After being closed for nearly 20 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Adsmore Museum in Princeton has reopened for visitors and is showing off some of the changes undertaken during the downtime.
Wayne Yates is the administrator for the Greek Revival-style residence on North Jefferson Street that is the only living home museum in Kentucky. He said Adsmore reopened to the public last month.
click to download audioAdsmore is now decorated to reflect Christmas in 1901 when the Garrett family called it their home.
click to download audioKatharine Garrett later inherited Adsmore and made it her home until her death in September 1984. She then bequeathed the estate to the George Coon Public Library Board. The estate’s operations are supported by a trust fund.
Yates said last month Adsmore celebrated 35 years as a museum.
click to download audioHe added the Garrett family’s legacy in Princeton is well-noted, especially when you tour the downtown area.
click to download audioThe Adsmore estate contains the house, a log cabin, a gunsmith’s shop, and a carriage house that was turned into a gift shop while the museum was closed to the public.
Yates is hopeful that school groups and classes in western Kentucky will make the trip to Princeton and see what the ‘big yellow house’ has to offer in educational terms.
click to download audioAdsmore was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and opened as a museum in 1986.
