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Lincoln Home National Historic Site

Address: 413 S. Eighth Street
Pricing: Admission is free a guided tour ticket is needed.
Phone: (217) 391-3226
Hours: Daily, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. except for major holidays.
Parking:
Pay lots on site for $2 per hour.
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Abraham Lincoln's Home

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Oct 21, 2009

A visit to Springfield, Illinois, the state capitol, isn't complete without a visit to the historic family home of Abraham Lincoln. Free  25-minute tours of the home are run by the National Park Service and are led by a park ranger.
 
Built in 1839 and opened to the public in 1887 the two-story restored home remains a favorite, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors yearly. Tours led by extremely knowledgeable guides focus on the Lincoln family during their 17-year residence in the home located at the corner of Eighth and Jackson Streets in Springfield. Lincoln bought the home for $1,500 and moved his family there in 1843 and they occupied the residence until his move to the White House in February of 1861.

While on the tour you will get to see many of Lincoln's personal artifacts including his trademark tall hat. Furnished rooms included on the tour are the parlor, sitting room, kitchen, guest bedrooms and Lincoln and his wife Mary's bedrooms.

For Lincoln fans and historians as well, a visit to Springfield and the Lincoln home is a memorable experience. The setting as well as the restoration help give a wonderful sense of the time period as well as insight to Lincoln's family life. It is in this home and neighborhood that he began his legal practice and later made his bid for the presidency.

In addition to the Lincoln home, Springfield has many additional tourist sites. The town remains rather quaint but since it is the state capitol it boasts many good restaurants as well as bed and breakfasts. Park Service workers are a great resource and will help you plan other outings while visiting the area.



- by Lori Rotenberk , Springfield Reporter for HelloMetro  (Click to leave a message)

Lori Rotenberk

Lori Rotenberk graduated from Drake University and is a Chicago-based journalist whose work has appeared in The Boston Globe, Newsweek and various magazines. She worked as a staff reporter on The Chicago Sun-Times, the suburban section of The Chicago Tribune and The Des Moines Register. In addition, she has studied fiction writing in adult education at the University of Chicago.
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The Lincoln residence was built in 1839. Lincoln purchased the home in 1843 for $1,500 and lived there until the family moved to the White House in 1861. Photo courtesy of the National Park Service.
The parlor of Lincoln's home in Springfield. Photo courtesy of the National Park Service.
The sitting room of the Lincoln home remains much the same as it was when the family lived there. Photo courtesy of the National Park Service.
The kitchen in the Lincoln home is small but managed to serve family and friends. Photo courtesy of the National Park Service.
Lincoln's bedroom. Photo courtesy of the National Park Service.
Mary Lincoln's bedroom. Photo courtesy of the National Park Service.
A guest bedroom in the historic Lincoln home. Photo courtesy of the National Park Service.
The West outdoor porch of the historic Lincoln Home. Photo courtesy of the National Park Service.




 



     
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