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Photographic print, depicting a side view of the Ninian Edwards mansion, Springfield, IL

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Title
Photographic print, depicting a side view of the Ninian Edwards mansion, Springfield, IL
Coverage-Year
1880/1890
Description
  • section is set back, mansard roof, double windows. Right section is bracketed-style with low porch, main door on left side, right porch has deep porch. Two windsor-style rockers on right porch, settee on right wing porch. L 8" x W 10".
  • Reproduced photo of the Ninian Edwards mansion, Springfield, IL. Taken from side of house. Home has two 2-story sections, with one story wings on either side. Left section wing is barely visible in photograph, has one or two chimneys
Interpretation
Ninian W. Edwards was a prominent member of Springfield society. He married Elizabeth Todd, sister to Mary Todd, the future wife of Abraham Lincoln. The Edwards Home was torn down in the early 1900's, to build the Centennial Building, a state office building now known as the Howlett Building. The current state capitol building is next door.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • How we learn about communities
  • Antebellum Society and the Civil War
  • American Communities in History
Learning Standards
16 History
Resource Type
Still image
Source
Donated by Dr. G.K. Greening, Springfield, IL
Coverage-Spatial
Late Victorian, Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Victorian  
  • Edwards, Ninian W., 1775-1833  
  • Relatives  
  • Architecture  
  • Technique  
  • Print  
  • Photographic  
  • Photo  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Collection Publisher
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifier
LIHO 6649
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Descriptive Information

TitlePhotographic print, depicting a side view of the Ninian Edwards mansion, Springfield, IL
Coverage-Year1880/1890
Description
  • section is set back, mansard roof, double windows. Right section is bracketed-style with low porch, main door on left side, right porch has deep porch. Two windsor-style rockers on right porch, settee on right wing porch. L 8" x W 10".
  • Reproduced photo of the Ninian Edwards mansion, Springfield, IL. Taken from side of house. Home has two 2-story sections, with one story wings on either side. Left section wing is barely visible in photograph, has one or two chimneys
InterpretationNinian W. Edwards was a prominent member of Springfield society. He married Elizabeth Todd, sister to Mary Todd, the future wife of Abraham Lincoln. The Edwards Home was torn down in the early 1900's, to build the Centennial Building, a state office building now known as the Howlett Building. The current state capitol building is next door.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • How we learn about communities
  • Antebellum Society and the Civil War
  • American Communities in History
Learning Standards16 History
Resource TypeStill image
SourceDonated by Dr. G.K. Greening, Springfield, IL
Coverage-SpatialLate Victorian, Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Victorian  
  • Edwards, Ninian W., 1775-1833  
  • Relatives  
  • Architecture  
  • Technique  
  • Print  
  • Photographic  
  • Photo  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Collection PublisherLincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement
Resource IdentifierLIHO 6649
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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