Vachel Lindsay House

	Vachel Lindsay House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
	Illinois State Historic Site
	Vachel Lindsay House
Location	603 South Fifth Street, Springfield, Illinois
Coordinates	39°47′44.82″N 89°38′59.03″W / 39.7957833°N 89.6497306°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1848
Architect	Henry Dresser
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	71000297
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 11, 1971
Designated NHL	November 11, 1971

The Vachel Lindsay House is a historic house museum at 603 South 5th Street in Springfield, Illinois. Built in 1848, it was the birthplace and lifelong home of poet Vachel Lindsay (1879–1931). It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971.^[3]^[4] The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency operates the house as a historic house museum and offers tours of the home that emphasize Vachel Lindsay's poetry and art. It is open seasonally.

^ "History of the Vachel Lindsay Home". Vachel Lindsay Association. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ ^a ^b "Vachel Lindsay House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
^ Robert S. Gamble and Edmund Preston (July 20, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Vachel Lindsay Museum / Vachel Lindsay House" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help). Accompanying 2 photos, exterior, from 1971. (616 KB)