Interior of Logan County Courthouse at Its Original Site, circa 1925, Used as a Private Residence
THF238588 / Interior of Logan County Courthouse at Its Original Site, circa 1925, Used as a Private Residence
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Artifact Overview
Henry Ford's search for a building with an Abraham Lincoln connection led him to this Illinois structure, a courthouse where Lincoln had practiced law early in his career. Ford purchased the building, although by then it had become a private residence. The building was dismantled, moved, and re-erected in Greenfield Village in time for the official dedication in October 1929.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
27 September 1929
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
P.188.990
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
Front, handwritten, lower right hand corner:
990
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Related Artifacts
ArtifactLogan County Courthouse
Between 1840 and 1847, Abraham Lincoln tried cases here as a traveling lawyer. Visiting once or twice a year, he worked mostly on cases resolving neighbors' disagreements over land, contracts, and debts. As Lincoln traveled, people got to know him because he always took time to talk to them. This helped him earn votes later when he went into politics.
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Related Content
SetLogan County Courthouse: Where Abraham Lincoln Practiced Law
- 15 Artifacts
Between 1840 and 1847, Abraham Lincoln tried cases as a traveling lawyer in this courthouse when it was located in Postville (later Lincoln), Illinois. When the Logan County seat moved to Mt. Pulaski, this courthouse was reused as a general store, jail, post office, and private dwelling. Henry Ford purchased it in 1929 and brought it to Greenfield Village.