During Abraham Lincoln's inaugural trip to Washington, twenty rooms were set aside for the president-elect and other members of his traveling party. The room Lincoln slept in during his stay was preserved and later came to serve as a shrine to the president. Every year on his birthday, a memorial meeting was held in the room by the Lincoln Memorial Association of Ohio. Lincoln's room remained unchanged until the remainder of the Weddell House was destroyed in 1961. | Creator: Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) | Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs DivisionDownload Original File
