Vermont Avenue on the right
in a log cabin in Hardin County
Abraham Lincoln bought this house in 1844 for $1500
Front: New Auditorium and Wesley Temple Building
Abraham Lincoln's Home - Springfield, Illinois - 1948 Linen Postcard BertramGoodhue Vermont Avenue on the rightFront: Abraham Lincoln's Home, Springfield, Illinois Back: "The Lincoln Home, Northeast corner of Eighth and Jackson Streets. Lincoln, Mrs. Lincoln and their infant son, Robert, moved into this house in the spring of 1844, and this was their home until they left for Washington in 1861. Three sons, Edward, William, and Thomas, were born in this house the only one Lincoln ever owned and Edward died here. The house was built in 1839 by Rev. Charles