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Old State Capitol

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1 SW Old State Capitol Plaza Springfield IL 62701
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(217) 785-9363
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Tuesday
9:00am-5:00pm
Wednesday
9:00am-5:00pm
Thursday
9:00am-5:00pm
Friday
9:00am-5:00pm
Saturday
9:00am-5:00pm

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Two rare nineteenth-century portraits of Abraham Lincoln will be on display at the Old State Capitol State Historic Site, 5th and Adams, in Springfield, Illinois, following a reception on February 7, 2008, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. The paintings are on loan from Morris Library at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, which is undergoing an extensive renovation.

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Love this site where Lincoln Worked

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100

Through the years the Old State Capitol has been remolded numerous times but thanks to preservation, we can now see it the way that Lincoln remembers it. My advice is to go to the link for times not trip advisor which is wrong. This building has been a back drop photo for so many events in Springfield that it's become...

Great museum

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80

Beautiful and well done. Historic Otis Elevators from the 1960s.
Donation based. Tells uses with acurate depictions and artifacts of each room and different uses throughout history.

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100

An interesting 19th structure where Lincoln and Douglas served in public office. Located downtown, just a five minute walk from the Abraham Lincoln Museum and a 10-15 minute walk from the Lincoln home. Our young tour guide was informative and enthusiastic and was able to engage the small children on the tour. You can also wander about at leisure outside...

Must stop place for students

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80

We were here on May 12, your time here is based on how good your tour guide is. Guides will either make to tour memorable or wI'll make it a boring stop. I have been bring students here for almost 10 years a good guides makes history come alive and give little know facts. While your average guide will just...

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Had several reservations for sites this day, so did not have enough time at the old State Capitol. Very interesting with many original artifacts. Plan on at least an hour for your visit.

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Guests visiting the Old State Capitol can have a guided tour through this building where Abraham Lincoln once tried cases and later was laid for people to pay their respects. The building was also used for local events like dances and conventions. Today it has been preserved as a State historic site.

Restored with period furnishings, this is where Lincoln delivered his speech and where he lay in state before his burial.

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