Lincoln Home National Historic Site

Springfield, IL

www.nps.gov

The Lincoln Home National Historic Site is a memorial to the 16th president of the United States. It is based around the house that Lincoln and his family lived in from 1844 - 1861 while he was a lawyer in Springfield, IL. It also preserves eight blocks surrounding the house to give a sense of what the neighborhood looked like in Lincoln's time there.

The home was originally built in 1839 as a cottage. Lincoln moved into the house in 1844 and remodeled and enlarged the building at various times before leaving for Washington in 1861. In 1887, Lincoln's son Robert deeded the home to the state with the provision "that said homestead shall be, forever, kept in good repair and free of access to the public." The home became a National Historic Site in 1972.

02/17/2013 13:58:50
Lincoln Home National Historic Site map

02/17/2013 12:49:40
Eighth Street looking south

02/17/2013 12:58:30
Model of Springfield in 1867

02/17/2013 12:58:38
Model of Springfield in 1867

02/17/2013 13:00:08
It is my pleasure that my children are free - happy and unrestrained from parental tyrrany

02/17/2013 13:09:26
Photo of Lincoln home in 1860

02/17/2013 13:09:34
Lincoln's Home Becomes a Shrine

02/17/2013 13:14:22
Jackson Street looking east

02/17/2013 13:30:14
Drawing of room layout

02/17/2013 13:48:06
Jackson Street looking west

02/17/2013 14:13:32
Great Western Depot historical marker

02/17/2013 14:13:50
Lincoln's farewell speech

Next: Spokane, WA