about their job....or had any real knowledge of the story.....also, if you're a tour guide, learn how to speak loudly when you have 15+ people on a tour. I know you're old...but not old enough to have lived through what went on in this historic home....use a microphone and work on that lung capacity. Anyways....it was an awful tour...a waste of time....a waste of money.

Chrissy Louden

Gorgeous and full of interesting history

Tyler Wilson

Absolutely beautiful venue. I got married here in 2015 and couldn't ask for a more perfect day and location. The garden was in full bloom and the weather was a perfect spring day. They did show a guest around while my wife and her party we're getting ready, which wasn't cool, but otherwise everything was great.

Elizabeth Gilbert

We didn't go while they were open but just re grounds filled up our morning! Beautiful! Very historically accurate. Fun place to bring the family for a day. I bet it's even better when you can go inside! Small parking lot. Hidden time warp in a beautiful Louisville neighborhood!

Yanesky Holland

Beautiful place for a wedding.

Malinda Vogel

Is this place still open? Part of Sullivan now?

Fred Dougherty

Nice place for a wedding

Sue Hodapp

Needs dumpster near it's pavilion for events

Jamie Pike

I attended a yoga festival here, so I can't speak for the tours or museum part of it. But the grounds were very beautiful and well kept.

Barbara Chumbley

Very nice and interesting. Well worth seeing.

Kim Hay

Great wedding venue!

Living in Sky

Awesome

Joanie Callahan

It was a great time .. amazing

Daniel Cupkovic

Really calm and tranquil gardens on a rustic plantation off bardstown road.

Rachael Koontz

We enjoyed visiting today using the cultural pass. They have short tours which a great for kids. We liked exploring the grounds. The staff was super friendly and great with the kids.

Jack Konrat

Historic venue for festive activities such as weddings

Theo Yates

Amazing place and all the staff seems to know so much history about the house, they have got a lot of local stories and history from actual families that lived there.

Rachel Baldes

Privately funded historical home and grounds. Home tour fascinating but not appropriate for young children for safety and proximity of fragile antiques. House and grounds both not well suited for wheelchairs, walkers, or strollers.

Carmen Scyphers

Beautiful historic home and land. The detailed tour of the house was great and my young kids enjoyed it too.

Jason Smith

The home was built in 1814 by John & Lucy Speed, who were both from wealthy Virginia families. They settled the land that became Farmington, first in log cabins and then built the house that is there today with architectural designs that many agree were originally authored by Thomas Jefferson (an American Founding Father, principal architect of the Declaration of Independence from England, and 3rd President of these United States). Farmington was a fully functioning homestead with a cash crop of hemp. At its peak Farmington was surrounded by 500 acres of hemp plants (commonly used to make rope and other products). The best time to have visited would have been back in 1841 while Abraham Lincoln spent 3 weeks visiting the Speed family. At that time, young Abraham was courting Mary Todd (born Dec 13, 1818 and raised in Lexington, KY. Then moved to Springfield, IL at age 17), and he was in need of a place to recover from both exhaustion & depression. The Todd family took him in and helped the future President Lincoln get back on his feet. Farmington is a great little piece of preserved history with a nice rose garden in the rear. It's a nice place to stretch the legs or walk the dog if passing by on a trip. The entrance is right off the I-264 Bardstown Rd exit (Turn North onto Bardstown Rd). The entrance is on the right side, so start looking for a Farmington sign immediately after turning onto Bardstown Rd.

Kris Bailey

Lovely area. We had an amazing time during our visit. The short presentation before the tour was very educational. The tour itself was not quite as informative as what I remembered from prior visits but that is probably a fluke.

Chris Gleim

This is a great free place to go for a walk

Devin Payne Serke

Beautiful historic home and property off of Bardstown Road. Tours available, host to special events and weddings throughout the year. The staff works very hard to maintain this gem for people to enjoy.

Rhonda Miller

Okay. Nothing special

Christine J Jones

Wonderful historic site... Great information! Amazing to learn of decorating preferences of the period.

Native Peace-Warrior

Amazing place

Chris S

Nice green space in the heart of Louisville.

L N

I grew up next to Farmington and still love it's mystic from childhood. Plan on an hour or more and pay for the tour if you can.

Mary Steele

Hidden jem

Brittney Mauck

Very nice place for weddings, family reunions and etc. So beautiful with it being hidden behind alot of places (traffic ,stores) history in this place is very neat.

Latanya Turney

Thank you for helping my mom

Stephanie Cohn

Farmington is a wonderful property to visit. The tour is rich in historical detail and the guides were quite knowledgeable, not just about the plantation but also about the local history throughout the time of the property.

Holly Sparks

This is such a beautiful place! All of the houses are meticulously restored, and it is a great place to visit.

John Mihich

Good historic farm. Well maintained and can visit free - out side only. Inexpensive. If you are into history this is a must visit

Michael Lamey

This was my first time at the Farmington historical plantation house I was there for a meeting. Was quite impressed with the artwork and the building itself. If you live in Louisville or not this is definitely a must-see and something to be placed on your to-do list

Sherry Agee

Fascinating history

Aleks Foster

Great place to go for a leisurely stroll. It's dog friendly, which is great. My pups always enjoy themselves there. The staff in the gift shop are great as well.

Teresa McCready

We went in Spring of 2016. What a very informative tour! Great history of Abe Lincoln's stay with the family there.

Colin McNaughton

A historic Gem for Louisville, Kentucky. The Narrative about Lincoln at Farmington is superb.

liz hardin

wow it is very knowledgeable

Mark Milliner

***Lots of history here***...recommend for the family history buffs...

Jonathan Brown

Beautiful grounds and facilities. The size of the grounds are very surprising. NOt really big enough for a lot of hiking but if you want to get out and explore some beautiful grounds this is a great spot. It is used extensively by many photographers and for personal use I do not believe you have to pay but if you are a professional you have to pay to use the grounds.

Phen Pedron

Great! Had a lot of fun here. Seems like a great place for a wedding

LittleNikolai

Great tour

Benjamin Judah

Beautiful historic site. The area has agricultural farming including hemp

Kristen Stewart

Great tour and docent!

william litsey

Great place to get married at my cousin got married here. It was beautiful place.

Linda Roe

I stopped by Farmington this week and just walked around the grounds. The museum was closed but I got to enjoy a self guided tour around the grounds. It brought back very fond memories of volunteering in the garden over thirty-five years ago. I had such a good time working in the gardens. I will have to make their plant sale this spring and definitely come back to see the lovely gardens in the spring.