President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home
President Lincoln's Cottage is a historic home used by Abraham Lincoln on the grounds of the Soldiers' Home, known today as the Armed Forces Retirement Home, near the Petworth neighborhood in Washington, D.C. In 2000 it was designated a national monument called President Lincoln and Soldiers' Home National Monument.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Residential building
- Description: national monument in the United States
- Also known as: “President Lincoln’s Cottage” and “President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers‘ Home”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include United States Soldiers‘ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery and Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
United States Soldiers‘ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery
Cemetery
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United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, in Washington, D.C., is located next to the U.S. Soldiers' and Airmen's Home. It is one of only two national cemeteries administered by the Department of the Army, the other being Arlington National Cemetery. United States Soldiers‘ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery is situated 1,200 feet northeast of President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home.
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Church
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The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic minor basilica and national shrine in Washington D.C. It is the largest Catholic church building in North America and is also the tallest habitable building in Washington, D.C. Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is situated 1 mile southeast of President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home.
Saint John Paul II National Shrine
Museum
Photo: Waszyngton, Public domain.
The Saint John Paul II National Shrine is a national shrine in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. It is a place of prayer for Catholics and welcomes people of all faiths. Saint John Paul II National Shrine is situated 2,400 feet southeast of President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Totten and Petworth.
Fort Totten
Suburb
Fort Totten is a neighborhood located in Ward 5 of Northeast Washington, D.C. Fort Totten is located between Riggs Road N.E. to the north, Bates Rd N.E, Allison Street N.E, and the southern end of Fort Totten Park to the south, the Washington Metro Red Line tracks to the east, and North Capitol Street NW to the west.
Petworth
Neighborhood
Photo: Dclemens1971, CC BY 4.0.
Brookland, Petworth, and Takoma are three relatively quiet neighborhoods east of Rock Creek Park. Following the "White Flight" after desegregation and the 1968 riots, these neighborhoods were left underpopulated, overwhelmingly African-American, and much less wealthy than the Upper Northwest, just across Rock Creek Park.
President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home
Latitude
38.94169° or 38° 56′ 30″ northLongitude
-77.01176° or 77° 0′ 42″ westLevels
3Open location code
87C4WXRQ+M7OpenStreetMap ID
way 297762403OpenStreetMap feature
building=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q1420909
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “President Lincoln and Soldiers‘ Home National Monument”
- Cebuano: “President Lincoln and Soldiers’ Home National Monument”
- French: “Cottage du Président Lincoln à la Maison des Soldats”
- French: “maison de campagne du Président Lincoln à la Maison des Soldats”
- German: “President Lincoln and Soldiers’ Home National Monument”
- Italian: “President Lincoln and Soldiers’ Home National Monument”
- Japanese: “リンカーン大統領&兵士家庭国立記念館”
- Russian: “Коттедж президента Линкольна”
- Urdu: “سولجرز ہوم میں صدر لنکن کاٹیج”
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