(Main Street Gettysburg)
The David Wills House
THE DAVID WILLS HOUSE
Attorney David Wills' home in Gettysburg was not just the center of Gettysburg, it was the center of the immense clean-up process after the Battle of Gettysburg and where President Abraham Lincoln put the finishing touches on his Gettysburg Address. The speech transformed Gettysburg's community from a place of devastation to the symbol of our nation's new birth of freedom.
The Wills House museum features six galleries, two of which include rooms that have been restored to their 1863 appearance: Will's office where he received letters from families looking for loved ones after the battle and undertook plans for a national cemetery and its dedication; and the bedroom where Lincoln stayed the night before he delivered the Gettysburg Address.
The Wills House is operated by Main Street Gettysburg as an official partner with Gettysburg National Military Park. The property is on the Register of National Historic Places.
The Wills House is open from 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. Wednesday through Sunday during winter, 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. Tuesday through Sunday during the fall and spring, and 10 A.M. to 6 P.M. seven days per week during the summer months. There is a fee to enter the Wills House. MORE