Front Parlor - Abraham Lincoln's Home - Springfield, Illinois - 1949 Linen Postcard

Front: Front Parlor, Abraham Lincoln's Home, Springfield, Illinois - 1949 Linen Postcard
Back: "Lincoln Home Corner Eighth and Jackson. This is the only home Lincoln ever owned and was occupied from 1844 until the family moved to Washington in 1861. Here three sons were born, Edward, William and Thomas; and here Edward died. The house was built in 1839 by the Rev. Charles Dresser, the Episcopal Minister, who married Lincoln and Mary Todd three years later. Abraham Lincoln bought this house in 1844 for $1500. Originally a story and a half the full second story was added in 1856 for $1300 and the North front room became Mr. Lincoln's bedroom. The house contains many of the original Lincoln possessions and is open to the public from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. daily."
Condition: Good condition with some writing on the back and small holes in two of the corners.
1949
Unmailed
Color: Hand color
Publisher: Genuine Curteich-Chicago

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