National Historic Landmark · Springfield, Illinois

Lincoln Home National Historic Site

A historic district in Springfield, Illinois. Added to the National Register in 1971, and a National Historic Landmark.

Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeHistoric district
Address8th and Jackson Sts., Springfield, IL
CountySangamon County
ListedAug 18, 1971
Reference number71000076
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources20 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

A district listing covers the streets, not the doors. Walk it freely; the buildings inside are as private as they ever were.

Where it is

Street8th and Jackson Sts.
Coordinates39.79729, -89.64483 · Directions ↗

Explore

Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 71000076. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.