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Lincoln Law Office
This is the Tinsley Block in Springfield, Il. It was built in 1840 and would be rented out to many professional workers when Springfield became the capitol of Illinois. Springfield became the capitol in 1839 and the State Capitol Building, now the Old State Capitol Building, is located across the street. In 1841, Abraham Lincoln rented out the 3rd floor to be his law office. In 1844, he would take in a partner, a young lawyer, William Herndon. He took one in to watch over the place and to take in new clients. Lincoln would spend most of his time going from city to city trying laws for different clents. Herndon would stay in Springfield. They would make a good couple until 1854 when Lincoln would hold off his law career to focus more on his political career. The Lincoln Herndon Law Office is ran as a museum today. You can tour the building, then walk across the walkway to the Old Capitol Building to see where he tried alot of his cases. The law office was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 29, 1978.
Lincoln Law Office
This is the Tinsley Block in Springfield, Il. It was built in 1840 and would be rented out to many professional workers when Springfield became the capitol of Illinois. Springfield became the capitol in 1839 and the State Capitol Building, now the Old State Capitol Building, is located across the street. In 1841, Abraham Lincoln rented out the 3rd floor to be his law office. In 1844, he would take in a partner, a young lawyer, William Herndon. He took one in to watch over the place and to take in new clients. Lincoln would spend most of his time going from city to city trying laws for different clents. Herndon would stay in Springfield. They would make a good couple until 1854 when Lincoln would hold off his law career to focus more on his political career. The Lincoln Herndon Law Office is ran as a museum today. You can tour the building, then walk across the walkway to the Old Capitol Building to see where he tried alot of his cases. The law office was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 29, 1978.