Farmington | |
Location | 3033 Bardstown Road Louisville, Kentucky 40205 |
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Coordinates | 38°12′51.69″N 85°40′7.07″W / 38.2143583°N 85.6686306°W |
Built | 1815–1816 |
Architect | Paul Skidmore, possibly based on a plan by Thomas Jefferson |
Architectural style | Federal |
Website | visitfarmington |
NRHP reference No. | 72000536[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 18, 1972 |
Farmington, an 18-acre (7.3 ha) historic site in Louisville, Kentucky, was once the center of a hemp plantation owned by John and Lucy Speed. The 14-room, Federal-style brick plantation house was possibly based on a design by Thomas Jefferson and has several Jeffersonian architectural features. As many as 64 African Americans were enslaved by the Speed family at Farmington.