6. DETAIL, MAIN FACADE, PORCH - U.S. Soldiers Home, Corn Rigs, Rock Creek Church Road & Upshur Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

ID: 3053 ~ Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

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6. DETAIL, MAIN FACADE, PORCH - U.S. Soldiers Home, Corn Rigs, Rock Creek Church Road & Upshur Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC — No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government

HABS DC,WASH,534D--6

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Lincoln Cottage (President Lincoln and Soldiers’ Home National Monument)

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 colleague of acclaimed architect Thomas U. Walter. It…