{"nrhp_refnum":"66000330","name":"Lincoln Tomb","other_names":["See also:Oak Ridge Cemetery"],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"Oak Ridge Cemetery","address_restricted":false,"city":"Springfield","county":"Sangamon County","state":"IL","lat":39.822223653000066,"lon":-89.65577258024133,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1966-10-15","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1960-12-19","areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large marble tomb and memorial to Abraham Lincoln in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois, designed by Larkin G. Mead, Jr. Construction began in 1869 and finished in 1874, on a 12.4-acre site owned by the State of Illinois.","why_significant":"It is the burial place of Abraham Lincoln, his wife and three of their four sons, and serves as a memorial to the sixteenth President. The form stresses Lincoln's role as saviour of the Union and emancipator of the slaves, and the tomb's history includes the 1876 foiled attempt to steal his body.","narrative":"Lincoln Tomb is a marble monument in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois, where Abraham Lincoln, his wife and three of their four sons are buried. Designed by Larkin G. Mead, Jr., it was built between 1869 and 1874 at an original cost of $180,000. A 117-foot obelisk rises from a square base, with bronze groups at the corners representing the infantry, cavalry, artillery and navy of the Civil War, and a ten-foot statue of Lincoln above the entrance. Inside, a circular corridor leads to the burial chamber, with statues and bronze tablets bearing Lincoln's major speeches. Citizens of Springfield organized a monument association after his death in 1865, and the State of Illinois took control in 1895. Thieves tried to steal the body in 1876, and in 1901 it was placed in a cement vault ten feet below the floor. The tomb was rebuilt inside in 1901 and 1931, and it remains open daily to visitors.","period_of_significance":"1809-1865","architect_builder":"Larkin G. Meade, Jr.","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as good and altered; open daily to the public without restriction. Graffiti on the exterior in January 1975 was removed by sandblasting, which permanently affected the stone.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.796803-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/44/8916/28891644/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/66000330_NHL.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/66000330/a632616d28-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/66000330/a632616d28-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.5","author":"David Jones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abraham_Lincoln_Tomb_Springfield_Illiois.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">David Jones</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.5</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abraham_Lincoln_Tomb_Springfield_Illiois.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"95000986","name":"Oak Ridge Cemetery","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/illinois/oak-ridge-cemetery-95000986/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28891644","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Tomb","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3409587"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/sangamon-county/lincoln-tomb-66000330/"}