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This simple, comfortable house is the only home that Abraham Lincoln ever owned.

Abe purchased it from Reverend Charles Dresser, the minister that married him and Mary, for $1500. It was just a small one-story cottage with two attic rooms when they bought it. However, the Lincolns would eventually enlarge it to two full stories with twelve rooms—well built entirely of native woods, with a frame of oak, split laths of hickory and oak, and door frames and weatherboarding of black walnut.

Abe, Mary, and baby Robert move into the home in 1844. Mary would give birth to three more sons here, Eddie, Willie, and Tad. Son Eddie died here in 1850, and Robert would leave home for college in 1859. It was their home for 17 years, from 1844 to 1861. When they closed the door the last time before heading to Washington, DC, they had every intention to return home one day, but none of the Lincoln family ever lived here after President Lincoln’s death. Instead, the family rented the h...

I'm a travel photographer that enjoys photographing United States architecture, nature, and transportation. As the 8th photographer in 4 generations of my family, I don't remember a time when photography was not part of my life. By the time I was five years old, I was standing on a stool in the darkroom, helping my dad develop pictures. It was my job to transfer the photos from the hypo to the water bath. I went to college for interior design. After I graduated, I had a long successful career as an art buyer and designer for a large home furnishings company. In 2006, I had a significant life change. My husband became a medical traveler, and I decided to put my career on hold to tag along. In the process, I found my roots again. What...