Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Opens in Springfield

Published October 2004

SPRINGFIELD, ILL. -

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library opened in Springfield in October of 2004. Designed by HOK, the library features a 47,000-sf Abraham Lincoln collection containing 1,500 original manuscripts by Lincoln; 12,000 books and pamphlets; 1,200 prints and photographs; paintings and sculptures; and over 200 personal and family items. The facility also houses the Illinois State Historical Society and its collections. The library is the first completed structure in a $115-million complex designed to honor Lincoln.

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