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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  
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  
Source
Donated by Dr. G.K. Greening, Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Victorian  
  • Edwards, Ninian W., 1775-1833  
  • Relatives  
  • Architecture  
  • Technique  
  • Print  
  • Photographic  
  • Photo  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Spatial Coverage
Late Victorian, Springfield (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1880/1890
Collection Publisher
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
LIHO 6649  
Date Created
06/09/03
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitlePhotographic print, depicting a side view of the Ninian Edwards mansion, Springfield, IL  
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  
SourceDonated by Dr. G.K. Greening, Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Victorian  
  • Edwards, Ninian W., 1775-1833  
  • Relatives  
  • Architecture  
  • Technique  
  • Print  
  • Photographic  
  • Photo  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Spatial CoverageLate Victorian, Springfield (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1880/1890
Collection PublisherLincoln Home National Historic Site
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource IdentifierLIHO 6649  
Date Created06/09/03
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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