On the corner of Jackson and 8th Streets in Springfield, Illinois stands the home where Abraham Lincoln settled down to raise a family, cultivate a successful legal profession, and where he began his career in politics. Today the house looks much as Lincoln knew it, a glimpse into the home and personal life as he left behind before history called him away, never to return.
The Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area tells the story of President Abraham Lincoln’s 30 years living, working, and traveling in central Illinois while he unknowingly prepared himself to lead the nation during a time of unprecedented challenges.
The Arnold House was occupied by Charles Arnold, political ally and neighbor of Abraham Lincoln. Today this building houses exhibits on the Lincoln neighborhood and historic preservation.
The Harriet Dean House was once occupied by a neighbor of Abraham Lincoln and today houses exhibits on the Lincoln Home and Lincoln Family for visitors to enjoy.
Located just a half-block from the house where Abraham Lincoln lived preceding his presidency, this lot was where Jameson Jenkins lived. Jenkins is believed to have helped escaped slaves reach freedom through the Underground Railroad during the time Abraham Lincoln lived in the neighborhood.
Stop on Lincoln Home National Historic Site wayside self-guided tour, Economic and Ethnic Diversity in Springfield. Located on South side of 8th street.
Stop on Lincoln Home National Historic Site Wayside Tour, Lincoln's Home Becomes a Shrine wayside number 2. Located at the Intersection of 8th and Jackson streets.
Stop on Lincoln Home Waysides self-guided tour, Mary Lincoln's Circle of Friends wayside. Located in front yard of Sprigg House on South side of 8th Street
At Lincoln Home National Historic Site you can follow in the footsteps of the father, husband, lawyer, and statesman who led the nation through the turbulent Civil War, and inspired him to turn the war into a "new birth of freedom."
Within a block of Abraham Lincoln's Home, the childhood home of Julius Rosenwald, philanthropist and president of Sears, Roebuck and Company still stands today. Rosenwald is most famous for helping Sears rise to success and for donating funding the creation of "Rosenwald Schools" to support African American education in the rural American south.
