 The Farm
House at Good Spring Farm was home to several families before its latest
incarnation as an Inn. Built in the early 1920’s by Grant Taylor, the
original log house sheltered tenant farmers and the Taylor family for many
years. The core of the house was a traditional Kentucky cabin made of
logs, with a stone fireplace in the downstairs room and a loft above
heated by wood stove. Today the lean-to kitchen has been expanded and
a
dining area with large windows looks out over the farm. The stone
fireplace is still used for heat.
Good Spring Farm, a Kentucky
Centennial Farm owned and farmed by the Taylor family for over 100 years,
is a typical hill farm producing cattle, timber and hay. Many years ago
the land provided all the family needed to survive; gardening, hunting,
fishing, supplemented row crops. With prohibition and a ready supply
of corn, moonshine whiskey was perhaps the most profitable crop. This
story and others are part of the Taylor legacy in an area of Kentucky
steeped in mountain culture.
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Courtesy Richard Copeland |
The Farm House Inn is your hideaway
for walks along magnificent cliff lines, through a diverse forest to water
falls, rock houses and wildlife areas. Two farm ponds provide good
fishing, and for those who just want to enjoy a great view with peace and
quiet accented by bird songs, there’s a great place to sit on the porch.
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