Category Archives: Historic Buildings

Lincoln Home National Historic Site — Springfield, Illinois

Posted on May 5, 1997 by Roger

We stopped in Springfield on the way home from a vacation. Our first stop was Lincoln’s home. We were on the second tour of the day. The guide was very reluctant to tell us much, and the tour didn’t last … Continue reading →

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Ancestral Home of James K. Polk — Columbia, Tennessee

Posted on April 27, 1997 by Roger

We finished touring The Hermitage a lot quicker than we had anticipated, so we decided to detour 60 miles out of our way to visit James K. Polk’s house. The house was owned by Polk’s parents, and was Polk’s residence … Continue reading →

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The Hermitage — Nashville, Tennessee

Posted on April 27, 1997 by Roger

This was the home of Andrew Jackson, although I’ve been told he wouldn’t recognize the place. We arrived early on a Sunday morning and were sent immediately to the house to avoid a coming rainstorm. We were the first people … Continue reading →

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Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home — Dixon, Illinois

Posted on June 13, 1996 by Roger

On our way home from Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, we saw a sign that said tractors wider than a certain width couldn’t use the road. Except it didn’t call them tractors. It called them “transported implements of husbandry,” which … Continue reading →

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Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, Iowa

Posted on June 13, 1996 by Roger

We took a day trip vacation to West Branch, Iowa to see the cabin where Herbert Hoover was born in 1874. It’s on its original site, and the National Park Service has restored and reconstructed several other homes and buildings … Continue reading →

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