In early June, the gardens surrounding the impressive Georgian Revival mansion on the Hildene estate in Manchester are in full and glorious bloom. Built over a two-year period by Abraham Lincoln’s son Robert Todd Lincoln, the house was completed in 1905. Above: The dining room’s French-appliqué wall covering was installed in the 1930s by Abraham Lincoln’s oldest granddaughter, Mamie. The Queen Anne–style table is set with Minton china, purchased when Robert served as the US Minister to the Court of St. James’s from 1889 to 1893.
