The Soldiers' Home

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The cottage Lincoln and his family stayed in whilst at the Soldiers' Home.
The cottage Lincoln and his family stayed in whilst at the Soldiers' Home.

The Soldiers' Home, a United States National Monument, is a residence on the grounds of a veterans' home, three miles from the White House. It is perhaps best known as the summer White House and retreat of American President Abraham Lincoln.

Further reading

Elizabeth Brownstein, Lincoln's Other White House: The Untold Story of the Man and His Presidency, ISBN 0-471-48585-3