Enjoy a guided tour of Hildene, the summer home of Robert Todd Lincoln (1843-1926) located in Manchester, Vermont, Mary and Robert Todd Lincoln built Hildene 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. Some forty years later he returned to purchase 392 acres of land to build what he would call his ancestral home. At the time, Robert was president of the Pullman Company—the largest manufacturing corporation in the country.
Now a 412-acre estate, Hildene includes a Georgian revival mansion, 14 historic buildings, a formal garden and observatory; a fully restored 1903 Pullman car, Sunbeam; and the working Hildene Farm. Our tour takes us through the home, gardens, farm, and the Pullman car. We’ll enjoy a delicious catered group lunch at Hildene.
Guide:
Jeanne Fontaine
Thursday, November 2
Depart: 8 am; return: 5 pm
Includes tour, lunch, bus travel and driver tip.
Register by October 23!
Image: Rolf Müller, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
