Lincoln in Logan County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The William Maxwell Boyhood Home

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 19, 2017

1. The William Maxwell Boyhood Home Marker

Inscription. William Maxwell (1908-2000), author and editor, lived in this home from 1910-1920. He often returned to this home and Lincoln in his novels and short stories. His Midwestern childhood, particularly his mother's death in the Spanish influenza epidemic of 1918, influenced much of his writing. He graduated from the University of Illinois, Urbana, and served as fiction editor for The New Yorker from 1936-1976. He wrote 14 works of fiction and memoir and his novel, So Long, See You Tomorrow, won the American Book Award in 1980. His name is etched on the frieze of the Illinois State Library.

Erected 2001 by Friends of William Maxwell and The Illinois State Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Illinois State Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.

Location. 40° 9.103′ N, 89° 22.263′ W. Marker is in Lincoln, Illinois, in Logan County. It is on 9th Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 162 9th Street, Lincoln

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IL 62656, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Illinois

and in Greater Springfield.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Niebuhr Family of Theologians (approx. 0.2 miles away); The First Poem by Langston Hughes (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hoblit House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Stephen A. Douglas Speech (approx. 0.4 miles away); Centennial Park (approx. half a mile away); Lincoln's Lincoln (approx. half a mile away); Abraham Lincoln and Lincoln, Illinois (approx. half a mile away); The Lincoln House (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lincoln.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 19, 2017

2. The William Maxwell Boyhood Home Marker

The William Maxwell Boyhood Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 19, 2017

3. The William Maxwell Boyhood Home

Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,021 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 24, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.