National Historic Landmark · historic house museum · Springfield, Illinois

Lincoln Home National Historic Site

Memorial in Springfield, Illinois. Added to the National Register in 1971, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 197120 contributing buildings
"Lincoln's Home, Springfield, Illinois" Wooden Plate (4359443533)A bright pinkish red cockscomb flower. (8a40d414-161b-4895-8a0f-d0cf4fecdfa1)A program designed to honor Juneteenth and teach children about archaeology and what these finding tell us about history. (7077fffe-ec83-4292-b19b-2b6753c7824f)Abraham Lincoln birthday event (8c467ca3-2621-4102-ae63-7c4768f02578)
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Lincoln Home National Historic Site

Lincoln Home National Historic Site preserves the Springfield, Illinois, home and related historic district where Abraham Lincoln lived from 1844 to 1861, prior to becoming the 16th president of the United States. The presidential memorial includes the four blocks surrounding the home and a visitor center.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeHistoric district
Address8th and Jackson Sts., Springfield, IL
CountySangamon County
ListedAug 18, 1971
Reference number71000076
Type of placehistoric house museum, National Historic Site
Visitors per year408,434
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources20 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address8th and Jackson Sts., Springfield, IL
Websitenps.gov/liho/index.htm ↗
Coordinates39.79729, -89.64483 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitLincoln Home National Historic Site · 0 mi · on Park Atlas
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 71000076. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.