Front:
Front Parlor, Abraham Lincoln's Home, Springfield, Illinois
Back:
LINCOLN HOME
CORNER EIGHTH AND JACKSON
This is the only home Lincoln ever owned
and was occupied from 1844 until the family
moved to Washington in 1861. Here three
sons were born, Edward, William and
Thomas; and here Edward died.
The house was built in 1839 by the Rev.
Charles Dresser, the Episcopal Minister, who
married Lincoln and Mary Todd three years
later. Abraham Lincoln bought this house in
1844 for $1500. Originally a story and a half
the full second story was added in 1856 for
$1300 and the North front room became Mr.
Lincoln's bedroom.
The house contains many of the original
Lincoln possessions and is open to the public
from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. daily.
9B-H1790
H. N. SHONKWILER, EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR, SPRINGFIELD, ILL.
