Lincoln Home

The home of Abraham Lincoln and his family in Springfield, Illinois. They lived in this house for twenty-five years, until they left for Washington D.C. in 1861.

After a long wait to return to Springfield, I finally got to tour this house for the first time today. I was most impressed to see Lincoln's original desk in the upstairs bedroom (near the upper left window in this picture). He often burned the midnight oil working at that desk.

For a photo of the back of the house, see http://365project.org/khawbecker/past-and-presen/2014-05-20

[*lynn]

Perfect shot!

[John]

I visited this house back in the 80s. Fascinating, indeed. Great capture.

[virtualbrownie]

Such an elegantly styled building

[carol white]

Lovely building,I like the contrasting colour of the shutters!!

[tony gig]

Beautiful house and a fabulous shot K, loved the information also.

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

Fantastic building and capture, great history and deserves a FAV.

[David Ortiz Jr]

Very nice history Karen! Nice shot of the house and I'm intrigued by the hint of an expansive patio in back. Is that the original color scheme?

[Khawbecker]

@lynnz Thanks, Lynn. :)

[Khawbecker]

@congaree Thanks, John.

[Khawbecker]

@virtualbrownie I agree. I loved visiting it.

[Khawbecker]

@carolmw It's a fascinating combination and known to be the original colors from Lincoln's time.

[Khawbecker]

@tonygig Thanks, Tony.

[Khawbecker]

@ladymagpie Thanks, Heather! Thanks for the fav too!

[Khawbecker]

@davydo Thanks, Dave. The colors are the original colors as the Lincolns had it. There is a porch out back.

[Shelley]

Beautiful capture.

[Graham Budd]

Soft light brings our all the details and I like the way you used the trees to frame the subject. fav.

[Lisa Stein]

Wonderful capture and a lovely building. Must have been very interesting to visit.