 The Tinsley Building, constructed circa 1840-1841 in Springfield, once housed Abraham Lincoln’s law offices. Situated on a prominent corner of the Old State Capitol square in Springfield, the building was also the location of Seth Tinsley’s three-story dry-goods store. From 1843 to 1852, Lincoln shared offices with Stephen T. Logan and William Herndon in the south part of the building. First restored in the late 1960s by a group of local citizens, the building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The building is one of the best examples of a Greek Revival commercial building in the state of Illinois. Current research on the building is leading an effort to fully restore the dry goods store and law offices in time for the bicentennial of Lincoln’s birth in 2009.
Art Deco was a popular modernistic style in the decorative arts and architecture from the mid 1920s until World War II. Utilizing new materials and design motifs, buildings were adorned with faceted, stepped, and zigzag forms. Chevron, sunburst, floral and other motifs were expressed in a highly decorative yet two dimensional manner. The Senior Services Building is an excellent and compact representation of this style, with its faceted pylons and parapet along the two street facades. Built in 1930 as the Citadel for the Salvation Army, this building was constructed out of crisply cut Bedford limestone.
For more information on the Tinsley Building visit the official site here: http://www.illinoishistory.gov/hs/lincoln_herndon.htm
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