Lincoln Tomb

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Lincoln Tomb is the monumental burial site of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and his family, located in Springfield, Illinois.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
mausoleum
tomb
tourist attraction
architect Larkin Goldsmith Mead
William Saunders
burialPlaceOf Abraham Lincoln
Edward Baker Lincoln
Mary Todd Lincoln
Thomas "Tad" Lincoln
William Wallace Lincoln
category Buildings and structures in Springfield, Illinois
Cemeteries in Illinois
Monuments and memorials to Abraham Lincoln
completionDate 1874
constructionStartDate 1868
country United States
dateOfHeritageDesignation 1960
1972
dedicatedTo Abraham Lincoln
hasPart bronze bust of Abraham Lincoln
bronze recumbent statue of Abraham Lincoln
burial chamber
obelisk
statuary group of Abraham Lincoln
statuary representing artillery
statuary representing cavalry
statuary representing infantry
statuary representing navy
height 117 feet
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing
inception 1868
locatedIn Oak Ridge Cemetery
Springfield, Illinois
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Illinois
Sangamon County, Illinois
locatedNear Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Downtown Springfield, Illinois
maintainedBy Illinois Historic Preservation Division
materialUsed granite
opened 1874
operator Illinois Department of Natural Resources
ownedBy State of Illinois
significantEvent designation as National Historic Landmark
major reconstruction completed in 1901
reburial of Abraham Lincoln in 1871
restoration in the 1930s

Referenced by (7)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Oak Ridge Cemetery ("Lincoln Tomb Visitor Center")
hasPart
Thomas "Tad" Lincoln ("Lincoln Tomb, Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois")
burialPlace
Sangamon County, Illinois
contains
Springfield, Illinois
hasLandmark
Lincoln family
hasLegacySite
Tribune Tower ("Lincoln’s Tomb")
stoneFragmentsFrom

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