Lincoln Homestead Kentucky State Park

LINCOLN HOMESTEAD KENTUCKY STATE PARK
President Abraham Lincoln’s family lived near historic Springfield, Kentucky for almost thirty years. The 1816 Courthouse on Main Street preserves the original marriage certificate of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks, his parents.

Spanning over 120 acres, Lincoln Homestead State Park features both historic buildings and reconstructions associated with Thomas Lincoln, as well as the original two-story Francis Berry House where Nancy Hanks lived and worked as a seamstress, while being courted by Thomas. The buildings, including a gift shop and museum, are open Thursday through Sunday, May 1 – September 30. Along with picnic sites and a lake where visitors can go fishing, the park includes an 18-hole golf course on the land Mordecai Lincoln once farmed. On the other side of the road from the golf course is the Mordecai Lincoln House, built by Mordecai as an adult.


Lincoln Homestead State Park is located at 5079 Lincoln Park Rd, in Springfield, KY 40069. For more information call (859) 336-7461 or visit https://parks.ky.gov/parks/recreationparks/lincoln-homestead/

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