Abraham Lincoln believed in the ideal that everyone in America should have the opportunity to improve their economic and social condition. Lincoln’s life was the embodiment of that idea. We know him as the sixteenth president but he was also a spouse, parent, and neighbor who experienced the same hopes, dreams, and challenges of life that are still experienced by many people today.

Abraham Lincoln believed in the ideal that everyone in America should have the opportunity to improve their economic and social condition.  Lincoln’s life was the embodiment of that idea.  We know him as the sixteenth president but he was also a spouse, parent, and neighbor who experienced the same hopes, dreams, and challenges of life that are still experienced by many people today.

Lincoln Home National Historic Site

View of Lincoln Home in autumn

Lincoln Home in autumn

Lincoln Home during a snowstorm

Lincoln Home in winter

Thousands of visitors tour Lincoln Home every year

Lincoln Home

Lincoln Home at night

A rainbow over the Lincoln Home.

Lincoln Home with Rainbow

The Lincolns' sitting room where they would spend their evenings together as a family.

Lincoln Home Sitting Room

Abraham Lincoln's bedroom with a reproduction of the original wallpaper pattern on the walls.

Abraham Lincoln's Bedroom

Lincoln Home annual Halloween event.

Lincoln Home Halloween Event

Thousands of people visit Lincoln Home each year to go inside the only home that Abraham Lincoln ever owned.

Guide Leading a Tour into the Lincoln Home

Lincoln Home neighborhood covered in snow and decorated for winter.

Lincoln Home Neighborhood in the Snow

Many flowers and flowering trees can be found in the spring around the Lincoln Home neighborhood.

Magnolia Flowers

In 1860, a political rally held in Springfield stopped in front of the Lincoln Home to show support for Abraham Lincoln's presidential campaign.

Lincoln Home National Historic Site

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