2009-04
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/31/2009
Published by New York Education Department, "Lincoln's Home Springfield Ill." is full color image, nicely composed, striking contrast of trees and sky. Circa 1920, fine. RP, COL. The Greek Revival house was Abraham and Mary Lincoln's home for 17 years. In 1844 they bought it for $1,200 and some land from the Rev. Charles Dresser, who married them in 1842. The Lincolns enlarged the house to a full two stories in 1856 to meet the needs of their growing family. You'll find the painted frame building in a shady residential neighborhood with wood plank sidewalks, ideal for a leisurely walk. The four-block area around it is being restored to the same time period. Three of the Lincoln's four sons were born here, and one (Edward) died here in 1850 at nearly four years of age. When Lincoln won the 1860 Republican Presidential nomination, he received a delegation of party officials in his parlor.
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