Sites tagged "Soldiers' Home National Historic Site": 2
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Soldier’s Home, Main Building (Sherman Building)
In December 1851, the U.S. government purchased the Riggs estate, along with a neighboring estate, to serve as the site of the first permanent retirement home for enlisted soldiers. In 1852, retired…
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…