President Lincoln's cottage at Soldiers' Home, Washington, D.C.

Located on a picturesque hilltop at the Soldiers' Home in Washington, D.C., President Lincoln's Cottage is the most significant historic site directly associated with Lincoln's presidency aside from the White House. During the Civil War, President Lincoln and his family resided here from June to November of 1862, 1863 and 1864.
Lincoln Cottage (President Lincoln and Soldiers’ Home National Monument): Located within the Armed Forces Retirement Home Historic District and Soldiers' Home National Historic Site, the Gothic Revival-style cottage was originally known as Corn Rigs.
The Gothic Revival summer cottage of banker George Washington Riggs was constructed by carpenter William Degges in 1842-43 -- according to plans by Philadelphia architect John Skirving, a close…