Lincoln Depot

Not to be confused with the Lincoln Depot Museum in Peekskill, New York.

Lincoln Depot
The Lincoln Depot as seen in August 2004
Location930 E. Monroe St., Springfield, Illinois
Coordinates39°47′57″N 89°38′33″W / 39.79917°N 89.64250°W / 39.79917; -89.64250
Arealess than one acre (4,000 m2)
Built1852
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.14000510
Added to NRHPAugust 25, 2014

Lincoln Depot is located in Springfield, Illinois. It is so called because Abraham Lincoln's bittersweet 1861 Farewell Address to Springfield was delivered here as he boarded the train to Washington D.C. at the beginning of his presidency.

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