Soundscape / Noise

Road construction near the Lincoln Home can create distracting noises.

NPS/Mariah Perkins

Lincoln Home visitors travel back in time to the middle of the 19th century as they walk the boardwalks and tree-lined streets of the neighborhood. They might easily forget that Mr. Lincoln’s neighborhood is in the midst of a busy urban environment.

Trees and shrubs may dampen city sounds, but urban noise is always present at Lincoln Home. A fire station, railroad tracks, and urban traffic are near the Lincoln Home, and fire engine sirens, train whistles, diesel trucks, buses, lawn mowing equipment, and construction tools and vehicles are part of the area's ambient noise.