Lincoln Bedroom White House

The Lincoln Bedroom is part of a guest suite in the southeast corner of the second floor of the White House in Washington, D.C. The Lincoln Sitting Room makes up the other part of the suite.

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The Lincoln Bedroom as it looked after the Bush refurbishment. White House Historical Association BED “The bed is probably the most iconic piece in the room,” says Costello of the magnificent rosewood refuge, which First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln acquired as part of a ten-piece set in New York in 1861. “The reason she purchased it was because the White House didn’t have a suite for ...

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This 2005 color photograph showcases the Lincoln Bedroom, located on the Second Floor of the White House. Previously used as an office and Cabinet Room, the room became a bedroom in the family quarters during the 1902 Roosevelt renovation.

The Lincoln Bedroom is a historic guest suite in the White House’s second-floor Lincoln Suite. It was once Lincoln’s office and Cabinet Room, later furnished with Lincoln-era pieces, including the famous rosewood Lincoln Bed.

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Lincoln, like all of the other presidents that have lived in the White House, slept in the designated executive residence. This is the fancy name we give to the president and first lady’s quarters. During Lincolns tenure, what we now call the Lincoln Bedroom had no bed in it at all. He did spend a great deal of time in this room though.

The Lincoln Bedroom is a bedroom on the second floor of the White House, part of a suite of rooms that includes the Lincoln Sitting Room and Lincoln Bath. Named for Abraham Lincoln and used by him as an office, this room is known for alleged ghost sightings.