Historic Structure Report: Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Seven Generations Architecture + Engineering, Ratio Architects, WLA Studio, H.F. Lenz Company, Lawson & Elser Inc., National Park Service Regions 3, 4, & 5. 2023. Historic Structure Report: Lincoln Home National Historic Site. Historic Structure Report. National Park Service. Omaha, Nebraska
The purpose of this Historic Structure Report is to document the history, context, and current condition of the Lincoln Home at Lincoln Home National Historic Site (LIHO) and to provide recommendations for the treatment of this resource. The report includes Part I: Developmental History and Part II: Treatment and Use. Part I provides a brief review of the historical development of Lincoln Home National Historic Site and known historical information about the construction, revolution, and use of the building. A chronology of the building’s physical development and use provides information on the known evolution of the resource over time. This information derives from available historical documentation and physical investigations. Part II provides recommendations for the treatment and use of the Lincoln Home. The Treatment and Use chapter presents a proposed treatment for the historic building. It emphasizes preservation and restoration of existing historic material while conforming to applicable laws, regulations, planning, and functional requirements. A bibliography provides all sources of information this report references. This HSR refers to the building as the Lincoln Home but uses established names to designate particular time periods in its history and development: Dresser Cottage 1839-1844, Lincoln Cottage 1844-1854, Lincoln Home 1855-1865, Lincoln Family Home 1865-1887, Lincoln Homestead 1887-1972, and Lincoln Home National Historic Site 1972-present. The Lincoln Home is significant for its association with Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States, and for its association with the Lincoln family between 1844 and 1861 when Lincoln emerged as a national public figure.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Seven Generations Architecture + Engineering; Ratio Architects; WLA Studio; H.F. Lenz Company; Lawson & Elser Inc.; National Park Service Regions 3, 4, & 5
- Date of Issue
- 2023-05-19
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- LIHO , MWR
- Keywords
- Abraham Lincoln, accessibility, campaign, Charles Dresser, family home, house museum, Lincoln cottage, Mary Todd Lincoln, National Historic Landmark, politics, president, restoration, Springfield
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 000866: Lincoln Home , CRIS-HS: 070135: Lincoln Home Brick Walkways , CRIS-HS: 070130: Lincoln Home Carriage House/Wood Shed , CRIS-HS: 009217: Lincoln Home Privy , CRIS-HS: 070025: Lincoln Home Retaining Wall & Picket Fence , CRIS-HS: 070132: Lincoln Home Well & Cistern