Riverside, The Farnsley–Moremen Landing
building in Kentucky, United States
Riverside, The Farnsley–Moremen Landing is a historic 300-acre (120 ha) farm and house in south end Louisville, Kentucky, along the banks of the Ohio River. The house is a red brick I-house with a two-story Greek Revival.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 as Farnsley-Moremen House.
A visitors center situated on the property houses an auditorium, museum exhibits and a store.
History
The house was built by enslaved people, with as many as 15 enslaved working and living on the property . Farnsley died in 1849 without a will, and after a dozen years of legal wrangling over his estate by his family, the ownership of the property was purchased by the successful Moremen family of Brandenburg in 1862. Alanson and Rachel Moremen implemented a very successful farming operation that spanned decades and increased the size of the farm to 1,500 acres (610 ha), making it into one of the largest working farms in Jefferson County.
From around 1862 to 1900, the property served as a river transportation hub. A riverboat landing on the property allowed people traveling by river to stop to trade goods, pick up boiler wood for fuel, or rest. The Moremen family nicknamed the landing "Soap Landing", as they sold lye soap and other household and agricultural products there.
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