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

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Resource Type

image

Coverage / Year

Late Victorian, Springfield, IL
1889 to 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

Author or Creator

Unknown

Source

Donated by Dr. G.K. Greening, 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

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 6648

Date Created

06/09/03

Resource Type	image
Title	Photographic print, depicting the Ninian W. Edwards Home, Springfield, IL
Coverage / Year	Late Victorian, Springfield, IL 1889 to 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
Author or Creator	Unknown
Source	Donated by Dr. G.K. Greening, 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	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 6648
Date Created	06/09/03

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