Mary Todd Lincoln House

Kentucky

578 West Main Street
Lexington, KY 40507
United States

Website

http://www.mtlhouse.org

Childhood home of First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln located in Lexington, Kentucky. Russell and Sydney Poore (CC BY-SA 4.0)

First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln resided in this fashionable brick residence between the ages of thirteen and twenty-one, and Abraham Lincoln was a guest here following their marriage. Personal articles from the Lincoln and Todd families are on display and a restored garden is located in the rear.

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