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History Timeline
- 1779: Jefferson has Wm. Fleming
(1722-1795) pay Samuel Bray to survey area
- 1783: Surveyed by Rev. War Major Samuel
E. Bray (Virginian, 1759-1823)
- 1796: Original section built by Bray
& wife, Nancy Lyle Bray {with Traveler’s Room}
- 1815: Farmington built by John Speed as
north-west neighbor with same set-back
- 1820: Front Addition;
Traveler’s Room re-purposed for over-night guests
- 1830’s Family letters to/from Virginia
relations (Filson Club)
- 1841: Lincoln visits friends at Farmington during breakup with Mary Todd, resulting in decision to go to Lexintgton to ask for Mary's hand. Daughters of Farmington bring Lincoln here on social calls.
- Nancy Chenoweth Bray manages farm & obtains lands for former Okolona area slave, Eliza Tidwell, to become the Newburg Community for freed slaves.
- 1862, Summer/Fall: Civil War Union
encampment to defend Louisville from the Texas 8th Calvary; left tree carvings; drought makes Beargrass Creek vital. Troops leave for Perryville for Ky's largest battle.
- 1865, Nancy Bray dies in February, buried in Cave Hill Cemetary. Farm goes to surviving sister and husband, Dr. Samuel Shipp, a Civil War Surgeon. They raise their children here.
- 1885: Sold to Milton H. Smith,
President of L&N RR, & wife, Anita
- 1888-1950s: Sold to
become The George W. Scoggan Horse Farm, raising thoroughbred horses, starting with Proctor Knott, the 2 year old "best bred horse in North America" that won the First Futurity in 1888
- 1889: Derby favorite,
‘Proctor Knott’; with 2:1 odds enters Churchill Downs in most anticipated and biggest crowd for a Derby to date
Jesse James’ betting brother, Frank, inspects
horses (and jockeys); stays here; bets $5000 to win on 10:1 odds
unknown, Spokane, who is given the inside rail, while Proctor
Knott moved to the outside rail to loose by a nose.
Churchill Downs bet the house on Spokane. Frank James won $55k; became manager of New Orleans track.
See The James Gang Displays & Frank's guns at the Frazier History Museum: www,fraziermuseum.org
- 1890: Front
Porch addition; daughter Mary Scoggan marries Alonzo B. Jones
- 1892: 15-year
old Lonnie Clayton becomes youngest jockey to win the Derby riding "Azra" for
Bashford Manor Stables by going through the mud others ran around.
- 1893: Derby Winner ‘Lookout’ (Geo.Scoggan dies next year)
- 1913: Back
Porch area converted from laundry & servant quarters to garage
- 1946-1977: Parcels
sold by Scoggan-Jones family for development
{Children /beneficiaries of Mary Scoggan Jones & husband,
Alonzo: son, Scoggan, & daughters Sara Jones Dent, Louise Jones
Gans & Francis Jones Theobald
- 1953: Seneca H.S./ Goldsmith parcel
sold; use same race track
- 1974: Bardstown Square Shopping Center
parcel dev. by son, Scoggan Jones
- 1974: Neighboring Bashford Manor razed for mall; Donard Manor razed for condos
- 1977-96: Modys Family purchase & protection; wife,
Betty, Farmington Director, leads early renovation work and historic research. Maps & documents removed from attic taken to Filson Club.
- 1980: National Register of Historic Places (C-J: 12/7/1980 & 7/14/83
& 9/14/83)
- 1996: Sanders Family
purchase / Bellarmine Showcase (C-J:4/8/07)
- 2007: C. Cooke purchase; Bed&Breakfast permit, green-sensitive renovation, insulation,
rain-garden, orchard, vegetable garden additions and native species landscaping. Local environmentally friendly guest amenities: (C-J:11/21/07)
- 2008: Bed &
Breakfast opens; trees, orchard, & garden planted, green
projects & products; sustainable energy practices through local food selection; use of local green Weisenberger Mills products: www.kyhydropower.com; contribute Green Energy Credits to support Mother Ann Lee Hydro-electric Power Plant near historic Shaker Village; Sponsor Green Events:Green Convene, Healthy Food Conference, Sustainable City Speaker Series/Solar Tour
- 2009: Historic Plaque placed by Daughters of the American Colonists
- 2009 Louisville Historic Preservation Award & green addition on SouthEast side
- 2010 Historic Civil War Encampment Plaque placed by Daughters of the Union
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