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Original Walnut Stairway, Abraham Lincoln Home
Springfield, Illinois
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The Abraham Lincoln Home, the only home
Lincoln ever owned, is located on the north-
east corner of Eighth and Jackson streets. He
purchased it in 1844 from the Rev. Charles
Dresser, who married Abraham Lincoln and
Mary Todd on November 4, 1842. When Lin.
coln, the young lawyer, brought the property
for $1,500 it was a one and one-half story
cottage, built in 1839. To this home on May
2, 1844, he brought his wife and infant son,
Robert Todd.
The Lincolns had been living at the
Globe Tavern, where room and board were
four dollars a week. Robert was born on
August 1, 1843 and died July 26, 1926. The
other three boys were born in the home:
Edward Baker (1846-1850), William Wallace
(1850-1862), and Thomas, known as "Tad,
1853 1871).
On May 19, 1860, Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln re-
ceived in the parlors the committee from the
Republican national convention which came
to officially notify him of his nomination for
president.
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1407 MONUMENT AVENUE, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
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