The Journey Through Hallowed Ground

David Wills House

The three-story home of Gettysburg attorney David Wills, built about 1816, was the center of the immense clean-up process after the Battle of Gettysburg and where President Lincoln stayed before giving his Gettysburg Address, the speech that transformed Gettysburg's community from a place of devastation to the symbol of our nation's "new birth of freedom." The museum includes seven galleries filled with displays, original artifacts and two films: "Battle Ground to Hallowed Ground," which explores Cemetery Hill's transition from a Union army defensive position to the site of Soldiers' National Cemetery; and "A Brief but Immortal Speech," which investigates the meaning of the Gettysburg Address. Two rooms are restored to their 1863 appearance: Wills' office where he began planning for Soldier’s National Cemetery; and the bedroom where Lincoln stayed and prepared the Gettysburg Address that he gave at the dedication of the cemetery in 1863. The museum is part of Gettysburg National Military Park.

Open:

January - February

Saturday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM     

Sunday: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

(Open Martin Luther King Day & Presidents Day) 

March

Thursday through Monday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

April

Wednesday-Monday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM 

May - August           

Open Daily: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

September

Wednesday-Monday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM 

October

Wednesday-Monday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM 

November - December        

Saturday & Sunday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM   

(Open on Veteran's Day and the Friday following Christmas)

Admission Fee/Ticket Price:

Adult (13 to 64) - $6.50
Youth (ages 6 to 12) - $4.00
Senior - $5.50
5 and Under - Free

Address:

8 Lincoln Square
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17310

Phone:

717-334-2499

Website:

http://www.davidwillshouse.org