Abraham Lincoln's summer cottage, Washington, D.C.

ID: 3209 ~ Source: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. ~ Creator: HABS ~ Date: 2008 February 21
This file appears in: Armed Forces Retirement Home Historic District
Abraham Lincoln's summer cottage, Washington, D.C.
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Located on a picturesque hilltop 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.

This file appears in: Armed Forces Retirement Home Historic District

The Armed Forces Retirement Home Historic District includes a collection of 19th- and early-20th-century buildings, as well as an extensive historic landscapes. Dating from 1842 to 1951, the focal point is Lincoln Cottage, the centerpiece of the…