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Abraham Lincoln's cottage is the most significant historic site directly associated with his presidency aside from the White House.
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Now restored, the summer home in which Abraham Lincoln and his family spent a quarter of his presidency reopens for visitors next month.
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It's on the Soldiers' Home grounds in northwest Washington. The 32-room home was cooler and, during the Civil War, calmer than the White House. Several presidents used it as a pre-Camp David retreat.
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Another view of the interior.
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Ludlow-Taylor Elementary School students put on Lincoln hats as they prepare to tour President Lincoln's cottage.
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A replica of the Emancipation Proclamation sits in the cottage.
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Books lie on a table in the 32-room summer home.
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