What is President Lincoln’s Cottage?
President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home in Washington, DC is the most significant historic site directly associated with Abraham Lincoln’s presidency aside from the White House. The 34-room Gothic Revival style house is located three miles north of the White House on the grounds of the federally-operated Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH). President Lincoln’s Cottage is run by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a private, non-profit organization, through an agreement with the AFRH.
President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home in Washington, DC is the most significant historic site directly associated with Abraham Lincoln’s presidency aside from the White House. The 34-room Gothic Revival style house is located three miles north of the White House on the grounds of the federally-operated Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH). President Lincoln’s Cottage is run by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a private, non-profit organization, through an agreement with the AFRH. For more information on the history of the Cottage and the Soldiers’ Home, click here.
