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

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Resource Type

image

Coverage / Year

1880 to 1890 Late Victorian, 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

Author or Creator

Unknown

Source

Donated by Dr. G.K. Greening, Springfield, IL

Subject / Keywords

Relatives
Architecture
Technique
Print
Photographic
Photo
Victorian
Edwards, Ninian W., 1775-1833
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Collection Publisher

Lincoln Home National Historic Site

Rights Management Statement

http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm
For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.

Resource Identifier

LIHO 6649

Date Created

06/09/03

Resource Type	image
Title	Photographic print, depicting a side view of the Ninian Edwards mansion, Springfield, IL
Coverage / Year	1880 to 1890 Late Victorian, 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
Author or Creator	Unknown
Source	Donated by Dr. G.K. Greening, Springfield, IL
Subject / Keywords	Relatives Architecture Technique Print Photographic Photo Victorian Edwards, Ninian W., 1775-1833 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Collection Publisher	Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement	http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.
Resource Identifier	LIHO 6649
Date Created	06/09/03

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