Extra Credit Questions

[Joe Di Cola]

Yes, Joe. That's it. The quote I asked about comes from p. 208 of By Square and Compass: Saga of the Lincoln Home by Dr. Wayne C. Temple.

Another quote from Dr. Temple on that page regarding Oldroyd: "Oldroyd's official address may have been 430 S. 8th, but actually it might have been called Easy Street." Seven people were residing in the Lincoln Home at that time.

I highly recommend Dr. Temple's book as it contains an outstanding history of the Lincoln Home in Springfield. It also has lots of photos and diagrams.

Roger,

This is one of my favorite books in my collection. I was lucky, years ago, to get a personally inscribed and singed copy from Wayne Temple. Funny, I read the chapter just today and missed the "boardinghouse" statement. I should have read more carefully instead of scanning! For yerars, I have been interested in the Lincoln Home. When Richard S. Hagen was involved in the 1950s restoration project and wrote the great article in the Journal of the ISHS, through his help I was able to obtain a full set of the blueprints used in that restoration project--I still have those, too. My plan was to construct a small scale model of the home, but I never realized that dream. Tom Dyba, whom I mentioned before, made two of them and they are (were) a wonder to see. I think they are still at Illinois Benedictine University in the Dyba Lincoln collection.

Thanks, again, for all you do to maintain this site!

Joe