David Wills House
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The David Wills House is a historic Gettysburg residence best known as the place where President Abraham Lincoln stayed and finished drafting the Gettysburg Address before delivering it in 1863.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David Wills House canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic house
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museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | 19th-century brick townhouse style ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Gettysburg Address NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Abraham Lincoln
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Wills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Abraham Lincoln sites
ⓘ
Houses in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ⓘ Museums in Adams County, Pennsylvania ⓘ Presidential homes in the United States ⓘ |
| city | Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| floorCount | 3 ⓘ |
| functionDuringCivilWar | center of efforts to care for the dead and establish the national cemetery at Gettysburg ⓘ |
| guest | Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
Abraham Lincoln bedroom exhibit
ⓘ
Civil War-era Gettysburg exhibits ⓘ Gettysburg Address exhibits ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDesignation | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| hasInterpretationFocus |
Lincoln’s visit to Gettysburg
ⓘ
creation of the Gettysburg National Cemetery ⓘ impact of the Battle of Gettysburg on civilians ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after David Wills ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Adams County, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | brick ⓘ |
| near |
Gettysburg Battlefield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gettysburg National Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the place where Abraham Lincoln finished drafting the Gettysburg Address
ⓘ
being the place where Abraham Lincoln stayed before delivering the Gettysburg Address ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy | National Park Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| partOf | Gettysburg National Military Park (interpretive network) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Mid-Atlantic states
ⓘ
surface form:
Mid-Atlantic United States
|
| roomUsedBy | Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantDate | November 1863 ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSignificance | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismType | heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedAs |
law office
ⓘ
museum ⓘ residence ⓘ |
| yearOfSignificantEvent | 1863 ⓘ |
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