Farnsley-Moremen

A centerpiece of a 300-acre historic site, called Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing house, circa 1837, stands as a testament to the important role agriculture played along the river in the development of our country.

Two upper-middle-class farming families, the Farnsleys, and later, the Moremens, brought the Riverside property to life by cultivating the fields and trading on the river. In the 19th century, the Ohio River served as one of America’s superhighways and the families who lived at Riverside took advantage of their location.

From around 1820 until 1890, an active riverboat landing on this property allowed people traveling by river to stop to trade goods, to take on boilerwood for fuel, or to rest. In addition, a ferry operated out of Riverside carrying people and goods back and forth between Indiana and Kentucky.

The Farnsleys built the two-story brick “I” house, with a Greek Revival portico, by 1837 and prospered at the Ohio River farm, 13 miles downriver from Louisville.

The Moremens purchased the land in 1862 and acquired additional surrounding properties bringing the size of the farm to 1,500 acres, the largest farm in Jefferson County, at the time. Moremen family descendants owned the property until 1988 when they sold the house and remaining acreage to Jefferson County.

Grounds are open sunrise to sunset seven days a week, year-round.
Visitors Center Open Tuesday – Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm.

Visitors are offered guided tours of the house and grounds.
Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00 am to 4:30 pm, year-round.
Sundays, 1 pm to 4:30 pm (March – November). Closed on Sundays – December through February.
Tours begin in the Visitors Center at half past the hour. The last tour is at 3:30 pm.

$6/Adults; $5.00/Seniors (60+); $3/Children (ages 6-12); Children 5 and under are free. Family Rate: $15.00 (2 adults with up to 3 children under age 18).

Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing