The Harlan-Lincoln House was built in 1876 and was home to James Harlan who became the first republican senator from Iowa. His daughter married Abraham Lincoln’s son.

“A house divided against itself cannot stand.” So said Abraham Lincoln in his “House Divided” speech, given 165 years ago.

Jul. 11—In 1858, after winning the Republican nomination for the Senate against incumbent Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln gave a speech that has stood the test of time because of the truth it ...