Values into Action | Hildene
Hildene, The Lincoln Family Home. Welcome! Hildene exists to carry the values of Abraham Lincoln to future generations by educating and inspiring others to put those Values into Action.
Robert & Mary’s Home - Hildene
The 412 acre estate with its Georgian revival mansion and 14 historic buildings includes the home, formal garden and observatory; Welcome Center and The Museum Store in the historic carriage barn; 1903 Pullman car, Sunbeam; a solar powered goat …
Hours - Hildene
Hours. Open: Thursday - Monday, 10am to 4:30pm. Closed: Tuesday and Wednesday. All guests must check in and pay admission at the Welcome Center. Please Note: We are closed …
About Hildene
Robert and his wife, Mary, built this Georgian Revival mansion in 1905 in the scenic village of Manchester. It became home to only Lincoln descendants until 1975, longer than any other Lincoln residence.
Tours - Hildene
Each year Hildene's staff and volunteers welcome thousands of guests daily to the Lincoln home, grounds and walking trails. We can accommodate scheduled guided tours, self-guided tours, group tours and school groups.
Our History - Hildene
The Lincolns built Hildene as a summer home at the turn of the 20th century. Robert was the only child of Mary Todd Lincoln and Abraham Lincoln to survive to maturity. He first visited Manchester as a young man in the summer of 1864 when he came to the Equinox Hotel to meet up with his mother and his brother Tad.
Overview of Estate - Hildene
He built his Georgian Revival mansion in 1905 in the scenic village of Manchester. It became home to only Lincoln descendants until 1975, longer than any other Lincoln residence.
Calendar - Hildene
Saturday, 9:00 – 10:30 AM, at Hildene, The Lincoln Family Home. Free House Finch . Finches are seed eaters. With their adaptive conical bills, they feed on plants that have gone to seed in the fall. They also frequent feeders. The House Finch and the Purple Finch are look-a-likes. How does one tell them apart?
Welcome Center - Hildene
Admission includes a brief video presentation in the Welcome Center, self-guided tour of Robert and Mary Lincoln's home, listening to the 1,000-pipe Aeolian organ and the Formal Garden. …
Celebrations - Hildene
You and your guests deserve an authentic Vermont experience and you will begin that experience by walking through The Lincoln Family Home to your wedding ceremony in our historic formal garden. From high on a promontory, you look out to the Taconic Mountains to the west and the Green Mountains to the east, with stunning views of rolling fields ...