Adsmore
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Adsmore is a living history museum located on North Jefferson Street in Princeton, Kentucky. Adsmore is the former residence of the prominent Smith-Garrett family and was restored to its appearance at the beginning of the twentieth century. Katherine Garrett, the last resident of Adsmore, made it her home until her death in 1984. She bequeathed the Adsmore estate and all of its elaborate furnishings to be restored and maintained as a public museum. Along with the residence her endowment for the operation of a museum is said to be over $1,000,000.
The Adsmore Museum is the only living home museum in Kentucky. Its name is believed to be derived because of numerous additions and renovations over one-hundred and fifty years. The house was first built in 1854 by a merchant named John Higgins.
 The Adsmore carriage house in autumn. |
 The Ratliff Gun Shop. |
 The Adsmore House Museum. |
 The grounds of Adsmore Museum. |
 Wrought iron fences encircle Adsmore. |
The grounds of Adsmore contain the house structure, the carriage house that now serves as a gift shop, and a log cabin containing Ratliff's Gun Shop, a functioning gunsmith's shop that dates to the 1840s. The Adsmore House and Museum conducts tours each weekday and for special events such as the Black Patch Festival. The tour's content and the furnishings and decor change for the different "seasons" depicted in the house. These seasons are:
| Season | Dates |
|---|---|
| Adsmore's Attic (1901-1984) | January 2 - February 10 |
| Ladies Valentine Luncheon (1907) | February 12 - March 2 |
| Easter & Katharine's Birthday | March 4 - March 30 |
| Selina's Engagement (1907) | April 1 - May 11 |
| Selina Smith's Wedding to Gov. John Eugene Osborne (1907) | May 13 - June 29 |
| Home from Washington, D.C. (1914) | July 1 - August 17 |
| Black Patch War (1906) | August 19 - October 5 |
| Princeton Collegiate Institute (1901) | October 7 - November 9 |
| Christmas (1901 - 1970) | November 11 - January 4, 2009 |
| Special Events | Dates |
|---|---|
| Concert on the Lawn | August 31, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. |
| Christmas Fantasies Open House | December 6, 2008 from 3 to 5 p.m. |
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