Excerpt from Historic Resource Study and Historic Structures Report: Blocks 7 and 10, Elijah Iles' Addition, Springfield, Illinois; Lincoln Home National Historic Site Abraham Lincoln's home was located on Lots 7 and 8 of Block 10. As shown on the cover illustration, Block 7 faces Block 10. Therefore, the houses on Blocks 7 and 10 and the people who lived in them composed Lincoln's most immediate neighborhood. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Explains the purpose of historic structure reports, describes their value to the preservation of significant historic properties, outlines how reports are commissioned and prepared, and recommends an organizational format for such reports.