Lincoln HomeNational Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Decorating the HomeDecorating the Home
Lincoln Sitting Room
The following information was compiled by the Architect, Curator, and Historian who oversaw the 1987 restoration of the Lincoln Home. Decorations within the Lincoln Home reflect as closely as possible, what the Home was believed to have looked like when Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860.
Lincoln Home Floor Coverings
Double Parlors: Brussels carpeting, wool, burgundy. [Newbury Company, Inc., York Harbor, Maine]
Sitting Room/Master Suite/Front Hallway: Maple leaf ingrain, wool and cotton, red and green, geometric and floral design. [Family Heirloom Weavers, Red Lion, Pennsylvania]
Dining Room/Guest Bedroom/Upper Hallway: Geometric and floral ingrain; red, green and yellow. [Family Heirloom Weavers, Red Lion, Pennsylvania]
Boys Bedroom/Hired Girl's Room: Rag carpeting, wool blue with multicolor stripes. [Kathleen Smith, West Chesterfield, Massachusetts]
Kitchen: Green floorcloth (painted canvas.) [Good & Co., Amherst, New Hampshire]
Addresses:
Family Heirloom Weavers125 O'San LaneRed Lion, PA 17356www.familyheirloomweavers.com
Good & Co. Floorcloth makersSalzburg SquareRt. 101Amherst, NH 03031
Newbury Company, Inc.PO Box 1005390 York StreetYork Harbor, ME 03911
Kathleen SmithBox 48West Chesterfield, MA 01084
Lincoln Home Window Coverings
Double Parlors: Woven damask. Custom reproduction from original Lincoln drapery.
Sitting Room/Dining Room: Restoration Moire taffeta, wool and cotton.
Master Suite: "New Richmond" dimity, cotton.
Boys Bedroom/Kitchen: Sheer batiste, cotton.
Guest Bedroom: Venetian Blinds, wood, painted green.
Draperies and curtains produced by:
Vintage ValencesBeverly HafemeisterBox 43326Cincinnati, OH 45243
Devenco Products2688 E. Ponce De Leon AveDecatur, GA 30030www.shutterblinds.com
Paint Formulas Lincoln Home Siding Color:Sherwin Williams Latex Super paintSands of Time 6101Colorant oz 32 64 128B1 Black 26R2 Maroon 12Y3 Deep Gold 2Extra White 1 Gallon
Lincoln Home Trim Color:Sherwin Williams Latex Gloss Super paintB1-5R2-15N1-6YG1-2Y13-1+1Ultra Deep base
Lincoln Home Shutter Color (Shutter Green):Industrial Enamel GlossSW4072 Plus W1-10Y3-44R2-8G1-16B1-4
Lincoln Home Porch Color:Sherwin Williams Industrial EnamelBase B54 T 104B1-4Y32Y3-2Y20R2-12W1-2YP1-16G1-10
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