Lincoln’s Little Cottage

August 26, 2008 at 12:12 pm · Filed under road travel, tourism, tours, train travel, travel, U.S. travel and tagged: D.C., Lincoln Cottage, Washington

By Linda Tancs

“Cottage” isn’t exactly the right word for a sprawling 34-room estate occupied by Abraham Lincoln as a getaway from the pressures of political life.  Situated on the grounds of the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C. and declared a National Monument by President Clinton, the Gothic Revival retreat has been refurbished and reopened to the public.  Although elitists clamor for a night in Lincoln’s bedroom at the White House, they may have missed the boat in truly experiencing the man and his times.  Lincoln spent the better part of his presidency holed up in his Civil war-era equivalent of Camp David.  You can’t sleep there, but then again, the price of admission isn’t nearly as steep.

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