Depicts the home of Dr. William Fithian, a longtime friend of Lincoln. While on the 8th Circuit, Lincoln often stayed in the home which is now the Vermilion County Museum. The Fithian Home is portrayed in the mural as Lincoln would have seen it – a country manor on the edge of town with no downstairs south windows and no front porch. On September 21, 1848, while touring the state to debate Stephen A. Douglas for a U.S. Senate seat, Lincoln made an impromptu speech from the balcony. He stepped out in is stocking feet to answer the call of the crowd that had gathered below.
Lincoln maintained a law office in Danville. The portrait shown of Lincoln was taken by a local photographer of the time during one of his many trips to Danville.
David Correll, Walldog Artist
Located: North wall of building at 220 N. Vermilion St. (mural faces Madison St.)