[2][3] The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park is nearby.

The statue was erected as the result of the Lincoln Monument Commission under the direction of Otis M. Mather, chairman.

It was built to commemorate the centennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, which occurred a few miles south of Hodgenville on February 12, 1809.

[3] The 6 feet (1.8 m) tall bronze statue features Lincoln sitting in an Empire style chair on a marble foundation.

[5][6] Robert Todd Lincoln on June 2, 1909, wrote a letter thanking Otis Mather for constructing the statue in his father's honor.