Lincoln's White house and the Ship of Theseus

[Eva Elisabeth]

Re.: "The Soldiers Home is said to be much more the house where the Lincolns dwelt" - that's exactly what I felt about Ford's and the Soldiers' Home respectively Lincoln Cottage - the latter felt real, original, the other simply didn't. Also the Lincoln Cottage was way less frequented, not a tourist bee hive, thus the atmosphere quiet and solemn and much more touching. At Peterson House, too (additionally to the "modern recreation of the bedroom" and replicas), I found the atmosphere too hectic and busy due to crowds of tourists being rushed through to realize what had happened there respectively that it was there where it happened...

I would like to know from those who have been there how original the Lincoln Home feels?