Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial

Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Lincoln Farm (replica)
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial is located in Indiana
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial is located in the United States
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
LocationIN 162, Lincoln City, Indiana, United States
Coordinates38°7′6″N 86°59′49″W / 38.11833°N 86.99694°W / 38.11833; -86.99694
Area200 acres (81 ha)
Built1816
ArchitectBishop, Richard E.; Olmsted, Frederick Law
WebsiteLincoln Boyhood National Memorial
NRHP reference No.66000012[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966
Designated NHLDDecember 19, 1960
Designated NMEMFebruary 19, 1962

Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial is a United States presidential memorial and a National Historic Landmark District in Lincoln City, Indiana. It preserves the farm site where Abraham Lincoln lived with his family from 1816 to 1830. During that time, he grew from a 7-year-old boy to a 21-year-old man. His mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, and at least 27 other settlers were buried here in the Pioneer Cemetery. His sister Sarah Lincoln Grigsby was buried in the nearby Little Pigeon Baptist Church cemetery, across the highway at Lincoln State Park.

Included in the park is the Lincoln Living Historical Farm. The Lincoln Boyhood Home was named a National Historic Landmark in 1960.[2] In 2005 the site was visited by 147,443 people. On site is a visitor center, featuring a 15-minute orientation film about Lincoln's time in Indiana, and museum and memorial halls. The site is located about ten minutes off the Interstate 64 / U.S. 231 junction and near the new U.S. 231 Route, named the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Parkway in his honor.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Shedd, Charles E. (June 16, 1959). "National Historic Landmark Nomination: Nancy Hanks Lincoln State Memorial". National Park Service. and Accompanying photos