• Inside the Lincoln Sitting Room

    Lincoln Home

    National Historic Site Illinois

Robinson House

The original Robinson house was built around 1859-60. It was significantly altered in 1863. This house belonged to Henson Robinson, a Springfield businessman and civic leader. He and his wife had five children during the time they lived here.

The beautifully restored home is a two-story, front gabled Greek Revival wood frame structure. There is a full-width front porch with square columns and brackets, and a window bay on the south elevation. The foundation is concrete with a brick veneer. The house belongs to the National Park Service.

 
Robinson House
Robinson House

Did You Know?

Photo of Model of Lincoln's Patent

Abraham Lincoln is the only president to hold a patent.  His patent was for a system of chambers designed to refloat boats that had run aground.  He received Patent No. 6469 on May 22, 1849. Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Illinois