Illinois
Sangamon
Capital Township

Lincoln Colored Home

The Lincoln Colored Home, also known as the Lincoln Colored Old Folks and Orphans Home, was opened March 8, 1898 and remained in operation in until 1933.
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  • Type: House
  • Description: house in Illinois, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Lincoln Colored Old Folks and Orphans Home”
  • Address: 427 South 12th Street, Springfield, IL 62703
  • Roof shape: hipped

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lincoln Home National Historic Site and Lincoln Depot.

Park
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preserves the , home and related historic district where Abraham Lincoln lived from 1844 to 1861, prior to becoming the 16th president of the United States.

Heritage site
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is located in . It is so called because Abraham Lincoln's bittersweet 1861 Farewell Address to Springfield was delivered here as he boarded the train to Washington D.C. at the beginning of his presidency. is situated 950 feet northwest of Lincoln Colored Home.

Library
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The documents the life of the 16th U.S. president, Abraham Lincoln, and the course of the American Civil War. is situated 2,800 feet northwest of Lincoln Colored Home.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Springfield and Grandview.

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is a city in the center of the state of . It is the state's capital — not — and the county seat of Sangamon County. is best known for its most famous resident, Abraham Lincoln, and there are several historic sites that are dedicated to him.

Village
is a village in , , . The population was 1,441 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area. is situated 2 miles northeast of Lincoln Colored Home.

Village
is a village in , , . The population was 1,642 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area. is situated 3 miles south of Lincoln Colored Home.

Lincoln Colored Home

Latitude
39.79757° or 39° 47′ 51″ north
Longitude
-89.63976° or 89° 38′ 23″ west
Inception
1904
Levels
2
Open location code
86FGQ9X6+23
Open­Street­Map ID
way 583848612
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­house
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­hipped
Wiki­data ID
Q14687793
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