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Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Springfield, Illinois" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The commission shall consider the following criteria in determining whether to recommend an improvement for historic designation: Significant value as part of the historical, archaeological, cultural, artistic, social or other heritage of the nation, state, or city; Association with an important person or event in national, state, or local history;
In 1837, Lincoln moved to Springfield from New Salem at the start of his law career. He met his wife, Mary Todd, at her sister's home in Springfield and married there in 1842. The historic-site house at 413 South Eighth Street at the corner of Jackson Street, bought by Lincoln and his wife in 1844, was the only home that Lincoln ever owned.
Its library, in addition to housing an extensive collection on Lincoln, also houses the collection of the Illinois State Historical Library, founded by the state in 1889. The library and museum is located in the state capital of Springfield, Illinois , and is overseen as an agency of state government.
From 1876 until 1966, the Old State Capitol was the county courthouse of Sangamon County.During this time the building was extensively altered. In 1839, a two-floor building had been large enough to hold the entire governmental structure of Illinois; but after continued growth in the population of Springfield and the surrounding townships, in 1898-1899 Sangamon County raised the historic ...
Photo credit: MuZemike Lincoln Home National Historic Site in Springfield. The house was built for the Rev. Charles Dresser in 1839. Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln purchased it in 1844, later adding a second story. Photo credit: Daniel Schwen Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad 1926, a Railway Post Office preserved at the Illinois Railway ...