South Exterior View - Lincoln Memorial Attic Wall Frieze

In 2007, it was ranked 7th on the List of America's Favorite Architecture by the American Institute of Architects.

In 1923, designer Henry Bacon received the Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects, his profession's highest honor, for the design of the memorial.

Originally under the care of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks, it was transferred to the National Park Service on August 10, 1933