For 17 years of his life Abraham Lincoln called the city of Springfield, Illinois home. He bought the now-famous house in 1844 and moved in with his new wife, Mary and his son Robert. The home was much different at first, as you can see in the album. During his time in Springfield Lincoln rose from being a local lawyer, to congressman, to president-elect of the United States. Unfortunately Lincoln was never able to return in life to Springfield from Washington. After his assassination, the president's body was returned to his home town and laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery.
The Abraham Lincoln Historic Site contains Lincoln's home and 12 additional structures that have survived since Lincoln's time. On a whirlwind tour, I was able to visit the Historic Site in its entirety along with many of the remaining structures remaining around town to which Lincoln was connected, finishing with his tomb...
The Abraham Lincoln Historic Site contains Lincoln's home and 12 additional structures that have survived since Lincoln's time. On a whirlwind tour, I was able to visit the Historic Site in its entirety along with many of the remaining structures remaining around town to which Lincoln was connected, finishing with his tomb...
Lincoln's home has been restored to its appearance when he left for Washington DC in 1861. Lincoln lived here for 17 years and made a number of changes to the looks of the home over the years as you can see in the following pics...
Lincoln Home (ca. 1844-1846) - This is how the Lincoln home looked when he purchased it in 1844...he didn't waste any time starting the remodeling...
Lincoln Home (ca. 1846-1854) - As you can see, Lincoln made quite a few changes the first couple years he owned the home. It wasn't until 1854, ten years after he purchased the house that he started on the improvements that resulted in the two-story structure we see today...
Sitting Room - This room just inside the entryway on the ground floor is where Lincoln and Mary entertained their guests. The children were expressly forbidden to enter this room.
Dining Room
The Living Area - Ground floor
An 1861 doorbell...call me simple but I found this to be one of the more fascinating highlights of the home:)
Lincoln's Bedroom - It was a bit crowded in Lincoln's room so this was the best shot I could get. This is the only room in the house that the wallpaper design is known to be accurate to Lincoln's time here...
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