President Lincoln's summer home opens to public for first time (AP)

From The Associated Press through USA Today:

By Brett Zongker, Associated Press Writer
January 31, 2008

WASHINGTON — Until now, a summer cottage three miles from the White House where Abraham Lincoln paced the floors, contemplating the end of slavery, was largely unknown to the public.

Few locals knew it was still standing on the grounds of the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, and tourists searching for Lincoln sites in the nation's capital were far more likely to stop by the Lincoln Memorial or Ford's Theatre, where the 16th president was assassinated.

But in the late 1990s, the house was "rediscovered" by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and, in 2000, declared a national monument by President Clinton. Now, after a seven-year, $15 million restoration, President Lincoln's Cottage at the Soldier's Home is set to open to the public for the first time — on President's Day, Feb. 18.

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2008-01-31-lincoln-cottage_N.htm