Existing comment:
Soldiers' & Airmen's Home; Anderson Cottage
The Soldier's and Airmen's Home (The Old Soldier's Home) was built between 1843 and 1852. It is the oldest veterans' retirement home in the nation.
The Anderson Cottage was used as a getaway by President Abraham Lincoln. According to the plaque here, he revised the Emancipation Proclamation here in 1862. It was also used as a summer cottage by Presidents Arthur and Hayes. |