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Photographic print, depicting the Ninian W. Edwards Home, Springfield, IL

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Title
Photographic print, depicting the Ninian W. Edwards Home, Springfield, IL
Coverage-Year
1889/1940
Description
Reproduced photo of the Ninian W. Edwards Home, Springfield, IL. Taken directly from front. House has two distinct sections and two low wings on either section. Left section has wing, deep porch, double windows, mansard roof, and vertical board door. Right section is set up from left, arch fanlight over door on left, bracketed style (also on left). Snow on ground, two small trees in front, two windsor arch back rockers on right porch. L 8" x W 10".
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 make room for the Centennial Building, a state government office now called 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
  • Relatives  
  • Architecture  
  • Photography  
  • Photograph  
  • Victorian  
  • Edwards, Ninian W., 1775-1833  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Collection Publisher
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifier
LIHO 6648
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Descriptive Information

TitlePhotographic print, depicting the Ninian W. Edwards Home, Springfield, IL
Coverage-Year1889/1940
DescriptionReproduced photo of the Ninian W. Edwards Home, Springfield, IL. Taken directly from front. House has two distinct sections and two low wings on either section. Left section has wing, deep porch, double windows, mansard roof, and vertical board door. Right section is set up from left, arch fanlight over door on left, bracketed style (also on left). Snow on ground, two small trees in front, two windsor arch back rockers on right porch. L 8" x W 10".
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 make room for the Centennial Building, a state government office now called 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
  • Relatives  
  • Architecture  
  • Photography  
  • Photograph  
  • Victorian  
  • Edwards, Ninian W., 1775-1833  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Collection PublisherLincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement
Resource IdentifierLIHO 6648
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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