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August 6, 1998. The Lincoln Colored Home, also known as the Lincoln Colored Old Folks and Orphans Home, was opened March 8, 1898 and remained in operation in Springfield, Illinois until 1933. It was one of the first orphanages for African American children in the United States. The actual building is still standing and was added to the National ...
The Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden, commonly known and referred to as the Lincoln Memorial Garden, is a self-governing 100-acre (0.4 km 2) woodland and prairie garden owned by the city of Springfield, Illinois, and managed by the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden Foundation. The gardens are made up of two major units, the 63-acre (25 ha) Jensen ...
April 26, 2016. The Central Springfield Historic District is a 12-acre (4.9 ha) historic district in downtown Springfield. The district encompasses Springfield's oldest commercial district and is centered on the Old State Capitol. While the area was platted in 1822, only two buildings in the district predate the 1850s: the Old State Capitol and ...
The historic-site house at 413 South Eighth Street at the corner of Jackson Street, bought by Lincoln and his wife in 1844, was the only home that Lincoln ever owned. Three of their children were born there and one, Eddie, died there. The house contains twelve rooms spread over two floors. During the time he lived here, Lincoln was elected to ...
Savante English, 27, and Keyera Gant, 25, of Springfield, and Bryant K. Williams, 27, of Houston, Texas, were all fatally shot in a house in the 2500 block of South 10th Street on Aug. 9, 2021. ...
A 21-year-old Springfield woman died following a one-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon. Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon confirmed the death Friday. Her identity was being withheld to allow for ...
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is located in Springfield, Illinois, in the historic downtown section, near many other Lincoln cultural sites. The presidential library opened on October 14, 2004, and the museum opened on April 19, 2005. Until 1970, Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. was designated as the "Lincoln Museum".
704 W Monroe St 1878 Italianate, Carpenter-Gothic trim September 29, 1980 Congressman James M.Graham House: 413 S 7th St 1862 Italianate May 1, 1989 Cook House 508 S 8th St c. 1850 Cranmer-Cook House 926 South 7th Street 1877 Italianate Dana-Thomas House: 301 E Lawrence Ave 1902-1904 Prairie Style: July 30, 1974 Decker House 303 S Glenwood Ave 1864